The Champions League anthem was written by English composer Tony Britten in 1992 for the rebranded UEFA competition, adapting George Frideric Handel's coronation anthem Zadok the Priest. Its choir sings short phrases in English, French and German, UEFA's official languages, ending with the repeated competition name. Played before every match and in television coverage since the early 1990s, it became one of football's most recognisable pieces of music. Online, creators reuse the intro far beyond football to mockingly or sincerely elevate reveals, contests and victories into major events.