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Emmy Award winner Matthew Kajcienski is currently one of today’s most aired network theme composers, including themes to Dick Wolf’s series First Responders (FOX), Good Morning America (ABC), This Week with George Stephanopoulos (ABC), Nightline (ABC), Stay Tuned (NBC), Rogue Trip (Disney+), The ABC Network Branding Song, the ABC Political/Election Theme, the ABC LIVE! branding music, and much more. A graduate of the famed Juilliard School, his compositions can be heard from Lincoln Center to motion picture. Recent film work includes the political documentary Stars and Strife (by executive producer Barry Levinson), and the upcoming feature iMordecai (starring Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane, and Sean Aston). Having a strong knack for branding, he has also written commercial music for Coke, IBM, Siemens, Nintendo, Shredded Wheat, and others. Known for his artful blend of Contemporary Concert Music with multiple other styles and genres, Kajcienski has earned a reputation for colorful orchestrations, imaginative textures, and compelling melodies.  

AGENT - The gorfaine/schwartz agency: Andrew Zack

 

Below are samples of NEWS MUSIC, including local and national.

 

ABC LIVE! (Theme Package Samples)

ABC LIVE! Theme and Mnemonic
ABC LIVE! (Theme Package Sample - "POP v1")

HEARST “Political Package” (used in 28 Hearst-owned ABC/NBC affiliate stations)

Hearst "Commitment Package Theme"

Theme to “GOOD MORNING AMERICA” (ABC)

"Good Morning America" Main Theme

ABC News “Political/Election” Theme

"Political/Election" Theme

NBC News “Stay Tuned” Theme

"Stay Tuned" Theme

WCVB “Promo Campaign” * Emmy Winner

WCVB "Branding Campaign"

KFSN ABC30 “Action News” Theme

ABC 30 Action News Theme + Mnemonic

ABC News “Inauguration Theme”

ABC News Inauguration Theme

ABC Network Branding Song/ID

ABC Network Branding Song/ID (60sec Version)