New Songs For Ice Cream Trucks

Ah summer, and childhood. So easy to wax nostaligic. Memories called up by the sound of bicycle bells, the call of a loon, the dull roar of traffic from beneath the expressway.

Anyway, I'm willing to put money on it that says there's one sound that unquestionably says summer for any urban North American kid.

Funny how the same sound makes other, older people not wax nostalgic, but just feel crazed. So a composer named Michael Hearst decided to compose new songs for ice cream trucks. He wasn't really expecting anyone to use them, but after posting some of his ice cream music online he started getting calls from ice cream truck drivers. (Likely not Mister Softee drivers though, apparently Mister Softee rules with an iron hand, impelling their drivers to adhere to the Softee signature tune, Mister Softee Jingle and Chimes.

Now, I know this blog is about Radio 2 programming, but allow me to do a little cross-network boosting here...in case you want the full scoop, as it were, tomorrow R1 has an interview with Michael Hearst all about his new songs for ice cream songs, on the arts/culture show, "Q."