Techno music on Sky's coverage - a campaign

[graveyard johnny]

i would get in touch with sky but they would prob techno notice 

[Wellsy4HullFC]

41 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

The use of the same tune since the 1990s says it all about Sky Sport's diminished coverage of a sport that it now seems vaguely embarrassed about. 

I disagree. Nobody complains about MotD or the Champions League.

[Wellsy4HullFC]

Chase the Sun in darts works too. If anything, Sky don't do enough with Carpe Diem.

[JohnM]

49 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

The use of the same tune since the 1990s says it all about Sky Sport's diminished coverage of a sport that it now seems vaguely embarrassed about. 

Aye. Whilst were at it can we get rid of the rules of the game that we've used since the 1990s?  Oh, and any spectators born before the 1990s?  Oh and any stadiums built before the 1990s must go.

The musical tastes of one or two fans on a forum is hardly going to influence the BBC, Sky or the new darling of the forum Channel Four, nor is it likely to attract new spectators.  I'll give it a season before those same forumistas fall out of love  with Channel Four, whatever they do.

[Man of Kent]

22 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

I disagree. Nobody complains about MotD or the Champions League.

Are we talking about a theme tune or goal music...? Different things, although even theme tunes get updated. 

[DavidM]

A little bit of Mozart or Beethoven would be good just to raise the tone , introduced by Baz and Tez in tuxedos 

[Wellsy4HullFC]

18 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

Are we talking about a theme tune or goal music...? Different things, although even theme tunes get updated. 

Then I go back to my point about Chase the Sun in darts. It's not the intro music.

[Jughead]

1 minute ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

Then I go back to my point about Chase the Sun in darts. It's not the intro music.

That’s not involved with Sky’s television production of Darts though. It’s played at the arena rather than through the TV, unlike the try and replay music is in Rugby League.

[thebrewxi]

I believe techno is seen as quite cool again with the hipsters.

So on the back of that, perhaps, instead Sky could commission some  challenging, new, industral work by, say, Surgeon or maybe Sandwell District. I think seeing Barrie and Terry raving at half time to some really hard 4 to the floor would work. It would also help any expansion effort for a Berlin team.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Psychedelic trance would be my choice.

Some nice squidgy noises to let your hair down with.

Either that or screaming thrash death metal.

Scream for me channel 4!  

[dkw]

The music for a sport should match what you see on the pitch. So RL needs some heavy metal, fast paced, intermixed with some skillfully hip hop, with a touch of chopin to highlight the class on show.

Union should have radiohead.

[Josef K]

I’m a hard-jackin’ sound-scapin’ jump-uppin’   Left of centre 

freakbeat affair who refuses to worship at the alter of Detroit

im a funked up holy roller 

I’ve got a new house were the old school used to be

eggs bread cigs milk 

eggs bread cigs milk. 

[Wellsy4HullFC]

7 hours ago, Jughead said:

That’s not involved with Sky’s television production of Darts though. It’s played at the arena rather than through the TV, unlike the try and replay music is in Rugby League.

You don't think it's part of the TV production to play it at those times in the arena leading up to each break? It goes hand in hand.

[Tex Evans Thigh]

Nothing wrong with techno, not that the try music is techno, it’s also reasonably iconic within the game.

Maybe a halfway house would be an updated Bosnian minimal tech version could be created 

[latchford albion]

6 hours ago, Josef K said:

I’m a hard-jackin’ sound-scapin’ jump-uppin’   Left of centre 

freakbeat affair who refuses to worship at the alter of Detroit

im a funked up holy roller 

I’ve got a new house were the old school used to be

eggs bread cigs milk 

eggs bread cigs milk. 

We all know you've been listening to Charlie on the sly.

[Jughead]

6 hours ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

You don't think it's part of the TV production to play it at those times in the arena leading up to each break? It goes hand in hand.

It may well “go hand in hand” but you’re describing two very different pieces of music for two very different purposes and audiences. 

[Man of Kent]

11 minutes ago, Jughead said:

It may well “go hand in hand” but you’re describing two very different pieces of music for two very different purposes and audiences. 

