BBC Election 2024 - Transparent Theme - Arthur Theme [1080p50]

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  • Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
  • Probably one of the best re-composed versions of the Arthur Theme. Aranged by Rick Wakeman, Composed by David Lowe
    The buildup to the exit poll is much more advanced, with different themes and different parts to it. Many more instruments used and David Lowe has a video about the creation of this theme.
    Arthur Theme: • Election '97 / Arthur
    ALL CONTENT IS OWNED BY THE BBC AND BBC NEWS OUTPUT, NONE OF IT IS MINE. MUSIC IS COMPOSED BY RICK WAKEMAN, ARRANGED BY DAVID LOWE

Комментарии • 108

  • @superninja252
    @superninja252 19 дней назад +199

    I like how it mixes the BBC News theme with the old elections theme

    • @glassowlie
      @glassowlie 18 дней назад +15

      It's been like that since 2019.

  • @f4rr3r
    @f4rr3r 18 дней назад +121

    It is bizarre but wonderful that BBC News has better music than most primetime dramas.

  • @lukenews
    @lukenews 20 дней назад +239

    Such an impressive and suitable composition for the BBC Election programme. It's British, regal, urgent, anticipatory, and conveys the gravity of the situation.

    • @gorebrush
      @gorebrush 13 дней назад +2

      I love your use of the word anticipatory. Such a fine adjective to describe it!

    • @CtO-nj9uu
      @CtO-nj9uu 6 дней назад +1

      2010 theme was better. Arthur is incredibly dated and sounds stuck in the past

  • @stellwyn
    @stellwyn 20 дней назад +137

    Maybe the most tense 5 minutes of TV ever! Thanks so much for uploading this. I'll remember the moment when the exit poll was released forever

  • @vraaac2687
    @vraaac2687 14 дней назад +32

    I'm French and I've been obsessed with this music for a week ! This is the greatest election theme i've heard. Thanks David Lowe, Rick Wakeman and the unknown genius who chosen this song for an election opening 45 years ago !

  • @randomtheorist251
    @randomtheorist251 19 дней назад +66

    I was in Lincoln while the election was on. When the bells rang on the coverage I could hear the bells in the cathedral behind me ringing in unison. Absolute chills.

    • @ronanmurphy98
      @ronanmurphy98 19 дней назад +2

      That actually sounds amazing! 🔔

  • @MintiesPoopin
    @MintiesPoopin 19 дней назад +95

    Massive improvement from last election! Arguably the best theme AND buildup.

    • @ChanT3
      @ChanT3 19 дней назад +2

      The best theme was 2010, this sounds incredibly dated and unfitting compared to the newer song they used in 2010.

    • @MintiesPoopin
      @MintiesPoopin 19 дней назад +23

      @@ChanT3 I’m a sucker for Arthur so we can agree to disagree here.

    • @mildlydispleased3221
      @mildlydispleased3221 19 дней назад +6

      The last theme was just a stock footage sandwich. I was worried they'd keep it corporate and stale forever, being too afraid to show the politicians' faces like in previous intros.
      This theme would've been perfect if they'd used better footage for Starmer, it's a bit weird how every other mainstream candidate had people holding signs indicating which party they supported but he didn't.
      Also, the clip where you slip the ballot paper into the box is literally the first thing that comes up when you search "UK voting" and looks a bit cheap.

    • @MintiesPoopin
      @MintiesPoopin 18 дней назад

      @@mildlydispleased3221 also Reform didn’t have signs. I was more talking about the song itself rather than the visuals. But for me I think the visuals are an improvement too.

    • @mildlydispleased3221
      @mildlydispleased3221 18 дней назад

      @MintiesPoopin I know Reform didn't have signs, and really it's a one-man party, so Iike the footage they used of Farage, even if I despise the man himself.
      I just find how it's a bit strange that they didn't use the mountain of footage with people holding Labour signs but did for every other "real" party.
      I think this is a massive improvement and the best election intro so far.

  • @DeclanEDowns
    @DeclanEDowns 16 дней назад +21

    This theme hit's all the right notes. BBC have always had a fantastic team of musicians. Also, this is the best version of their Election theme yet.

  • @DemokrasyaTV
    @DemokrasyaTV 19 дней назад +57

    AMAZING! Have been looking all for this since Election Night. Those were five intense minutes I’ll never forget. The inclusion of Big Ben is a nice touch! Thank you!

