But the real secret to teleporting the old ABC TV News Theme into the present lies in the bass. And that was provided by a kids' drum kit McDonald bought for 20 bucks on Gumtree.

It started as a piece of sound-library music and through reworks, remixes and generations of Australian growing up hearing it, the Majestic Fanfare has wedged itself into the Australian consciousness.

ABC News is undergoing its “biggest overhaul in look and feel in eight years”, with new opening titles and weather graphics, plus the return of the legendary ABC TV News Theme. From Monday ...

Film composer Hans Zimmer recently unveiled his new theme for “ABC World News With Diane Sawyer,” the newscast’s first musical revamp since 2000, accompanying the debut of a fresh logo and ...