Theme Music
The broadcast's distinctive theme music has been used since its inception in 1994. Derivatives of the NFL on Fox theme have been incorporated throughout Fox Sports' programming, including Fox Sports Networks, as Fox Sports' overall theme, and Fox registered the original theme as a U.S. trademark in 2006. The theme was produced by Scott Schreer through his production company NJJ Music. The theme was composed by Scott Schreer, Reed Hays and Phil Garrod, who pitched three separate songs to Fox, who then spliced them together into one. Furthermore, when there is a score alert or broadcast announcement, a short chime-based version of the melody is played, similar in style to the NBC chimes.
In October 2010, the NFL on Fox theme was implemented on all Fox Sports properties, including baseball and the UEFA Champions League. It was first implemented on the network's baseball broadcasts beginning with the 2010 National League Championship Series and then was implemented on its NASCAR broadcasts, the UEFA Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United in 2011, and for UFC events as well. As a result of Fox using its NFL theme during the 2010 MLB playoffs, there has been some backlash from fans who preferred to hear the theme that Fox used for MLB in the past. A poll by Sports Media Watch noted that as of October 23, 2010, while nearly 60% of fans thought that Fox made a bad move, only 10% thought it was a good move and 30% had no opinion (all percentages rounded). As of September 2012, at least four Facebook pages have been also created as a result of this change, more specifically a campaign has been started to bring the MLB theme back to Fox baseball broadcasts.
Eric Shanks has already taken heavy flack for his proposal of using a dramatic soundtrack during the ongoing game action (such as during the December 12, 2010 game between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks).
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