NationMaster - Encyclopedia: NFL on CBS music

During the early 1960s (around 1962), CBS used a marching band-like composition called Confidence^[1] as their theme. The 1962 NFL season was the 43th regular season of the National Football League. ... An American college marching band on the field (Kansas State University) A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement â€“ usually some type of marching and other movements â€“ with their musical performance. ...

1970s

By 1975, CBS had several themes (technically, CBS had different opening songs and graphics per crew) to opening their broadcasts. They ranged from David Shire's Manhattan Skyline from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack to Fly, Robin, Fly by the Silver Convention. The 1975 NFL season was the 56th regular season of the National Football League. ... David Shire David Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American songwriter and the composer of stage musicals and film and television scores. ... Manhattan Skyline is a norwegian mathcore band, based in Oslo that use their influences from metal, hardcore, contemporary music, jazz/fusion, electronica/gabba and subconciously (but luckily rarely and only drum-wise) the odd hip hop to create a unique blend of hard-hitting rock for the likes of the... Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track was the soundtrack album from the blockbuster film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta. ... Fly, Robin, Fly is a 1975 song by the German group Silver Convention. ... Silver Convention was a German disco recording act of the 1970s. ...

From roughly, 1977-1979, CBS used the disco-style version of John Williams' main theme from Star Wars. The 1977 NFL season was the 58th regular season of the National Football League. ... The 1979 NFL season was the 60th regular season of the National Football League. ... This article is about the music genre. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... This article is about the series. ...

Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band was a single recorded by Meco, taken from the album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk. ... Recent re-release of John Williams compositions for A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. ...

1980s

Starting in 1980, CBS frequently used the beginning guitar riff of Heart's Crazy on You when they went to commercial. The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League. ... For other uses, see Heart (disambiguation). ... Crazy on You is the guitar-driven debut single from the female-fronted (Nancy and Ann Wilson) rock band Hearts debut album Dreamboat Annie, released in 1976. ...

In 1981, CBS changed the game opening music^[2] and kept it through the 1985 season. The 1981-1985 NFL on CBS theme was a peppy, fanfare-styled theme. The patriotic-like opening graphic^[3] showed the Stars and Stripes morphing into the words "National Football League." The 1981 NFL season was the 62th regular season of the National Football League. ... The 1985 NFL season was the 66th regular season of the National Football League. ... For other uses, see Fanfare (disambiguation). ... Union Jack. ...

Beginning in 1986, CBS adapted a theme that has affectionately been referred to as the Pots and Pans^[4] (because of the background notes often resembled the banging of pots and pans) theme. This particular theme was an intense, kinetic, synthesizer-laced theme. In 1989, the Pots and Pans theme was revamped to give it a more smooth, electronic style. The 1986 NFL season was the 67th regular season of the National Football League. ... Synth redirects here. ... The 1989 NFL season was the 70th regular season of the National Football League. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ...

For CBS' coverage of Super Bowl XXI at the end of the 1986 season, CBS featured an intensely bombastic, highly energetic and catchy theme^[5]^[6]. This theme would ultimately become the theme used for CBS' college football coverage for the 1987 season. The postshow for Super Bowl XXI was supposed to feature the song "One Shining Moment" but due to postgame interviews taking so long, CBS never aired it. They ultimately changed the lyrics from "The ball is kicked" to "The ball is tipped", and now airs it at the end of their NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship coverage. Date January 25, 1987 Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium City Pasadena, California MVP Phil Simms, Quarterback Favorite Giants by 9 1/2 National Anthem Neil Diamond Coin toss Willie Davis Halftime show Salute to Hollywoods 100th Anniversary with Southern California high school drill teams and dancers Attendance 101,063 U... The SEC on CBS is the brand name of CBS college football package owned by CBS Sports. ... The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its fourth National Championship during the 80s, cementing its claim as one of the decades top teams. ... One Shining Moment is an inspirational song written by David Barrett, about the Mens College Basketball Championship (at the end of the NCAA Division I Mens Basketball Tournament). ... This article is about NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship. ...

