As part of its presentation as the exclusive “Thursday Night Football” home during the 2022 NFL season, Amazon tapped world-renowned composer Pinar Toprak to create a new tune to welcome fans to the show. The result was impactful to say the least.
The theme music caught the public’s attention when it was first broadcast before the first release on Amazon. In the song, Toprak leads a 70-piece orchestra to produce an arrangement that is both heroic and catchy, reminiscent of a superhero movie.
Toprak is an award-winning composer known for her work in the world of film and video games, so how did a collaboration with Amazon and the NFL come about?
Here’s how Toprak continues to lead the way with his latest composition.
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How Amazon Partnered with a Pioneering Composer for the NFL Theme Song
In July, Prime Video announced that Toprak had been commissioned to create an original score and theme music for the cover of “Thursday Night Football.”
In the official statement, the streaming service said the anthem was recorded over two days in Nashville. As part of this process, Toprak worked closely with the “Thursday Night Football” production team with the goal of “creating a thrilling and inspiring score.”
Quotes from Toprak and Amazon describe the song using the word “timeless,” which is an important part of a theme that will likely accompany Amazon’s NFL broadcasts throughout the lifespan of the partnership, which will last at least 11 seasons.
Toprak’s creation is the first new theme music for an NFL package rights holder since John Williams composed the theme for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” in 2006.
Through this collaboration with Amazon, Toprak is now the first woman to compose the original theme music for an NFL media package.
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Who is Pinar Toprak?
Based in Los Angeles, Toprak is a Turkish-American composer with over 20 years of professional experience in the music industry.
Toprak began his musical training in Turkey at the age of five and, after finishing high school at 16, moved to the United States at 17. At age 19, Toprak graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston and began working at Paramount Pictures at age 20. years.
In the 22 years since he started in the industry, Toprak has worked on more than 40 feature films and composed scores for several video games, including “Fortnite.”
Toprak also composed the main theme from Marvel’s “Captain Marvel” thus becoming the first woman to produce the music for a major superhero film. Toprak’s compositions attract more than 100,000 monthly listeners on the music streaming service Spotify.
Amazon Prime’s “Thursday Night Football” song
In August, Prime Video shared a video of Toprak composing the new theme song, documenting his work as conductor of the 70-piece orchestra.
Watch the video below to hear the song in its entirety:
