I went home and wrote it."įrom there, Barrett shopped the song around through a friend, and it settled with CBS. "The next thing I knew, I had this inner dialogue going on, and somehow, ‘one shining moment’ came out of my mouth and I knew exactly what I was going to do. Then the phrase came to me, that he was in the moment," Barrett told. "I tried to explain to her how amazing was. Barrett attempted to translate Bird's greatness into song in a bid to impress a waitress. In the 1985–86 NBA season, Bird was averaging 25.8 points per game, 9.8 rebounds per game, and 6.8 assists per game, as well as shooting close to 50 percent from the field - a stellar year that ended in a championship for Bird and the Celtics.
Lewis.)īarrett said in an interview with that he created the song while watching Larry Bird play.
(Sadly, he did not win his Emmy for "One Shining Moment" but rather for scoring a PBS documentary on C.S. When people talk about "One Shining Moment," they're referring to the musical montage that plays at the conclusion of the NCAA men's basketball national championship game.Įmmy award–winning composer David Barrett created the song in 1986. This powerful combination of '80s piano, earnest lyrics, and clips of players crying has the power to bring college basketball fans together and, perhaps most important, give a proper sendoff to the season. It's about hoping "your" team can win it all.īut even though college basketball fans can be contentious and quarrelsome, there will be three minutes after the game when everyone puts aside their differences: the One Shining Moment montage. College basketball isn't about making friends. While this is a momentous occasion for fans of those teams, many college basketball fans will be rooting for the whole thing to be over so that the next season can start, so their team has another shot at the title. On Monday, April 6, Wisconsin and Duke will battle for the NCAA men's basketball championship.
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