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Great Sporting Theme Music/Scores

Great Sporting Theme Music/Scores

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 Paul is back for another action-packed episode. We will explore some of the great sporting themes from over the years. Some of what will be discussed include:- An iconic theme from a well-known boxing film and the man who created it- A 1971 blaxploitation film which paved the way for African/American action heros and its brilliant theme music which was used for a Rugby League program.- The Olympic anthem, Fanfare for the Common Man- NFL Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football themes- Augusta theme by Dave Loggins, - Channel Nine and BBC cricket intro and outro themes- Chariots of Fire, NEC Big Game, The Winners themeOlivia drops by to do conduct the Quiz and Sporting Spotlight. There is a new segment “What’s my Theme?” and there is the segment Then and Now.Great Theme Music in Sport Sources1. The writing shed with tommy tomlinson ‘the constant variety of sports (themes)’, tommy tomlinson, 25/10/252. Awful announcing.com ‘the top 25 sports themes of all time’, by matt yoder, 29/7/243. wrvu.org ‘best all-time sports themes’, wrvu-nashville, alejandro otero ‘30/6/20204. The guardian.com ‘the top 40 theme tunes in sport’, by steven pye for the 1980’s sportsblog, 19/11/20215. Bulldog dynasty ‘rex mossop’s seven’s big league intro, preview & team lists 1982’, 24/12/20126. Emerson, lake & palmer ‘fanfare for the common man (live at olympic stadium, montreal, 1977)’, 14/7/20167. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaft_(1971_film)8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Bundini_Brown9. IMDb ‘Shaft, (trailer)’, an amazon company, n.d10. Inaimboxing ‘drew bundini brown, the original hype man’, 28/3/2511. albumism.com ‘100 greatest soundtracks of all time:shaft, (1971)’, terry nelson, 8/5/202012. britannica.com ‘blaxploitation movies’, yvonne sims, britannica editors, 16/1/2613. olympics.com ‘olympic anthem’, international olympic committee, 202614. bbc.com ‘rocky-the man behind the theme tune’, colin paterson, 24/12/201615. Total rocky.com ‘rocky theme song:the story behind (gonna fly now)’, 23/5/2516. britannica.com ‘rocky:film by avildsen, 1976’, patricia bauer, britannica editors, 27/2/2617. Memory lane-growing up in australia ‘those of us old enough to remember, when channel 7 was the broadcasters of rugby league ……’, manual plomari, 11/2/2618. kids.kiddle.co ‘rex mossop facts for kids’, kids encyclopedia facts, 17/10/2519. Nrlthrowback ‘rex mossop vs the backdrop’, 26/2/2320. Brainy quote.com ‘theme song quotes’, n.d21. Fox sports.com ‘something special is happening:inside meeting that birthed masters icon golf fan loves’, jacob polychronis, 4/4/2522. Mandkbell ‘channel 9 cricket intro’, 9/8/200823. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariots_of_Fire24. Dm mordecai ‘england vs new zealand 1st test match day 1 lord’s july 24 1986 martyn moxon richard hadlee’, soul limbo booker t & the mg’s, 7/2/202125. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams26. Bulldog dynasty ‘1985 nec big game intro channel 10’, 19/12/201327. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tesh28. Bob christianson.com ‘bob christianson:composer’, 29. The vhs & beta history archive ‘1985 abc sport presents the winners rd 18 highlights melbourne vfl drew morphett’, 22/10/2430. Sydney morning herald.com ‘moose that roared leaves a sad silence’, jim o’rourke, 19/6/201131. Retro rugby league ‘newtown vs manly 1981 minor semi-final’, 7/9/2332. Bobby scott.house.gov ‘honoring the life and music of the late isaac hayes’, congressman bobby scott, 15/9/2008Intro music- Puncher by Abbynoise Sports Gameshow theme by Zeroframe Outro- Can’t Give it up by All Good Folks from Uppbeat
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