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PeterK FishChip	Came across this somewhere: quote: James Horner, a two-time Academy Award-winning composer, has composed the new musical theme for the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC, which debuts on Tuesday, Sept. 5 (6:30-7:00 PM, ET). The musical theme will also be integrated into other CBS News programs over time. Ok, so list your questions now. I'll start:
posted 08-02-2006 09:57 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Will Couric get the Borg theme?
posted 08-02-2006 09:58 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Will CBS report fake news that the theme is "original"?
posted 08-02-2006 09:58 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Is CBS news more like William Wallace, an Apollo mission, or Titanic?
posted 08-02-2006 10:00 PM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Standard Userer	Pete, it's so sad that nobody is responding to this thread, so here I am to give my two cents. It's going to be "Gaining Access To The Tapes" with added shakuhachi blasts and the danger motif, with the Apollo 13 Main Title drums leading the way. Ten bucks. Who's with me? Shaun NP - Tom Waits growling
posted 08-02-2006 10:03 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Maybe CBS will can his "original" theme and replace it with a Wagner piece; I'd like that.
posted 08-02-2006 10:16 PM PT (US)

Marc Flake Standard Userer	I think it will be closer to "Brainstorm."
posted 08-03-2006 08:11 AM PT (US)

gkgyver Standard Userer	James Who?
posted 08-03-2006 08:54 AM PT (US)

SBD Standard Userer	Well...at least no one's being cynical about it. I'm somewhat interested in the theme (Horner hasn't done too much television), as well as the circumstances of how he got hired.
posted 08-03-2006 09:05 AM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Standard Userer	CBS deserves the danger motif for its news division. All kidding aside, I hope it's a great theme.
posted 08-03-2006 11:02 AM PT (US)

Kevin Standard Userer	Battle in the Mutara Nebula. (Or any of the other music that sounds exactly like it)
posted 08-03-2006 11:03 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	I wasn't going to watch Katie Couric anyway but now I have more reason to channel surf around her. And all of you think the theme is going to be some recycled action cue but with Katie as the anchor they may want something a little more feminine so expect Celine Dion samples on top of it all.
posted 08-03-2006 08:41 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	Originally posted by Lou Goldberg: I wasn't going to watch Katie Couric anyway but now I have more reason to channel surf around her. But why, Lou!?! She think Navy SEALs "rock"!!! That's gotta count for something! [Message edited by sean on 08-04-2006]
posted 08-04-2006 01:31 AM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	I think "Circus" from We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story will fit quite nicely.
posted 08-04-2006 06:15 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	Heard it and honestly, it's good! I'm not sure what anyone else could have expected from James Horner. It's warm, catchy, compliments Couric quite nicely, and manages to stay away from sounding like anything else. There's a hint of Apollo 13 and Glory, but nothing incriminating. It's unmistakably news-genre music, but ultimately enjoyable. Definitely not as sharp-edged as Williams' The Mission (a favorite of mine). Good job, Jamie. Let's hear the full-length concert arrangement! Jeron [Message edited by Jeron on 09-05-2006]
posted 09-05-2006 05:58 PM PT (US)

Marc Flake Standard Userer	I thought it was rather bland and unremarkable. One thing that stood out for me was the incredible length that they held that note just before the first commercial break. It was like Horner ran out of ideas and decided to fill out the time with a couple of tied whole notes. No problem, though. I stopped watching after that and will probably never tune in again. Maybe the closing bit was better . . .
posted 09-06-2006 08:31 AM PT (US)

HadrianD Standard Userer	Link to info on the making of the cue http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB115730494303752840-lMyQjAxMDE2NTA3NTMwMDU0Wj.html
posted 09-06-2006 10:41 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	CBS apparently had to scrap the whole last segment tonight thanks to a tech meltdown, and filled the void with Couric standing on set forever, and the longest showing of Horner's theme yet! http://vidclick.blogspot.com/2006/11/katie-courics-awkward-show-ending.html I expect bootleg of this score to be on Ebay tonight.
posted 11-20-2006 09:04 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	that's hilarious.
posted 11-20-2006 10:54 PM PT (US)

Dinko Standard Userer	That's pretty funny. Wonder what kind of technical glitch it was though that allowed them to run the CBS promos, credits, music, but they couldn't (or wouldn't) just stick a CBS News logo on screen like others do. Although it's good for those of us who never bothered to listen in on the CBS News to hear Horner's theme. Not bad and better than most, but I definitely preferred the old version.
posted 11-21-2006 04:41 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	As long as its not a slamming piano and anchor/russian bell noise in there.
posted 11-21-2006 05:15 PM PT (US)

pjhackman Non-Standard Userer	Nice theme and it was nice to actually a long version of it, one part reminds of the Apollo 13 theme, I love that theme so thats great for me.
posted 11-21-2006 08:47 PM PT (US)

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