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OklahomaStar.com Wednesday 22nd February 2012 Issue 53/2012
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    Super Bowl XLVI: John Williams' 'Wide Receiver' Gets Dubstep Treatment For Broadcast
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
    Friday 27th January, 2012  


    Intending to reflect the epic nature of this NFL championship, a rematch of the 2008 Super Bowl, NBC commissioned composer Joel Beckerman to create an orchestral-rock hybrid of Williams' 2006 piece "Wide Receiver" for use during the game.

    Using a rock rhythm section and a 45-piece orchestra -- 90 percent of the musicians were from the New York ... ...

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