Metropol

A few moons ago, loitering around was the package of new jingles for BBC London back from 2010, most notably the news. Think they all had the same signature motif and I recall them being impressive though can't find any trace of them now.

Think they were made by Music4 but they seem to be dead and buried now sadly, and for quite a while as well!

Was I right in thinking this was devised to be used on TV as well or did it just end up being just on the radio?

Oh I remember these. I have the showcase of radio jingles somewhere on my hard drive, but back in those days Music4 was called Vibe Music and Audio Imaging, so that's what the audio "watermark" keeps repeating throughout the track.

The four-note motif was the same for both TV and Radio, but the actual tracks were subtly different - the radio one was slightly more busy and upbeat, while the TV one was more restrained and straightforward.


Anyway, after a quick Google, seems some kind soul has uploaded them to Soundcloud

Radio version of the TOTH jingle


TV version of the TOTH jingle

I've just noticed you wrote 2010, did you mean 2001 or was there a further update?