We should take a moment to think about what a bloody fantastic piece of music Jeff Wayne's TV-am theme really is. It builds suspense; sit down, folks, and get ready - TV is about to start this morning. You get a sensation of work being done, skilled people putting in effort behind behind the scenes to get things switched on and ready to go. Compositionally fascinating - moody, starts and finishes in the minor key, and even veers into melancholy at times. Synth led, but accompanied by a lovely big, warm string section. An instantly memorable melody, so you can either play the whole thing or a three second stinger, and it works. A genuinely interesting percussion track - always shifting, keeping the interest. A proper bass groove. David Dundas' Daybreak (still heaps of fun) seems conventional in comparison.

@80ssynthfan48

11 ай бұрын

So the string section is real. It figures. I first thought it might have been a fancy synth like a Fairlight but it just sounds too real.

Take me back to the 80's such good memories this tune gives now we have 24 HR crap telly adds

Fantastic memories of the 6 weeks holidays sunny mornings

Great clip.

Jeff Wayne is a musical genius. He also did the music for War of The Worlds, The Big Match from 1980-86, Turkish Delight advert from the 80s, the Esso tiger theme between 1977-1986, ITV 1982 world cup theme "Matador" and so much more.

Both of these tunes was written by Jeff Wayne of “war of the worlds” fame

@xenu-dark-tony

4 жыл бұрын

Really, really clever stuff, the whole of it. What a genius.

@musmodtos

4 жыл бұрын

It really does stand up now as pure, wholesome and utterly unabashed Vaporwave. If this was on a new _Cat Systems Corp_ album it wouldn't sound out of place at all, especially the first theme. or if you prefer: ＧＯＯＤ　ＭＯＲＮＩＮＧ　ＢＲＩＴＡＩＮ　（Ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔ　Ｔｅｌｅｖｉｓｉｏｎ）　[ｖ１．０]　行トりイご媛

@27waystowin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info topman

@80ssynthfan48

Жыл бұрын

The second tune, Daybreak was composed by David Dundas, not Jeff Wayne.

Anne Diamond was the ultimate bloke's fantasy back then, matched only by Selina Scott. We were so lucky.

@Fonziedaz1

4 жыл бұрын

U be,t

Ah memories xx

Almost 30 seconds of censored swearing at the start. jk.

@wolfieamel

3 жыл бұрын

The Engineers were swearing because the tape is stuck xD

@ObjectPresents

3 жыл бұрын

Not funny dude. They didn't actually swear though, if they swear it wouldn't be long. If this counted as swear (swear joke or course), then you would be mad because this swear is over the word limit (from 4h in 1980s to 9h in 1950s-1980s). At this point, nobody like that and this joke would contatin angry comments. Don't ever post that comment anymore, this is clearly unfunny.

@ObjectPresents

3 жыл бұрын

But if I talk about the joke, then machine create 1000hz wave is swearing. Lol.

@GoldenDaggerProductions

2 жыл бұрын

@@ObjectPresents r/whoosh

@ObjectPresents

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoldenDaggerProductions lol. I didn't get the joke back then.

Extended theme sounds a little slower in tempo compared to the short version.

Contents Black and silence Black and tone TV-am slide with tone, GMB full theme and Daybreak full theme Ident; TV-am Good Morning Britain titles

10:03-10:09 Pambansang Almusal

So wish TV-am and the old Telly could be brought back instead of this 24hr shit and Internet. Bring Back the 80s.

@GoldenDaggerProductions

2 жыл бұрын

We need TV-AM here in the USA to show ABC's "GMA", NBC's "Today", Fox's "Fox And Friends" and more who's boss.

24h TV was, and is, unnecessary and I don't like it. This is the sort of telly I like, TV-am, the itv schools and colleges programmes followed by tots TV, a lunchtime soap, the ITN news at one, crown court, and an afternoon magazine programme, then Sons And Daughters followed by kids telly, Blockbusters at 5.15, ITN news at 5.45, local news at 6pm, Then There's Life with Dr. Miriam Stoppard on health issues, Emmerdale Farm, Coronation Street, World In Action, comedy at 8.30, a good drama at 9pm, ITN news at ten, local news, and local regional variations with programmes of an ITV companies' choice until closedown.

@80ssynthfan48

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I can't believe that many people need 24 hour TV.

@brucedanton3669

Жыл бұрын

You are so right on that really-entirely too I would say. You could of course add to that ITV schedule then other series of old like Crossroads and Take the High Road also. What about About Britain, Paint Along With Nancy, University Challenge as it was then, or The Sullivans or The Young Doctors? So many to choose from really?!

@brucedanton3669

Жыл бұрын

I am not too sure, but I think in the ITV schedule then comedy was at 8.00pm, then World In Action at 8.30pm, but am not too sure. Other than that though, you are so right indeed too!!

9:53

Vaporwave?

@cricketexplained8526

2 жыл бұрын

Just a bit.

@GeoNeilUK

7 ай бұрын

It is if you play Good Morning Britain at 0.75x