NFL music 20 song clips

Running backs who appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in the '70s and '80s, set to clips of the library music that appeared on NFL highlights shows in that era, such as This Week In the NFL, Monday Night Football, and other highlight shows produced by NFL Films. All of the songs here were composed not by Sam Spence but by other notable composers of the era -- Martha Jane Weber, Beverly Herrmann, William Charles Soden, Johnny Pearson and Tony Luisi.

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[darienventure]

@ctyankfan7. Thanks for the lead on the aliases. I am working on it. Sam Spence has a website. I sent him an email asking about this subject, and I'm hoping to hear back. If I don't hear from him, I will try contacting NFL films directly.

[ctyankfan7]

I've become aware through another site that Martha Jane Weber and Beverly Hermann were actually pseudonyms or aliases for William Soden. In other words, Weber and Hermann are fictional names. I believe the source is credible, and evidently this does occur frequently in the music library industry. Actually, doesn't surprise me that much since you can't find anything on a web search for Weber or Hermann. If I find out anything worth adding to this, I'll post it here.

[darienventure]

@ctyankfan7 That would be a huge development. I also have spent a lot of time look for other stuff by Weber and Herrman and have wondered why I could never find anything.

[Dannymac82]

Whats the name of the song played from 4:23 to 4:49

[darienventure]

@Dannymac82 Fight For Life (Martha Jane Weber). That's off the NFL 103 album.

[cheeseballpictures]

notice the very begining is the same begining as michael jacksons beat it?

[darienventure]

@cheeseballpictures That's a very good point, and I agree. Note, however, that the song is question definitely was recorded long before Beat It came out. So if there was any copying, it would be the other way around. I suppose we should get the Thriller Album out and see what composers are listed.

[ctyankfan7]

@Muddyrich I've been checking out youtube clips of NFL highlights shows in the '70's for a while, and several songs here should have made Autumn Thunder. Here Comes Da Heat at :35 and Disco Theme at 3:55 should have been no-brainers.  Charge to Victory at 2:56 and Forward Thrust at 4:49 next. Ghetto at 5:18, the song at 6:46, and Man With a Mission at 9:28 would wrap up my nominations. KPM music also left out, and several that I haven't been able to identify on the clips, perhaps by Spence.

[ctyankfan7]

@DNRelayMan That's an ESPN highights song, not NFL Films. Not sure of the name. Francesa always uses it as his lead in.

[DNRelayMan]

What is the name of the first piece of music you hear in the following

youtube video after Mike Francesa says "in the league where they play for pay"??? WFAN'S FRANCESA: WEEK ONE NFL PICKS

[ctyankfan7]

@darienventure Just another quick comment to add here. Evidently, there was a composer named Weber from the New York area who contributed some of these scores, but it was a guy. So, Bill Soden and ?? Weber were the people who composed the music and the names of Beverly Hermann and Martha Jane Weber were used as aliases.

[b17bomber]

Martha Jane Weber was an alias Bill Soden used, we're still trying to find out who Beverly Hermann is. We know it's an alias, just not sure for whom.