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Title: Best TV sports theme?
Post by: NickDRFC on October 13, 2018, 01:28:47 pm
Pretty simple really, what’s your favourite?
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Post by: Glyn_Wigley on October 13, 2018, 01:31:35 pm
It's A Knockout!
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Post by: keith79 on October 13, 2018, 01:56:51 pm
Fantasy football
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Post by: Filo on October 13, 2018, 06:46:54 pm
The BBC Test Match Cricket for me, closely followed by Ski Sunday
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Post by: i_ateallthepies on October 13, 2018, 06:55:09 pm
I too would have gone for TMS but I'll make the rule that 'Grand Prix' means the BBC Grand Prix theme with the Chain by Fleetwood Mac.  Incomparable!
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Post by: NickDRFC on October 13, 2018, 07:08:42 pm
I too would have gone for TMS but I'll make the rule that 'Grand Prix' means the BBC Grand Prix theme with the Chain by Fleetwood Mac.  Incomparable!

Thanks for making a rule in my poll 😂. You are right though, I do mean The Chain.
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Post by: Boomstick on October 13, 2018, 07:13:07 pm
What about Wimbledon ? Decent.

Btw it's ski Sunday by a country mile
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Post by: NickDRFC on October 13, 2018, 08:34:47 pm
What about Wimbledon ? Decent.

Btw it's ski Sunday by a country mile

91% of the vote so far disagrees with you! Never been a fan of the Wimbledon one which is why I didn’t include it, always thought it’s too gentle and doesn’t really stir anything in me.
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Post by: RoversAlias on October 13, 2018, 08:53:42 pm
MOTD out of those, although I do like Wimbledon.

The real winner though? Tour de France!
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Post by: RedJ on October 13, 2018, 08:57:35 pm
God I hate the Tour's music.
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Post by: auckleyflyer on October 14, 2018, 09:05:51 am
When itv had football highlights, to U2's "beautiful day"? Perfectly timed vt and background hook??
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Post by: bahrain rover on October 14, 2018, 10:00:00 am
Is that the original TDF theme from the 80's? If so that would be mine.
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Post by: Prez on October 14, 2018, 11:46:48 am
Superstars for me. Classic retro theme.
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Post by: MachoMadness on October 14, 2018, 11:38:54 pm
The fact there's no option for U2 from ITV's Premiership/Championship shows gives me hope for the future.
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Post by: BillyStubbsTears on October 15, 2018, 12:23:54 am
BBC using Faure's Pavane for the 98 World Cup wins by two decade's worth of light years.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DmqYCxC9LHus&ved=0ahUKEwiY8ND3h4feAhVKBsAKHbTABkYQo7QBCCgwAg&usg=AOvVaw2MjClNokaB3EBf2gh1eG6L

Shite World Cup. But this made up for it.
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Post by: The Red Baron on October 16, 2018, 10:23:03 am
I didn't think France '98 was that bad. Certainly better than the one four years earlier in the States.
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Post by: IDM on October 16, 2018, 01:21:01 pm
For the World Cup I would pick Nessun Dorma from 1990..

As for other themes, I used to like the Sportsnight one, and Pot Black..
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Post by: Glyn_Wigley on October 16, 2018, 04:18:11 pm
For the World Cup I would pick Nessun Dorma from 1990..

As for other themes, I used to like the Sportsnight one, and Pot Black..


God, I've hated that from the first time I heard the BBC use it in 1990. How on Earth does anyone find that dirge 'inspirational'?
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Post by: drfchound on October 16, 2018, 06:58:45 pm
I see that the Grand Prix tune is in pole position right now.
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Post by: DN8ROVER on October 17, 2018, 10:04:37 am
The best one was when Final Score on the BBC used Theme From Sparta FC by The Fall. They then invited Mark E Smith to read out the results.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBUiPs1PxKo
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Post by: IDM on October 17, 2018, 12:34:46 pm
For the World Cup I would pick Nessun Dorma from 1990..

As for other themes, I used to like the Sportsnight one, and Pot Black..


God, I've hated that from the first time I heard the BBC use it in 1990. How on Earth does anyone find that dirge 'inspirational'?

Have to disagree.. I thought it provided a great backdrop to the programmes as well as the concert before the tournament too..

Bloody expensive CD at £30 though.!
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Post by: Bentley Bullet on October 17, 2018, 12:58:12 pm
While we're at it we might as well include the real best TV sports theme.....
https://youtu.be/IwwCvl45qFA
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Post by: IDM on October 17, 2018, 01:29:52 pm
Something that wasn’t used as a tv theme, but in my opinion should have been, is

The Offiial Colourbox World Cup Theme - by Colourbox..

I expect BST would know that one..
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Post by: BillyStubbsTears on October 17, 2018, 07:07:55 pm
Something that wasn’t used as a tv theme, but in my opinion should have been, is

The Offiial Colourbox World Cup Theme - by Colourbox..

I expect BST would know that one..

I've had the 12" since 1986.

Ahem.
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Post by: IDM on October 18, 2018, 09:04:05 am
Something that wasn’t used as a tv theme, but in my opinion should have been, is

The Offiial Colourbox World Cup Theme - by Colourbox..

I expect BST would know that one..

I've had the 12" since 1986.

Ahem.

The one with the extended version on the A side, and an even better composition on the B side called “Phillip Glass” which merged into the shorter title music?

Snap.!

Is it a painting of Jimmy Hill on the cover?  My record box is in our attic..
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Post by: BillyStubbsTears on October 18, 2018, 10:03:59 am
That's the one IDM.
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Post by: IDM on October 18, 2018, 11:03:19 am
According to Wiki, the BBC almost used it for the 86 World Cup theme.. shame they didn’t.!
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Post by: BillyStubbsTears on October 18, 2018, 11:29:20 pm
As I recall, the record company 4AD made a big splash about sending it to the BBC and pushing it as a suggested official theme.

Colourbox were years ahead of their time, dropping in samples from movies like Cabaret Voltaire, but much poppier. Just Give 'Em Whiskey was a work of genius, cutting up samples from Westworld, The Prisoner and 2001.
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Post by: IDM on October 19, 2018, 10:14:42 am
I don’t know much of their other work, this gem came to me from the usual source, that was John Peel..

Anyway, back on track it would have made a good theme - perhaps it could be used in the future?
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Post by: Red wizard on October 20, 2018, 10:28:15 am
Ski Sunday for me.
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Post by: BillyStubbsTears on October 22, 2018, 07:20:39 pm
IDM

Colourbox were also 2/3rds of MARRS who did Pump up the Volume.