Absolutely.

‘Chase the Sun’ is for the crowd in the arena to chant ‘Oi! Oi! Oi!’ whereas ‘Carpe Diem’ is for the TV audience.

Maybe Sky thinks ‘Carpe Diem’ is an untouchable, iconic piece of music and that try music is de rigueur because the Aussies did it in the 80s?

I just see it as a bit naff, and a symbol of Sky’s once innovative coverage becoming tired and perfunctory. 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

What's wrong with techno and its many associated derivatives such as 90s eurodance? Great music! If we're changing the music let's make it 'Rhythm of the Night', one of the all time great eurodance tracks and it's appropriate given the games are at night usually and even more appropriate if you know who the artist was that did it. We'll have that as the teams come out then the try music can be 'Superheroes' by Daft Punk, one of my all time favourites, title explains it all, and the programme can start with a bit more of a retro tune in 'Trans Europe Express' by Kraftwerk given the expansion of the league into France and the inclusion of countries such as Greece in the World Cup. Sorted. Now let's all get on with not moaning about tiny things no one else has even contemplated and watch some chuffing rugby league! 

[Just Browny]

If they changed the music, there would be a five page thread on here within 24 hours moaning they had made the wrong choice.

If they rotated the music, there would be a three page thread on here that weekend moaning the music was poor.

One thread a year is probably a good outcome for Sky.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

3 hours ago, Man of Kent said:

Absolutely.

‘Chase the Sun’ is for the crowd in the arena to chant ‘Oi! Oi! Oi!’ whereas ‘Carpe Diem’ is for the TV audience.

Maybe Sky thinks ‘Carpe Diem’ is an untouchable, iconic piece of music and that try music is de rigueur because the Aussies did it in the 80s?

I just see it as a bit naff, and a symbol of Sky’s once innovative coverage becoming tired and perfunctory. 

It is utterly naff

I am genuinely astounded some people on here are seeing it as something that is quintessentially rugby league or iconic for us

It sounds like something knocked up on a Spectrum 48k in 1990

For God's sake let's ditch it for a better/ classier try celebration music.... again something like Fox League uses  

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

2 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

What's wrong with techno and its many associated derivatives such as 90s eurodance? Great music! If we're changing the music let's make it 'Rhythm of the Night', one of the all time great eurodance tracks and it's appropriate given the games are at night usually and even more appropriate if you know who the artist was that did it. We'll have that as the teams come out then the try music can be 'Superheroes' by Daft Punk, one of my all time favourites, title explains it all, and the programme can start with a bit more of a retro tune in 'Trans Europe Express' by Kraftwerk given the expansion of the league into France and the inclusion of countries such as Greece in the World Cup. Sorted. Now let's all get on with not moaning about tiny things no one else has even contemplated and watch some chuffing rugby league! 

Impressions count whether you like it or not

If a casual Sky Sports viewer hears the Fox league tune to a try on a Satursay morning it sounds classy.....our sounds like what it is....30 years out of date 

The music might only count a percentage of their total perception but we should fight for every bit. As Shaun Wane always says.....make sure you have every "deeeeetaaaail" correct 

[tuutaisrambo]

Classic tune that should never be removed.........it's ingrained in the sky coverage.

By all means change the presenters, commentators, graphics but the rave music is sacred....like the MOTD theme tune or this

 

 

[tuutaisrambo]

Have they still got robots playing rugby in the intro credits?

[tuutaisrambo]

This is extremely dated but it doesn't seem to do the NFL any harm

 

 

[RP London]

20 hours ago, Just Browny said:

It's a good tune and many people who aren't hardcore RL fans associate it with the Super League coverage (I've heard it played played and identified as the Super League music on Radio 5 shows like Fighting Talk).

Change it if there is something better, but dont change it if there's no need. I'm not aware of any campaign to change the music for Wimbledon, Match of the Day or Ski Sunday - at some point they become iconic and if you change it you lose that.

Me and my son (13) were watching something the other day, cannot remember what it was, and the song came on and he instantly said "isnt that the super league music?".. change for changes sake can be quite dangerous.