A music video from the debut album of npr composer bj leiderman. Why do npr programs credit bj leiderman s theme music so often. Bj weekend editions theme song composer bj leiderman checks out a rock n roll fantasy camp in miami, where you can jam with graying rockers. Bj leiderman is the noted composer of the theme music heard on nprs morning edition, weekend edition, car talk, and wait waitdont tell me. The virginia beach native who lives in asheville, n. Npr changed its flagship news shows music last week, and gave away. Whitenationalist books on a conveyer belt with amazon package. Hes composed the themes for programs like wait wait.
Bj leiderman, nprs music man, releases his first album. Leiderman was, russell said, the security blanket for marketplace. The evidence of this was all over campus during iprs celebratory weekend in july. Hes behind the theme music for publicradio programs like morning edition and marketplace. Bj leiderman adds humor and star power to iprs 50th. Bj leiderman born february 14, 1956 in norfolk, virginia is an american composer and songwriter. Bj leiderman has made a career of creating the wellknown jingles for npr shows like morning edition. Leiderman moved to new york city in the mid80s where he built a successful jingle career, winning various awards including the clio award. Bj leiderman, of npr theme fame, releases new album.
Leiderman took piano lessons for a year or so, but because he had to walk to the teachers. If you listen to npr, youve heard the work of bj leiderman, a beach resident who composed the themes to car talk, weekend edition and more. But leiderman has also lived a double life and spent his nights jamming in rock n roll. So, id like to thank some of the people who helped move my career in the right direction. Animated by exceptional minds a vocational school and working animation studio featuring artists on. Leiderman s musical concoctions are an integral part of some of npr s most popular programs. Bj leiderman is the awardwinning composer of public radio themes including morning edition, weekend edition, and wait, wait, dont tell me.
Bj leiderman is the awardwinning composer of some of the bestknown public radio themes youve been listening to for decades, including morning edition, weekend edition, marketplace, science friday, wait, wait, dont tell me. To national public radio devotees, bj leiderman is a rock star. Understandably wanting to trade on those achievements, the 61year. Bj leiderman, the 1minute music master the virginian. You know that morning edition theme on national public radio. After forty years morning edition is getting a music theme facelift of sorts with a composition that pays homage to bj leiderman s original creation, and at the same time instills a. Inspired by the work of bj leiderman, the new music references the historic theme and will create a consistent and recognizable sonic palette. Hes written the theme music for programs like morning edition, marketplace and. Bj leiderman, an asheville resident who has composed some of national public radios bestknown themes morning edition, weekend edition and marketplace among them just. Composer of theme music for npr programs you listen to for almost 40 years. Episode 228 bj leiderman npr music, meditation, and. Bj leiderman bj leiderman is the noted composer of the theme music heard on nprs morning edition, weekend edition, car talk, and wait waitdont tell me.
Npr refreshes morning edition music to update sound. Read episode 228 bj leiderman npr music, meditation, and moving from sound to silence by scribd podcasts for free with a 30 day free trial. Bottom line his name continues to be mentioned bec. Bj leiderman is the noted composer of the theme music heard on npr s morning edition, weekend edition, and wait waitdont tell me his themes are among the most instantly recognizable sounds in. Partnering with art director howard hoffman, leiderman worked as creative director and copywriter for clients including nickelodeon, tyco toys and cartoon network at bozell advertising and grey advertising. After 40 years, nprs morning edition gets new music kcur. First of all, npr in and of itself broke ground, and to. Bj leiderman wrote that, and a lot more for npr besides. Bj leiderman, of npr theme fame, releases new album wamc. You know that morning edition theme music on national public radio. Npr changed its flagship news shows music last week, and gave. If youre an npr listener, im willing to bet you know at least a little bit of the music made by this world cafe guest although you might not know his name.
Check out bj s debut album, natural public leiderman, scheduled for release may 6, 2017. Composer bj leiderman on struggling with mental illness, lyme. Bj leiderman is an american composer and songwriter. Im the luckiest composer on the planet hes behind the theme music for publicradio programs like morning edition and marketplace. This is a lifetime favorite and track 6 is the anthem of our times. Youre listening to selections from the bj leiderman public radio sampler, including themes from morning edition, weekend edition, car talk.
His bestknown works are his theme music compositions for public radio. Understandably wanting to trade on those achievements, the 61year old musiciancomposer planned to title his debut album natural public leiderman get. Check out bj explicit by bj leiderman on amazon music. And leiderman did exactly what we wanted him to do, russell said, with like a copywritten bj leiderman sound. Leiderman told current in an email that npr s decision to produce a new arrangement of my theme is a good one.
Npr collaborated with man made music, which has scored the super bowl for nbc and helped hbo reimagine its feature presentation intro, to come up with a new theme that mixes live instrumentation and a range of sounds into a mix inspired by the work of bj leiderman, the composer of the classic morning edition theme as well as the intros of weekend edition and wait wait. Why the new npr morning edition theme is so lousy the atlantic. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Bj at his finest, most ferocious, nuanced, observant, irreverent, longing, expansive and generous.
In an auditory move that no doubt ruined some peoples wakeup alarms this morning, npr s morning edition changed its theme music for the first time in its 40year history this morning. Bj leiderman, nprs music man, releases his first album raleigh. Read more about the musician in our september 20 issue. Bj leiderman, an asheville resident who has composed some of national public radios bestknown themes morning edition, weekend. Composer bj leiderman on struggling with mental illness. When using these photos, please include the accompanying photo credit. If youre a regular npr listener, you know bj leiderman s music. If youre a regular kcur listener, youve heard his name countless times. They signal the start of npr s morning edition and the end of wait, wait. Why do npr programs credit bj leidermans theme music so. Nprs morning edition rolls out new theme song after 40. Leiderman, was perhaps the single most publicradioy thing on public radio a few seconds of music that pushed every cultural association you might have. Bj leiderman, the composer behind several public radio theme songs including those for morning edition.
If you ever listen to national public radio npr, during the week or on the weekend, morning or evening, you know leiderman s music when you hear it. The time is right, and i wish everybody involved all the best in this new venture. Bj leiderman is the noted composer of the theme music heard on nprs morning edition, weekend edition, and wait waitdont tell me his themes are. If you only know bj from his commercial work, you are in. Npr s jingle writer bj leiderman plays an improvised version of his newly written theme song for npr s science friday. The answer to this question can be found in the excerpt below, from an article that included an interview with bj leiderman. Musician bj leiderman composed the theme music for npr s morning edition, weekend edition and public radio internationals marketplace, to name a few. He thought that by commissioning a bj leiderman theme, he could allay station fears that the show was going to be too different from npr. Bj leiderman is the composer of some of the bestknown theme music on public radio, including the themes for morning edition, weekend edition, marketplace, science friday, wait, wait, dont tell me. Public radio fans may not recognize the name bj leiderman unless they listen closely to credits. Bj leidermans npr public radio theme sampler youtube. Brightening your day with new morning edition music.
Although my first album is still in the works, i figure, why wait. Bj leiderman, nprs music man and a virginia beach native. His bestknown works are his theme music compositions for public radio programs, including national public radios morning edition, weekend edition, wait wait. The public radio themes youve been enjoying for almost four decades. Npr debuts a new morning edition theme, and the fact that. Bj leiderman is the noted composer of the theme music heard on npr s morning edition.
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