John Mackey - FOUNDRY

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  • Опубліковано 20 сер 2011
  • Song (c) John Mackey
    As performed by the Texas State University Symphonic Winds, conducted by Caroline Beatty.

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  • @adammartinelli8274
    @adammartinelli8274 8 років тому +890

    My band is playing this, I play the "4 metal bowls".

    • @furiosa8747
      @furiosa8747 8 років тому +4

      xD

    • @ManualSoap
      @ManualSoap 8 років тому +22

      Same but my director won't get any he said use the marching harnesses an hard mallets

    • @ceeinfiniti1389
      @ceeinfiniti1389 8 років тому +8

      +Ted Nuget we used coffee cans instead of bowls.

    • @ManualSoap
      @ManualSoap 8 років тому +2

      +Cee Infiniti smart

    • @Assault0137
      @Assault0137 8 років тому +43

      +Ted Nuget our percussion guy and assistant band director sat on the floor at goodwill hitting different pots and bowls until they found 4 they liked 😂😂😂

  • @FalconTheCpt
    @FalconTheCpt 5 років тому +356

    "Found" percussion is one way to put it...
    I ran into my Director at Target hitting their metal mixing bowls with a drumstick to see which ones matched the sound he wanted.
    Long story short, he's not allowed at Target anymore

  • @cameroncm1411
    @cameroncm1411 9 років тому +501

    John Mackey made this piece for some schools in my area when I was in 8th grade. We were some of the first few people to play this piece. We even got Mackey to fly in and hear us play it and ask him questions. FYI John Mackey is almost insane.

    • @rebornglory7333
      @rebornglory7333 8 років тому +58

      My director met him, and he is one of the most uniquely strange people he's ever met. lmao

    • @belgrifex
      @belgrifex 6 років тому +27

      My school was Texas honor band 2016 and he came and watched us play undertow and he chilled with us afterwards and I got him to sign my music.

    • @yourlocalkayak888
      @yourlocalkayak888 5 років тому +9

      Our high school band was the first to get copies of lightning field when it was released in 2015, never got to meet him, but it was still so cool that he chose us!!!

    • @j.cordero6965
      @j.cordero6965 5 років тому +9

      @@rebornglory7333 he actually doesn't play any instruments

    • @ChloeLikesPie12
      @ChloeLikesPie12 4 роки тому +12

      Ever heard his Asphalt Cocktail? It's absolutely insane. John Mackey likes composing musical suicide.

  • @hulk14191
    @hulk14191 10 років тому +557

    Those 17 people obviously didn't listen to the whole song because this song is one of coolest songs for bands to play

    • @randwilliams5552
      @randwilliams5552 9 років тому +23

      They just can't play it

    • @Jordan-ix7bm
      @Jordan-ix7bm 9 років тому +7

      Rand Williams I played this in 4th grade stupid, everyone can play it, unless you have no good band education. And people who talk about how cool the bari sax part, it sucks, trust me I play alto sax, and the bari was a few seats away from me, his part sucked. Bari is also the easiest saxophone to play, as you don't do much with syncopation/rhythms in most music compared to other instruments. Baritone players in middle/high school usually are bad players, or bad altos that just want to get into bands with little competition against their luck.

    • @randwilliams5552
      @randwilliams5552 9 років тому +54

      Jordan Ohieger I was making a joke, however, if you're so insecure about your musical ability that you are compelled to insult others across the web; be my guest.

    • @Jordan-ix7bm
      @Jordan-ix7bm 9 років тому +1

      Rand Williams That's what I do.

    • @Jordan-ix7bm
      @Jordan-ix7bm 9 років тому

      Rand Williams ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @emilynicholson5437
    @emilynicholson5437 3 роки тому +102

    When my band played this, my band director snuck into the railyard of my city and stole three railway ties to use as percussion. He forgot to sand them all the way down, unfortunately. In the middle of Foundry our percussionist cut herself on a sharp edge of the railway tie and blood immediately began to seep all over her white dress out of this gigantic gash on her arm. She never stopped playing though! 😁

  • @_kenemon_
    @_kenemon_ 7 років тому +408

    FOUR
    METAL
    PILES

    • @Warwomp
      @Warwomp 7 років тому +4

      Kenemon Lol I play the Woods

    • @shayngrizzle5623
      @shayngrizzle5623 7 років тому +2

      Kenemon I'M PLAYING FOUR METAL PILES IN OUR SPRING CONCERT!

