New ‘Morning Edition’ Theme Aspires to be ‘Inclusive and Inviting’

From Adam Ragusea, Journalist in Residence and Visiting Assistant Professor, Mercer University Center for Collaborative Journalism:

The new Morning Edition music debuted Monday. As a composer-turned-pubradio-guy-turned-journalism-prof who still sometimes writes music for shows, here is my take on it, along with reactions I’ve gathered from other people and some perspective from the person who oversaw its production.

Short version: It sounds a lot like the old music, I think it’s pretty good, and I doubt anyone could have come up with something much better, given the impossible set of competing objectives this music is expected to achieve. I certainly couldn’t have.

To read the rest of this article and hear the new theme music, click here.