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  • BBC Four

The Sound of TV with Neil Brand

  • 2020
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~59m / ep
  • 1 season

Three-part documentary series that explores the history and use of music in television.

Latest: Series 1 · 2020

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  1. E1. Theme Tunes

    Dec 4, 2020 · 59m

    Documentary series about the music used in television. Neil Brand explores the enduring power of the television theme tune, from Coronation Street to Game of Thrones.

  2. E2. Advertising & Jingles

    Dec 11, 2020 · 59m

    Neil Brand explores how television jingles and advertisements lodge themselves in our collective memory, including the long-forgotten test card tunes found in American hip-hop.

  3. E3. The Score

    Dec 18, 2020 · 59m

    Neil Brand reveals how television scores have grown in importance, from their origins in the 1960s and 1970s, to reach a peak in the big-budget world of Netflix and HBO.