ABC News Australia Theme (1985-2005)

[xtramaniac18]

fuk this is nearly as sick as the remix

[pellizon2]

bbc is better

[sunnybabydoll90]

Pendulum played their remix of this last night at Brisbane Summafieldayze and the crowd just lost their minds, nobody danced harder the whole day than when this was played - the crowd was even "singing" along

[TunechiInThisBitch]

Listening to this reminds me that the cartoons are over :(

[alphamone]

@TunechiInThisBitch

I thought that the cartoons usualy ended by 6:00. I only ever remember them going that late when they played "the twins of destiny" on friday nights.

[TunechiInThisBitch]

@alphamone the news started at 6:00 where i am haha :)

[pjrt91]

@TunechiInThisBitch HAHAHHAHAHA!!! omg, so amazingly true, 90's kid :P

[latenightlogic]

I get goosebumps from listenning to this still!!!!! Who said orchestral music couldn't be good?

[boorelius]

lol it's epic you guise

[chrussy68]

Love this - wish the ABC would go back to it - so intense

[ewjones12]

"Good evening, and now to tonight's main story, ABC news has adopted a new theme for its intro"

[Blind47]

I love this song, grew up with it brings back awesome memories haha

[fireandice027]

This always reminds me of the end of the Animals of Farthing Wood, when it'd be time for the news :)

Good memories!

[Totalbollocks88]

Best theme ever for news.

[latenightlogic]

The pendulum remix should have been so much better. just repeats a small part of this song. This is the best.

[HaryMaverick]

this is boss as fuck

[TheElphartoo]

So many good memories from my childhood

[hamishbeing]

Like many here, I grew up with this theme. Like the ABC news itself, this tune has the most integrity and power of any news theme music offering by the other stations. No wonder Pendulum, who are my age or a little younger, pirated it so powerfully. Those trumpets are awesome! It screams "this is an epic moment in history, a momentous occasion, take it all in, be present in the power of now, and prepare to be blown away!'

[Graskinkan]

love it.

[michaellovegrove]

Used to hate it when this came on, no more kids shows. haha

[GrudonX]

@michaellovegrove Exactly what I used to think, but on channel 10, the simpsons would be on.

[PurplePeopleEater100]

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!! NOSTALGIA!!!!!!!

[fsxlucas1]

The trumpet fan far sends shivers down my back

[slipperyjim8]

was that an msn beep at :30 I'm probably getting delusional again....

[risingrisingrising]

My childhood, this is my childhood. I just had so many flashbacks.

[plusplusplusplusp]

@risingrisingrising

Happened to me as well. It's 1989 again!

[icekat83]

Is it weird or lame that I'm adding this to my fav's "Nostalgia" Playlist? I really miss this theme. The new one is so commercial...especially with those lame bits in the middle....as if we'll forget we're watching the ABC news!

[thatguyoverthere45]

I can't decide between this and the Channel 7 news theme :\ lol

[boringVandorsla]

This reminds me of nachos

[TehMushrooms]

Im imagining the remix groove in my head when i listen to this :D

[iamevildoing]

Thumbs up if you came to here what the original abc theme was after listening to the pendulum remix

[tim035]

@iamevildoing

Thumbs up if you're a stupid cunt. Oh look, 11 people.

[iamevildoing]

@tim035 ...yeah alright mate, your real big.

[Shumacher5]

@iamevildoing I wanted to see the differece!

[TITSandASSman4life]

man this IS TO TRIUMPHANT!!!!

[PhazonShroom]

i wish the American abc had this music...

[yOmOmAhH]

@hammertin thats called spooning

[pelemunch]

pendulum does it better :P

[LOLOMGOMFG]

PENDULUM'S VERSION KICKS ASS

[duncanperson]

Seriously: Fuck Pendulum - this version is much better

[t0rdenskjold]

ABC

[panjkaka1337]

Sounds like F-zero ! :D

[DeluxeWarPlaya]

This is going on my phone as my ring tone.

Screw Justin Bieber

[naughtyplanet]

PENDULUM!!!

[abcnewsboy]

I would like to than, Joshua, Harry and Beth, for 55 years of good service at the station. Good luck with Claude King, The Cajun Cowboy.

[Ricktard1010]

If American news had themes like his, I might actually watch.

[aidange2]

this one is so much better then the shit they use now

[JessClearwater]

BRING IT BACK! BRING IT BACK!

[MyMerryMelodies]

this is so much better. god why does modern society have to stuff up EVERYTHING!!?

[ilovecakelots88]

sound of my childhood

[econometricsly]

This theme gives me chills

[MrSplapp]

@econometricsly i reckon

[v8matey]

Replace it with Pendulum's remix!!! It will be the only reason to leave my computer just to watch the news!

[eno319]

it would be cool if they changed it to the pendulum theme

[cityviagranville]

(either that or one of the 'electronic' 80s versions of majestic fanfare!)

[cityviagranville]

I wish that the ABC had re-introduced this theme for News 24.

[wombat5cent]

Pendulum remix would be an awesome replacement for this :) Rob. make it happen <3

[darklordsma]

Best news theme ever, them trumpets are too good

[IpostJesus]

when you hear a song like this, you know your in for some serious news

[sim300]

There is another new version coming soon. I'm not sure if I like it or not.

