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Q: ESPN Sports Center theme song ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   4 Comments )
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Subject: ESPN Sports Center theme song
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Television
Asked by: farfromhome-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 01 Nov 2004 20:35 PST
Expires: 01 Dec 2004 20:35 PST
Question ID: 423269
I want to know the name of the ESPN Sports Center theme song and who
wrote it, the one that ends da-da-da da-da-da. I would also like to
find a copy of
it online somewhere if possible. I want the full song, not just a
clip.

Thanks
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Subject: Re: ESPN Sports Center theme song
Answered By: pinkfreud-ga on 03 Nov 2004 10:26 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
I'm glad to be able to help you with this. I don't watch many sports
programs on TV, but I really like this song, and it was interesting to
learn something about the songwriter.

The theme song used by ESPN's SportsCenter was written by Annie
Roboff, who is best known as a composer of country music.

"If you haven't heard of Annie Roboff, you have undoubtedly have heard
her music... Even if you haven't gotten near country music, chances
are that you've heard her music and didn't know it.  In fact, probably
the most recognizable song to most sports fans was written by Annie. 
She wrote the original theme to ESPN's 'SportsCenter'."

Annie Roboff Home Page
http://www.geocities.com/aroboff/Annie.htm

"MB:    How does it feel to know that one of your songs is listened to
by so many men every single day - The ESPN Sports Center Theme?

 AR:    Well, the thing about the ESPN sports center theme, was that
it was originally music to the defunct Satellite News Channel. They
went out of biz really fast and sold that music to ESPN. I love that
so many guys know that theme...I never saw a penny from the everyday
play, because it had been sold to the Satellite News Service as a buy
out (it was the very early days of cable when no 'rules' had been
established)."

Annie Roboff Web Site Interview
http://www.geocities.com/aroboff/interview2.htm

You can listen to the ESPN SportsCenter Theme here:

I Love WAVs: ESPN Sports Center Theme 
http://www.ilovewavs.com/TV/Sports/TV%20Theme%20-%20ESPN,%20Sports%20Center%20Theme.wav

If you'd like to purchase the music on CD, there's a collection called
"Jock Rock, Volume 1" that contains 24 great sports-related tunes,
including the ESPN SportsCenter theme:

Amazon: Jock Rock, Volume 1
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000HK9/002-0336739-5380057?v=glance&s=music&vi=samples#disc_1

My Google search strategy:

espn sportscenter OR "sports center" theme music
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=espn+sportscenter+OR+%22sports+center%22+theme+music

Best regards,
pinkfreud
farfromhome-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $3.00
Thanks for everything, more information than I was expecting!

Comments  
Subject: Re: ESPN Sports Center theme song
From: pinkfreud-ga on 01 Nov 2004 21:11 PST
 
Is this the song?

http://www.ilovewavs.com/TV/Sports/TV%20Theme%20-%20ESPN,%20Sports%20Center%20Theme.wav
Subject: Re: ESPN Sports Center theme song
From: pinkfreud-ga on 01 Nov 2004 21:29 PST
 
If the song linked above is the right one, I've found out who wrote
it. Just let me know whether or not that's the correct song.
Subject: Re: ESPN Sports Center theme song
From: farfromhome-ga on 03 Nov 2004 10:06 PST
 
Yes that is the song I was thinking of. Sorry it took me a while to
get back to you, been a busy couple of days!

Thanks
Subject: Re: ESPN Sports Center theme song
From: pinkfreud-ga on 03 Nov 2004 11:40 PST
 
Thank you very much for the five-star rating and the nice tip!

~pinkfreud

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