MadMed

Hello all. So I'm new to actually posting on these forums, although I read thempretty often during the summer. It's definitely interesting to see allthese different opinions being thrown around and mixed up. So this thread isexactly what it seems. Sorry if there has been a thread like this before,but I haven't seen anything like it in the past several months or so, and I'vebeen on pretty consistently since the beginning of the season. So I have no experiencedesigning or writing for corps or marching bands or anything of the like, soI'm not qualified to do this sort of thing, but I often find myself listeningto some song or piece of music and thinking, "Man, this would make anawesome drum corps tune." So I wanted to see what other people'sopinions are like on the matter. This is strictly fantastical. Postwhatever you like without worrying about copyright laws or cost of rights oranything of that sort. If you want to post your reasons why you thinksomething would work really well, then by all means do. Lastly, hopefullythis thread will encourage some listening. If there is some piece or songposted that you have never heard before, go listen and see if you agree withwhoever made the post. Have fun! Here's my list (splitinto two broad categories; pop and classical): Classical: - Mahler's 7th Symphony,the third movement: I think this piece would make an awesome middlemovement/drum break to a show. I could see it being incredibly virtuosic forthe percussion and for the hornline too. It also seems like it would justbe a really cool, dark, and mysterious middle movement that left you reallyexcited about what could come next. - Mahler's 3rd Symphony,the last movement: This is perhaps my favorite ending to any Mahlersymphony. It is grand and beautiful and full of love. If more drumcorps were willing to try slow closers in their shows, I think this could beamazing. It wouldn't work as well for me as a normal middle of the showballad because it is too emotionally charged and powerful to be played thenbasically forgotten about because of a closer. Pop: - Muse's "Take aBow" from their album Black Holes andRevelations: This is a super cool song that is emotionally charged andfull of anger and angst. It has a lot of elements that I think wouldallow for an awesome opener. It's one giant build from beginning to end,and it has a lot of cool musical elements that would allow for very exposedvirtuosic parts for all sections of the corps. -Queen's "Somebodyto Love": This is certainly one of my favorite Queen songs if not myabsolute favorite. It is an awesome song from beginning to end because ofits general emotional output (thank you Freddy Mercury) and it's theoreticaland formal complexity. It seriously has so much going on theoreticallythat one could use it for a major analysis in a college music theory 1 class. I think this song could work as an opener or closer. -Fun's "Intro toSome Nights" from their album Some Nights: I finished marching in2006, right at the time mood setting pre-show programs were starting to becomepopular. I think this song would fit into that role awesomelyspecifically because it is a good attention grabber and it doesn't have enoughmovement and tempo to be a normal opener or closer. It has these momentswhere the lead singer's voice just jumps out at you in these octaves and fifthsfrom otherwise quiet music. I think this sort of thing would work reallywell with the pit and perhaps some horn soloists playing softly and then BAM!hornline and drumline in your face and then gone again. Okay, so that's all Ican think of for now, though I'm sure I'll remember some more some time lateron. Let me know what ya'll think, listen if you haven't heard some ofthis music, and post your own ideas. Thanks!