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NFL Films Original Music
Composed by David Robidoux
Promotional Release (2007)
Rating:
8/10
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title is currently not
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“Make no mistake, these aren't rehashes of Spence
classics such as: Ramblin' Man
from Gramblin' or Up
She Rises, but over the next few years could become themes that are
just as familiar. ”
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"There are certain
cornerstones that a part of NFL Films' music. There are always big
melodies. It's always dramatic. We always follow along with what is
dramatic and what is going on in Hollywood now."
Read the full interview with DAVID ROBIDOUX |
The NFL's New
Groove
Review by Christopher
Coleman
Strong thematic music
and football are just
a given these days.
Every television
network that airs NFL
games knows it.
Fox's football motif
has been
well-established since
its debut in the
mid-nineties.
CBS looked to
enigmatic duo of E.S.
Posthumus to pen their
NFL coverage theme and
most recently, NBC
contracted, the
maestro himself, John
Williams to provide
their Sunday Night
Football theme.
With the birth of the
NFL's own network last
year, a serious
challenge lay before
them in musically
carving out a distinct
personality for
itself. But we
are talking NFL Films
here...the entity that
essentially started it
all.
Under the direction of
Steve Sabol, NFL Films
became the leader in
sports documentary
production. With
innovative camerawork
and editing, NFL
Film's productions
became the de facto
standard for sports
features on
television. Over
the course of its
first 40 years, NFL
Films productions were
further distinguished
by the voice of John
Facenda and the music
of Sam Spence.
Fast forward to the
closing years of the
millennium and a bit
of a renaissance was
underway for
production company.
With the National
Football League
celebrating its 75th
season, NFL Films
produced a special
which originally aired
on TNT in 1995.
This 90 minute special
won the composing duo
of TOM HEDDEN and
DAVID ROBIDOUX an Emmy
Award. 75
SEASONS: THE HISTORY
OF THE NATIONAL
FOOTBALL LEAGUE was
soon followed by two
more projects which
helped usher in NFL
Films' new age: SIX
DAYS TO SUNDAY AND BIG
GAME AMERICA. By
the time the NFL
NETWORK was born in
2006, under the pens
and batons of Hedden
and Robidoux, the
musical renaissance
was in full bloom.
However, the launching
of THE NFL NETWORK,
moved composer DAVID
ROBIDOUX into an even
greater role in
crafting the NFL's new
groove.
This 2007 promotional
CD contains over an
hour of pulse-pounding
music, that, like the
work of Sam Spence,
echoes the musical
techniques and
sensibilities of the
day. Featured
are excerpts from some
of the recent projects
for David Robidoux
including: ROAD
TO THE SUPER BOWL XL
and XLI, AMERICA'S
GAME: THE
SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS
and FAVRE 4-EVER.
The listening
experience of
Robidoux's music,
ranges from the
ominious to determined
to inspirational.
For those inclined to
the forceful and
battle-mode stylings
of Hans Zimmer, James
Michael Dooley, or
Trevor Rabin, David
Robidoux's works have much
to offer.
Running the gamut of
emotions, as the music
of NFL Films always
has, Robidoux delivers
theme after theme, cue
after cue of memorable
music. To keep
it approachable by
today's audiences, yet
remain faithful to the
musical tradition of
NFL Films, Robidoux
blends, live
orchestra, choral, and
synthesized elements
with precision.
Make no mistake, these
aren't rehashes of
Spence classics such
as: Ramblin' Man
from Gramblin' or Up
She Rises, but over
the next few years
could become themes
that are just as
familiar. Sam
Spence's employment of
strong percussion is
carried on by Robidoux
and it is that element
that gives a piece its
driving determination
and in some cases its
"groove."
Among the vast amount
of music David
Robidoux has written
for countless NFL
specials like Road to
the Super Bowl and
Favre 4-Ever and now
for the new network,
he has also composed
the official theme of
the Lombardi Trophy
which has been used in
the last two Super
Bowls. No doubt for the
youngsters of football
fandom, who won't know
a world without the
NFL Network, it's very
possible that one or
more of the David
Robidoux's themes will
become as familiar as
ye ol' Monday Night
Football theme.
