John Colby | |
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| Born | John Andrew Colby (1949-04-23)April 23, 1949 (age 76) U.S. |
| Website | colbymusic |
John Andrew Colby (born April 23, 1949) is an American musician. He is a music producer composer and keyboardist.
Colby produced the score for the1981 Academy Award nominatedKen Burns documentaryBrooklyn Bridge,[1] wrote and produced the score for the Academy Award nomineeThe Garden of Eden, and received a Grammy as producer for the soundtrack of Ken Burns'Civil War in the best traditional folk category.[2]
He was music director ofESPN from 1984 to 1992 and wrote theSportsCenter theme (dadada), the best known sports theme of its time.[3]
As keyboardist and band leader forClarence Clemons, he producedLive in Asbury Park I andII.
Colby wrote theNFL theme forNBC in the 1990s and wrote the themes forSuper BowlsXXVI andXXVII. His music is heard all over the world on ESPN,Fox,ABC,Comedy Central andSpike.
Three of his songs, "Gladiator," "Eric D.," and "Arnold" were commonly used on the ESPN showNFL Primetime. Three other songs of his, "Gothic," "Terminator," and "Gelman" were used on the show in the early 1990s, however they were phased out as the decade went on.
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