I must admit; I don't have an XM subscription, nor am I a long-time follower of Bob Edwards. I do listen to NPR though, and yesterday I caught Bob Edwards Weekend on my local station.
I enjoyed the show, but I can't get the theme music out of my head! When I downloaded the podcast later it was a short jazz piece on saxophone, but I could have sworn that I heard a piano version of the same thing when I listened to it on NPR.
So, is the theme just a custom-written track, or is it available somewhere? Can anyone offer some more information about it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Bob Edwards Show Theme Music?
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Re: Bob Edwards Show Theme Music?
I talked to Executive Producer Steve Lickteig, who was kind enough to let me know the song Bob Edwards Show Theme was composed specifically for the program by L.A.-based musician/composer Greg Reitan, with instrumentation played live (no synths). There are various "cuts" used by the show for open, close, and intersticials. And as you've noticed, it's a darned catchy little jazz number.Sine wrote:So, is the theme just a custom-written track, or is it available somewhere? Can anyone offer some more information about it?
Charlie Summers
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Re: Bob Edwards Show Theme Music?
Thanks to Producer Dan Bloom, and Executive Producer Steve Lickteig, you can listen to it right here:Sine wrote:is it available somewhere?
<table align="center"><tr><td align="center"><script language="JavaScript" src="audio/audio-player.js"></script><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="audio/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><param name="movie" value="audio/player.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&bg=0xffcc00&soundFile=sounds/edwards_theme.mp3"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="menu" value="false"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></object><br><b><font size="-1">Theme to The Bob Edwards Show</font></b></td></tr></table>
Although if while listening you (or anyone else, for that matter) begin to intone into the back of a hairbrush, "Hello, and welcome to The Bob Edwards Show..." you are required to 'fess up.

Charlie Summers
The comments here are my personal opinion, and not the official opinion of www.bobedwards.info
The comments here are my personal opinion, and not the official opinion of www.bobedwards.info