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[Dark Octave]

Not a fan of Olympics anthems/compositions then?

Ok the Olympics are majestic, so that would fit. Soccer isn't. Soccer should sound like a football theme with a latin twist to it.

 

[ito007]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXGWQmG5C9M

this one always gets me pumped for saturday. coupled with excellent espn graphics makes for one epic broadcast

 

[ElectricBlue187]

Sounds like a shitty version of Grandstand, the real best sports theme

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

This sounds like the opening of a goofy 80's sitcom

 

[Rilasciare]

NFL on NBC

Heart of the Champion

I fucking hate Nelly, but holy shit, play this before a game for instant hype, even on shit games.

LOVE the Sunday Night Football theme. For me, this is topped only by the old non-ESPN Monday Night Football theme.

 

[Dark Octave]

I really liked the old Showtime boxing theme from the 90s. It was either Showtime or HBO but I'm pretty sure it was Showtime. Really great boxing theme even if it wasn't aggressive. Lots of horns which sounded great but there wa sa sax in there somewhere that is typical of it's time.

I just can't find it anywhere.

 

[Takamura-San]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKX-cf_p90

/thread

Came for this, glad is first post.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Ok the Olympics are majestic, so that would fit. Soccer isn't. Soccer should sound like a football theme with a latin twist to it.

What the fuck. No.

 

[Tashi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKOkNZ4Yzto

Here's a full NBA on NBC intro. 93 Playoffs, Bulls vs Knicks.

 

[Cagey]

90s Chicago Bulls Intro Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq8VPYPzKHk

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

Might as well have been Hitler's theme song to me as a kid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKX-cf_p90

/thread

If this wasn't in the first two posts, I was going to be supremely disappointed.

 

[Judderman]

I personally enjoy the CL theme, but John Tesh is your lord and master.

The Alpha and the Omega.

Roundball Rock. Forever.

 

[Vanillalite]

NFL Films Music >>>>> All other sports music

 

[Nesotenso]

HBO Boxing 24/7 is also one of my favorites.

 

[The Friendly Monster]

Thread is incomplete without Ski Sunday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOEO_fgG3-I

or Match of the Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZSU7bdSGVU

...but Grandstand still wins.

 

[Jag]

You may, if you're a fan of prog-rock from the 80s, know this song as "Sirius," which was a long intro for a medium-sized hit called "Eye in the Sky" by the Alan Parsons Project.

But for the 6-time world champion Chicago Bulls? This was your anthem. This meant asswhippings were about to occur.

This meant winning.

It always amazed me how such a kick ass intro like Sirius led into such a milquetoast song like Eye in the Sky.

 

[Mudkips]

Harlem Globetrotters Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq79iVVwJ1A

 

[LanceVance]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Wwi5B34pw

Who doesn't love Vindaloo

 

[Hunter S.]

Expanding on my original post. For the major four in the United States it goes,

NBA - NBA on NBC Theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKX-cf_p90

NFL - NFL on FOX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbU4fPYRvcY (I personally think the new NFL on NBC theme is better, but it certainly isn't more recognizable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y79g6cywsw)

NHL - National Hockey Night on ESPN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BuSLqUD65I

MLB - MLB on FOX (Fuck FOX. They abandoned it) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6__Xr3ouAI (ESPN Sunday Night Baseball theme is the more recognizable one currently http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GdeU5u-Ngo)

Epic post I love that old ESPN NHL theme heard it so much on the NHL 98 game I played forever. But, I think the NFL on Fox gets my vote. So inspiring.

 

[iamblades]

The old NFL films theme music was the greatest:

http://youtu.be/ZEpLZrepuLQ

 

[Jimothy]

The NBA on NBC theme is a lightning rod of nostalgia for me. Every time I hear it I think of those classic Lakers/Kings WCF.

 

[Dark Octave]

What the fuck. No.

lol I wish I had the power to do it just for the reactions.

 

[zyxwvu4321]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKX-cf_p90

/thread

I'm not even an NBA fan, but yep.

 

[Anth0ny]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKX-cf_p90

/thread

nothing comes close

 

[Plinko]

Nothing beats NBA on NBC. Nothing.

 

[richiek]

The New York Rangers Goal Song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=watSkvqZi_k&list=FLEVwAeSchJysbNAo-pPPaCQ&index=57

 

[Razorskin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYsxfNgr5_M

/threadforcanadians

You posted the wrong HNIC theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96OTz6_qTnE

 

[cdyhybrid]

NBA on NBC
NFL on FOX
This if we put a track behind it

 

[FelixOrion]

lol OP, no. Just no.

