“ABC News Special Report” 2013 – 2020 Theme
Throughout the years the graphics for ABC News Special Reports were regularly updated to fit in with the rest of the ABC News brand. The music...
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“Today” Current Open
Just shy of 30 years after its introduction, the Today Show replaced its iconic opener composed by John Williams. The new theme, which has a more...
“World News Tonight” 2012 – 2020 Theme
This World News Tonight theme is a composition by major Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer and his co-composer at Remote Control Productions Steve Mazzaro. They had previously worked together...
“20/20” Current Theme
For the fall 2012 season, 20/20 was given a makeover. The darker and more dramatic look that was adopted two years earlier were replaced with a...
“Rock Center” 2012 – 2013 Theme
This news magazine is named after the location of NBC News headquarters in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center. It’s NBC’s first new news magazine...
“ABC Olympics” 2012 Theme
For the two decades after the 1964 Winter Games, ABC made the Olympics a staple of their network and invented the way it is still televised...
“Good Afternoon America” Theme Song
Good Afternoon America was a GMA spinoff that aired for two months in the summer of 2012 on ABC’s daytime schedule. It was hosted by GMA’s...
ABC News Current Tags
These are two of the tags that are used at the end of ABC News broadcasts. On air the music is accompanied by a voice-over saying:...
“Today” 2012 – 2013 Headline Bed
On the same day that Good Morning America debuted a new theme, Today debuted a new headline bed. It has more of a driving beat to...
“Good Morning America” 2012 – 2015 Theme
GMA wanted a new theme that sounded “hipper and fresher” but was still “thoughtful and interesting” to reflect the show’s increased emphasis on lifestyle and entertainment....
“CBS This Morning” 2012 – 2021 Theme
The relaunch of CBS This Morning in 2012 was an attempt to bring back hard news to the morning time slot. “Putting news back in the...
“See the Whole Picture” Branding Promo
This year ABC launched a new promotional campaign with the tag line “see the whole picture”. This image, which stresses relevance, is in response to the...
“This Week” 2012 – 2013 Theme
Since George Stephanopoulos took back the reins of This Week, the well-received “Your Voice, Your Vote” theme was slightly altered to be used as the new...
“This Week” 2011 Theme
When Christiane Amanpour debuted on This Week, the program was relaunched with new theme music from trumpeter Chris Botti. But Amanpour’s tenure wasn’t an immediate hit...
“Early Show” 2011 – 2012 Open
This is based on the 1987 CBS Evening News package that was picked up again in 2011. It was performed and recorded at the end of...