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January 23, 2008, 3:07 PM
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BBC News Theme
My brain switched into random mode today (even moreso than usual!) and this is what resulted:
http://files.marinedalek.co.uk/music/bbcnews.mp3
Synths used: FM8, Pro-53, CS-80v, Drumatic VE, EWQLSO
UPDATE: Extended version with extra sparkly bits and louder beeps
http://files.marinedalek.co.uk/music/bbcnews2.mp3
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January 23, 2008, 4:03 PM
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That's really good, Pete. Except the beeps are maybe not hard enough. Probably because the drums were louder than them. It kinda reminded me of the version Bill Bailey did in his stage show, you seen that one?
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January 23, 2008, 6:00 PM
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It sounds cool, however I must confess a lack of familiarity with the original BBC news theme.
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January 23, 2008, 6:31 PM
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YouTube is your friend
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pIjZgTAqPSY
Btw, see first post for update...
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January 23, 2008, 7:15 PM
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Now do the Pokemon theme.
The one from the first series.
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January 23, 2008, 8:04 PM
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REally well done, sounds very much like the real thing, weird thing is i was listening to it and im sure Recurring Villians Doctors are bopping to it
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January 23, 2008, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Recurring Villain
Now do the Pokemon theme.
The one from the first series.
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I have shown your post to Pete, and he has said that he is deliberately ignoring it.
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January 24, 2008, 1:31 PM
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Brilliant, Pete.
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January 24, 2008, 1:44 PM
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January 24, 2008, 3:09 PM
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Someone remix the Dragonball Z them they used during the Garlic Junior through to the Cell Saga.
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January 24, 2008, 7:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Danny Stewart
I have shown your post to Pete, and he has said that he is deliberately ignoring it.
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That hurts
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January 24, 2008, 11:15 PM
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Actually I did just have a bash at the Pokémon theme, but it's very unfamiliar to me (didn't watch the series much, just played the games) and as such very hard to recreate. I'd need to listen to it quite a few times over to start to get the hang of it. Even some themes I know well are hard to do (the top gear theme is a complete pain in the arse)
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January 25, 2008, 5:25 PM
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Note: All based on version 2 of your work
I like some of the stuff you've done here, but to me it's nothing compared to David Lowe's original. That's mainly because I think it's the best musical theme on TV at the moment (and has been for the past 7 years). Sorry, it's nothing personal.
The bass synth kicks arse though, and I like your strings
The beeping doesn't work as well, although I'm glad you got rid of the "middle beep" from the first version (totally wrong in my opinion  ). I don't really like the way it changes pitch halfway through a bar.
I think in the original, Lowe's emphasism was on the beat, the beep and the drums. That said, the drums are the focus for most of his news themes (He did Norway's TV2 News theme and that also features extreme "drumming"  )
Here are some audio files for reference. They are the most recent versions of the themes available at the moment.
Unfortunately, they're all as .wm(g)a(y) files because I can't be arsed to convert them.
BBC 1 News Theme of 2007: http://users.ioncross.com/jez/mp3/BB...07%20Title.wma
The intro just explodes....or my headphones are too loud....but it still rocks...in an electronic sort of way.
BBC News 24 Countdown 2006 (Three minute version :S): http://users.ioncross.com/jez/mp3/BB...20Version).wma
BBC World 2007 Countdown: http://users.ioncross.com/jez/mp3/BB...own%202007.wma
BBC World News America 2007 Minimix: http://users.ioncross.com/jez/mp3/BB...%20Minimix.wma
Some experimental stuff here, bits of it are quite good!
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January 25, 2008, 7:50 PM
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January 25, 2008, 10:47 PM
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I'd rather hear a remix of the music that plays on the "Press start" screen of Pokemon Crystal. So much better.  I'll try to get ahold of it.
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January 26, 2008, 3:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Jez
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Originally Posted by Jez
Unfortunately, they're all as .wm(g)a(y) files because I can't be arsed to convert them.
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Hear that? That's the sound of me not listening to them.
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January 26, 2008, 9:13 AM
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Lovely work
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January 26, 2008, 3:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Recurring Villain
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How can you NOT love that?
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January 26, 2008, 3:47 PM
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Don't know why they wrote "searchin'." I heard the pronounce the 'G.'
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January 26, 2008, 4:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Superkid11
I'd rather hear a remix of the music that plays on the "Press start" screen of Pokemon Crystal. So much better.  I'll try to get ahold of it.
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Here ya go.
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