- TIL that the ABC news theme music that was used for most of the ABC's history (and is still used for news bulletins on the radio), is a whole-ass pre-existing piece of music called 'Majestic Fanfare' & was composed by a British guy. youtu.be/nYvFa0RmBbg?...
Feb 3, 2026 07:29
- If you grew up in Aus and you're middle aged or older that music probably activates some core memories. If you listen right to the end of the video you'll also hear an attempt that ABC made to update it in the 80s. With Synths.
- Also, if you grew up in the era of Four Corners being the hard-hitting program that tells you long-form about The Horrors, and has a grim and serious-sounding theme to match, I have startling news for you about what the original theme sounded like in the 1960s youtu.be/2iQDjdicOMU?...
