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

[Muzzman]

Always enjoyed this theme, right after 'Get Stuffed' on Late Night Late...

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[portlock seagull]

Radio 2’s Sportsnights theme, with Peter Jones!
Into the Blue, “it’s 5 o’clock, and time for Sports Report” has to be the most iconic for me.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

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

Used to love the old Ch4 titles & Nicky Horne presenting the highlights. We may get more live games now than ever before, but this was the programme that kick-started a whole new sport over here.

 

[Uter]

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

What a fantastic find. Loved his anecdote.

 

[Weststander]

This is the best ever for me:
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Still gives me goosebumps 31 years later

Summer 1990 - a heatwave here and in Italy, a dramatic WC Finals and Gazza.

 

[Weststander]

I still own the 7" vinyl sadly.

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Same here

 

[Weststander]

When few could afford to go skiing ...... David Vine ...... lucky sod.

 

[METALMICKY]

Rather partial to these ones as gets the blood pumping!



The UFC when it was great before the obsession with McGregor

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

This is the best ever for me:
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Still gives me goosebumps 31 years later

Putting opera with football was genius. Brilliant.

Puts me in mind of C4 putting Public Enemy with the Paralympics. That was pretty cool.

 

[peterward]

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:

I preferred the big match 80-86 than earlier versions.....

Still to me the most iconic piece of sports broadcast music, is the one I used to listen after every game without fail, from the boy walking with the old man from the SW terrace back to the parked car somewhere near Corals greyhound stadium, through my yoof, on away trips when when heading straight back to the car.

The sound of 5 O'Clock and the amazing James Alexander Gordon RIP..... Only clip I could find was from 1998.

pre internet, pre smartphone this was often the first we found out of others results, I can still feel the excitement of waiting to here results that mattered to Albion when that theme tune came on. I'm getting old!

 

[WATFORD zero]

Between skiing and cricket for me, but I can't believe no one has mentioned this from my childhood

 

[Brighthelmstone]

Surely 'The Chain' for Formula One!

 

[Uh_huh_him]

1) - Test Match Special
2) - Sportsnight
3) - Grandstand