    • @tytolley2645
      @tytolley2645 7 років тому +5

      Kenemon clang and vibraslap for the win

    • @AndrewJGaming
      @AndrewJGaming 7 років тому +10

      When we played this, we used a broken stage light, a car spring, half of a fire extinguisher and something else I forget what.

    • @wesleypickles945
      @wesleypickles945 7 років тому +4

      Kenemon lol when my band played this in high school they brought in like 5 brake drums

  • @canusantonius
    @canusantonius 8 років тому +229

    So I have the luxury of playing this in my Symphonic Band, and just want to say to anyone who has not seen the Director's Staff for this, one of the first lines for the Percussion is "Find racketing metal, and lay them across each other. Preferably, use train tracks. Must have no definable tone differences. Clank!" Amazing composition work indeed!

    • @jimskywaker4345
      @jimskywaker4345 4 роки тому +1

      We use a break rim

    • @bugbugtheone2143
      @bugbugtheone2143 3 роки тому +2

      I do this in the Concert Band, but I an in Symphonic as well. Flutes have to play with the concert band since there are none in the concert band.

  • @gableprescott7405
    @gableprescott7405 5 років тому +130

    **4**
    **Metal**
    **Bowls**
    And, in our band's case, a sledgehammer.

  • @jhb6150
    @jhb6150 7 років тому +284

    This is most definitely one the most fun songs for percussionists ever!

    • @von7076
      @von7076 7 років тому +7

      Jae-Ho Byun Splash cymbals and toms are my favorite for this piece

    • @orionphalynx6192
      @orionphalynx6192 6 років тому +6

      #Percussion Pride

    • @piperjohnson5022
      @piperjohnson5022 3 роки тому +4

      Dude it is. Definitely the highlight of my concert percussion in highschool

    • @Xaltix01
      @Xaltix01 3 роки тому

      Unless you play like 6 times in the wind gong

    • @celiacielinski2788
      @celiacielinski2788 3 роки тому

      dude i played this in middle school and it was so fun

  • @joshualin5476
    @joshualin5476 9 років тому +214

    Percussion is really fun in this

    • @ashtraydelicacy5773
      @ashtraydelicacy5773 8 років тому +4

      +Joshua Lin Unless instead of the actual whip, you're stuck on a slapstick. :p

    • @joshualin5476
      @joshualin5476 8 років тому +11

      EncyclopediaBro13 And the thing snaps in half during the concert and the thing flies out and barely misses a trombone player and then the director's mad at you and your instructor lectures you for all of the next week and your bandmates don't let you forget it ever and you quit band and... **sob**

    • @ashtraydelicacy5773
      @ashtraydelicacy5773 8 років тому +1

      Joshua Lin That's more true to reality than I'd like it to be, but yes.

    • @nikkijay915
      @nikkijay915 7 років тому +1

      It's fun, unless you played bass drum. 😂

    • @tiffanyclauser4127
      @tiffanyclauser4127 5 років тому +4

      My band plays it and it just sounds like percussion dropped everything

  • @moriomorio
    @moriomorio 9 років тому +294

    Boss fight music anyone?

    • @VGDustoffTV
      @VGDustoffTV 9 років тому +2

      Bob Joe OU's Concert Band is playing this right now. Every time we rehearse, I think of Jak & Daxter or Star Wars: The Old Republic.

    • @SonataSirenix
      @SonataSirenix 7 років тому +6

      I like how almost everyone immediately thinks of Zelda.

    • @twoofing9477
      @twoofing9477 6 років тому +1

      Makes me think of team fortress

    • @jaybrensdal5475
      @jaybrensdal5475 5 років тому

      I think of Mephiles

    • @quack3891
      @quack3891 5 років тому +3

      @@VGDustoffTV doesn't sound cool enough for a boss fight honestly, I feel like this is more just a steampunk world where in the intense moments is combat and otherwise it's just open world exploration.

  • @wolflover1575
    @wolflover1575 7 років тому +142

    I played this piece in my freshman year of high school in band

  • @alankolar5543
    @alankolar5543 9 років тому +325

    I play the wood blocks , and this DEFINATLEY blocks my wood. Any
    percussion brothers or sisters?