    • @eIucidate
      @eIucidate 18 дней назад +1

      I've been watching election coverage since 2010 and in that time they've always had the chiming of Big Ben.

    • @Megacooltommydee
      @Megacooltommydee 17 дней назад +4

      Not in 2019 however, that year they just played a recording of a single bong as Big Ben was under renovation at the time.

    • @eIucidate
      @eIucidate 15 дней назад

      ​@@MegacooltommydeeI sit on my toilet corrected.

  • @pipoo1
    @pipoo1 19 дней назад +34

    I’m 45 and I still can’t believe I lived to see another Labour victory on this scale, I didn’t think I would after the 2019 election. Loved the Arthur theme and this was the best opening sequence since 1992. Nothing will ever top 1992’s opening sequence, leading upto the infamous exit poll that went wrong!

    • @DazzaS83
      @DazzaS83 18 дней назад +3

      Only thing I would say is caution yourself on the scale of the win. Turnout is down 11% compared to 1997. Also while Labour have a lot of MPs, a lot are based on slim majorities. They are ocean wide but pond deep. Labour need to be the govt we hope they can be to put any other option completely out of the window come 2028/29 election.

    • @pipoo1
      @pipoo1 18 дней назад +3

      @@DazzaS83 oh yes my fear is what happened to Attlee in 1950 where his 146 seat majority was all but wiped out by a small swing back to the Conservatives.

    • @199019852007
      @199019852007 7 дней назад +1

      @@DazzaS83the Tories will lurch to the right and fight amongst themselves at best they will win 160 seats in 2029. If they pick James Cleverly the best they can hope for is 200 seats they won’t taste power till at least 2034 or more likely 2039 . The more interesting question is how long sir Keir will be prime minister(?) I can’t see him doing ten years because of his age he do seven years max then hand over to the next generation.

    • @DFandV
      @DFandV 5 дней назад

      ​@@199019852007And if Keir Starmer doesn't act and put mass reforms especially on fundamental points to the left such as wealth inequality and the climate. He will be ousted as leader.

  • @_theryanchap
    @_theryanchap 9 дней назад +5

    The intro, the buildup, the iconic chimes of Big Ben at the end as the Exit Poll was revealed.
    ...this theme is absolutely stellar. David Lowe has really brought Rick Wakeman's theme to life. Adding that BBC Flair with the pips and the thunderclaps... It's fantastic!

  • @topoftheaipops
    @topoftheaipops 8 дней назад +4

    By a country mile (as John Bercow would say) this is the best version of King Arthur for election night we've ever heard. Absolutely brilliant version, shame we watched another channel though so we could avoid Kuenssberg

  • @paulblight8919
    @paulblight8919 9 дней назад +4

    This is one of the best remakes of the Arthur Theme for many many years. Thanks to Rick Wakeman & an Amazing composure from David Lowe. It really is a fantastic theme for such an important event.

  • @ChazDude
    @ChazDude 18 дней назад +40

    The few minutes before 10 o'clock had me shaking. Probably the best damn iteration of Arthur the beeb have used!

  • @MePeterNicholls
    @MePeterNicholls 17 дней назад +27

    Please adjust: Composed by Rick Wakeman, arranged by David Lowe

  • @ethanpowell7428
    @ethanpowell7428 6 дней назад +1

    One of the best BBC election themes so far

  • @james.whelan
    @james.whelan 18 дней назад +14

    I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that you've posted this, it is a vast improvement on 2019 that really brought Arthur into the 2020s. After waiting many years to hear the 2010-2017 exit poll music and it's still not available, it is a relief to just listen and take in this music in all its glory!

    • @eIucidate
      @eIucidate 18 дней назад

      Yeah I thought I'd have to wait years for someone to leak it. What a pleasant surprise it was officially released just a couple of days post-election!

  • @FairlySadPanda
    @FairlySadPanda 15 дней назад +5

    I was opposite Big Ben watching the coverage at 10pm. Chills. Such a good piece of work by Lowe.

  • @tomgreen663
    @tomgreen663 18 дней назад +20

    The way it all times up to Big Ben is very impressive. Must have taken some tweaking!

    • @MePeterNicholls
      @MePeterNicholls 17 дней назад +1

      I think I can hear a little tiny speed up just as the bells before the bongs are playing.

