F1 Theme Song: Who composed Formula 1’s official title track?

Tanish Chachra | 25/03/2021
F1 Theme Song: Who composed Formula 1's official title track?

F1 Theme Song: Who composed the official title track of Formula 1, which we always hear during the start of every Grand Prix day.

On Thursday, Formula 1, on its social media, released the latest drivers titles with the official F1 theme song that we will hear throughout the 23 races this year.

But only a small section of fans are aware that the original composer of the music is Brian Tyler, a renowned musician who has been credited for contributing his music to several blockbuster movies and TV serials.

His most recognized works are from Transformers: Prime, Eagle Eye, The Expendables trilogy, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron with Danny Elfman, Now You See Me, and Crazy Rich Asians.

Tyler also composed the 2013–2016 Marvel Studios logo, which debuted with Thor: The Dark World (2013). An incredible portfolio and F1’s theme song is among his recent most work.

Awards and nominations

Tyler has been nominated for several awards, but the highest he has received is two different Emmy nominations. The 48-year-old musician has also won the IFMCA Awards 2014 Composer of the Year for his work in films.

Tyler’s Alma Mater is the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Havard. And since 1997, he has been active in his current field.

His public performances with the F1 theme song

Two weeks before the start of this season, Tyler posted about the title track as he conducted the song in front of a crowd in London. “Conducting the #F1 theme in London was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had. Recorded at the legendary @airstudioslyndhurst Studios! #formula1 @f1” he wrote on his social media.

If one wishes to watch him conducting the theme song in front of a live crowd, then there are several videos of him doing it on Youtube; one link is below.

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Brian Tyler

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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