For CBS' coverage of Super Bowl XXIV at the end of the 1989 season, they introduced a brand new theme^[7]. The theme was a considerably more traditional and standard (but still peppy and bombastic), theme than the one of the past four seasons. Date January 28, 1990 Stadium Louisiana Superdome City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Joe Montana, Quarterback Favorite 49ers by 11 1/2 National anthem Aaron Neville Coin toss Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Art Shell, Willie Wood Referee Dick Jorgensen Halftime show Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw, Irma Thomas Attendance 72,919 TV...

1990s

For CBS' coverage of Super Bowl XXVI at the end of the 1991 season, CBS once again introduced a brand new theme^[8]. The new theme was an epic-fueled, intensely bombastic, yet still jazzy (and slightly guitar-laced) and strikingly catchy composition. CBS would continue using this particular theme until the end of the 1993 season (when they lost the NFC television package to FOX). However, CBS Radio Sports would continue using this particular theme music leading up to CBS' return to the NFL in 1998. Date January 26, 1992 Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome City Minneapolis, Minnesota MVP Mark Rypien, Quarterback Favorite Redskins by 7 National anthem Harry Connick, Jr. ... The 1991 NFL season was the 72nd regular season of the National Football League. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... The 1993 NFL season was the 74th regular season of the National Football League. ... NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Companys coverage of the National Football Leagues National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports. ... The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. ...

When CBS returned to televising the NFL in 1998, they brought back the 1992-1993 theme^[9], albeit modified it to make it sound slightly slower and have a more synthesizer type of sound. The 1992 theme lasted seven seasons on television (1992-93, 1998-2002).

2000s

For the 1999-2000 and 2002-2002 seasons respectively, CBS tweaked the now familiar theme music. The 1999-2000 version had heavier sounding notes while the theme used for the 2001-2002 seasons (debuting during CBS' coverage of Super Bowl XXXV) was a more brisk, whimsical and light-hearted sounding composition. The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. ... The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. ... The 2001 NFL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Football League. ... The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League. ... Date January 28, 2001 Stadium Raymond James Stadium City Tampa, Florida MVP Ray Lewis, Linebacker Favorite Ravens by 3 National anthem Backstreet Boys Coin toss Marcus Allen, Ottis Anderson, Tom Flores, Bill Parcells Referee Gerald Austin Halftime show Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Nelly, Mary J. Blige and *NSYNC Attendance 71,921...

The song used since the beginning of the 2003 season was composed by Los Angeles electronic music group E.S. Posthumus and is called Posthumus Zone. For the 2005 season, CBS frequently played a rap-inspired remix of Posthumus Zone entitled Rise to Glory featuring DJ Quik and Bizarre. The 2003 NFL season was the 84th regular season of the National Football League. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... E.S. Posthumus is an independent music group that produces cinematic style music. ... The Posthumus Zone is a song composed by the Los Angeles electronic music group E.S. Posthumus for the TV programs The NFL on CBS and The NFL Today on CBS Sports. ... The 2005 National Football League regular season began on Thursday, September 8, 2005 and ended on Sunday, January 1, 2006, New Years Day. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... David Martin Blake (born January 18, 1970), better known as by his stage name DJ Quik, or as of 2007 simply Quik, is a West Coast rapper and record producer from Compton, California. ... Rufus Johnson (born July 5, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan), better known as Bizarre, is an American recording artist, best known for his work with Detroit hip-hop group, D12. ...