    • @nikobatallones
      @nikobatallones 17 дней назад +4

      Pretty sure they timed everything -- and Big Ben's bells are pretty predictable.
      Of course, the actual intro segment on the results show is pre-recorded (up until 30 seconds before the exit polls).

    • @MePeterNicholls
      @MePeterNicholls 17 дней назад +2

      @@nikobatallones may be? They subways used to be slightly erratic in their exact timing (the tune) maybe the refurb has sorted that out.

    • @MePeterNicholls
      @MePeterNicholls 16 дней назад +2

      Subways lol. The tune. Subways?!?

  • @wyzachidmond
    @wyzachidmond 19 дней назад +16

    Absolutely stunning build up. Best ever. Very impressive work. Thanks for releasing this!

  • @robertdavies9934
    @robertdavies9934 17 дней назад +12

    Simply a brilliant production. Had me on the edge of my seat. It had it all, a classic riff that sends a shiver down your spine with a modernised undertone. Only thing I would improve would be the way the exit poll was announced. Missing Dimbleby dearly there.

    • @eIucidate
      @eIucidate 12 дней назад +1

      The way that the figures are put up on screen has an effect on the way the presenter presents them.
      During the Dimbleby era, they'd just give you a textual headline - no numbers ("Labour landslide", "Hung parliament"/"Conservatives largest party") for a few seconds, and THEN they'd give you a breakdown of figures.
      In 2019, for Huw's election, they gave the headline ("Conservative majority") and two biggest parties' figures simultaneously, before then showing other parties.
      And in 2024 they went all-in à la ITV and Sky.
      The arrangement of the reveal in Dimbleby's era makes for a more dramatic announcement at the expense of details.

  • @klemon
    @klemon 15 дней назад +4

    In my opinion the most beautiful piece of Television the BBC puts on for us every 5 years - sometimes more often - but they outdid themselves this time!

    • @eIucidate
      @eIucidate 12 дней назад

      Absolutely. But I feel 2019 was a blip that needs to be forgotten about.

  • @DylanSargesson
    @DylanSargesson 14 дней назад +6

    I'm glad for the new Government forming and getting to work, but I will miss this theme and the election coverage

  • @JMundy168
    @JMundy168 19 дней назад +19

    Im sure Rick Wakeman's proud of it too!

    • @CtO-nj9uu
      @CtO-nj9uu 6 часов назад

      He fought BBC for years to stop using Arthur. It’s honestly too bad he gave up on that because BBC had a better theme commissioned in ‘10.

  • @9t4rdis6
    @9t4rdis6 19 дней назад +13

    Thanks so much for posting - I’m getting goosebumps from this build-up to 10pm and the reveal of the exit poll once again!

  • @philip2205
    @philip2205 19 дней назад +19

    The tetrahedron looks like the Google Play icon at times

    • @timowagner1329
      @timowagner1329 16 дней назад +1

      it took me so long to notice that it folded out into a 24... I dont know why they were so obsessed with triangles

  • @martinw93
    @martinw93 19 дней назад +9

    Thanks for posting such clear audio. Brilliant variation of the theme :)

  • @Penguin-24S99
    @Penguin-24S99 18 дней назад +8

    3:02 gives goosebumps leading into final 2 minutes

    • @klemon
      @klemon 15 дней назад +1

      "well let's just see, shall we?!" I loved that!

  • @henrybalkwill3276
    @henrybalkwill3276 19 дней назад +4

    Absolutely Awesome! So many people wouldn’t have noticed how good the music is!

  • @civil6844
    @civil6844 19 дней назад +9

    THANK YOU!

  • @Reichsprotektorat
    @Reichsprotektorat 15 дней назад +1

    Fantastic. Congratulations on a job well done. The sequence is timed to perfection. Gives me goosebumps hearing this on election night.

  • @Bra1nwash
    @Bra1nwash 19 дней назад +3

    This is gold!

  • @danieledwards8695
    @danieledwards8695 17 дней назад +3

    Gonna start on a transposition of this right away!

  • @emreguvensoy5399
    @emreguvensoy5399 13 дней назад +2

    Amazing

  • @joelmurphy8177
    @joelmurphy8177 17 дней назад

    This is timeless ❤❤

  • @AA-pp7kz
    @AA-pp7kz 19 дней назад +17

    From 4:00 This is my favourite, it is immaculate.

