There really isn't much wrong with the 2005 ABC theme, it just had the misfortune to follow one of the best themes. It's a perfectly good uplifting and classical-style news theme. Have a word with yourselves.
As a kid, I watched Seven News exclusively (It used to be called Southern Cross Tasmania until 2018 where I live) and I hold quite the soft spot for the 2002 theme. It was more exciting and intense as it built up and added a slight drama to the news reports you were about to watch, something thats been lost in the newer news themes
I hope free to broadcast TV channels that provide very *localised* content always remain relevant & appreciated by the viewing public, including the all important news services with their *reassuring dependability,* which I think provides for a degree of *social cohesion.* Also, I think the tendency of some people to not watch the news because they’re just sick of all the misery out there that no one seems to be fixing is a *serious concern* for society, because you need people to *give a damn* to fix it.
LOL the 2008 version of the Channel 9 theme sounds like something from James Bond! My personal favourite has to be ABC Channel!! Always sounds so majestic.
the 2005 ABC theme sounds like the sort of theme you get on the 7:30 report. the 1956 ABC theme rings a bell to me. I find the 1985 - 2005 ABC theme very catchy. is there anywhere I can download that theme. apart from that I like the 9 news theme
Channel 10 by far the best. They consistently put a lot of effort in having an epic, classy and well produced theme. Ten Eyewitness News theme in 2015 is one of the greatest themes to ever be on Australian television.
I had to go and get the neighbours at 2:58 mins :) I love that I can be so entralled by news intro music! Ah the little things. I feel like a little boy again!
I'm trying to find the Radio Australia sports theme from the '80s. I used to hear it on the shortwave. It had fanfare at the beginning like at the racetrack then kind of a chugging sound. I heard it during America's Cup in '87 in Freemante.
My all-time favorite australian news themes are: 1. Nine News (Cool Hand Luke: The Tar Sequence - Lalo Schifrin) 2. Seven News (The Mission - John Williams) 3. ABC News 1985 Theme. 4. ABC News 2005 Theme. 5. Ten News 1995 Theme.
+Cosmik82 Why oh why did they move away from the Majestic Fanfare? Admittedly the 1956 version here is rather pretentious, but it was a great news theme. Still is for radio. Here's hoping they never switch.
At least in the 50's the propaganda sounded stylish. I would go off to a war in Europe for a far distant colonizing monarch listening to this and I would dress up in my finest to do it!
Does anyone know what the name of the ABC News Radio weather music is or where I can listen to it? It's the music that plays when an ABC News Radio announcer reads the weather forecast for the capital cities.
There would be serious argument over whether the 80s or 50s ABC tune were the best, then some new POS came on, is that the current shitty tune on ABC? How could any think it even remotely compares to either of the older versions?
the 1996-2002 Channel 10 theme was the best, compared to the currant one which is lame, but why have they tamed them all down? Except channel 7 which is epic and the early nine's are good
The full 1956 ABC sounds like a national anthem
The National Anthem is the 1985 edition. ;)
It sure does!!!💜💛❤️💙
Probably
Damn, the ABC just announced they are bringing back the 1985 theme! Rightly so, it’s still the greatest
There really isn't much wrong with the 2005 ABC theme, it just had the misfortune to follow one of the best themes. It's a perfectly good uplifting and classical-style news theme.
Have a word with yourselves.
ABC News theme 1985-2005= ORGASMIC
It's back tomorrow
the theme for channel 7 has stayed,
however abc`s 1956 is still used on the radio station under the title of majestic fanfare
The Channel 7 theme has elements of 'Superman and 'Star Wars'. But then, it makes sense as John Williams composed them all.
As a kid, I watched Seven News exclusively (It used to be called Southern Cross Tasmania until 2018 where I live) and I hold quite the soft spot for the 2002 theme. It was more exciting and intense as it built up and added a slight drama to the news reports you were about to watch, something thats been lost in the newer news themes
the 2005 ABC News theme sounds like a bfdi song
Nice work merging the 1996 and 2002 Seven themes. That was cool.
No argument - the best theme is the old 1985 ABC news theme still used on radio - Majestic Fanfare
Agree. I still get a tingle down the spine with the long version on ABC radio news in the morning before AM.
