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The original theme tune to Match of the Day was written by Major Leslie Statham, the band leader of the Welsh Guards and was entitled "Drum Majorette".
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The Full Theme Tune to BBC's Match Of The Day which has been on the air since 1964 and still around.
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The Match of the Day tune was written by 29-year-old composer (and shockingly, non-football fan) Barry Stoller in 1970 as the programme wanted a theme suitable for the new decade. Stoller’s was chosen out of half-a-dozen submissions to be the show’s new theme, and show runners at the time had simply briefed entrants to compose, ‘something good’. Ju...
Stoller’s theme was a fanfare-esque melody complete with offbeat percussion, driving a brass-fuelled fantasy over two minutes long. Alongside perhaps the more easily identifiable instruments such as the trumpet and lead, rhythm and bass guitars, the work’s instrumentation also includes a banjo and a clavioline electric keyboard. Stoller used a mult...
Stoller’s fanfare premiered on 15 August 1970 replacing the previous TV theme which the show felt was too old-fashioned for the programme, six years into its run. The show’s original tune was ‘Drum Majorette’, a piece of military music written by by Major Leslie Statham, a former band member of the Welsh Guards. Major Statham wrote under the name o...
Aug 20, 2014 · The composer of the Match of the Day theme tune, Barry Stoller, explains the process of how he created the iconic score. The Match of the Day at 50 documentary, celebrating the programme's...
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Aug 15, 2020 · Fifty years ago today, on 15th August 1970, BBC introduced a new theme tune for Match of the Day. It would become an iconic part of British culture. Young composer Barry Stoller recorded a demo in his London basement using a Clavioline, an early electronic keyboard that replicated the sounds of trumpets. The BBC then recorded a full orchestra ...
Aug 20, 2014 · The composer of the Match of the Day theme, Barry Stoller, explains his inspiration, celebrities sing their versions, and we hear the original signature tune from the 1960s.
Aug 22, 2014 · A special documentary, Match Of The Day At 50, looks back on the last five decades, and includes the first ever TV interview with the man who composed the iconic theme tune.