In 2008, Van Cleve was recruited to write and record a new Awards Show Theme Song by the IBMA (an honor previously held by the 12-time Grammy winner, Jerry Douglas, and Nashville recording legend, Mark O'Connor before him).
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, vˈæn klˈiːv wʌz ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd tə ɹˈaɪt ænd ɹˈɛkɚd ɐ nˈuː ɐwˈɔːɹdz ʃˈoʊ θˈiːm sˈɔŋ baɪ ðɪ ˈɪbmə ɐn ˈɑːnɚ pɹˈiːviəsli hˈɛld baɪ ðə twˈɛlvtˈaɪm ɡɹˈæmi wˈɪnɚ, dʒˈɛɹi dˈʌɡləz, ænd nˈæʃvɪl ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ lˈɛdʒənd, mˈɑːɹk oʊkˈɑːnɚ bᵻfˈoːɹ hˌɪm.