Written by: Todd Grasely
Twitter: @TGSportsGuy
Music and sports are synonymous with one another. From highlight reels to stadium intros of your favorite players, and the soundtrack to some of your favorite
productions like NFL Films and Monday Night Football. It’s those tracks that convey the raw emotion, the emotion that transforms you from being a spectator
on your couch, and into the heart of the action.
One of the most iconic songs and prolific intros in all of sports is the Monday Night Football theme, also known as “Heavy Action”. Other than its legendary four
beats and a fermata (pause), the average listener, sports fan, and music aficionado may not know about its humble beginnings, which started in the 1970s.
MNF Theme
reimagined
by APM Custom
2012 2013 2015 2016 2019
Are you ready for some football music?
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Matthew Gutknecht
Senior Account Director, Sports Entertainment
matthewg@apmmusic.com
2020
Jack Eagan
Account Coordinator, Sports Entertainment
jeagan@apmmusic.com
Listen to the original Heavy Action track!
Max Crutchfield
Account Director, Sports Entertainment
mcrutchfield@apmmusic.com
PMA Sync of The Month!
“I recently had the honor of producing five new versions of “Heavy Action” for ESPN: Orchestral, Rock, Funk, Jazz and EDM. To tackle the various styles, I assembled a fantastic team of composers consisting of Takeshi Furukawa, Ken Belcher, Nick DePinna, Ross Garren and Joachim Svare. Needless to say, we were all thrilled to be a part of such an iconic piece of music that is forever associated with American Football.”
- Robert Navarro, Head of APM Custom Music
Monday Night Football Flavor
