“Seven News” (Australia) Current Theme
This is the remix of John William’s The Mission that Seven News in Australia currently uses. It’s produced by Damian De Boos-Smith and Jay Stewart at...
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Themes by John Williams
“Today” 2006 – 2013 Open
In 2006 Today debuted a new open for the first time in more than 20 years. The music was part of John Williams’ 2004 revision of...
“Meet the Press” 2005 – 2012 Theme
This is the very subtly updated Part IV of The Mission, used for Meet the Press and special reports. As the longest running program on television,...
“Today” Bumper
This Copland-esque theme — think Hoedown from Rodeo — is part of the 2004 update of The Mission. It was originally intended for a possible Tom...
“Seven News” (Australia) 2004 – 2014 Theme
In 2004, after the Athens Olympics, Seven News was revamped. Part of that revamp was a new remix of John Williams classic theme that Seven News...
“NBC Nightly News” Current Theme
In 2004, following the general election, veteran anchor Tom Brokaw retired from NBC News. The transition had been announced well in advance, allowing for a careful...
“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...
“Meet the Press” 1990 – 2005 Theme
This theme, part IV of The Mission, was originally intended for the 1986 midterm elections. In 1990 it was adopted by Meet The Press as its...
“Meet the Press” 1987 – 1990 Open
Before Meet the Press adopted the Pulse of Events as its main theme, the show used other cuts from John Williams’ The Mission. At first they...
“Before Hours” Close
The program may have been forgotten, the theme certainly is not forgettable. This is Part II of The Mission by John Williams; originally titled as the...
“NBC News at Sunrise” 1985 – 1996 Open
This is another cue from The Mission by John Williams. NBC selected it as the opening for NBC News at Sunrise, which was the network’s early...
“Today” 1985 – 2005 Open
This is the cue from The Mission that NBC selected to open the Today Show and is the only John Williams cue that was still used...
“Today” 1985 – 1990 Theme
This is the third part of the four-part package that John Williams composed for NBC News. For Today, he wrote Scherzo for Today. In musical terms, a scherzo...
“NBC Nightly News” 1985 – 2004 Theme
In 1985, NBC sought to move away from synthesizer-based sounds and commissioned a full orchestral news theme package from legendary composer John Williams, whose credits include Star...