Breaking news

Formula 1

F1 commissions theme music from Hollywood composer

Leading Hollywood composer Brian Tyler has been commissioned to write official F1 theme music.

Adam Cooper

Adam Cooper

Edited: Mar 3, 2018, 1:08 PM

Copy link

Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Share on WhatsApp

Share on Linkedin

Share on Pinterest

Share on Viber

Add as a preferred source

 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 W08, at the start of the race

Tyler, who attended last year’s United States GP in Austin, revealed the nature of his latest job on social media.

He wrote: “What an honor to be chosen to compose the Formula 1 theme! This is a life long dream come true as I am a massive Formula 1 fan. Thank you F1! Here we go!”

Emmy-nominated Tyler is regarded as one of the hottest young film and TV composers, having worked on three of the top 10 grossing movies of all time.

His impressive CV includes five episodes of the Fast and The Furious franchise, the Expendables series, The Mummy, Rambo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as well as Marvel films Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World and Avengers: Age of Ultron.

He also has a lot of experience with TV themes, having written the intro for ESPN’s NFL coverage.

It is understood that Tyler, who is currently working in London’s AIR Studios, was commissioned by F1’s new TV chief David Hill, and that his music will feature on the new F1 OTT service that was announced earlier this week.

“Within the context of looking at ways to bring fans closer to Formula 1, we are exploring all avenues to refresh the look and feel of the show,” an F1 spokesman told Motorsport.com. 

“Music is a key component of the emotion of sport and we are engaging with top international talent in order to develop a new signature tune for F1.

"This is a process in development and we will make a formal announcement at the right time.”

It is not yet clear whether it will also have wider usage, for example on the world feed used by all broadcasters, over circuit public address on race weekends, or in gaming – an area in which Tyler is also a specialist.

 

We want your opinion!

What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?

Take our 5 minute survey.

- The Motorsport.com Team

Read and post comments

Read also :

Share Or Save This Story

Copy link

Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Share on WhatsApp

Share on Linkedin

Share on Pinterest

Share on Viber

Previous article What are F1's biggest design trends in 2018?

Next article Sainz feels he hasn't "started testing" after first week

Top Comments

There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?

View More & Comment

More from

Adam Cooper



RB: Tsunoda “mentally on a different level” in 2024

Formula 1

Formula 1

Japanese GP

RB: Tsunoda “mentally on a different level” in 2024



Andretti planning F2 and F3 entries to promote US talent to F1 team

Formula 1

Formula 1

Andretti planning F2 and F3 entries to promote US talent to F1 team



Andretti F1 team formally opens new Silverstone facility

Formula 1

Formula 1

Andretti F1 team formally opens new Silverstone facility

Latest news



Chase Elliott withdraws his name from NASCAR Most Popular Driver voting

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup 11 min

Chase Elliott withdraws his name from NASCAR Most Popular Driver voting



Lewis Hamilton: Kimi Antonelli “deserves to be the champion”

Formula 1

F1 Formula 1

United States GP

17 min

Lewis Hamilton: Kimi Antonelli “deserves to be the champion”



Alex Marquez: Marco Bezzecchi ‘miscalculated’ move in bizarre practice crash

MotoGP

MGP MotoGP

Australian GP

23 min

Alex Marquez: Marco Bezzecchi ‘miscalculated’ move in bizarre practice crash



IndyCar unveils full 2027 schedule with Barcelona debut and all-network FOX coverage

IndyCar

Indy IndyCar 36 min

IndyCar unveils full 2027 schedule with Barcelona debut and all-network FOX coverage

Feature

Discover prime content



Max Verstappen’s words explained: Why Red Bull’s turnaround is so different this time

Formula 1

United States GP

By Ronald Vording

Max Verstappen’s words explained: Why Red Bull’s turnaround is so different this time



Mission control: Inside the FIA and F1's latest answer to football's VAR

Formula 1

United States GP

By Jake Boxall-Legge

Mission control: Inside the FIA and F1's latest answer to football's VAR



How Kimi Antonelli levelled up his character to be F1 2026's world champion-elect

Formula 1

United States GP

By Filip Cleeren

How Kimi Antonelli levelled up his character to be F1 2026's world champion-elect



Why Oscar Piastri has struggled to show his best with this year's McLaren MCL40

Formula 1

By Jake Boxall-Legge

Why Oscar Piastri has struggled to show his best with this year's McLaren MCL40

Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.

From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.

You have 2 options:

Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here

Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page

Manage Alerts

Subscribe