[robertfrankin]

@sim300 - Do you mean the Pendulum remix? Because that was just some fun. Although with the news channel (ABC News 24) coming soon, maybe there will be a new theme.

[sim300]

@robertfrankin

No, there is a new theme coming very soon. I work at the ABC & was playing with the new titles yesterday.

[robertfrankin]

@sim300 - Oh. Cool - Are you able to say whether it is similar to this one, or similar to the current theme, or more BBC and very low key?

[sim300]

@robertfrankin

The titles are a lot faster, with lots of sliding elements with pictures inside. The music is more uptempo & has a newer feel to it. You'll see & hear for yourself soon enough :)

[fpsBeaTt]

@robertfrankin This theme is superior to all other ABC news themes; the ABC are ghey for changing it.

[OpenSkyEntertainment]

@robertfrankin The ABC News 24 theme is similar to the current theme, although it does feature some little beats and tunes, in the production.

[electricmaster23]

@sim300 have you heard the pendulum remix one? ;)

[sim300]

@electricmaster23

I sure have, I'd much prefer it to the new theme the ABC is using. Might actually get pumped up to watch the news haha

[trentonx]

@sim300 have you heard pendulum playing it?

[Hammertin]

@sim300 no, you choke on a little boys cock while fingering your shitbag with a wooden spoon

[sim300]

@Hammertin Wow, what a fucked up fantacy world you live in!

[fsxlucas1]

@sim300 When will the latest(2010) theme be over i don't like it when will the ABC select something good like they did with this one and 2005 to 2010.

[OpenSkyEntertainment]

@robertfrankin Yes the pendulum remix was just made for fun, and ABC News 24 will consist of a new theme tune.

[robloxian5897]

@robertfrankin it is now launched!

[schinzu123]

PENDULUM FTW!

[breakingthehabit2008]

FLASHBACKS!!!

[propertyofranger]

Is it bizarre that I adore this theme? >.< I get vivid flashbacks to my childhood every time I hear it! It really is a remarkable composition - I wish ABC2 had kept this version!

[looyee27]

......................epic.

[angstmonkey1]

Why did they get rid of it? I loved this old theme

[tombocombo123]

Pendulum remix FTW

[Godzillarr]

Pendulums is better.

[pickachu32]

do you have the song in mp3 i need it for school please send me link :D

[cybergirl626]

@pickachu32 use the freecorder toolbar. It lets you record audio straight from youtube videos and works wonders.

[pickachu32]

@cybergirl626 ok ty

[PSPRYANPSP]

I like Pendulum's better

[tonyiommirox]

god, i remember this theme so well!

[kegsterino12]

How awesome - I am Tony Ansell's son. I heard this tune more times than I care to remember in our home studio when Dad was writing it.

Awesome to hear it on youtube!

[sonne52]

@kegsterino12 what does your dad think of the Pendulum version? :D

[bodyboardkid1]

the pendulum remix wins

[zwerty007]

This isnt 1985-2005

its 1985-2000 or something

[Littleoldmeluvsu]

have you heard the pendulum remix lol?

[potterjc]

I love this tune, it has such a strong, familiar sound.

That little blibbit of sound at 0:23 cracks me up though; so 80's/90's!!!

Ahh this song takes me back... and I was born in '88!

[nimajnebev]

The one used slightly later (>2000 from what I can tell) is ever so slightly different - it has a bass note at the beginning, and has French horns towards the end of the theme. Love it!

[robertfrankin]

@nimajnebev Yeah, that modernized version was used from 1998 until early 2005, but the theme in this video was still used as the closer music, and was used without the 4 seconds at the beginning and the extra bit at the end from 1985 - 1998.

[thenightspeaks]

aw i miss hearing this one!

[daniel987878]

Awesome theme.

[Aerodynamics011]

If you want to hear an awesome cover of this by PENDULUM, check it out on my page.

[ta5h1na]

I need this theme for school, is there anywhere I can download it?

[cowper0jt]

I just can't get enough of that music! It's simply wonderful.

[rothery86]

Great, but I still prefer the ABC's 5-second radio tune to anything else in the world... Even pancakes!

[RBDrummer5]

I don't know, I still dig NBC's tune so much more. I have John Williams back any day.

[monkeytypist]

@RBDrummer5 this is the Australian ABC, you dingbat.

[RBDrummer5]

@monkeytypist I know it is, I just said that I enjoyed the other toon more.

[rileykernaghan]

One of the best news themes ever. Do you have a video of the opener?

[ttcfcl]

This sounds like Yanni

[FurReaction]

How does this sound ANYTHING like Yanni? O.o

[AnonymousDiv0]

*Sigh*

Why did they ever change it?

It's natural to prefer the theme you grew up with, and the new theme isn't really bad, but this is just so great that the new version didn't really add anything.

Ah, the days when this classic ABC fanfare was the herald of the only nightly news worth watching.

[sharpz123]

Hear hear!

The sound of a bygone era. When everything seemed much more sure of itself.

[sharpz123]

Something very comforting about this tune

[junkhello1234]

@AnonymousDiv0 completely agree, it's good they at least kept the radio news intro theme...

[368wookieman]

@AnonymousDiv0 it still is the only nightly news worth watching.

[TimelordV]

thats way better than the current one

[mildminotaur]

wow this music takes me back lol

[cityviagranville]

THANK-YOU!