The Contender

[ZenDragon]

I was at Regal Cinemas today to see Finding Neverland and they showed a trailer of The Contender (on NBC) during TheTwenty. Slightly dramatic orchestra music was playing in the background. Possibly Hans Zimmer?

- Jade

 

[michelle]

Check out the Crimson Tide Soundtrack... Not sure of a particular track, just throwing out the idea that it sounds like it could be from that.

 

[michelle]

Listening further, I don't think it's from Crimson Tide, but it does sound like Hans Zimmer. You can hear the music used in The Contender ad at the NBC web site:

http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Contender/

 

[sophist]

I believe that the music for Mark Burnett's productions is composed specifically for the shows.

One might think that in some cases, it sounds remarkably like a previously released track but I'm sure, as they say, such a resemblance "is purely coincidental".

Btw, what was the outcome of that lawsuit over the theme tune of Survivor?

 

[michelle]

I think they're using a real song in the ad, since it's just an ad from NBC for the show... not really a Mark Burnett produced thing, you know?

Haven't heard anything new about the Survivor theme suit.

 

[sophist]

Michelle - you were right in thinking it sounds like Hans Zimmer.

He has been contracted to score the entire show.

 

[Rage226]

Does anyone know if it's possible to rip just the music track from a .wmv file? I can't find the theme to the Contender anywhere, but I found a video with the song on it, on NBC's web site. Anyone else have any luck finding the song?

 

[sophist]

See this thread.