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Date January 11, 1970 Stadium Tulane Stadium City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Len Dawson, Quarterback Favorite Vikings by 12 1/2 National anthem Al Hirt Coin toss Game referee Referee John McDonough Halftime show Mardi Gras with Carol Channing Attendance 80,562 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers... Date January 14, 1973 Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum City Los Angeles, California MVP Jake Scott, Safety Favorite Redskins by 1 National anthem Andy Williams Little Angels of Holy Angels Church, Chicago Coin toss Game referee Referee Tom Bell Halftime show Woody Herman and the University of Michigan Band Attendance... Date January 13, 1974 Stadium Rice Stadium City Houston, Texas MVP Larry Csonka, Running back Favorite Dolphins by 7 National Anthem Charley Pride Coin toss Game referee Halftime show University of Texas at Austin Band Attendance 71,882 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers Ray Scott, Pat Summerall... Date January 18, 1976 Stadium Miami Orange Bowl City Miami, Florida MVP Lynn Swann, Wide Receiver Favorite Steelers by 6 National anthem Tom Sullivan Coin toss Norm Schachter Referee Norm Schachter Halftime show Up with People presents 200 Years and Just a Baby: Tribute to Americas Bicentennial Attendance 80... Date January 15, 1978 Stadium Louisiana Superdome City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Randy White, Defensive tackle; and Harvey Martin, Defensive end Favorite Cowboys by 5 1/2 National anthem Phyllis Kelly of Northeast Louisiana State University Coin toss Red Grange Referee Jim Tunney Halftime show From Paris to the Paris... Date January 20, 1980 Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium City Pasadena, California MVP Terry Bradshaw, Quarterback Favorite Steelers by 10 1/2 National anthem Cheryl Ladd Coin toss Art Rooney Referee Fred Silva Halftime show Up with People presents A Salute to the Big Band Era Attendance 103,985[1] TV... Date January 24, 1982 Stadium Pontiac Silverdome City Pontiac, Michigan MVP Joe Montana, Quarterback Favorite 49ers by 1 National anthem Diana Ross Coin toss Bobby Layne Referee Pat Haggerty Halftime show Up with People presents Salute to the 1960s and Motown Attendance 81,270 TV in the United States Network... Date January 22, 1984 Stadium Tampa Stadium City Tampa, Florida MVP Marcus Allen, Running back Favorite Redskins by 2 1/2 National anthem Barry Manilow Coin toss Bronko Nagurski Referee Gene Barth Halftime show Salute to Superstars of the Silver Screen with the University of Florida and Florida State University... Date January 25, 1987 Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium City Pasadena, California MVP Phil Simms, Quarterback Favorite Giants by 9 1/2 National Anthem Neil Diamond Coin toss Willie Davis Halftime show Salute to Hollywoods 100th Anniversary with Southern California high school drill teams and dancers Attendance 101,063 U... Date January 28, 1990 Stadium Louisiana Superdome City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Joe Montana, Quarterback Favorite 49ers by 11 1/2 National anthem Aaron Neville Coin toss Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Art Shell, Willie Wood Referee Dick Jorgensen Halftime show Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw, Irma Thomas Attendance 72,919 TV... Date January 26, 1992 Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome City Minneapolis, Minnesota MVP Mark Rypien, Quarterback Favorite Redskins by 7 National anthem Harry Connick, Jr. ... Date January 28, 2001 Stadium Raymond James Stadium City Tampa, Florida MVP Ray Lewis, Linebacker Favorite Ravens by 3 National anthem Backstreet Boys Coin toss Marcus Allen, Ottis Anderson, Tom Flores, Bill Parcells Referee Gerald Austin Halftime show Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Nelly, Mary J. Blige and *NSYNC Attendance 71,921... Date February 1, 2004 Stadium Reliant Stadium City Houston, Texas MVP Tom Brady, Quarterback Favorite Patriots by 7 National anthem BeyoncÃ© Coin toss Earl Campbell, Ollie Matson, Don Maynard, Y.A. Tittle, Mike Singletary, Gene Upshaw Referee Ed Hochuli Halftime show Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Outkast, P. Diddy, Kid Rock... Date February 4, 2007 Stadium Dolphin Stadium City Miami Gardens, Florida MVP Peyton Manning, Quarterback, Colts Favorite Colts by 6. ... Super Bowl XLIV will be the 44th annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL) between the National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conference (AFC) champions. ...