I recently found a list I wrote back in 1988 describing the scenes used for the long version of the NBC Nightly News close: Sailboat Sand dunes, fading to... Giza Pyramids Slow moving clouds Haystack Rock, Oregon Sweeping shot of San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge Saguaro cactus Windmill Bird flying Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Sunset on farm Seascape Tree/blue sky/orange sun Fixed shot of San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge Rushing clouds Statue of Liberty
Har, har, the US is now an non-free nanny-state., Baby-boomers will never realize this, as they grew up in a free country (at the time). Hopefully, their golden years will be turned to coal (Santa knows what you did). And you were bad and shouldn't get away with it....
Shots of America and the world + the soaring closing cut of the John Williams NBC News theme = an beautiful, more dignified way to close Nightly News.
I wish NBC would bring it back to end each Brian Williams broadcast.
This theme also uses the today show and NBC news at sunrise theme as well.my favorite news theme to a tribute to my favorite composer John Williams!
JakeTheReinDeer 2 months ago
please upload the full close of NBC Nightly News from 1987
lianlaspinas 2 months ago
baraxor 4 months ago 3
Tom Brokaw and the News Temple of Doom and Gloom
kxmode 5 months ago
Always loved this theme, 1980s! America at the height of her power! Reagan on top, USSR spiralling downward.
2000Ajjet 9 months ago
Har, har, the US is now an non-free nanny-state., Baby-boomers will never realize this, as they grew up in a free country (at the time). Hopefully, their golden years will be turned to coal (Santa knows what you did). And you were bad and shouldn't get away with it....
WhoCaresFU 11 months ago
I am mad that the only reason that I watched NBC Nightly News was because of Tom Brokaw.
zshaw7549 1 year ago
Pure class.
baraxor 1 year ago
Lookin' back on it, man the 80s were just magical; I just wanna go back to those days and live there forever..
phantomlord54 1 year ago 10
@phantomlord54 they were nice, esp late 80's into the early 90's... cold war basically over, hope for change before the new millenium.. ughhh
irish89055 1 month ago
That's such a great close. It is a real good way of saying "That's all for today. bye for now"
rileykernaghan 1 year ago 3
Shots of America and the world + the soaring closing cut of the John Williams NBC News theme = an beautiful, more dignified way to close Nightly News.
I wish NBC would bring it back to end each Brian Williams broadcast.
newscaster13 2 years ago 3
I liked it when they had the national montage at the end. Today, they have New York way too often for the close.
ASKconard 2 years ago 8
@ASKconard no time for extened credit rolls today.. gotta have more commercials in the show..
irish89055 1 month ago