    • @jackyeater4403
      @jackyeater4403 9 років тому +11

      Got to play the metal piles :) I used large drill bits, torn my hands up pretty bad! And to make it even better, John Mackey himself was there to help our band!

    • @crispybacon1999
      @crispybacon1999 8 років тому +4

      +Jack yeater gotta love the metal piles...

    • @BackEndBrook
      @BackEndBrook 8 років тому +5

      I played the xylophone last year in 8th grade....our middle school got all superiors on this song🔥

    • @katiebrungard9351
      @katiebrungard9351 8 років тому +6

      I play flute but I got to play xylophone for this piece. The glissandos were so much fun!

    • @kyloren7466
      @kyloren7466 8 років тому +3

      Trash Cans! 😆

  • @Jack-ko4bg
    @Jack-ko4bg 9 років тому +192

    Lol, my band tried to sightread this the other day. Did not sound REMOTELY close to this XD
    Still would love to attempt it though. Great song.

    • @skylarmcleod4365
      @skylarmcleod4365 9 років тому +2

      Same here xD The only thing that sounded somewhat close was the flute part at :34

    • @tbbhernandez
      @tbbhernandez 7 років тому +2

      Jack Erb sight read? Jesus you guys must be good of this was used for sight reading

    • @Jack-ko4bg
      @Jack-ko4bg 7 років тому +2

      Eziocreeper 1342 Nah we were pretty bad =P I think he underestimated the difficulty of the song so once he tried it on us he gave it to the upper class' band

    • @twilightraaaat
      @twilightraaaat 7 років тому

      Jack Erb Yes my band was sight reading this yesterday and it sounded nothing like this because the percussion has their period at my school.

    • @thomasochs7020
      @thomasochs7020 7 років тому

      Jack Erb not that hard of a piece tho

  • @OnlyWednesdayMu
    @OnlyWednesdayMu  12 років тому +22

    It even says "Nasty!" in the music.

  • @seagullmug549
    @seagullmug549 7 років тому +81

    Being a bass clarinet- this is a great song to play: loud and violent. The music Gods heard my prayers and granted my band with this piece.

    • @alexislowe8770
      @alexislowe8770 2 роки тому +2

      I love playing this on a bass it sounds so good on a bass clarinet

    • @Zoey5374
      @Zoey5374 Рік тому +1

      I really enjoy the my parts as a bass clarinet, especially this piece. The main reason my teacher chose this piece for my band though is because we have lots of percussion.

  • @jesusgeek100
    @jesusgeek100 10 років тому +49

    I'm a flute that's been commandeered to play wind gong for this piece, and I'm just listening to this recording over and over and trying not to get lost. I take back every unkind thought I've ever had about percussion -- coming in on all those strange beats is hard! (I do have an awesome part, though. Pity that I have to play it in front of people.)

  • @christophervanmarter2352
    @christophervanmarter2352 3 роки тому +33

    Last year, my 8th-grade band was chosen to play this at a Midfest type event (I think it was called Georgia state or something because that's where we are playing) and we had worked our asses off getting this song right. Any effort we put into our other 2 songs we put 10 fold into Foundry. The bass parts were so excited that a song let them go all out and get the melody (I'm a bass clarinet so I especially understand the restraint some songs give us) all of the melody party were almost as excited due to there amazing sounding parts, and of course, our percussion were bouncing off the walls at the fact they got to try to make part of a car, some metal bowls, and other metallic objects sound rhythmic. People actually practiced, especially H, yall know the part. We absolutely blew threw LGPE (a type of judging event for those who don't know) with a superior score. We were so hyped about going, we practiced day in day out until a week before we were going to get to play it on stage in front of hundreds of people. However, as luck would have it, that 1 week before Covid hit and not only school but the event also got canceled. I know this might seem pretty boring to a lot of people but hearing this song brings back the fact that we just nearly missed our chance to play at a huge event. By no means am I commenting this to brag or ask for pity points, I guess you could just say I'm pretty salty about the whole thing and I kinda just want to get this out there as almost a comfort to those who lost something during Covid. We've all lost something important so I guess you're not alone. I'm guessing no one will see this seeing as I'm commenting 9 years after this video came out, however, if you did find this and have made it through this exceedingly long comment, thanks for reading it and I hope the world treats you well.

