What's the best ever theme tune to a sports program?

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Lady Whistledown

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Lady Whistledown

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So ignoring the video, tell me which sporting event this makes you think of?

(the BBC use the same music every year)

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Lady Whistledown

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Lady Whistledown

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Thats the one, great tune. Thanks. Never knew it was written by Mark Knopfler, what an under rated musician he is, so many top tunes.

Why do they run out to it though?

I think Mark Knopfler grew up local to that area, not sure if he's a fan or not. The film was set in Scotland so it's not that.

I have no idea really :dunce:
 














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wouldn't consider it the greatest, but the Beijing Olympics BBC theme really sticks in my head. Seeing as it was done by the guys who made the Gorillaz. Not the greatest of all time, but still pretty memorable. In fact, we should have made them done the 2012 olympics, then we wouldn't have two metallic blobs as mascots.
 




BlockDpete

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So ignoring the video, tell me which sporting event this makes you think of?

(the BBC use the same music every year)

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Made my spine tingle when I walked into the London Marathon expo in 2007 and heard this.

It was my first time, so really made me feel it was real after all the months of training.

Back in 80's I bought a BBC LP with loads of sporting themes on it.
 


Mental Lental

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How can this get to 3 pages without anyone posting this?

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KneeOn

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if sports game themetunes count: Hero's on NHL 99. Found my hockey team, and my love of ice hockey from that game back when i was like 6 (i got it a couple of years late!)
 








ROSM

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All these great sports tunes and surprisingly many ITV ones. But what about this Don of themes

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Made all the more complete if you can still hear Brian Moore growling his way through England's Second Round Game against Belgium. He was a legend and the only time ITV had a decent commentator,
 


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