“Nightline” 1997 – 2005 Theme
For most of the early years, Nightline used the World News Tonight theme to open the broadcast. That changed in 1997 when they started using a...
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“Good Morning America” 1997 – 1999 Theme
This theme embodies the transfer of GMA from the entertainment division to the news division as it contains the ABC News emblem. It is the first...
“World News Tonight” 1996 – 1998 Theme
For the first time since 1978, ABC News used a different theme for its evening flagship broadcast. It was not entirely new because this theme is...
“The ’96 Vote” Theme
From a horse race perspective the 1996 presidential election was a bore. The minute that primary season was over, President Clinton seemed to be cruising to reelection, beating...
“More Americans…” 1996 – 1999 Tag
This was used for three years during the 1990s after ABC News broadcasts. I am not sure who the composer is, but Score Productions seems likely...
“ABC News Radio” Current Theme
This is the sounder used for the hourly news updates from ABC News Radio since 1995. ABC’s newscasts are fed to more than 2,000 stations across the nation....
“Turning Point” Theme
Turning Point was an ABC news magazine that would feature one topic, such as a historical event of significance. It was anchored by alternating stars: Barbara...
“20/20” 1993 – 1998 Theme
“From ABC News around the world and into your home, the stories that touch your life. With Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters, this is 20/20.” That’s...
“This Week” 1993 – 2002 Theme
Co-moderators Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts replaced David Brinkley. They were familiar to the show’s audience, as both were frequent panelists in the Brinkley-era. Sam and Cokie’s...
“Day One” 1993 – 1995 Theme
News magazines are like fashion accessories: one day they are hot; the next they aren’t. And when they are hot, there is no escaping them. They...
“World News Polka”
Polka music to end a newscast. Weird. What’s the story behind it? Since the beginning World News Now plays random pieces of music leading into the...
“Good Morning America” 1992 – 1996 Theme
This theme was used during the latter years of the Lunden-Gibson era and is composed by Non-Stop Music. The early 90’s saw the morning shows travel...
“World News Now” 1992 – 2001 Theme
In 1992 Aaron Brown and Lisa McRee anchored a relatively new type of newscast. It was titled ABC World News Now, designed to give the network...
“ABC News Special Report” 1991 – 2013 Theme
“This is an ABC News Special Report.” Whenever breaking news warranted an interruption of regularly scheduled programming, this theme was used. While it is solemn and...
“World News Tonight” 1990 – 1996 Theme
In 1990 the old theme was starting to sound dated, hence Score Productions produced an updated recording. The theme debuted without any new graphics and was...