Included below are
some of composer David
Robidoux's own comments
on the music contained
on this disc:
Rating:
8/10
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Tracks 1 - 9
These cues were
for a show called
"Road to The Super
Bowl - XLI". It
aired on CBS the
Saturday before
this past Super
Bowl. The show
comprised four
musical themes.
These are just
some of the cues
from the film.
Destiny theme
(track 1-3), Run
theme (track 4-6),
Battle theme
(track 7), Legacy
theme (track 8-9).
Track 10
This is the NFL
Game theme for the
live game
broadcasts of the
regular season
games on the NFL
Network ("Run To
The Playoffs").
It's used as the
open and bumper
ins and outs and
highlights.
Tracks 11 - 16
These were cues
from a show called
America's Game :
The Super Bowl
Champions".
America's Game is
a 40 show series
(1 hour per show)
counting down the
best Super Bowls
of all time. This
show aired on CBS
the Saturday
before the Super
Bowl this year and
also on the NFL
Network. These are
just some of the
thematic cues from
the show. Cut
12 is the theme of
the show and the
open.
Tracks 17 - 18
These were from
our "Road To The
Super Bowl - XL"
show that aired on
FOX. Much like
cuts 1-9 but from
the year before.
Tracks 19 - 21
These were from a
show called "Favre
4-Ever" which
aired on FOX in
2005. (Emmy
Winner). The show
was on Brett
Favre's career.
These were the
main themes used
throughout the
show (all other
cues were based on
these themes). Cut
21 "The Fight
Within" was the
main theme and the
open to the show.
Tracks 22 - 25
These pieces were
from another show
in the "America's
Game: the Super
Bowl Champions"
series. It also
aired on CBS. They
are all thematic
to the main piece
Never Relent.
Notes by David
Robidoux
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Track |
Track Title |
Track Time |
Rating |
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1 |
Road to the
Super Bowl -
Destiny |
2:36 |
**** |
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2 |
Road to the
Super Bowl -
Destined for
Victory |
2:22 |
**** |
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3 |
Road to
the
Super
Bowl -
Unknown
Destiny |
2:44 |
*** |
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4 |
Road
to
the
Super
Bowl
-
Title
Run |
2:23 |
*** |
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5 |
Road
to
the
Super
Bowl
-
Run
to
the
Finish |
3:04 |
**** |
| 6 |
Road to the Super Bowl - Running Out of Time |
1:56 |
*** |
| 7 |
Road to the Super Bowl - Epic Battle |
3:17 |
**** |
| 8 |
Road to the Super Bowl - The Legacy |
2:28 |
**** |
| 9 |
Road to the Super Bowl - Legacy in the Making |
3:14 |
**** |
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NFL Network - Run To The Playoffs |
1:40 |
***** |
| 11 |
America's Game : The Super Bowl Champions - Theme |
1:34 |
**** |
| 12 |
America's Game : The Super Bowl Champions - A Day For Champions |
2:46 |
**** |
| 13 |
America's Game : The Super Bowl Champions - A Day Of Hope |
2:39 |
*** |
| 14 |
America's Game : The Super Bowl Champions - A Day To Win |
2:51 |
**** |
| 15 |
America's Game : The Super Bowl Champions - A Day To Forget |
2:31 |
*** |
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America's Game : The Super Bowl Champions - A Day To Remember |
3:46 |
**** |
| 17 |
Road To The Super Bowl - XL - Battle Cry |
2:41 |
**** |
| 18 |
Road To The Super Bowl - XL - Unleashed |
1:55 |
**** |
| 19 |
Favre 4-Ever - The Last Gunslinger |
2:52 |
***** |
| 20 |
Favre 4-Ever - A Legend Is Born |
2:31 |
**** |
| 21 |
Favre 4-Ever - The Fight Within |
1:56 |
**** |
| 22 |
America's Game: the Super Bowl Champions - Never Relent |
2:37 |
**** |
| 23 |
America's Game: the Super Bowl Champions - Never Lose Sight |
2:31 |
*** |
| 24 |
America's Game: the Super Bowl Champions - Never Think It's Over |
1:43 |
*** |
| 25 |
America's Game: the Super Bowl Champions - Never Forget |
2:23 |
*** |
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Total
Running Time |
63 minutes |
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