I love this old 'All Things Considered " theme, I remember it,+I was a teenager then, Now 49 years old, I listened to public radio in my teenage years in 1970s, I wonder is this song is on a CD?
In "On Moral Fiction" John Gardner referred to the "junky electronic music on All Things Considered" and when they stopped using this theme I wondered if Gardner's comment had something to do with it.
I can assure you it still does some real deep dives. Check out "Consider This." It's NPR deep dives edited as podcasts, and while I'm sure it overlaps a lot with All Things Considered, I'm not sure how much. It's the same thing you can hear on regular NPR and not in podcasts, just all groups together with other stories that have the same long format. Of course, that's only assuming you see this reply on a comment you made over a year ago 😆
It's a composition rooted in classical composition. I'd call it a canon, like Pachelbel's Canon, but that may not be quite accurate. No matter, I love this bouncy bubbly version.
Wish NPR would bring this one back. It was unique. Best theme IMO hated the 1979 theme and I'm not too crazy about the newest theme but it's better that 79.
Being an old man that grew up in that time, believe it or not MOST “serious” news programs had similar themes. The 70s were a crazy time for music and what people thought sounded good
the theme was first heard in the 1945 fred mcmurray movie 'murder, he says'. at least that's the earliest i'm aware of. it actually was a central part of the story as the lyrics contained a secret code to be deciphered.
Please return to the original theme. It would be such a pleasure to hear every afternoon.
This isn’t the original. The 1971 one was kinda too weird.
Going on adventures to many different landscapes. Deserts, space station, and winter. It’s a fun adventure filled with puzzles along the way.
Was this an original slogan? It kind of sounds like lyrics for an alternate Magic School Bus theme song.
I love this old 'All Things Considered " theme, I remember it,+I was a teenager then, Now 49 years old, I listened to public radio in my teenage years in 1970s, I wonder is this song is on a CD?
This is cool ! This is it ! This IS the original NPR tune from 1976.
In "On Moral Fiction" John Gardner referred to the "junky electronic music on All Things Considered" and when they stopped using this theme I wondered if Gardner's comment had something to do with it.
Reminds me of Wendy Carlos' version of Beethoven's 9th from A Clockwork Orange.
WOW!!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR UPLOADING THIS!!! BRINGS ME BACK TO MY EARLY TEENAGE YEARS!!
This is amazing
Brings back memories of the days of John Hockenberry and Susan Stamberg, when the show was less corporate and did deeper dives into news subjects
I can assure you it still does some real deep dives. Check out "Consider This." It's NPR deep dives edited as podcasts, and while I'm sure it overlaps a lot with All Things Considered, I'm not sure how much.
It's the same thing you can hear on regular NPR and not in podcasts, just all groups together with other stories that have the same long format.
Of course, that's only assuming you see this reply on a comment you made over a year ago 😆
Performed on Electronic Music Studio’s VCS 3 (nicknamed The Putney), a synthesizer from 1969.
It's a composition rooted in classical composition. I'd call it a canon, like Pachelbel's Canon, but that may not be quite accurate. No matter, I love this bouncy bubbly version.
Maybe. Sounds like marching band music to me, complete with snare drum, tuba and glockenspiel.
The marching Twinkie’s theme.
It's "Main Street Electrical Parade" crossed with "Lilliburlero".
Wish NPR would bring this one back. It was unique. Best theme IMO hated the 1979 theme and I'm not too crazy about the newest theme but it's better that 79.
I love the bubbly like sound of the moog synthesizers in this version
Lol I could not take a news program seriously if it started with this tune
Agree to disagree 🤣
Being an old man that grew up in that time, believe it or not MOST “serious” news programs had similar themes. The 70s were a crazy time for music and what people thought sounded good
Any idea who arranged this? Sounds very BBC Radiophonic Workshop, John Baker in particular.
it's in the description: don voegeli (composed in the university of wisconsin electronic music lab)
Its a British synth. EMS VCS3. The same one they used on the early 70s Doctor Whos.
the theme was first heard in the 1945 fred mcmurray movie 'murder, he says'. at least that's the earliest i'm aware of. it actually was a central part of the story as the lyrics contained a secret code to be deciphered.
This is so strange!
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Cheery silly tune: This is npr news, 4 were killed today in a tragic accident