NFL Films: Sounds of Triumph and Defeat For nearly 50 years, NFL Films has shot pro football games, making highlights films and blooper reels and documenting gridiron moments great and small. Each movie has a soundtrack to set the mood.

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NFL Films: Sounds of Triumph and Defeat

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NFL Films: Sounds of Triumph and Defeat

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January 27, 20078:00 AM ET

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For nearly 50 years, NFL Films has shot pro football games, making highlights films and blooper reels and documenting gridiron moments great and small. Each movie has a soundtrack to set the mood.

Tom Heddon, one of two composers for NFL Films, tells Scott Simon about his craft.

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Tom Hedden Writes About His Craft

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Colts and Bears Make Super Bowl History

The Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts reach a racial milestone on Super Bowl Sunday.