“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 is typically the third movement of a four-movement work, such as a symphony. Scherzos are known for being light, fast-paced, and upbeat. While this theme starts out quite differently from the first part of The Mission (the theme for Nightly News), keep listening to hear elements of the first theme woven into the music.

Despite being played multiple times a day, most viewers were not very familiar with Scherzo for Today. This was largely because it was often featured during the national weather scroll, which most local stations replaced with their own local forecasts. It was also used as a closing theme. Scherzo for Today was phased out in 1990.

John Williams – Today Show theme (The Mission, part III – Scherzo for Today)

And here’s the music that was used for a number of years on the tomorrow on Today promo’s.

John Williams – Tomorrow on Today promo music

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