[Music] What is the greatest TV sports theme of all time?

[crodonilson]

No Soccer AM theme?

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Also notable mentions for Goals on Sunday, Football Focus, AQOS

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This one always gives me goosebumps....

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[Muzzman]

This

Superstars IS awesome, however it has to be this. I loved the new intro when it returned to the BBC for its short stint.

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[Stato]

A lot of evocative tunes on that list, but only one is by Booker T & The MGs. No contest.

 

[durrington gull]

The Big Fight ITV - classic

 

[durrington gull]

BBC Boxing theme!

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

I quite surprised The Doug Wood Band's 'Drag Racer' hasn't got more votes...

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

Although on saying that, Fighting Talk on BBC 5 Live takes some beating...

 

[zefarelly]

A lot of evocative tunes on that list, but only one is by Booker T & The MGs. No contest.

Exactly This

They should reintroduce Grandstand and have Green onions as the theme.

I was always rather fond of this for the football, works well as an instrumental

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

 

[Uter]

Wow. Don't remember that one at all. Very trippy with some Tangerine Dream vibes.

 

[Mackenzie]

Bit niche, but

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_2akepe6ZQ

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wx7ztxSGew


Which reminded me of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmu0iXWBtc

Bloody loved Phil Drabble.

Good choices

 

[Uter]

I quite surprised The Doug Wood Band's 'Drag Racer' hasn't got more votes...

It really is awesome. Did not know it was called Drag Racer. Useful extra info!

Anyone remember this from 1978?:

As usual you have to choose between having the opening titles with very poor audio or good quality audio with no accompanying titles. Gone with the former here for nostalgia points.




Also, I left this out from my options, but it's worthy of a mention. Listen to the full version and it becomes 100% clear it's Jeff Wayne doing Jeff Wayne things. Could almost be an unused track from War of the Worlds:

 

[Is it PotG?]

Anyone remember this from 1978?:

I still own the 7" vinyl sadly.

 

[Barrow Boy]

How I remembered Grandstand back in 1963.





"Welcome to the BBC's Sports Report, but first the football results read by James Alexander Gordon"
The theme is still going 75 years after it was first used, for 5 Live Sport I think.
The tune is 'Out Of The Blue', which was originally written as an RAF march.




NFL on Channel 4 had a few different opening themes through the 80's/90's, I always loved this one.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

The grid music at the BBC Formula 1 coverage for me...

Kraftwerk/early Depeche Mode esk...Superb

 

[Is it PotG?]

Quiz Ball was pretty groovy man.

 

[ManOfSussex]

No mention of this?



(and the full version)

 

[Postman Pat]

This is pretty cool


This was iconic


And this

 

[Hamilton]

Surely this must get a mention?

 

[portlock seagull]

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