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==In television and other media== The theme song for the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' television series that was in syndication during 1993-1999 has much in common with the Fanfare for the Common Man song. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.artofthescore.com.au/podcast/2017/4/15/episode-5-star-trek-tv |title=Episode 5: Star Trek (TV) |publisher=Art of the Score |date=2017-04-15 |access-date=2024-07-19}}</ref> ''[[Michael Jackson]]'' and ''[[The Jacksons]]'' began their reunion set during the ''[[Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration]]'' concerts on September 7th and 10th, 2001 at [[Madison Square Garden]] using Fanfare for the Common Man as the introduction music before the start of ''[[Can You Feel It (The Jacksons song)]]''. <ref>{{cite web https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6sbyqHa8ak&t=73s&pp=ygUjbWljaGFlbCBqYWNrc29uIDMwdGggYW5uaXZlcnNhcnkgNGs%3D |title=4K | Michael Jackson | 30th Anniversary 2001 (Remastered)| timestamp: 0:53| publisher=Magical| date=2022-03-18 |access-date=2025-03-27}}</ref> The [[Chicago Blackhawks]] of the [[NHL]] have used the Fanfare song as part of a pre-game video introduction of the team before it takes to the ice since moving into the [[United Center]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4emM1-kzM0w |title=Chicago Blackhawks 2007-2008 Intro |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-04-05 |access-date=2011-09-15}}</ref> Several feature films employ the piece for dramatic effect. [[John Williams]]' main themes for the 1978 ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' film are partially based on the fanfare and his original score for ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' draws heavily on its soundworld (though Copland's piece is not actually heard in either movie). In ''[[The Patriot (2000 film)|The Patriot]]'', which Williams scored, the music of the final scene before the credits may be a nod to Copland's work. The fanfare functioned as Jimmy King's theme in ''[[Ready to Rumble]]''. The [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Parinda]]'' prominently features the piece as background score, including in a haunting opening depicting shots of Bombay.<ref>Parinda part 1 (with the intro and the Copland piece in the background score) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVMBtcYWKYc</ref> The first three notes of the piece are coincidentally the same as the sound made by the motors of the [[MR-73]] class of cars on the [[Montreal Metro]] as they leave the station and accelerate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://observatory.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=7487 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823173621/http://observatory.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=7487 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-08-23 |title=Fanfare for the Common Commuter: Observatory: Design Observer |publisher=Observatory.designobserver.com |access-date=2011-09-15 }}</ref> [[Seven Network]] in Australia used "Fanfare" to accompany their "7 Sport" opener throughout the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i6XQH8jgSo |title=Seven sport opener 1996 |website=[[YouTube]] |date=17 November 2018 }}</ref> Additionally, [[Chris Conroy's World of Boats]] and [[Chris Conroy's Leisureworld]] both used a rock version of "Fanfare" for their opening credits.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpuCl8Zhv1Y |title=Chris Conroy's 'World of Boats; - Pat Jones' Ultrafoil. 1980s |website=[[YouTube]] |date=27 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1waWUCImDn0 |title=Chris Conroy's Leisureworld Intro (1994) |website=[[YouTube]] |date=13 March 2016 }}</ref> On September 21, 2012, "Fanfare" was played at [[Los Angeles International Airport]] as the [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'']] touched down after its final flight.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/09/shuttle-endeavour-welcomed-star-treks-uhura.html |title=Shuttle Endeavour welcomed home by 'Star Trek's' Uhura at LAX |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=2012-09-21 |access-date=2012-09-22}}</ref> It featured in BBC Television's children's television programme, ''[[Melody (TV series)|Melody]]'', as the second piece to inspire Melody's imagination. She imagined a family of elephants enjoying a mud bath.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03l2lxh |title=Muddy Melody |publisher=BBC |date=2013-12-03 |access-date=2014-07-22}}</ref> On May 15, 2014, it was played by the New York Philharmonic at the dedication of the 9/11 Museum in lower Manhattan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/05/15/must-see-ny-philharmonic-performs-fanfare-common-man-911-museum-dedication |title=MUST-SEE: NY Philharmonic Performs 'Fanfare for the Common Man' at 9/11 Museum Dedication |publisher=FOX News Network, LLC. |date=2014-05-19 |access-date=2014-05-19}}</ref> In February 2025, "Fanfare for the Common Man" featured as theme music for the [[Sanremo Music Festival 2015|65th Italian Song Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvblog.it/post/sanremo-2015-10-febbraio-diretta-canzoni-ospiti |title=Sanremo 2015, 13 febbraio, quarta serata |language=it|work=Tvblog |date=2015-02-13 |access-date=2025-02-22 }}</ref> On September 26, 2015, it was played at Independence Hall in Philadelphia as Pope Francis came outside to make a speech on religious freedom, which he delivered from the lectern used by Abraham Lincoln to deliver the Gettysburg Address.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2015/09/27/live-coverage-pope-philadelphia/72870432/ |date=September 27, 2015 |title=Recap: The pope in Philadelphia on Saturday |publisher=[[Delaware News-Journal]] }}</ref> On October 4, 2017 it was played during the penultimate episode - S04E09 ''Search'' - of the AMC series ''Halt and Catch Fire'' as John Bosworth emerged from an appointment with his physician. On October 31, 2019, it was played on the roof of [[Radio24syv]]'s headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, at midnight, when the station stopped broadcasting.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2019-10-31-radio24syvs-lyttere-klapper-den-korte-radioavis-ud|title=Radio24syvs lyttere klapper Den Korte Radioavis ud|last=Bohr|first=Jakob Kjøgx|date=31 October 2019|work=TV2|access-date=1 November 2019|agency=Ritzau|language=da}}</ref> The station was closed after eight years, because it controversially failed to get its broadcast license and funding renewed, after a long and windy political process.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/kultur/pengene-kostede-radio24syv-livet |title=Pengene kostede Radio24syv livet |trans-title=Money cost Radio24syv its life |last1=Almbjerg |first1=Sarah Iben |last2=Lindberg|first2=Kristian |date=23 October 2019|publisher=[[Berlingske]] |access-date=1 November 2019 |language=da}}</ref> The New York Philharmonic's version of the work was traditionally played on [[New Year's Eve]] when the [[Times Square Ball|ball]] was raised at [[Times Square]]. Professional Darts Player [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil "The Power" Taylor]] used the opening trumpet salutes as part of his walk-up music during his career. The music would then shift to "[[The Power (Snap! song)|The Power]]" by Snap! as the Walkup continued.
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