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"Heavy Action" is a musical piece composed by Johnny Pearson for KPM Music.Composed in 1970, and featuring a strong brass and string fanfare opening, "Heavy Action" soon became a well established sporting theme tune, most associated in the United Kingdom as the theme for Superstars [1] and in the United States as the theme music for ABC and ESPN's Monday Night Football. [2]
The 1985 season saw a new theme utilized throughout both the pregame show and game-opening sequence. This theme would be utilized for the remainder of the decade. Another music selection was used for the "Great Moments" segment, a segment of clips from older games on NBC that was unique in that instead of the NFL Films footage, NBC used their own footage and audio.
The new music lasted until CBS lost the NFL rights at the end of the 1993 season, but continued to be used by CBS Radio until 2002. Several remixed versions of the 1993 theme were used upon the return of the NFL to CBS until the end of the 2002 season, when CBS replaced its entire NFL music package with one composed by E.S. Posthumus.
The NFL on NBC is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that are produced by NBC Sports, and televised on the NBC television network and the Peacock streaming service in the United States. NBC had sporadically carried NFL games as early as 1939, including the championship and Pro Bowl through the 1950s and ...
Tommy Walker. (The University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band) " The Sound of Music ". Medley: " Way Down Yonder in New Orleans / When the Saints Go Marching In " (with Al Hirt) " Bugler's Holiday " (with Al Hirt) " Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie ". " William Tell Overture " (excerpt) " The Liberty Bell March ".
In 1974, CBS abandoned the pre-recorded NFL Today broadcast and its short-form wrap-up show, Pro Football Report, for a live, wraparound style program titled The NFL on CBS. [5] It started a half-hour prior to kickoff of either the singleheader or doubleheader telecast (12:30, 1:30 or 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time). On September 15, 1974, the revamped ...
The NFL Today. The NFL Today is an American football television program on CBS that serves as the pre-game show for the network's National Football League (NFL) game telecasts under the NFL on CBS brand. The program features commentary on the latest news around the NFL from its hosts and studio analysts, as well as predictions for the day's ...
Samuel Lloyd Spence (March 29, 1927 – February 6, 2016) [1] was an American soundtrack composer best known for his work with NFL Films. [1] His music has also been in the EA Sports Madden NFL football video games and many football-related commercials. His music has gained more widespread notoriety for its frequent use in the soundtracks of ...