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Dec 31, 2008 - 7:23 AM
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Rexor
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All in all, an important composer that completely changed the way we see sports. He gave football an epic quality - the "modern gladiators" owe this nickname to Sam Spence's epic music. I only have one Sam Spence cd (The Power and the Glory) and I love it. I, too, have seen many NFL Films productions. Awhile ago, they did a documentary about NFL films, and Steve Sabol and Sam Spence talked about the music, its importance, and where it took its inspiration from - film music, Victory at Sea, Peter Gunn, folk music ("What do you when a Drunken Sailor...") etc. "Round up" is such a classic example of the excellent merging of Sam Spence's music and football. It's become synonymous with lineman (tuba) tumbling down the field. What are you favorite cues from the set? Thankfully, FSM dedicated one of its print issues to this wonderful musical legacy. Any takers? I'll take it if I can find it for $30. -Rex
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Dec 31, 2008 - 9:01 AM
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Alex Klein
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I only have one Sam Spence cd (The Power and the Glory) and I love it. I, too, have seen many NFL Films productions. Awhile ago, they did a documentary about NFL films, and Steve Sabol and Sam Spence talked about the music, its importance, and where it took its inspiration from - film music, Victory at Sea, Peter Gunn, folk music ("What do you when a Drunken Sailor...") etc. Is this documentary available? I have yet to find videos with Sam Spence. Alex
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Dec 10, 2009 - 10:02 PM
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suburbanite
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Been listening to this for a few years now; tons of terrific music. lots of homages to various classic scores. Being from the UK I wasn't really familiar with the NFL or with this music so it was a great find when a single disc was released some years ago but this anthology is, I guess, the last word. Highly recommended! I hope it's not the last word! There are still many excellent unreleased Sam Spence compositions. A second set with all the missing music would be the last word for me. You should check out a recent Sam Spence CD release by All Score Media called "Our Man In Munich": Just had to bump this thread. I grew up in the 1970s and loved all of the NFL Films music of that era, especially Spence's. He is an absolute genius. I, too, wish they would release more of his compositions. I can think of anywhere from 25 to 50 classic compositions of his that were NOT included in Autumn Thunder, which I have, of course. Thanks, Alex, for pointing out that other CD. If it's got an unreleased NFL Films track on it, I'll have to look into it.
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