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It seems more TV shows these days opt to license music for themes ( CSI , House , Grey’s Anatomy ) than find people to produce an original work. In a throwback to the classic back story opening sequence ( The Brady Bunch ; The Dukes of Hazzard ), producer Quincy Jones III looped a hip-hop beat with light synths while Smith rapped about how his life "got flipped, turned upside down. Since the CBC announced its Hockey Night in Canada anthem challenge a couple of weeks back, musically inclined citizens such as yours truly have been racking their brains for a tune big enough to fill the shoes (or are they skates? In my quest to write the perfect theme song, I contacted three professional musicians â” Dave Thompson, a Vancouver-based composer; Tom Szczesniak, an award-winning composer/arranger in Toronto; and Craig Northey, singer-songwriter and front man of pop-rock outfit the New Odds â” for their tips on how to craft the next HNIC anthem. Theme songs are all about the hooks, according to Craig Northey, who co-wrote the irresistibly catchy "Not a Lot Going On," better known as the theme from the Canadian hit comedy series Corner Gas . read more

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