Classic ABC TV and Radio Themes from the 1940s to the 2000s

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1Majestic Fanfare
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stuart Challender (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Majestic Fanfare
composer:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
Charles Williams0:27
2Brideshead Revisited Variations: Theme
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
partial recording of:
Brideshead Revisited
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (English composer)
publisher:
J&W Chester/Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd
Geoffrey Burgon2:04
3Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 2, P 138: 4. Bergamasca (Your Requests)
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Northey (Australian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 2: IV. Bergamasca
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1923)
part of:
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 2
Ottorino Respighi4:56
4Russian Rag (Late Night Live)
orchestra:
Sydney Alpha Ensemble
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Russian Rag
composer:
Elena Kats‐Chernin (Uzbek-Australian composer) (in 1996)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 58)
Elena Kats‐Chernin3:47
5String Quartet in F major, M. 35: 2. Assez Vif, Très Rythmé (Books And Writing)
cello:
Rachel Johnston (cellist)
string quartet and strings:
Australian String Quartet
viola:
Sally Boud (violist)
violin:
Anne Horton (violinist) and Sophie Rowell (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif – Très rythmé
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1902 until 1903)
part of:
String Quartet in F major
recording of:
String Quartet in F major: IV. Vif et agité
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1902 until 1903)
part of:
String Quartet in F major
Maurice Ravel6:13
6The Lord Is My Shepherd (The Vicar Of Dibley)
organ:
David Drury (organist)
vocals:
Cantillation and Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
composer and arranger:
Howard Goodall
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Noel Gay Music Co. Ltd.
Howard Goodall3:07
7Gardening Australia Theme
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Gardening Australia Theme
composer:
Rick Turk (Australian musician / composer)
Rick Turk0:55
8Countrywide Theme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Radio National Countrywide
composer:
Tony Ansell and Peter Wall (ABC Composer)
Peter Wall & Tony Ansell0:40
9Patrol Boat Theme
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruce Smeaton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Patrol Boat Theme
composer:
Bruce Smeaton
Bruce Smeaton3:31
10The Lost Patrol
orchestra:
ABC Showband
conductor:
Kevin Hocking
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
The Lost Patrol
composer:
Robert Maxwell (US harpist, songwriter and teacher)
Robert Maxwell2:15
11Four Corners Theme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Four Corners Theme
composer:
Rick Turk (Australian musician / composer)
Rick Turk0:51
12Lateline Theme
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Lateline Theme
composer:
Tony Ansell and Peter Wall (ABC Composer)
Peter Wall & Tony Ansell0:41
13Foreign Correspondent Theme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Foreign Correspondent Theme
composer:
Rick Turk (Australian musician / composer)
Rick Turk0:55
147.30 Report Theme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
7.30 Report Theme (1996-2002)
composer:
Jeremy Smith (bass (Hunters & Collectors))
Jeremy Smith0:29
15Phoenix Theme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Phoenix Theme
composer:
Paul Grabowsky (Australian pianist and composer)
Paul Grabowsky4:02
16Windows of Arques (Jazztrack)
bass:
Bruce Cale
piano:
Bryce Rohde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only) (in 1989)
recording of:
Windows of Arques
composer:
Bryce Rohde
Bryce Rohde4:18
17Geoffrey Robertson’s Hypotheticals Theme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Geoffrey Robertson’s Hypotheticals (Theme)
composer:
Rick Turk (Australian musician / composer)
Rick Turk1:09
18Silencium, Music of Inner Peace: 12. Silencium (Silent Witness)
vocals:
Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Silencium, Music of Inner Peace: 12. Silencium
composer:
John Harle
John Harle1:37
19Antarctica – Suite for Guitar and Orchestra: 3. Penguin Ballet (Sunday Afternoon)
guitar:
Timothy Kain (guitarist)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Porcelijn (composer and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Antarctica: III. Penguin Ballet (guitar suite)
composer:
Nigel Westlake (Australian composer and clarinetist) (in 1992)
part of:
Antarctica (guitar suite)
Nigel Westlake3:15
20Nunc Dimittis (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)
trumpet:
Leanne Sullivan (Australian trumpet player) (from 2002-04-15 until 2002-04-30)
soprano vocals:
Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano) (from 2002-04-15 until 2002-04-30)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis (from 2002-04-15 until 2002-04-30)
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist) (from 2002-04-15 until 2002-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Federation Concert Hall in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 2002-04-15 until 2002-04-30)
recording of:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Nunc dimittis (for soprano, with trumpet and orchestra) (from 2002-04-15 until 2002-04-30)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (English composer)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
orchestration of:
Nunc dimittis (for voices, trumpet and organ; Burgon, 1979)
Geoffrey Burgon3:00
21The Gadfly – Concert Suite Op. 97a: 8. Romance (Arr. Lev Atovmyan) (Reilly, Ace Of Spies)
violin:
Barbara Jane Gilby (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a: VIII. Romance
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1955)
arranger:
Левон Атовмьян (Lev Atovmyan, Russian composer, arranger, editor, and administrator)
part of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a
Dmitri Shostakovich6:28
22Seven Little Australians Theme
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruce Smeaton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Seven Little Australians Theme
composer:
Bruce Smeaton
Bruce Smeaton2:05
23Liberty Bell March (Monty Python's Flying Circus)
orchestra:
ABC Showband
conductor:
Kevin Hocking
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
The Liberty Bell
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1893)
arrangement of:
The Devil’s Deputy
John Philip Sousa2:27
24Holiday With Bill Peach Theme
orchestra:
ABC Showband
conductor:
Kevin Hocking
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Holiday With Bill Peach Theme
composer:
Kevin Hocking
Kevin Hocking2:48
25Sunspot (Weekend Magazine)
orchestra:
ABC Showband
conductor:
Kevin Hocking
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Sunspot
composer:
Tony Osborne
Tony Osborne1:31
26Michael’s Theme (Parkinson)
orchestra:
ABC Showband
conductor:
Kevin Hocking
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Michael’s Theme
composer:
Harry Stoneham
Harry Stoneham3:42
27Wildside Theme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
Wildside Theme
composer:
Peter Best (Australian film composer)
Peter Best1:38
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