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How the iconic theme for a pokey little motoring show on the BBC was created.

Top Gear was the “most widely viewed factual TV programme,” according to Guinness World Records in 2012, and hundreds of millions of people around the world are familiar with the series’ theme music. In this video, Christian Henson recreates how they composed the theme over two decades ago, which includes a re-arrangement of the Allman Brothers Band’s song, Jessica.

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