John Williams has written a new theme for ESPN's College Football Championship.
College football is going Hollywood over at ESPN. For Monday night's matchup between TCU and Georgia in the College Football Playoff National Championship, Variety reports that legendary composer John Williams has written a new theme to underscore one of the sports network's biggest nights. It's the first time Williams has done any work for broadcast television since 2009 when he composed a theme for PBS's Great Performances, winning an Emmy in the process.
According to ESPN's co-director and producer Martin Khodabakhshian, the new piece, titled "Of Grit and Glory," is the culmination of a surprising back-and-forth between the network and Williams and was specifically designed to capture the emotions of the night, "fear and anticipation, triumph and failure.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Williams' new music will also be heard throughout the game as he also included different takes and stingers to play at different times in the broadcast. Getting the composer to actually do it for the network was a dream come true for all involved.
At 90, Williams Is Still Hard at Work Creating Sweeping Scores Williams is nearing the end of his storied career, but he's going out with a bang. He still has one more blockbuster up his sleeve Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in June. Before that, he re-teamed with an old favorite in Steven Spielberg for his semi-autobiographical Oscar contender The Fabelmans, and returned to the Star Wars franchise for Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+.
Get a taste of Williams' new theme during ESPN's NFL coverage on Saturday and hear the full composition on Monday, January 9, during the game between TCU and Georgia at 7:30 p.m. ET. Check out the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny below.
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