“Operation: Iraqi Freedom” Theme
The 2003 war in Iraq had a long and protracted build up to it. This meant that news organizations had ample time to get ready. All...
NBC News
“NBC Nightly News” 2003 Promo
This promo is called “NBC Nightly News Hard & Fast”. It was used to promote a feature report on the next edition of Nightly News. Aside...
“Countdown with Keith Olbermann” Theme
Countdown started as more or less a regular newscast in the early days of the Iraq War. But it would grow into MSNBC’s signature show. It’s...
“Chris Matthews Show” 2002 – 2009 Theme
The Chris Matthews Show is a half-hour show airing on Sunday mornings that debuted in 2002 and focusses on politics. It consists of the roundtable format...
“Seven News” (Australia) 1999 – 2004 Theme
Seven News in Australia uses this contemporary remix of John Williams’ The Mission. In terms of branding, Seven News has always been closely aligned with NBC...
“Later Today” Theme
Later Today was the second installment of the Today franchise that was created in 1999. It aired at 9 a.m. (in most markets), right after the...
“Early Today” 1999 – 2004 Theme
In 1999 NBC replaced the long running News at Sunrise with Early Today, seeking to extend the strong Today-brand. This is not the first time that...
“The News with Brian Williams” 1998 – 2002 Theme
Brian Williams joined NBC News in 1993 and was quickly groomed to be the next anchor of NBC Nightly News. At first he was named White...
“America’s First Family” 1998 Promo
This is a well-known promo campaign used for a number of years: America’s First Family. It is composed by Jay Stollman, Fred Shehadi, Frank Radice and Peter Primamore....
“Nightside” 1997 – 1998 Theme
NBC Nightside was NBC’s second overnight newscast. The program started in 1991 and was produced in Charlotte, North Carolina by the NBC News Channel. That is...
“Start with Today” 1997 Promo
Start With Today is composed by Jay Stollman, Fred Shehadi and Peter Primamore, then of Kingsize Music, and was used in many promos for NBC’s Today Show. The show...
“Decision 96” Theme
This theme has been used for coverage of the 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 elections. Generally the broadcast networks go all out for general elections and...
“The News with Brian Williams” 1996 – 1998 Theme
The News with Brian Williams was MSNBC’s signature news program, intended for viewers who missed NBC Nightly News. Shelly Palmer composed the musical identification package for...
“Dateline NBC” 1994 – 2005 Theme
In 1994 Dateline NBC commissioned Michael Karp to compose a new theme for them. The result is one of the best themes for a news magazine....
“Dateline NBC” 1992 – 1994 Theme
Dateline wasn’t NBC’s first news magazine: First Tuesday, Chronolog, First Tuesday (again), NBC Presents a Special Edition, Weekend, Prime Time Sunday, Prime Time Saturday, NBC Magazine with...