News Stings, Pads, Themes

Royalty free stings/soundbeds for newscast! Here are some stings, pads, themes and bumpers that range from 5 – 60 seconds in length. Perfect for commercials, newscasts, or transitions at the end of a scene just before it goes to commercial!

If you are a station that broadcasts live news related content where you need a quick turn around, you can use any of these songs with no up front payment, so long as the station that airs the broadcast has a valid performance license with ASCAP & BMI and you agree to SUBMIT CUE SHEETS for all usages! 

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Craig William Dayton
30 Second Soundbed for commercials, newscasts, and other media. Works well with opening and closing credits or commercials with a regal feel. Traditional nightly news theme feel using 6 French Horns, 10 Cellos, 3 Flutes, 9 Double Basses, 1 Glockenspiel, and heavy drumming.
Craig William Dayton
5 Second Sting for newscasts or for transitions to or from a show to a commercial. Strings, Cymbals, Ding!
Craig William Dayton
25 Second Soundbed for commercials, newscasts, and other media. Works well with opening and closing credits or commercials with a regal feel. Traditional theme with big horns and percussion, mixed with minimal sitar to create just a touch of Bollywood.
Craig William Dayton
60 Second Soundbed for commercials, newscasts, and other media. Gentle delivery with a slower feel using 6 French Horns, 10 Cellos, 2 Muted Trumpets with slight echo, and soft drumming.
Joe Trojcak
Second Soundbed for commercials, newscasts, and other media. Traditional background news theme feel.
Craig William Dayton
5 Second Sting for newscasts or for transitions to or from a show to a commercial. Drum roll, Big Horns, Ding!
Craig William Dayton
5 Second Sting for newscasts or for transitions to or from a show to a commercial.Percussive treatment ala Lion King
Craig William Dayton
5 Second Sting for newscasts or for transitions to or from a show to a commercial. Traditional national nightly news feel
Craig William Dayton
5 Second Sting for newscasts or for transitions to or from a show to a commercial. Ascending Strings with light percussion.
Craig William Dayton
60 Second Soundbed for commercials, newscasts, and other media. Hard-driving piece with motion and an up-tempo feel using soft synths and light "metal" drumming.
Craig William Dayton
15 Second Soundbed for commercials, newscasts, and other media. Soft plucking strings layered with hand percussion,low horns, plus gentle triangle highlights.
Craig William Dayton
5 Second Sting for newscasts or for transitions to or from a show to a commercial. Percussion, Strings, finished with Descending Horn
Craig William Dayton
5 Second Sting for newscasts or for transitions to or from a show to a commercial. Big boom and fading Horns.
Maverick and the Mountebank
Ambient and spiritual. Good for reflective imagery or crime/thriller background music. Similar to ambient works from Brian Eno/Apex Twin.
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