"Charge" is a short fanfare frequently played at sporting events.It was written by Tommy Walker while a junior at the University of Southern California in the fall of 1946.
The fanfare was heard in NBC broadcasts of games 3, 4 and 5 of the 1959 World Series between the Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox and played at cars.
[2] Scrappy-Doo, a character that appeared in the 1980s incarnations of the Scooby-Doo franchise, also regularly used the fanfare as a lead-in to his catchphrase, "Puppy Power!
In the first-person shooter video game Overwatch, the character Bastion makes a noise similar to this fanfare when it uses its ultimate ability.
[2][3] Kent filed suit against ASCAP for negotiating licenses with MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA and NASCAR while failing to secure his consent.