Election themes don’t get much better than this. Michael Karp composed this theme for the 2004 presidential election on NBC. Since then it has become a staple of NBC’s election coverage. While a new theme was composed in 2010, Karp’s music remained in use on MSNBC. In 2018 the beloved theme once again became the main theme for coverage on NBC.
“Decision 2004” Theme

The 2004 NBC News election theme debuted after the formation of NBCUniversal.
Karp is a theme genius