Newsnight: The music behind the headlines

They may not be known for their music, but news programmes all have a distinctive sound. So, how do you write music for a story that changes every day?

George Fenton has composed for numerous BBC news programmes and let us in to his studio ahead of the rebrand of BBC Newsnight.

Filmmaker: Stuart Denman

You can watch Newsnight on BBC Two weekdays at 22:30 or on iPlayer, subscribe to the programme on YouTube and follow it on Twitter.

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