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Everyone Has Become Obsessed With The BBC News Theme – Here's Our 10 Favourite Covers

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Ash Percival
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Entertainment Editor, HuffPost UK

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With things as they are at the moment, we’ve been hearing a lot more of the BBC News theme in the last few weeks.

While the sound of it is frequently followed by bad news and depressing updates, there’s been some creative types out there who’ve been putting a positive spin on the tune.

From remixes to hilarious TikTok videos, the theme has taken on a new life on social media during lockdown, which has confirmed what we’ve long suspected – it is a proper banger.

Here’s just some of our favourite clips...

It all started back in March, when TikTok user Rach Leary had a DJ rave up to the theme

positively phenomenal use of the BBC News theme tune. Little does she know this is actually how we make the news pic.twitter.com/3Zx8pw2eeM

— Sophia Smith Galer (@sophiasgaler) March 24, 2020

BBC North West’s weather forecaster Owain Wyn Evans then went viral with a drum solo he performed to the theme after presenting his forecast from home

When they said try working from home I didn’t realise they’d expect me to do the music too @BBCNews @BBCNWT #BBCNewsTheme 🥁 #workingfromhome pic.twitter.com/DVXjDw0l8F

— Owain Wyn Evans (@OwainWynEvans) April 15, 2020

Since then, it’s been discovered that the theme remixes perfectly with Dua Lipa’s Hallucinate

Our top story tonight: @DUALIPA and the @BBCNews Theme are a PERFECT match. *Manic laughter*
More on this story as it develops. pic.twitter.com/UWsffhHTaS

— Ben Howell (@piffleandwhimsy) April 26, 2020

As well as her classic hit, New Rules

Turns out a mashup of the BBC News theme tune and New Rules is an absolute tune pic.twitter.com/AHepOhgbfw

— Calgie (@christiancalgie) April 27, 2020

There’s also been piano covers...

vibing to the BBC News theme rn pic.twitter.com/8Fflt1DMAa

— Joe Jenkins (@JoeJenkinsMusic) April 19, 2020

Guitar solos...

Spicing up the @BBCNews theme tune with a bit of guitar
@BBCYork #BBCNewsTheme 🎸 #Homescchool #OwainsBigHouseBand #guitarist #guitarsolo @OwainWynEvans pic.twitter.com/6PVaGBDnA4

— Phoenix Taylor (@PhoenixTaylor11) April 20, 2020

And a dhol version...

BBC News theme tune challenge totally smashed by @EternalTaal #StayHome #covid19 #Bhangra #Dhol #Lovemusic pic.twitter.com/UD7OE5j8GS

— Punjab2000 (@Punjab2000music) April 25, 2020

Many of which were featured in an epic mash up on the BBC’s Big Night In last week

Everyone has a part to play! 🎵

People have come together, while apart, to join Owain Wyn Evans' Big House Band and perform the BBC News theme tunehttps://t.co/a2vvygclKX #BBCMakeADifference pic.twitter.com/ElbihcI9mR

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 23, 2020

Our favourite version? Well, that’s probably the vocal harmony arrangement courtesy of the Chester-based LGBT choir Proud Marys

Here’s our full 4-part harmony take on the @BBCNews theme, inspired by @BBCNWT @OwainWynEvans. Arranged by @mattbakerMD, performed by #LGBT singers at home in Chester during the #covid19 lockdown and produced by @jdeagles in just 24 hours #owainsbighouseband #BBCMakeADifference pic.twitter.com/jnQoxPr4Bz

— Proud Marys (@MarysProud) April 23, 2020

Although, we also commend this interpretive dance

Interpretive dance to the BBC news theme tune, staying in is maybe getting to my dancer son! @BBCBreaking pic.twitter.com/x9025W2EH5

— A Fothergill (@annefoth) April 24, 2020

And if you wanted to know more about the composition of the current affairs banger, here’s a video of composer David Lowe explaining how he created it...

The BBC News theme tune is popular at the moment.

Here's David Lowe - the man who created it - explaining how & why he made it the way he did. pic.twitter.com/EyfDCIQUtp

— dan barker (@danbarker) April 23, 2020
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