“World News Now” 2004 – 2007 Theme
This theme, composed by Score Productions, was used until at least 2007 but it may have been used until 2008. It’s a more traditional news theme...
Overnight news
“World News Now” 2001 – 2004 Theme
As an overnight newscast, the tone of World News Now can be more relaxed, casual and lighthearted. This theme, composed by JOEDtracks, reflects that. It was...
“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...
“World News Polka”
Polka music to end a newscast. Weird. What’s the story behind it? Since the beginning World News Now plays random pieces of music leading into the...
“Up to the Minute” 1992 – 2006 Theme
Up to the Minute is CBS’ overnight newscast. It premiered in 1992 with Russ Mitchell and Monica Gayle as its first anchor team. The program was...
“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...
“CBS News Nightwatch” 1988 – 1992 Theme
During this period CBS News Nightwatch used branding similar to the CBS Evening News. It’s logo and opening graphics are basically the same. The theme music,...
“CBS News Nightwatch” 1982 – 1988 Theme
CBS News Nightwatch was an overnight newscast. It debuted in October of 1982 and was replaced with Up to the Minute in 1992. For most of...
“NBC News Overnight”
“You hear something that may be music or may be the sound Donald Duck would make if you held his head underwater a while,” that is...