(If I'm not mistaken this is one of the few film genres missing from John Williams' filmography).

The one sin my collection:

Rudy (Goldsmith)
The Natural (Newman)
Remember the Titans (Rabin)
A League of their Own (Zimmer)

Other I've heard and would like to get:
For the Love of the Game (Poledouris)
Hoosiers (Goldsmith)

Others?

p.s. I'm glad to see that Randy Newman's attached to this film. Maybe we can expect another gem on the lines of The Natural.

If boxing is a sport, and let's face if there is you can argue that there are good sports movies in existence, then the following scores are excellent:

Ali (Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke, Michael Mann, Martin Tillman, et al) - heavy on atmosphere.
Raging Bull (Scorsese picks the music - the intermezzo from Cavaleria Rusticana just wrecks me)
Snake Eyes (Sakamoto's Hermannesque score has a genuine intelligence of construction)

And while it's not a sports movie, there's a moment in Hearts in Atlantis when Ted Brodigan describes a football game in which a guy called 'Bronko Nagursky' creates a miracle. Danna scores that scene with one of his best themes to date.

And then we have:

William Ross: "Tin Cup"
Vangelis: "Chariots of Fire"
Hans Zimmer: "Days of Thunder"
John Debney: "Little Giants"
David Newman: "The Mighty Ducks"

mikael

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Originally posted by moviescore:
Lets not forget the most "athletic" composer of them all: Bill Conti. Four Rocky scores, and many others as well: "The Scout" (great theme), "8 Seconds" (nice piano theme), "Grand Slam" (pretty awful), and the "Karate Kid" films.

mikael

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You left out ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (or is it called GRAND SLAM where you are?).

Also, David Newman's THE SANDLOT is a wonderfully diverse score.

Joe

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Originally posted by Camillu:
Is Burwell's 'The Rookie' good?

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It has its moments, Mark. Worth seeking out... But man, Tin Cup - great score. Especially the climactic moments at the end for the U.S. Open/finale.