Discovered composers & publishers of music themes

[promoguy98 253]

So, the NMSA site identified the WTVD Eyewitness News Theme that some of you have heard, as currently used on WTVD. It is by 4 Elements Music. It's titled as Eyewitness News 2024.

 

It was not done by Gari/Warner-Chappell. Said it before in one way or another, it's sad to see the slow death of the Warner-Chappell catalogs. No updates, no desire to serve broadcasters in a way that they had in the niche areas of news music. Once ABC pulls away, there goes a lot of royalties, which I guess are all that they are interested in when it comes to the news niche.

 

http://www.newsmusicsearcharchive.com/#3,1,2661

 

https://www.4elementsmusic.com/

 

Edited September 28, 2024 by promoguy98

[10Viewer 334]

The NMSA has ID'd the "WJKS 1977" theme (also used in ABC News promos around the same time) as an Edd Kalehoff production piece called "Important Printout". 

[SoFloTVClassics 972]

TM Productions 1980's TV Demo

 

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Frank Gari Productions 1989, The Diversified News Reel

 

 

[J.W. Rodriguez 15]

Thought I'd keep this thread alive by asking a question.

 

A friend of my family that watched a TV station that used the theme and promo in question is wondering which composer came up with it in the 1980's?

 

HINT: It was a nod to a longtime slogan famously used by American Express. The two station IDs attached will explain.

 

[TheOneManHerd 553]

On 2/15/2025 at 11:19 PM, J.W. Rodriguez said:

Thought I'd keep this thread alive by asking a question.

 

A friend of my family that watched a TV station that used the theme and promo in question is wondering which composer came up with it in the 1980's?

 

HINT: It was a nod to a longtime slogan famously used by American Express. The two station IDs attached will explain.

Sounds like VTS Productions.

[TVLurker 198]

I'm curious as to who did the NBC News Today 95-03 music package w/ the stingers/extended cuts?

[sfomspphl 490]

On 2/26/2025 at 5:37 PM, TVLurker said:

I'm curious as to who did the NBC News Today 95-03 music package w/ the stingers/extended cuts?

 

I thought that was Nonstop or 615

 

Not my favorite because it displaced the Ray Ellis retro theme…although funny that one originally aired 82-85 and less than 10 years later resurrected then updated as “retro”

Edited February 28 by sfomspphl

[TVLurker 198]

14 minutes ago, sfomspphl said:

 

I thought that was Nonstop or 615

 

Not my favorite because it displaced the Ray Ellis retro theme…although funny that one originally aired 82-85 and less than 10 years later resurrected then updated as “retro”

 

This was during the period where the John Williams theme and the "Only on Today" music package co-existed. The music beds were also jazzier and more electronic.