I don't watch any sports, but the FOX NFL theme gets me fucking ready to get stuff done!

Yes.

 

[Sanjuro]

You posted the wrong HNIC theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96OTz6_qTnE

I was going to say something. I don't even have a stake in that argument, but I knew it was very wrong.

 

[RC]

You posted the wrong HNIC theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96OTz6_qTnE

That man should revoke his citizenship for posting the inferior theme.

 

[FelixOrion]

The old NFL films theme music was the greatest:

http://youtu.be/ZEpLZrepuLQ

Yeah buddy they were.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2v6m2Bd_8k

 

[thefro]

Harlem Globetrotters Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq79iVVwJ1A

Sweet Georgia Brown wasn't written for the Globetrotters.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Thread should have ended with the OP because nothing beats the Champions League anthem... most of this other stuff is just loud, obnoxious, and embarrassing.

 

[ShaneB]

That man should revoke his citizenship for posting the inferior theme.

The TSN one is indeed a travesy in my opinion compared to the classic CBC version.

The NFL themes are all great in my opinion, but NBA on NBC always wins this, no contest.

 

[Rich!]

you're all wrong*. THIS is the greatest ever anthem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67xXbTaQlKI

Spoiler

*apart from the dude who already mentioned it. congrats.

 

[Pallad1um]

Sorry other sports, (real) football wins this one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqd6T_A9LY

:bow

If this shit doesn't raise the hair on the back of your neck then you are already dead

You're right, OP. However, I don't find it strange that most of the people here prefer something based on the other football, or basketball. But the NBA on NBC theme, really? Almost all the themes posted here are better, whats the appeal?

 

[KingGondo]

But the NBA on NBC theme, really? Almost all the themes posted here are better, whats the appeal?

It's catchy as hell, captures the excitement and passion of the sport, and it's strongly associated with the Jordan era of the NBA, giving it a strong nostalgic appeal.

Most sports themes are just build-ups to, or variations on a main theme. Roundball Rock is a complete song.

 

[Dabookerman]

Never heard the NBA theme till today.

meh.

 

[Guzim]

Since Roundball Rock was already posted, I'll post one of my favorites. Wimbledon.

 

[Dabookerman]

Since this is the right thread to ask.. can anyone find the 1996 atlanta olympics theme? I'm sure it had Dixie as part of the theme..

 

[pants]

Sorry Ameribros that NBA theme sounds like wet poo.

Best music associated with sport has got to be :
Georges Bizet - "Les Toreadors" from Carmen Suite No. 1

 

[TylerD]

HBO Sports Hard Knocks is pretty kick ass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMylUFfpSLA

Also like the 24/7 intro but Roundball Rock reigns supreme.

 

[Rich!]

I retract my previous statement.

The greatest sporting anthem of ALL TIME is Match of the Day:

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

real football, real music, real fuck yeah. Far, far more excitement and action in there than in that NBA rubbish! Nothing beats the excitement of sitting down and waiting to see the highlights of West Brom's latest show of force. Nothing beats the sheer disappointment and agony that settles in soon afterwards either.

 

[Broder Salsa]

lol I wish I had the power to do it just for the reactions.

All supporters would agree to riot in the stadiums like we were Serbian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oHGYG8UbE2Y#t=25

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKX-cf_p90

/thread

I was happy to hear its final use when the Lakers won a championship on NBC last NBA broadcast..

I love this video.

 

[NameGenerated]

Roundball Rock and it's not even a contest.

 

[Chili]

Because it's always fun to blow Americans' minds, I give you Superstars. It may sound familiar to you.

Indeed, BBC TV is littered with them.

Grandstand
Cricket coverage
Snooker

And of course:

Formula 1

Yep, the F1 and cricket anthems in particular are amazing.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

That NBA theme is garbage. Sounds like game show music.

Nothing like a bit of opera to get you ready for a proper game.

Yep. Fucking dreadful.

 

[Htown]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKX-cf_p90

/thread

And we're done.

 

[speculawyer]

That pedo Gary GLitter's song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO7WNsTYOSs

 

[Betta Lines]

Since Roundball Rock was already posted, I'll post one of my favorites. Wimbledon.

It's so weird to think there is another Wimbledon theme that is equally closely associated with the tournament. Naturally, I think ours (UK) are way better... I say 'are' because we have two!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYVDI522hgo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y8T_9G6QTo