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[Hrothgar]

The OP is right, but it's too majestic for the colonial' sports fan to comprehend, as shown by this thread.

Spoiler

 

[Htown]

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

I guess the theme matches the sport in its ability to lull you to sleep. So it has that going for it.

 

[Hrothgar]

I guess the theme matches the sport in its ability to lull you to sleep. So it has that going for it.

Here is the short version, for those with an attention deficit

 

[Htown]

Here is the short version, for those with an attention deficit

all the excitement of sitting in on an Anglican church service.

edit: I mean listen to this "handegg" track right here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y79g6cywsw

sounds like some epic, Gladiator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, "YOU'RE A LOOSE CANNON" business is about to go down while Superman punches an alien queen in the face

THAT'S what you want in a sports theme

 

[Betta Lines]

Yeah I really don't get the appeal of the Champions League theme. It's like a poor parody of the Hallelujah Chorus. Utter shite.

 

[Blablurn]

You can't just beat the CL anthem.

 

[Blablurn]

Yeah I really don't get the appeal of the Champions League theme. It's like a poor parody of the Hallelujah Chorus. Utter shite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fcUmKNAhpsA#t=36

GOOOOSEBUMPS

 

[dmag1223]

The old ABC college football themes were fantastic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMbM3URjnNk

 

[Broder Salsa]

I guess the theme matches the sport in its ability to lull you to sleep. So it has that going for it.

 

[MattKeil]

You kids are too young to remember the actual greatest sports anthem.

Gathering Crowds - This Week In Baseball

 

[Cerberus]

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.

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

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

This is the best one. Instant hype.

NBC's Sunday Night Football theme gets me pumped up too.

 

[dorkimoe]

its 100% definitley the bulls intro video and theme

 

[Suen]

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

/thread

Sounds like some title song for a SNES game :lol

 

[Fergie]

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

Music of the world.

 

[moai]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y79g6cywsw

that's horrible.
that nba theme posted earlier is the best one.

 

[krishian]

Nothing comes even remotely close to the Champions League anthem. I still get chills every single time I hear it.

 

[Billy Big Bollocks]

Yeah I really don't get the appeal of the Champions League theme. It's like a poor parody of the Hallelujah Chorus. Utter shite.

They were both written by the same bloke

 

[Ashsturm]

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

BBC have got some great intros but Grandstand and F1 are on another level. The thought of the rest of the world watching F1 without that music is sad.

 

[ZedIndyLil]

You kids are too young to remember the actual greatest sports anthem.

Gathering Crowds - This Week In Baseball

Oh dear god yes.

Plus this music, with voiceover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi69utdvDcA

 

[Red Blaster]

is anyone surprised that a bunch of people from second rate loser countries can't comprehend the greatness of the nba on nbc theme

 

[FelixOrion]

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 will always be the Husker Tunnel Walk for me, even if the Huskers really don't use it anymore.

I guess the theme matches the sport in its ability to lull you to sleep. So it has that going for it.

:lol I like this man.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Gotta love American sports GAF, where the Champions League anthem is "too boring" and John Tesh is the pinnacle of musical achievement...

 

[JABEE]

BRASS BONANZA

GOAT

 

[Htown]

Gotta love American sports GAF, where the Champions League anthem is "too boring" and John Tesh is the pinnacle of musical achievement...

It's okay. Just kick that thought back and forth in your head for a couple hours and you'll come to an unsatisfying conclusion.

 

[Broder Salsa]

You kids are too young to remember the actual greatest sports anthem.

Gathering Crowds - This Week In Baseball

Now this is more like it from the american sports in here. I'm still not sure if that NBA theme is a joke or not.

 

[Htown]

that's horrible.
that nba theme posted earlier is the best one.

I already said the NBA theme was the best

I was comparing energy levels and the fact that the soccer theme is best played with ambient rain sounds to help you drift off.

