“World News Now” 1992 – 2001 Theme
In 1992 Aaron Brown and Lisa McRee anchored a relatively new type of newscast. It was titled ABC World News Now, designed to give the network...
News music
“CBS Evening News” 1991 – 2006 Theme
This theme started being used by the CBS Evening News in 1991 and lasted until September 2006. The theme is most closely associated with the Dan...
“ABC News Special Report” 1991 – 2013 Theme
“This is an ABC News Special Report.” Whenever breaking news warranted an interruption of regularly scheduled programming, this theme was used. While it is solemn and...
“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...
“World News Tonight” 1990 – 1996 Theme
In 1990 the old theme was starting to sound dated, hence Score Productions produced an updated recording. The theme debuted without any new graphics and was...
“Saturday Night with Connie Chung” Theme
This 1989 program replaced West 57th and was anchored by Connie Chung. Like West 57th it tried to set itself apart from other news magazines by...
“Primetime Live” 1989 – 1998 Theme
This program was created by Roone Arledge and signed on for the first time in 1989. It was anchored by Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson in...
“Good Morning America” 1989 – 1992 Theme
This theme is composed by Frank Gari, who has composed news themes and image campaigns for TV stations in almost every single local market. It was...
“48 Hours” 1988 – 1996 Theme
In 1988 CBS News started a new kind of news magazine: 48 Hours. The show drew its name, inspiration and original format from a CBS News...
“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...
“Good Morning America” 1987 – 1989 Theme
When David Hartman left Good Morning America, the program received a total makeover. The original GMA theme was dropped and the graphics were redone with a...
“Our World” Theme
“When we remember a time, we remember moments. A kaleidoscope of the sights, sounds and emotions of the way we were. Our World. It’s about time.”...
“Nightline” 1986 – 1989 Headlines
Nightline started out as a series of special reports to update viewers late at night on the Iranian hostage crisis. Those special reports were called “America...
“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...