‘A younger generation has grabbed it’: BBC pips composer on his tune’s Glastonbury remix

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‘A younger generation has grabbed it’: BBC pips composer on his tune’s Glastonbury remix

After drum’n’bass version proves a hit with festivalgoers, David Lowe tells the Guardian an album of iconic theme music updates may followWhen David Lowe composed the BBC news theme tune in 1999, he set out to find a sound that was unique and instantly recognisable. He played around with drums, pips, clicks and chords until he landed on the tune we know today.At the time, people would ask for extended mixes, or for the snippet to be released as …