Joe Brausam 214 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Williams Marching Band ShowClick there, then click on band #20, Manchester Township. Their show consists of Flight To Neverland, Theme from Jurassic Park, and Adventures on Earth. Isn't it the most terrible thing you've ever heard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Ha ha ha! Hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 WONDERFUL!!! You know, I actually ENJOY this kind of thing. When a performance is soooo far away from the original, I can enjoy revelling in that and appreciate the novelty effort because it is so much fun to listen to. It is when an orchestra has the 'capacity' to do justice to a piece and screws it up in terms of tempo or missing out large sections, that gets on my nerves. Novelty local park band attempts like this are wonderful. I've had one in a park near my house for years. We're used to them blaring out atempts at the imperial march and such things. Adventures on earth on this was fantastically awful (who'd a thought that those last few moments of it would sound great with some kick ass congo drumming going on in the forest). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf 4 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Oh my good night I want to gouge my ears out after hearing that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Vincent 8 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Nice idea for a thread, I will add this one : http://www.koreus.com/video/star-wars-trompette.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 lol, hilarious!I think this band partially suffered from a bad recording, and a bad arrangement (drums don't belong in the Prolouge!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 Its one of those stock arrangements that you can buy for your band...I hate them. When I end up in the position of directing a marching band in a few years I'm going to make sure to do all the arrangements myself...I think thats the only way I can really be satisfied with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 If I were ever to lead a band, I would base the arrangements off the MIDIs on David Vincent's site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 My chins haven't recovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodMusician 56 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 lol... that's really all I can say. These kids must have just started ... only been playing for a few years... I'm glad that they're being introduced to such stuff but... damn...And this audio firm that recorded them to bring the highest quality sounding recordings? lol...riiiiiightand whoever arranged these needs to be shot.I love Adventures on earth. That ee-ee-ee-ee horn part... sounds like something from psycho lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 The bit from Hook sounds like something by Charles Ives. Is the audience reaction after each selection cheering or is it screams of terror?Still, good on them for having a go. Better to murder JW than ignore him completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Wow. Three pieces butchered. Maybe some strings would have helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 It's not THAT bad.Yeah obviously if you take it out of the context of say...a silly high school football game...it's not the LSO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 The bit from Hook That was Hook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 AAHHHHHHH!!! The pain in my ears...won't......go.......away..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodMusician 56 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I recognized everything except the selection from ET... even though I'd read that's what it was... they started playing and I was completely befuddled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I'm not sure if I'm clicking the right link. The link in the first post of this thread brings me to a page where the music sounds nothing like John Williams. Are you sure it's the same notes? Completely unrecognisable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 You have to scroll down to #20 on the giant iPod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 It's not THAT bad.Yeah obviously if you take it out of the context of say...a silly high school football game...it's not the LSO.Yes, and the comment about the lack of strings demonstrates a lack of understanding. Marching bands are not symphony orchestras.Also, the amateur performers are not terrible. The biggest problem seems to be a lack of tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I was joking about that. I know marching bands don't use strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 These people need to practice! Holy crap, how is this allowed to be played?!I actually got a headache from all the screeching and wrong notes. I popped a couple aspirin and am listening to the real scores... I hope my headache goes away "Welcome To Jurassic Park" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 It's not like these are professional musicians. I feel sort of bad that these kids' unfortunate performance is being ridiculed like this. At least they're performing JW and not another Pirates show. Still, yes it was mostly awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Wow , this is so much better orchestra , than any of those I've played in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 It's not like these are professional musicians. I feel sort of bad that these kids' unfortunate performance is being ridiculed like this. At least they're performing JW and not another Pirates show. Still, yes it was mostly awful.A marching band played Pirates of the Caribbean just before the concert in Úbeda.The contrast with what came after was... considerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,792 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I want to commit suicide right now...Man, That music gives you chills down you spine...for the wrong reasonsThe percussion is so...tribalAnd those cheers...anyone thinks they are because the pain finished? This made the Ubeda POTC a masterpiece... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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