Half the World Away Half the World Away "Half the World Away" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It is well known as the theme tune to the popular BBC sitcom "The Royle Family". The song was written by Oasis' lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, who also provides lead vocals. The song is a slow acoustic tune with plodding keyboards, and the lyrics – much like "Rock 'n' Roll Star" – expresses a desire to leave a stagnant life in a boring city. The song is primarily in C Major. Recorded at The Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas, USA in October 1994, "Half
EastEnders theme tune for 15 years before another revamp took place. From 7 September 2009, the theme tune was rescored by May to include stronger drum beats and more background percussion. The theme has also been remixed into a much slower and less dramatic version for use with "EastEnders Revealed" and a rock version for use with "EastEnders Xtra". Subsequent spin-offs "Ricky & Bianca" and "EastEnders: Slaters in Detention" have used the softer guitar version. 2010 internet spin-off "" features a new remix of the theme tune, which was chosen by producer Deborah Sathe, executive producer Diederick Santer, Simon May, director Michael Keillor