nbc9houston 22 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 From part #3 of KGW's special report the day Mount Saint Helens erupted, a electronic theme by Gershwin was playing. I would later here this tune (sans electronic) playing on my local classical radio station, KUHA. When I went to the last played songs list on their website, the title of the song wasn't listed. Who knows the title of this Gershwin tune? http://www.kgw.com/news/Mt-St-Helens/Video-KGW-Aircheck-May-18-1980-part-3-122210024.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13620-electronic-gershwin-theme-on-1980-kgw-newscast/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Viewer 334 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I know I've heard it. I think there is a clip in the NMSA, IIRC, but it is listed as "unknown". Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13620-electronic-gershwin-theme-on-1980-kgw-newscast/#findComment-105458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Viewer 334 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 OK, "KCTV 1983 News Theme" Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13620-electronic-gershwin-theme-on-1980-kgw-newscast/#findComment-105460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TServo2049 81 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I looked up "electronic Gershwin" and found the album "Gershwin Alive & Well & Underground" by Leonid Hambro and Gershon Kingsley (the original composer of "Popcorn", and often-collaborator with Jean-Jacques Perrey). The album is also known as "Switched-On Gershwin". Anyway, the track is "Porgy and Bess Introduction and Opening Scene I." I'm sure there are more unidentified news themes of the 70s and early 80s which came from commercially-released electronic music albums... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13620-electronic-gershwin-theme-on-1980-kgw-newscast/#findComment-105479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbc9houston 22 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 I looked up "electronic Gershwin" and found the album "Gershwin Alive & Well & Underground" by Leonid Hambro and Gershon Kingsley (the original composer of "Popcorn", and often-collaborator with Jean-Jacques Perrey). The album is also known as "Switched-On Gershwin". Anyway, the track is "Porgy and Bess Introduction and Opening Scene I." I'm sure there are more unidentified news themes of the 70s and early 80s which came from commercially-released electronic music albums... Just looked it up on YouTube: (Click to 14:53 for Porgy & Bess Introduction and Opening Scene 1) Thanks for identifying it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13620-electronic-gershwin-theme-on-1980-kgw-newscast/#findComment-105502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
compubit 673 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Definitely can see that as a newscast open in the late 70s/early 80s - perfect bed for teases, then the open (but a little long, IMHO), then resolves to a nice fade out point for the news. J Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13620-electronic-gershwin-theme-on-1980-kgw-newscast/#findComment-105532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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