Sam Spence’s name is equivalent to the sound of football. His work for NFL Films and their productions for the US National Football League since 1966 meant a substantial output of music, which can also be heard in recent television shows such as “The Simpsons”, “King of Queens” and “Sponge Bob”. Based in his adopted home town Munich he also wrote music for German TV-series and movies.

This CD features both, the most groovy highlights out of about 700 titles he wrote for NFL Films, as well as the best samples of his work for German film productions and labels and even a commercial. Most of the titles for German TV series are previously unreleased and even one track he wrote for NFL Films appears here for the very first time (“Tensar”). The range of Spence’s work reaches from symphonic orchestral music over bigband swing to mainstream jazz and even synthesizer sounds. Most of the tracks on this CD are instrumentals, just the two “James Bondish” versions of “Queen of Diamonds” come with vocals. In its chronology this CD perfectly reflects the contemporary music styles of the era, from swinging jazz over funky blaxploitation to what “Kraftwerk“ stands for.
The allround man Sam Spence, at the age of 80 years, is still pretty busy with his music. Among others he will perform new arrangements with the Houston Symphonic in September 2007.
For further information on his work and recent activities check the website www.samspencemusic.com which is run by Ted Ross who also wrote the liner notes for this CD (English and German).

Press

screensounds [Oct. 2007]: "...homage is paid to well-known film fare of the times, like The Magnificent Seven and Shaft , but there are plenty of original ideas on show and, growing up in the '60s and '70s, I can really relate to this music. Another great release from All Score Media."

Tracklisting:

	01.	Bitte recht freundlich, es wird geschossen (title)*	1:42
	02.	Do The Samtusi (Bitte recht freundlich, es wird geschossen)*	3:22
	03.	Meeting in Rio (NFL Films)	2:44
	04.	Let's Go the Big O (NFL Films)	2:31
	05.	Magnificent Eleven (NFL Films)	3:33
	06.	Milktrain to Paydirt (NFL Films)	2:17
	07.	Brass Impact (Bitte recht freundlich, es wird geschossen)*	3:03
	08.	Sideline to Sideline (NFL Films)	2:46
	09.	Queen of Diamonds (end title)*	1:23
	10.	Honcho (NFL Films)	1:49
	11.	The Game that got Away (NFL Films)	2:52
	12.	Pink Blitz (Wie ein Blitz)*	3:19
	13.	Wie ein Blitz (title)	2:24
	14.	Santa Anna Wind (NFL Films)	1:55
	15.	Water Bug (NFL Films)	2:17
	16.	Tensar (NFL Films)*	4:14
	17.	Water World	3:08
	18.	Carnapping (title)*	3:08
	19.	Unidata Siemens (commercial)*	1:10
	20.	Porsche Power (Carnapping)*	3:11
	21.	Critical Mass (NFL Films)	1:49
	22.	Queen of Diamonds (title)*	1:55
	*	previously unreleased