Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 34 minutes ago
The fireworks finale, for CNN The Fourth In America, called for something different: a vocal song called “Only Here In America”. “CNN’s creative team wanted a song that felt very American yet contemporary,” Cook says. The lyrics reference cities across the country, allowing CNN’s technical director to cut to live shots in New Orleans, New York, or elsewhere without breaking the song’s flow. It carries the same melodic motif as the rest of the package but plays more like a hit record.
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The fireworks finale, for CNN The Fourth In America, called for something different: a vocal song called “Only Here In America”. “CNN’s creative team wanted a song that felt very American yet contemporary,” Cook says. The lyrics reference cities across the country, allowing CNN’s technical director to cut to live shots in New Orleans, New York, or elsewhere without breaking the song’s flow. It carries the same melodic motif as the rest of the package but plays more like a hit record.
Learn more at: *stephenarnoldmusic.com/*
