Music used in New Zealand Television Commercials: H

A selective list of music used in television adverts. If you know of other songs or pieces of music that have been used in New Zealand commercials, please tell us and we will add them to the list.

This list is arranged by the name of the product being advertised:

Hanover Finance

The fear by The feelers from their 2003 album Playground Battlefield (October 2007)

HBO Coming Attractions

Dies Irae from Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi

Heartland Bank

Stay where you are: 3 Rounds and a Sound originally performed by US band Blind Pilot, re-recorded at Roundhead Studio in Auckland by local singer Taine Buchan (May 2015)

Heineken

The Entrance, 2011:The Golden Age by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour (July 2015)

Time travelling taxi: The Little Green Bag by The George Baker Selection (October 2007)

The perfect gentleman: Give it to me by J. Geils Band (September 2004)

The pain barrier: Quando, quando, quando by Engelbert Humperdinck (2003)

The last straw: She's a lady by Tom Jones (2003)

Holden Astra

Astra la vista: Love you like I should by Dave Dobbyn (August 2005)

Holden Cruze

Cruise Control by the iconic New Zealand band, Headless Chickens (July 2009)

Holden VY Commodore

Take Me Away from Perth all-girl band Lash (October 2002)

Holden Nova

Adagio, by Tomaso Albinoni

Holden Statesman

Andante from Concerto for piano and orchestra No 21, K467, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Holden Ute

Rip It Up by Jet from their second album Shine On (December 2007)

Thunderstruck by AC/DC (March 2002)

Honda Accord

Ruhe Sanft, from Zaïde, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Clair de Lune, by Claude Debussy

Honda Civic

Habañera, from Carmen, by Georges Bizet

Honda Diesel (available in the UK only)

(December 2005). Guardian article; Honda UK website

Honda Legend

Bailero, from Songs of the Auvergne, by Joseph Canteloube

Hot Springs Spas

My Little Corner Of The World Anita Bryant, Composed by Pockriss/Hilliard (August 2009)

Huggies nappies

It must be love originally performed by Madness

Hyundai Cars

Wine, women and song, by Johann Strauss

Hyundai i30

Come to me by Koop (April 2010)

Hyundai Sonata

Prelude to Act 1 of La Traviata, by Giuseppe Verdi (March 2006)

Hyundai Santa Fe

Wayward Wind (H. Newman & S. Lebowsky), performed by Gogi Grant (August 2006)