Scott92 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Alberta entry is golden in Hockey Night anthem challenge Canadian Gold is the new Hockey Night in Canada anthem. After 14,871 entries flooded in and thousands of voters cast their ballots for each of the two finalists, a Celtic-themed piece by Beaumont, Alta.\'s Colin Oberst was chosen to introduce Canada\'s longest-running television program His victory was announced on Saturday\'s Hockey Night broadcast featuring Toronto hosting Montreal and Vancouver in Calgary. Toronto teenager Robert Fraser Burke\'s Sticks to the Ice finished second. \"I\'m thrilled that it\'s an ordinary Canadian whose passion for hockey will be forever associated with the show,\" said Scott Moore, executive director of CBC Sports. \"The process has shown the passion that Canadians have for hockey, Hockey Night in Canada and for music. \"I think it\'s so appropriate that such a passionate hockey fan is the final winner.\" Oberst is an elementary school teacher who also doubles as an avid music writer and member of an Edmonton band. He takes home the $100,000 top prize and half of the lifetime royalties, with the other 50 per cent invested by the CBC in minor hockey across the country. Burke, the 13-year-old son of a music teacher, is a pianist who sings in a choir and performs in the school band. The contest to find new theme music for Hockey Night in Canada was launched June 19 by CBC Sports after it didn\'t renew the rights to The Hockey Theme, which were subsequently purchased by CTV Inc. Each of the five semifinalists in the anthem challenge were profiled on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos and later on the Hockey Night In Canada Anthem Challenge special, when the original compositions — produced by Bob Rock, a multiple Juno Award winner — were played in their entirety. \"You just get this overwhelming sense of pride,\" Oberst said while working with Rock at the taping of the theme in Toronto. \"Everything just jelled into this amazing song that went way over my expectations.\" Click link to view article. Congratulations Colin Oberst in winning the Hockey Night In Canada Anthem Challenge! In all honesty, it was my favourite song when it was in the Top 5, and I was thrilled when he just won just moments ago. Congratulations once again and what do the members of the Canadiens\' Fan Forum think about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laup007 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 I watch hockey on rds but I like the new cbc song and the montage they did with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee_mtl Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Only thing I didn't like about their new opening montage was the big Leafs opening under the "WE WANT THE CUP" chant... It's HNIC yes, but I think it would have been more appropriate to have ALL the team logos going around, not just the Leafs... Song's not too bad. Not my cup of tea though. I call it celtic march. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmash Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 I like this new theme song. Lacks the sentimental value of The Hockey Theme, but good in it's own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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