 

[GuessWho]

NFL PRIMETIME BITCHES, this song when it comes on you know the highlights are going to be great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXuXBLlfxRo&list=PLxIqXAmpQw5_c_4sGzHLXiBsV7JtjKGpP

 

[ZedIndyLil]

This is a pretty hot tune too--from 1980's baseball when NBC covered it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZA2Dz7I1X8

 

[Dude Abides]

Song in the OP is some shit you'd play before a wedding.

 

[mavs]

And of course:

Formula 1

Okay, I never once thought of The Chain as a sports anthem but...yeah, that's pretty good.

 

[Diprosalic]

CL theme, such classy, wow.

 

[massivekettle]

BBC have got some great intros but Grandstand and F1 are on another level. The thought of the rest of the world watching F1 without that music is sad.

Not really. The ITV theme (with the Moby song) blows the BBC/Sky themes out of the water.

Hockey Night in Canada was amazing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEA5FSkGlhE

And RDS (French Canada's ESPN) old F1 theme was amazing - actually much better than anything I've heard in the UK so far. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjPwVYzMv8s

 

[Queen of Hunting]

2010 world cup theme song is best http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgyJY9yndv4

 

[reKon]

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

/thread

one and done

but, NFL Fox theme is legit. Same with NBC's NFL theme

 

[Boy Wander]

You're all wrong. This is the best - back me up here UK GAF

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

 

[Billy Big Bollocks]

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

Don't forget these
Ski Sunday
Match of the Day

I quite liked the music from the London 2012 Olympics

 

[Diprosalic]

I'm a huge fan of the jordan era bulls and basketball in general but that NBC theme is weak sauce. Must be nostalgia.

 

[Addi]

Champions league is the best! Pure class!

I absolutely don't see the appeal for the american sports themes posted here. So corny. Full House on steroids.

 

[MYE]

Some of these songs posted sound straight out of a montage of a shitty 80s sitcom or cop show
Fuck outta here with that nonsense

Gotta love American sports GAF, where the Champions League anthem is "too boring" and John Tesh is the pinnacle of musical achievement...

hah

 

[mclem]

Okay, I never once thought of The Chain as a sports anthem but...yeah, that's pretty good.

It's so tied to perception of Formula 1 in the UK that it was also used in the intro to Geoff Crammond's Formula One Grand Prix. Dig those synths!

 

[Turbowaffles]

Can't believe nobody nominated the NFL on CBS theme.

The official remix of the song is awesome as well.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Can't believe nobody nominated the NFL on CBS theme.

The official remix of the song is awesome as well.

That's because all the good football is played on FOX/in the NFC.

 

[Betta Lines]

They were both written by the same bloke

Not really. The CL theme is inspired by a piece by the same bloke, but it's been butchered to the point of parody by another bloke. And really... the lyrics are a joke to be fitted to such regal chords and such a traditional choir.

 

[mingus]

y'all posted the wrong sunday night football theme, the guitar ruins it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sJcVo1qruY

 

[Sanjuro]

Gotta love American sports GAF, where the Champions League anthem is "too boring" and John Tesh is the pinnacle of musical achievement...

Maybe if the MLS mattered, or something of that nature.

 

[bleachrude]

I can;t believe that someone posted the new shitty NHL theme.

Please tell me what other theme song had a NATIONAL debate as to whether or not it should be used for another network. When the CBC decided not to renew the license/got outbid by TSN, there were talk shows/news reports about this. No other sports theme has the history/pedigree attached to it as does the NHL on CBC theme.

 

[smurfx]

hbo boxing theme.

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

 

[DrForester]

Does NBC buying the "Brisco County Jr." Theme song and using for championship (and mostly Olympic) coverage count?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6i9AAtuk8o

 

[bm1616]

I fucking love college football, so the current theme used on ESPN gets me going everytime I hear it

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

Always been partial to this Olympics theme as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCqUESCoB1w

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

It's The World In Union (whatever version takes your fancy). No contest.

Classy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBYpzwlAo4