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The use of music at sporting events is a practice that is thousands of years old, [1] but has recently [when?] had a resurgence as a noted phenomenon. Some sports have specific traditions with respect to pieces of music played at particular intervals. Others have made the presentation of music very specific to the team—even to particular players.
- NBC Sports Broadcast Theme Song: English Whitney Houston: Albert Hammond: Official Music Video "The Olympic Spirit" - NBC Sports Broadcast Theme Music: John Williams "You're Not Alone" - Australian Official Olympic Team Song: English Official Music Video
Unlike college fight songs, most stadium anthems were not written primarily for use at sports events, though compilations such as ESPN Presents Stadium Anthems and the "Jock" series occasionally feature remixed versions of these songs designed to segue together or to accentuate the rhythm or other elements of the songs.
Although numbers are unreliable, it is generally accepted that the most widely watched events worldwide are international sporting events such as the Summer Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, [3] and the Cricket World Cup [4] with annual events such as the CMG New Year's Gala in China, [5] [6] [7] Super Bowl in the U.S., the Indian Premier League ...
An example is the chant based on "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes – it was first adopted by fans of Belgian Club Brugge KV in 2003, their chant was then picked by Italian fans, and it was made an unofficial anthem for the Italy national football team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, following which it spread to other football clubs around ...
Category for entertainment, such as music or dancing, typically non-competitive, performed ancillary to a competitive sports event, by or for the benefit of the spectators or viewers. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
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"Sirius" is used as incidental music in the 1990 Mexican telenovela Cuando llega el amor. "Sirius" is played in the 8th-season episode of Frasier, "Hooping Cranes", during a sequence where Niles Crane shoots and scores from half-court at KeyArena. The music makes a brief appearance in the 2015 Simpsons episode "Friend with Benefit".