| Anyone who remembers the old NFL highlight shows will fondly remember the music of Sam Spence. For most of us born pre-1970, the music is etched into our memory. We didn't know the names of the songs but we sure recognized them as soon as we heard a few notes. The NFL made the fan albums available in the 70's. If you were persistant, you could get the library albums as well. But there was not a wide commercial release until 1998's The Power And The Glory and then the 10 CD set Autumn Thunder in 2004. Recently, Sam has enjoyed a renaissance with the cd releases. Today, Sam's music is ubiquitous. It has been heard on shows like The Simpsons, Everybody Loves Raymond, King Of Queens, Saturday Night Live, The FBIs Most Wanted, Teachers Pet, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Access Hollywood, Sponge Bob and several TV and radio commercials. His music clearly has become part of American culture. These days, Sam is as busy as ever. In 2007, he recorded two new fight songs for the Houston Texans and had a new greatest hits cd called Sam Spence: Our Man In Munich. While reviewing Autumn Thunder a reporter wrote that a case can be made for Sam Spence as one of the great sound-track composers of the 20th century. I'm sure the fans who love this music could not agree more. Here's to you Sam!!!! Thanks for the music. |