2:58 that theme is still used in the US on NBC Nightly News and for Olympics coverage!
Majestic fanfare was the 1956 theme. But the 1985 theme is back tomorrow!
I hope free to broadcast TV channels that provide very *localised* content always remain relevant & appreciated by the viewing public, including the all important news services with their *reassuring dependability,* which I think provides for a degree of *social cohesion.* Also, I think the tendency of some people to not watch the news because they’re just sick of all the misery out there that no one seems to be fixing is a *serious concern* for society, because you need people to *give a damn* to fix it.
2002 7 news theme starts like a rave
Wait a minute...The 1987 7 News Theme is "The Mission" by John Williams. That was also the NBC news theme in America.
NBC still uses it.
4:15 Lmfao the Channel 7 one has a genuinely awesome techno beat.
LOL the 2008 version of the Channel 9 theme sounds like something from James Bond! My personal favourite has to be ABC Channel!! Always sounds so majestic.
Man that 1996 Ten news really brings back memories
Brilliant, thanks for putting that together.
the 2005 ABC theme sounds like the sort of theme you get on the 7:30 report. the 1956 ABC theme rings a bell to me.
I find the 1985 - 2005 ABC theme very catchy. is there anywhere I can download that theme. apart from that I like the 9 news theme
The 1956 ABC News theme is really really cool to me
7, 9 and 10 could all be Simcity 4 tracks.
Listening to these makes me feel old LOL!
Fun fact the original abc news theme is still used for abc radio
Channel 10 by far the best. They consistently put a lot of effort in having an epic, classy and well produced theme.
Ten Eyewitness News theme in 2015 is one of the greatest themes to ever be on Australian television.
The old 7 news theme goes pretty bloody awesome also... Wow
those killer bins led me here
love the killer bins
I had to go and get the neighbours at 2:58 mins :)
I love that I can be so entralled by news intro music! Ah the little things.
I feel like a little boy again!
I'm trying to find the Radio Australia sports theme from the '80s. I used to hear it on the shortwave. It had fanfare at the beginning like at the racetrack then kind of a chugging sound. I heard it during America's Cup in '87 in Freemante.
Australia should absolutely change the national anthem to that 1956 recording of ABC's Majestic Fanfare.
great news themes collection, thanks
1985 7 News theme is beautiful....and then 1996 theme happened.
That ABC 1956 one is still used today, only on the radio, though, not television
@Al's Productions The one used before 1982 was the rendition by the Queens Light Hall Orchestra
The 2005 abc theame from like 30 seconds of it it sounds like bongo drums
i miss abc's from 2005
The ABC Majestic Fanfare and the 4 Corner's music... Best NON John Williams music out there.
Don't beat Lalo Schifrin down
My Grandparents remember the 1956 ABC Theme song.
Still used on ABC Radio til this day but cropped to the last few seconds now
I loved it when ABC went back to the old 50's theme in 2005. Such an epic trumpet!
The 1999 7 News theme is really suiting me
Pendulum
Nostalgagasm from all the 90's
Is there a full version of 5:32? It sounds really nice, kind of sounds like a national anthem.
the 2002 seven news theme was pretty cool
Amazing
Majestic Fanfare (ABV 2 TV ,); Cool Hand Luke (GTV 9), The Mission (HSV 7); Eyewitness News (ATV 0/10).
The ABC news 2005 sounds like something straight outta a Smash Bros game
Channel 10 in the 90's used a special theme to close the news on Friday. Does anyone have that?
My all-time favorite australian news themes are:
1. Nine News (Cool Hand Luke: The Tar Sequence - Lalo Schifrin)
2. Seven News (The Mission - John Williams)
3. ABC News 1985 Theme.
4. ABC News 2005 Theme.
5. Ten News 1995 Theme.
Of couse you can, I don't own the copyright to all the Australian news themes haha imagine the power! but feel free to credit me if you like :)
Thanks for putting this up! Where did you find the clean versions of these?
who noticed the glitch from 1996 to 2002 7 news for like a split second
The 2006 Nine News theme is really nice for me
the oz abc 1985 theme would make a crunchy remix im surprised no one has done so already
Lol I need to add all these to my playlist for the car
I remember channel 10 Eyeball News as a kid.
