Theme Music
The current theme for CBS' coverage, simply titled "CBS NCAA Basketball Theme", was written by Bob Christianson and has been in use by the network since the 1992–1993 season. While different arrangements have been used over that time, the melody has remained largely the same. The theme has also carried over to TBS, TNT and truTV as part of its tournament coverage partnership with CBS. Although this new theme is different from the CBS version, it is only used for the NCAA Tournament. CBS still uses the theme it has used since 2004 as its main theme for its regular-season coverage.
At the end of CBS' coverage, a highlight reel featuring memorable moments from the tournament is shown, set to the song "One Shining Moment" originally written and performed by David Barrett (1987-1993, 2000-2002), and subsequently covered by Teddy Pendergrass (1994-1999), Luther Vandross (2003-2009, 2011-), and Jennifer Hudson (2010).
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