Geoffrey 779 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Variety reports that the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley will debut new music (as well as "new graphics elements") tonight: http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/cbs-evening-news-scott-pelley-new-music-1201785840/ CBS News in November asked Joel Beckerman, a composer and author, and his company, Man Made Music, to develop new music for CBS’ debates and political coverage. Beckerman and his staff incorporated some of the refrains from that political music for a new arrangement of the “CBS Evening News” theme. The team made use of a full, 30-piece live orchestra, along with a variety of modern production elements, and the music can can be updated and even in some cases tailored for specific broadcasts, like the West Coast edition of the “CBS Evening News.” They've been using the current theme since Pelley took over five years ago and it had been used previously when Dan Rather was the anchor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 It sounds like a CBSN-like theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 118 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 It sounded a lot like their 2016 election theme to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 At the end of Tonight's broadcast, Scott Pelley had a segment on how Man Made composed the new music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1678 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 It's an interesting theme. A bit more upbeat. I like it. But does it fit the CBS News' tone of serious newscasts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susquvalleywgal 494 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 It does sound a LOT like the election music ... I LIKE IT. Well done. -- Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikePulse 315 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 At the end of Tonight's broadcast, Scott Pelley had a segment on how Man Made composed the new music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNewsie 49 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I agree it sounds very similar to the new election theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 869 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I didn't catch the broadcast tonight but that sounds very DreamArtists-esque to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1488 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Not sure how I feel about it either way just yet...but that open is a major departure from any other network evening open we've ever seen in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikePulse 315 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Ladies and gentlemen, the "Eyeopener" treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannym13 15 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I'm a fan of the new theme, it's quick pace (a complete 180 from just yesterday), and in general the new open in every aspect. LOVE IT ALL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newscopter7 198 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Dude. Pretty shitty. Nearly as bad as the Couric era theme. If anyone at 30 Rock ever has thought of toying with the Mission, listen to this...or whatever it is they're playing on ABC's Good Evening America these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Dude. Pretty shitty. Nearly as bad as the Couric era theme. If anyone at 30 Rock ever has thought of toying with the Mission, listen to this...or whatever it is they're playing on ABC's Good Evening America these days...So the katie couric theme is still worse right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 869 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 The Couric theme was great, it just didn't say "CBS." And neither does this. And NBC has toyed with the Mission. Remember 2004? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I like it. Very much matches the sound of the other CBS News programs are using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Viewer 319 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Honestly, not a fan of it. I would have kept the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I actually like it. It feels new and modern yet still serious. And it does feel like the election music, which I really enjoyed (those debate opens were killer). It's also got a faster pace which is more appropriate for the social era, I suppose, and in making the broadcast feel a little younger (a tough job with a network evening newscast). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 269 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I didn't catch the broadcast tonight but that sounds very DreamArtists-esque to me. Yes. So GMA 2004/6ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1293 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 The 80's theme and the revamp from 2011 are still my favorite, but this ins't bad. Actually fits really well I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesapeakeTV 310 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I rather like the whole presentation, though it feels like it's lacking a definable musical signature... Other than that, it's a pretty nice revamp for them, even if it is a shame to see the old theme go once more. A-. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Music is fine. Graphics are still garbage, but I think we've all come to expect that from CBS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikePulse 315 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Graphics are still garbage, but I think we've all come to expect that from CBS... The headline L3s. How they animate them. That's cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 It's Evening Eyeopener. Doesn't that mean it should be called "Eyecloser"? Not a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsanchor26 107 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I don't like any of it. Did anyone notice the signature at the beginning is very similar to the opening signature for CBS This Morning? Maybe a new nonchalant way to say "hey, CBS News is on" if viewers aren't looking at the TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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