Madden NFL 08, and Madden NFL 09, being remixed again by Da Riffs. Later appearances Spence's music has been performed live several times, with the composer conducting guest residencies with regional orchestras. On June 14, 2008, he guest conducted a medley of his NFL Films hits with the Golden State Pops Orchestra in San Pedro, California, as part of the orchestra's "Pops for Pops" concert. In November 2010, a concert devoted almost entirely to his football scores was staged in Green Bay, Wisconsin. An audience of nearly 1,000 turned out at the historic Meyer Theater downtown for a program that featured three local ensembles—The Civic Symphony of Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Wind Ensemble, and a big band jazz ensemble—performing a wide range of Spence's football scores, from symphonic to jazz to pop. Criticism One of the hallmarks of Spence's music is its intangible familiarity. Two film score enthusiasts have pointed out the similarity of his more popular themes to several contemporary film scores; one has criticized them of "get[ting] too close to their obvious film inspiration". They have lauded some of his compositions as "cool homage[s]", while describing others as "barely disguised" "knock-offs". NFL music Over his three-decade career, Spence composed hundreds of short sound-track scores for NFL Films. Some of his more recognizable songs are: "A Golden Boy Again" aka "Up As She Rises" "March to the Trenches" "Big Game America" "Rainbows To The End Zone" "The Over the Hill Gang" "West Side Rumble" "The Pony Soldiers" "Round Up" "Classic Battle" "Forearm Shiver" aka "The Lineman" "The Magnificent Eleven" "Ramblin' Man from Gramblin'" "Whirlwinds To The End Zone" "Path To The Title" aka "Cossacks' Charge" "Game Plan For Sudden Death" "Aggression" aka "Life on the Wild Side" "Street Warfare" "Sunday With Soul" aka "Pell Mell" "A Chilling Championship" "Sunday Afternoon Fever" "The Equalizer" "Lombardi Trophy Theme" "Final Quest" "Industrial Giant" "Macho Theme" "Torpedo" "Police Car" Performance rights controversy with NFL Films Spence had long been involved in a controversial situation with the NFL regarding the rights to perform or use his music in any media outlets. The case was first reported by musicologist Alexander Klein in a 2013 article published by Film Score Monthly magazine. Through personal conversations with the composer, Klein reported that Spence was convinced to sign a contract that relinquished all of the rights to his music to NFL Films under the promise