Favorite all time sports theme music

[BillD1984]

When I was a kid, I always associated certain sports with their respective music on network TV. This is my all time favorite. What is yours?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAdgnGdRmaI

 

[cosmo_kramer]

 

[BillD1984]

This would be #2 choice. CBS' NFL theme in the mid 80's (it has Summerall/Madden written all over it).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4J54SJewe0

 

[Mr Tony]

Hockey Night in Canada

 

[Jimbo]

Hockey Night In Canada

(the old one that use to play)

A distant 2nd choice
MNF theme.

 

[dfergie]

The CBS NFL & MNF are about a tie for me ...

 

[satjay]

When I was a kid, I always associated certain sports with their respective music on network TV. This is my all time favorite. What is yours?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAdgnGdRmaI

I would agree, NBA on CBS

Then old Hockey night in Canada

 

[dfergie]

Btw I have some full MNF & CBS games from that era on VHS, Cowboys vs Redskins or Cowboys vs Giants ...

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Also, being a long suffering Hartford Whaler fan, I have to include Brass Bonanza as well....

 

[Kraven]

The original Hockey Night in Canada theme (now airing on TSN/RDS). A few years back, CBC refused to pay around 50k to renew the rights.
Needless to say in Hockey mad Canada, a lot of viewers were pissed.

A far distant 2nd would be the "Bulls" NBA opening theme on NBC in the 90s written by John Tesh

Followed by MNF

 

[BillD1984]

Also, being a long suffering Hartford Whaler fan, I have to include Brass Bonanza as well....

WOW.....I remember this back in the day on SportsChannel New England, with Rick Peckham and Gerry Cheevers on the call!!

 

[CK SatGuy]

The NBA on NBC theme

 

[Rey]

For me the NBA on NBC theme would be #1 and really brings back some great memories,especially with the bulls throughout their 6 championships. At a very close 2nd, The Monday Night football theme Cosmo posted above.

 

[riffjim4069]

Hands-down it's gotta be the opening theme music to ABC's Wide World of Sports (aka Agony of Defeat Guy).

 

[BillD1984]

Hands-down it's gotta be the opening theme music to ABC's Wide World of Sports (aka Agony of Defeat Guy).

Well, I'm hoping for "the thrill of victory" tonight, but right now it looks like it will be "agony of defeat"

 

[Ramy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q9gL33ze4RE

 

[Mets82]

Also, being a long suffering Hartford Whaler fan, I have to include Brass Bonanza as well....

WOW.....I remember this back in the day on SportsChannel New England, with Rick Peckham and Gerry Cheevers on the call!!

The NBA on NBC theme

For me the NBA on NBC theme would be #1 and really brings back some great memories,especially with the bulls throughout their 6 championships. At a very close 2nd, The Monday Night football theme Cosmo posted above.

I agree with all the above here. I mean there are some good themes. I'll put in no particular order-NFL on CBS theme (90s), NFL on FOX, MLB on FOX, The Whalers theme, the NBA on NBC theme and the old ESPN Sportscenter theme.

 

[raoul5788]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q9gL33ze4RE

My sister likes this so much it was the music at her wedding as she entered the church!

 

[riffjim4069]

Well, I'm hoping for "the thrill of victory" tonight, but right now it looks like it will be "agony of defeat"

Sorry for your agony, Bill. Just about everything in that series kept screaming, to me, that Montreal wanted that series 10X as much as the Bruins...even the goal-posts and cross-bars were leaning Montreal. On a side note, perhaps they should rename this tune to 'Bob's Song.'

 

[mondiale]

Almost anything CBS from the 80s. NBC's use of Don't Turn Away by Midnite Flight for it's NFL coverage (1980-81). Herb Alpert's 1980 (used by NBC during the 1986 World Cup). TNT's NFL (1992-93) and NBA from about the same time. ESPN's NFL from 1994-97 and the CFL on CBC theme which was used in their final years together,