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the show, like the well-known ESPN SportsCenter theme. "A lot of the bigger arrangement-type themes tend to not be over-trendy or fash- ionable, " says Cook. "The World Sport theme has a lot of little melodies in it that just stick in your mind. I think their goal, overtime, is for people to recall the show, the brand, and the bigger picture of the show just from hearing the music. " Arnold and Cook began writing the theme by coming up with a set of notes that can live in any musical environment. The main theme has a four-note logo that is also used in the other arrangements cre- ated for the show's music package. According to Arnold, "One of the overall things was to develop a certain sound, a certain set of notes, so that if someone is in another room and they hear just a small piece of this, it kind of makes an emotional connection." The temp track was written using soft synths and samples, which made it easier for Arnold and Cook to adjust the track to the ever- changing visuals. Changing the music to fit the changing visuals was one particular challenge for the team. "When you are working with music, it's not always about the notes that are being played, some- times it's about the spaces that are in between the notes, so there is a real science to the art," explains Arnold. "That's the big chal- lenge — you are trying to juggle the science with the art. The clini- cal side is, well the footage just got shortened by 17 frames and that 17 frames moved the big timpani hit. A lot of the challenge was just working with the changing graphics." Once the visuals and the track were finalized, musicians from the Dallas and Fort Worth Symphony orchestras were brought in to replace the temp track sounds. "There is really something about the vibration of a live sound wave that really does create artistic depth that is hard to define," says Arnold. The tracking was done over two days. They recorded four French horns, eight violins, three trumpets, two tenor trombones and one bass trombone. All the sections were recorded separately for ease and flexibility when it came to mixing the various subtrac- tive mixes down the road. Isolating the sections also allowed Arnold www.postmagazine.com Post • June 2012 33