Cadevilina Crown Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) I'm not as big of a fan of their music as others, but I've always wondered what Twenty-One Pilots would sound like on the competitive field. I found that out today when I saw this clip on Twitter of a band from Oklahoma performing "Trees" as part of their show. Sounds like something the Blue Knights would play as a closer. https://twitter.com/stfudun/status/786397493269442560 Here's the original version of the song. Edited October 19, 2016 by Cadevilina Crown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 So maybe corps should look at performing more Dylan. It appears the only works of his that's been played on the field is "Blowin' in the Wind". Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature (Funny to see one novelist retort today: “Bob Dylan winning a Nobel in Literature is like Mrs Fields being awarded 3 Michelin stars".) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 not joking dci needs more 80s music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoakes Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Speaking of "Carmen," there's a ton of music from the opera that has never seen the drum corps field which I'd love to hear, and it would not have to be used in a "Carmen" themed show. Other operas I'd love to see explored are Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" and Verdi's Il Trovatore." It would be a technical challenge too. Opera is not that easy to pull off on the drum corps field. One last opera pitch: "Au Fond du Temple Saint" from Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers." It's a great tenor and baritone duet with beauty and intensity. I looked on Corpsreps and did not see it listed which surprised me a bit, but if performed it could be one of those memorable moments. Yes, for the Pearl Fishers duet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoakes Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I mentioned these pieces in another forum, and thought it worth putting them out here as well: Selections from Green Day's American Idiot. Have always thought this could work, though now the Cavies 2016 show has some of that same AI feel and attitude. Have always liked the melodies and drama that make up Billy Elliot. (The musical, not the movie.) It's a touching, well focused story that might translate to the field. An operative word in there is that it has melodies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 From the Broadway world... I always thought that a total "Ragtime" show could be wonderful. If it lasted, I think the music in "Allegiance" has potential as well. Big band 40's swing, some nice ballads (one showstopper sung by Lea Salonga was magnificent), and some Asian flavored music, such as the tune "Gaman". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 From the Broadway world... I always thought that a total "Ragtime" show could be wonderful. If it lasted, I think the music in "Allegiance" has potential as well. Big band 40's swing, some nice ballads (one showstopper sung by Lea Salonga was magnificent), and some Asian flavored music, such as the tune "Gaman". i like all of those suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 i like all of those suggestions very few corps are brave enough to try the sort of stuff you guys have recently posted. heck i was shocked (and happy) when Crown played Rach Star. No matter how well arranged, no matter how well executed, judges aren't going to be able to give it a fair chance. so -- why play stuff you know will hurt you competitively? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 very few corps are brave enough to try the sort of stuff you guys have recently posted. heck i was shocked (and happy) when Crown played Rach Star. No matter how well arranged, no matter how well executed, judges aren't going to be able to give it a fair chance. so -- why play stuff you know will hurt you competitively? judges just rewarded a bunch of really ###### (imo) pop music with a gold medal and very nearly an Ott. i don't consider the work of a gifted songwriter like Mike Rutherford (the guy from Genesis / Mike and the Mechanics who wrote both songs from videos I posted recently) to be less adaptable than the work of Ojos de Brujo...or imogen heap or vienna teng for that matter. i'm pretty sure you didn't mean to include MikeD in this, because his suggestions were from Broadway musicals. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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