

Now that Wimbledon and Euro 2016 have both concluded with gut-wrenching closing montages (tennis fans enjoyed Jack Garratt's Surprise Yourself after Andy Murray won his second Wimbledon title, while the BBC's Euros coverage finished with Bowie's Heroes cut to scenes from the competition, including Portugal beating France in the final), we examine the phenomenon's most ubiquitous songs. Royalty free music for YouTube and social media, free to use even commercially.

Indeed, televised sport has been indulging in montages for years, whether it's Cast soundtracking England's exit from Euro 96, or Johnny Cash and Australia's Ashes whitewash in 2013/14. Badda TD Gang (Official Video) The next song is a more recent release, Gang by Badda TD. It was released in 2013 as part of the Reflektor album.
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Wimbledon just wouldn't be Wimbledon without slow-motion footage of glistening strawberries, ducking umpires and tennis stars triumphing - and failing - set to music chosen either to exhilarate the TV audience or yank at its heartstrings. The lyrics are about moving on from the past and looking to the future, which makes this an ideal song for a montage that’s about growth and change.

Over shots of a trickling water feature, clouds passing over a sun-kissed Centre Court and a groundsman daubing white lines on grass, Sue Barker uttered some familiar words: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"ĭelivering the first montage of this year's Wimbledon coverage, the presenter spent the opening 90 seconds of the very first broadcast from the All England Club reading William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, her dramatic flow punctuated by images of a grimacing Andy Murray, a trophy-kissing Novak Djokovic and John McEnroe's infamous cry of "You cannot be serious!" from 1981.
