Rare Channel 4 Ident from 1983 (Not used on-air) [My 200th Video!]

Taken from Bo Gehring Demo Reel 1983

[@betaman7988]

From what I gather the source of this was a tape from the American design team showing off idents and commercials they had made throughout 1982. So this is what the IBA received before they added the familiar Fourscore to it.

[@danielslade9485]

From the looks of the 4, and the music, I think it's safe to say this is a prototype variant.

[@glassowlie]

No, it's probably because of copyright of David Dundas

[@karaokebackgroundplaylists9878]

music sounds beautiful

[@imrustyokay]

Maybe he didn't have the rights to David Dundas' epic (he got over £1000 a week for the ident being used!) so he used one of the PBS Ident rejects.

[@AntarcticaTelevision]

I have to admit, the music used here is not bad at all for the ident. Though obviosuly Fourscore was a classic piece of music.

[@marco-rosko]

Sounds very 80s, it also kinda reminds me of the TV Tokyo ident from 1981 to 1998, especially with the synthy sound

[@timgoodwin4424]

Nice

[@THK2012]

B O N K

[@jackcrawford3921]

Is the reason why it wasn't used due to the music?

[@hazimworks]

different music, not the fourscore one

[@tkng2001]

yes.

[@karaokebackgroundplaylists9878]

@@tkng2001 what's the musics name....I am just wondering

[@julianhanc8272]

I don't know, but there's a science fiction music.

[@lillypatterson7670]

The music sounds like aliens are about to take over the world