Esso - Tiger Running Across Beach - UK Advert

[carbiify]

Investment?. The stations all look the bloody same today.

[williamkanegateshead]

Hear that? "Three thousand million pounds" not 3 billion cos a billion is a MILLION, million!!!! Rant over, thank you.

[MrDirkles]

@williamkanegateshead

Wrong!

1,000,000 x 1000 = 1,000,000,000 or one billion

[williamkanegateshead]

@MrDirkles Are you an American by any chance? One billion is and always will be, one million times one million!

[MrDirkles]

@williamkanegateshead

If you are English you therefore use the si system and one billion is 1,000,000,000 or 1000 * 1,000,000. Some countries (foreign speaking/ non English countries) define the it as 1,000,000 * 1,000,000. So in a way we are both right. Have a good day :D

[williamkanegateshead]

@MrDirkles Well to be fair, we do use 1,000 x 1,000,000 as one billion nowadays, since the seventies I think. However, when I say "we", myself and an awful lot more people stick to the traditional way so I will always call it one thousand million and refer to one billion as, one million times one million.

As you say we are both right. Peace.

[joobylooby]

Where can I find this music????

[hotelBroslin]

Jeff Wayne it is. His website states it in the credits.

[fucniggaz1]

i want petro-canada!!

[hotelBroslin]

Mike Oldfield? SKY? Hayzee Fantazi? That's a joke by the way, but I do wish Esso would answer this once and for all.

[smoothflamenco]

I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't Jeff Wayne.....it's very WOTW'ish.

[Nidgeynoo]

Who composed the music to this? It is the best tv ad music ever!

[chillmax]

I also love the music to these ads, I remember it very well as a child, I still get goose bumps when I hear it now, it seems quite exciting!! Wish Esso would make some in this style again that would be great!!

[tyreburster]

I thought the composer might be Alan Hawkshaw. Don't know though. Perhaps a bit too orchestral. First class.

[sptol]

TRIVIA The Siberian tiger in the Esso tv ads in the 1970s was called Tessa she was born in captivity Esso paid £25.000 to find her a new home after the council evicted her from Kington Langley Wild Life Centre in Chippenham Wilts in 1998 She died in 2004 aged 27 Today Esso have pledged nearly £2 million to Save The Tiger Fund and conservation of wild tigers threatened with extintion a beautifully shot ad so memorable 1978 that was 1st shown

[fokjock]

I always thought the tiger was called Kimberly?

[welshnick300365]

The one that ran across the ice in the unleaded ad was called Kipling. I work part time at a wildlife park with the girl who used to be his keeper.

[fokjock]

Cheers, i was close with the name-great ad and has Jeff Waynes style written all over it

[warrilad]

where can i get this theme from ?.

[timbearcub]

what is that music? I loved that music.

[billboy]

This, including the superb soundtrack is the best 80s Esso advert!

[Jetlag003]

A Fabulous ad. I Would love to know how to get the music

[bslnhbvppmcxgs]

Jeff Wayne - can't you tell...

[capokhatpin]

jeez, i remember this. A brilliant piece of music too. Any idea who composed it.

[archiveking]

Great

I've been looking for this clip for years - love the music