4:09 NBC News in China be like:
thankssssss
2:59 Sounds like overtire music to a film
I believe it is from a movie - The Mission, scored by John Williams, who also brought us the Star Wars, Indy Jones and Jurassic Park themes.
Where can I get the full 1956 abc theme?
Search up Majestic Fanfare.
Why oh why did the ABC (TV) news move away from the 1985 theme?
+Cosmik82 Why oh why did they move away from the Majestic Fanfare? Admittedly the 1956 version here is rather pretentious, but it was a great news theme. Still is for radio. Here's hoping they never switch.
It's currently the intro to the news on Radio 4BC 1116 2GB.
At least in the 50's the propaganda sounded stylish. I would go off to a war in Europe for a far distant colonizing monarch listening to this and I would dress up in my finest to do it!
More Australian News Themes!!!! PLEASE??
ABC best 1
Out of all of the i have to say Seven is the best
'85 abc is the best one. i liked the end :P
7News sounds like America's late 90s - early 2000s ABC News Theme - I like it!
They are a syndicated network. Our 7 is your , NBC your CBS is our 10 and your PBS is our SBS. :)
All joint networks.
Xavier Rose
What's Channel 9?
Channel 9 would be like ABC (American Broadcasting Corp), not like our ABC which is more like the BBC.
Thank you.
I did have a feeling about 10 and CBS purely because of David Letterman's Late Show.
You my friend linxthesontaran are a legend.
Nostalgic :)
@wuzzlevideos thanks i was pretty happy with it too :D
Does anyone know what the name of the ABC News Radio weather music is or where I can listen to it? It's the music that plays when an ABC News Radio announcer reads the weather forecast for the capital cities.
@Conor McKeough I don't think the *weather* music is the Majestic Fanfare. That's used for the intro to the *news*.
What about the ABC TV weather
tune with the harmonica , that brings back memories
were can i find a longer version of that sbs one?
Whoever wrote the 1985 Seven News theme took obvious inspiration from the Universal Studios music and movie scores.
John Williams wrote it
"Mr Movie Scores" John Williams wrote it...
I agree!
2:58 mins and 5:31 mins for future reference.
Yes
Channel7 is from the superman movie
Abc 1985 was the best
A typewriter.
5:58 - 6:03 reminds me a bit of the Eurovision Anthem
Eduardo S. Baluyot III
@icis27 where can i download or buy that song?
same composer as starwars, thats why
Where can I get the 85 7 news theme?
just search up NBC News Theme or The Mission Theme
There would be serious argument over whether the 80s or 50s ABC tune were the best, then some new POS came on, is that the current shitty tune on ABC? How could any think it even remotely compares to either of the older versions?
the 1996-2002 Channel 10 theme was the best, compared to the currant one which is lame
ABC clearly the best - so much so Pendulum had to make a remix which absolutely dominates =]
2:14
And Now the HBO Comedy
Suraloke Rao
And Now The HBO Feature Presentation
):(
seven news 1985 sounds like the E.T. theme
And Now The HBO Original Series
Sucks!!!!!
i prefer channel 7's intro in 2002
And Now The HBO Films
Stupid Ass!
Go 9
'85 7 theme, I reckon it's just a little too fast.
The trumpets in the 1985 seven news them were later added in to the 2016 news theme, although re-worked a little bit.
And Now The HBO Sports
Suck!
NBC America Cover
*1985
the 1996-2002 Channel 10 theme was the best, compared to the currant one which is lame, but why have they tamed them all down?
Except channel 7 which is epic and the early nine's are good
HBO Next Feature Presentation
Shut up you bastard
Seven news and its Microsoft Flight Simulator-ass sounding John Williams music
2002 seven news hahahaha
HBO Now
Stupid Asshole
Channel 7 ripped their theme from NBC America.
i guess that australia ch7 and usa nbc is news parther.
joshula miller Yes indeed. "Ripped." Idiot.
***** I didn't know John Williams wrote it Wow, you learn something everyday :-)