    • @48paterson
      @48paterson 18 дней назад +1

      It feels very Succession

  • @Skuu
    @Skuu 19 дней назад +6

    Ok this is epic 😎

  • @HistoryNerd718
    @HistoryNerd718 2 дня назад

    I loved staying up for Truss.

  • @johnjtm1097
    @johnjtm1097 8 дней назад +1

    Loved how they got Big Bin in at 4:33 and 4:58. Sounds more like ITV News!

  • @beans197
    @beans197 19 дней назад

    i really like this theme

  • @marcellima4643
    @marcellima4643 16 дней назад

    Sensacional!

  • @wooble73
    @wooble73 18 дней назад +5

    Labour please rebuild our trust to the government again

  • @Peter-tm7rl
    @Peter-tm7rl 19 дней назад +25

    How did you get this?

    • @MrChrisalf2004
      @MrChrisalf2004 19 дней назад +10

      His studio was the composer in association with the BBCs David Lowe

  • @Sadgoilia
    @Sadgoilia 19 дней назад +9

    Magnificent and majestic, just like every single BBC News theme.

    • @JMundy168
      @JMundy168 19 дней назад

      That's the 🚩 about it, it's an election, not the ten o'clock news!

    • @JMundy168
      @JMundy168 19 дней назад +1

      But yeah brilliant modern version of it!

    • @PWdeBB
      @PWdeBB 19 дней назад +3

      @@JMundy168 But it allows for brand recognition and integration. I quite like it.

  • @tennyho3236
    @tennyho3236 16 дней назад +3

    Seems like “BBC US Election 2024” could use the same music

  • @marksteelejr
    @marksteelejr 14 дней назад +1

    One of the hosts Clyve hosts Mastermind i was looking for the black leather chair

  • @raphaeltoast
    @raphaeltoast 18 дней назад +5

    Fun fact: _Composed by Jacob Rees Mogg in his spare time_

  • @SuperCatman
    @SuperCatman 8 дней назад

    i didnt realise this then, but this is a slightly different version to 2019 isnt it?

  • @EuroGhgkj
    @EuroGhgkj 19 дней назад +10

    Will never forget this moment when the Tory party got annihilated 😅

  • @alex.weiss98
    @alex.weiss98 15 дней назад +1

    We need this in Germany 😅

  • @iCrackr
    @iCrackr 19 дней назад +3

    not the Arthur theme i was expecting when i clicked

    • @MrChrisalf2004
      @MrChrisalf2004 19 дней назад +3

      In the context of British elections there is only 1 Arthur. Been in usage since 1979.

    • @iCrackr
      @iCrackr 19 дней назад

      @@MrChrisalf2004 was just a bit of banter mate

  • @adeybobs
    @adeybobs 6 дней назад

    Can you host the audio as FLAC somewhere please?

  • @Karabo1903
    @Karabo1903 19 дней назад

    Can you also do Sky News Election night theme song please 🙏🔥🔥🔥

  • @ZeeManifold
    @ZeeManifold 19 дней назад +4

    Do you have the sky news one? It's impossible to find it any where

    • @pplesandoranges
      @pplesandoranges 19 дней назад +16

      You might just have to listen to Kay Burley having a moment, over and over.

    • @Karabo1903
      @Karabo1903 19 дней назад

      I'm also looking for it

    • @Karabo1903
      @Karabo1903 19 дней назад

      The Sky News Election night theme is so chill

  • @JMundy168
    @JMundy168 19 дней назад +4

    I don't like the beeps😅 Makes it sound too generic and almost the same as the normal news theme, however it's still brilliant though, if Lowe erased them for 2029(or earlier) it would be super god tier!

    • @ACochrane
      @ACochrane 19 дней назад +12

      That's what I like about it, the BBC beeps are pretty iconic and as a piece of music *for* BBC News it works well.
      I'd understand without if it was a single release 😂

  • @imaplateoftoast
    @imaplateoftoast 19 дней назад

    I preferred the 2019 theme.

    • @pipoo1
      @pipoo1 10 дней назад

      But the outcome of the actual 2024 election was a vast improvement.😂

  • @TheCheshireCat.
    @TheCheshireCat. 16 дней назад

    The previous music was better unfortunately.

  • @alit5340
    @alit5340 19 дней назад

    The 2019 version was better in my opinion.

  • @hoanganhkheo-editor
    @hoanganhkheo-editor 20 дней назад +4

    Very good job mate xx