Mr. D. from da 313 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Forgot: Floyd. Dark side of the moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruckner8 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 <snip awesome list!, including:> Vaughan-Williams 4th Sym Khachaturian 3rd Sym RV-W 4: TOTALLY AGREE! I did a 12-minute arrangement of it for large brass choir, just to prove it could work. Heck, just the first phrase of the piece would be a huge eye-opener if anyone wants to play a darkness show. AK 3: I think you said 12 trumpets...that calls for *15* solo trumpets (and three in the orchestra). The Bluecoats played this with the Canton Symphony Orchestra last Spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 No problem for BD; they would just play all the hard stuff while standing still. As usual. Oh please....other corps stand still for the freakishly hard stuff all the time...typically for runs. 01 Regiment in the opener comes immediately to mind. BD would find a way to march to the Ellis chart, if for no other reason than to freak out everyone else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlemm Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Okay. So long story short, I just really like Gamelan Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostrauser Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Why on EARTH has a corps like the Madison Scouts or Crossmen not brought Xavier Cugat's music to the field. Rhythmic, percussion and brass heavy screamers, he's got a bunch of works just begging for DCI treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Three from my iPod that I actually thought of on the way to work - Jar of Hearts, by Christina Perri. Bluecoats, Bluecoats, Bluecoats. Seriously. Listen to it and tell me wasn't written just for them. Go listen. It's awesome. Calling All Dawns, by Christopher Tin. Tin wrote the "Baba Yetu" song used in Civilization IV, and this album (which uses Baba Yetu as the opener) won a Grammy. It's perfect for drum corps - it mixes moods, timbers, voices, and each song is built around a different sort of ethnic music. To me, it really screams Cadets. Tin also writes music for Disney ventures, which explains, to me, why most of his music is so bright. (And the last song on the album ends with the first strains of Baba Yetu, so you can endlessly loop the album if you so choose...) Okay, I'm copying from earlier in the thread, but I'd trade my soul for Phantom to either play Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings, or The Hobbit, if that danged Dwarf song is any indication. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbin Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'd trade my soul for Phantom to either play Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings, or The Hobbit, if that danged Dwarf song is any indication. Mike I think Crown's Hornline would do better with it, Mike. At this point in time, Phantom is too inconsistent in brass for them to give it the treatment the music deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I could live with that. I'd sell a goodly part of my soul for Crown to play it, then. :) Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland1 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 More Mahler is always a good thing. But beyond that, I want to see more Video Game music. Not necessarily the old school mario type music, but orchestral video game music that would translate into the drum corps world. The God of War series offers tons of great music, and a fun story can be crafted around it. See the songs from the soundtrack: Revenge Rising, Muse;s Song,, Brothers of Blood, Depths of Hades, Poseidon's Wrath Other games have music too, but i really want this stuff. Then thinking outside of the box, Progressive Metal music, or symphonic metal, there is overlap, provides great powerful music and soaring solos to work with. My favorite of which would be a show based on Kamelot's Poetry for the Poisoned 4 part song which would translate decently well into a show, depending on the arranger obviously. Just a few thoughts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Any corps is welcome to do my newly published piece. (Links to recording.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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