Stewart Copeland Writes Blackberry’s New Theme Music

posted by Jon on August 5th, 2008 in Music, Technology, The Police

THE POLICE are wrapping up their final set of reunion shows in NYC this week and it’s not these shows that has us excited! Apparently drummer Stewart Copeland has created the music of the new Blackberry device. We’re anxiously awaiting the new Blackberry Bold, which is due in September and this is very exciting (in a very nerdy-tech-sort-of-way).

RIM commissioned Copeland to come up with a unique ‘theme’ for its just-launched smartphone. The result was a signature five-note melody which Copeland expanded into a percussive minute-long track simply named ‘Bold’ that’s preloaded (along with mock-up album art!) into the Bold’s ‘Sample Songs’ folder.

A softer version with an fade-in is used as an ‘alarm tone’ to gently rouse the Bold owner from his or her slumber, while six variations – which are actually excerpts form various parts of the Bold theme – are available as ring tones.

Writing ringtones may be new to Copeland, but unleashing his inner geek isn’t. Copeland has long been a dab hand at the digital world, and is an Apple fan who does all his composing on Macs.

Listen to the tunes after the jump.

All tunes, thanks to APC Mag
Bold Theme
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Bold Alarm
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Bold Ringtones
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