The Sound (Australian TV series)

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The Sound
Created by Michael Gudinski [1]
Presented by Jane Gazzo (season one-two), Bridget Hustwaite (season two)
Opening theme"The Sound" by D'arcy Spiller
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes20
Production
Running time60 mins (season 1-2), 30 mins (season 3)
Original release
Network ABC
Release19 July 2020 (2020-07-19)

The Sound is an Australian music program broadcast on the ABC, which first screened on Sunday 19 July 2020. The program is hosted by Jane Gazzo and Zan Rowe with a special guest co-host each week. It is created and filmed by Mushroom Vision and screens on Sundays at 5.30pm with a replay on Saturdays at 12.30pm. [2] The pre-recorded live performances are also available to watch on ABC iview. The Sound features pre-recorded live performances, music videos of new releases and interviews with artists, highlighting Australia's "best and upcoming talent". The program features a historical segment called "The Vault", which shows an iconic Australian performance, as well as "A Tribute" which pays tribute to "great Australian tracks" where various artists perform collaboratively. [1]

Contents

A second series commenced on 1 November 2020. [3]

A third series was announced in October 2021 and premiered on 7 November 2021, at a shorter length of 30 minutes per episode. [4]

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedSpecial(s)
First airedLast aired
1619 July 202022 August 2020No special
261 November 202020 December 20202
367 November 202112 December 2021No special

Episodes

Season One

List of season one episodes
EpisodeAir dateCo host
Episode 1 [5] 19 July 2020 Bryan Brown
In order of performance:
Episode 2 [6] 26 July 2020 Russell Crowe
In order of performance:
Episode 3 [7] 2 August 2020 Red Symons
In order of performance:
Episode 4 [8] 9 August 2020 Myf Warhurst
In order of performance:
Episode 5 [9] 15 August 2020 Deborah Mailman
In order of performance:
Episode 6 [10] 22 August 2020 Keith Urban
In order of performance:

Season Two

List of season two episodes
EpisodeAir dateCo-host
Episode 7 [11] 1 November 2020 [12] Stan Grant
In order of performance:
Episode 88 November 2020 Christine Anu
In order of performance: [13]
Episode 915 November 2020 Matt Okine
In order of performance: [14] [15]
Episode 1022 November 2020 Jock Zonfrillo
In order of performance: [16]
Episode 1129 November 2020 Dylan Lewis
In order of performance: [17]
Episode 126 December 2020 Mick Molloy
In order of performance: [18]
Episode 13 (Special - Best of series 1 & 2)13 December 2020
In order of performance: [19]
  • Midnight Oil featuring Jessica Mauboy & Tasman Keith — "First Nation"
  • Amy Shark — "Everybody Rise"
  • Josh Teskey and Ash Grunwald – "Thinking 'Bout Myself"
  • Guy Sebastian — "Standing with You"
  • Birds of Tokyo — "Weekend"
  • Illy featuring G-Flip — "Loose Ends"
  • Mia Wray — "Work for Me"
  • Bliss N Eso featuring Jake Isaac — "Lighthouse"
  • Missy Higgins — "When It All Starts Up Again"
  • Ruel — "As Long As You Care"
  • Tones and I with G-Flip, The Pierce Brothers, Adrian Eagle, Alice Blake Music and Melbourne Gospel Choir — "Fly Away"
  • Sam Fischer — "This City"
  • Electric Fields featuring Missy Higgins, Jessica Mauboy, John Butler — "From Little Things, Big Things Grow"
Episode 14 (Making Gravy Christmas Special)20 December 2020Paul Kelly
In order of performance: [20]

Season Three

Season three will feature a rotating roster of guest hosts, replacing previous hosts Jane Gazzo, Zan Rowe and Bridget Hustwaite. The "Tribute" section for season three will be pay respect to living artists. [21]

List of season two episodes
EpisodeAir dateHost
Episode 15 [22] 7 November 2021 Andy Lee
In order of performance:
Episode 16 [23] 14 November 2021 Rachael Griffiths
In order of performance:
Episode 17 [24] 21 November 2021 Jack Charles
In order of performance:
Episode 18 [25] 28 November 2021 Craig Reucassel
In order of performance:
Episode 19 [26] 5 December 2021 Joel Creasey
In order of performance:
Episode 20 [27] 12 December 2021 Zan Rowe
In order of performance:

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