    • @fsdhuy
      @fsdhuy 3 роки тому +1

      i was so hyped for my final concert leaving middle school and it never happened
      later i last access to my bass clarinet as obviously middle and high school arent one body (although special cases yes)

  • @darkclaydol
    @darkclaydol 10 років тому +50

    I heard this at a concert yesterday. Best fucking thing that happened to me.

  • @garrettbrothers6989
    @garrettbrothers6989 8 років тому +113

    I'm reminded of Gordon Mines from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

    • @AnimeMangaLuver3967
      @AnimeMangaLuver3967 8 років тому

      +Garrett Brothers lmao so i'm not the only one

    • @themockingjay94
      @themockingjay94 8 років тому

      +Garrett Brothers That's exactly what I was thinking

    • @wesleygrove9635
      @wesleygrove9635 8 років тому +2

      Reminded me of mechonis field as well as Goron mines

    • @Zeldafan1ify
      @Zeldafan1ify 8 років тому +5

      +Garrett Brothers and Lanayru Desert (Past) from Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

    • @themockingjay94
      @themockingjay94 8 років тому

      yes that too

  • @sneepsnorp4278
    @sneepsnorp4278 9 років тому +170

    Where my percussion peeps?? FOUR METAL PILES FOR THE WINN
    (That's what I play btw)

    • @lizdawizz
      @lizdawizz 6 років тому +1

      i got sooo mad when my percussion director just put me on xylophone kms

    • @ivyravensong147
      @ivyravensong147 6 років тому +3

      eyy cymbal set is fun

    • @orionphalynx6192
      @orionphalynx6192 6 років тому +1

      YEEEAAA! Percussion Pride!

    • @samirhanda9145
      @samirhanda9145 6 років тому +3

      Haha I’m playing cymbals

    • @gavinoh7132
      @gavinoh7132 6 років тому +1

      BASS DRUUUUUUUUUM

  • @thedogethatgames
    @thedogethatgames 2 роки тому +10

    Thank you John Mackey for making me remember why I hate going above the staff (2nd Trumpet)

  • @hayley4911
    @hayley4911 9 років тому +68

    Trombone part is super fun with the rest of the band.

    • @sentinelcryowatt9983
      @sentinelcryowatt9983 5 років тому +15

      “Nasty” gliss is what I live for

    • @vibingpug9857
      @vibingpug9857 5 років тому +6

      I Shit my pants hearing that that was my part lol

    • @imspoon1
      @imspoon1 5 років тому

      Hayley lol this whole song is literally fun!!

    • @captainfiddlesticks1271
      @captainfiddlesticks1271 4 роки тому +1

      Trombones are superior

    • @nathanfaulkner4252
      @nathanfaulkner4252 4 роки тому

      Agreed even thought my section plays super quiet so basically the whole song is a solo at fff

  • @MsShavone21
    @MsShavone21 10 років тому +55

    I loved playing this on the trombone

    • @bennettplessala5692
      @bennettplessala5692 10 років тому +7

      Hell yeah! Trombones unite!

    • @captainfiddlesticks1271
      @captainfiddlesticks1271 4 роки тому +1

      Trombones are superior

    • @ConnorGamingthereal
      @ConnorGamingthereal 4 роки тому

      Taylor Tyler yes

    • @poisondog88
      @poisondog88 3 роки тому

      @@captainfiddlesticks1271 Amen to that. The director’s score says something about how if you have less than 12 percussionists, you can steal some from other sections, aside from one. It says “The trombone section must not be thinned”

    • @Sethj2007
      @Sethj2007 2 роки тому

      Playing this for all district it is really fun

  • @leafycarnivore9419
    @leafycarnivore9419 6 років тому +3

    marimba player here. that solo was the highlight of my high school experience.

    • @idkreally9977
      @idkreally9977 3 місяці тому

      Same we got the music the other day 😭

  • @ravenashheart9980
    @ravenashheart9980 5 років тому +33

    2:25
    I get goosebumps every time. Sooo good

  • @ProfChimera
    @ProfChimera 9 років тому +2

    Played this at Carnegie Hall (tuba!)... fantastic piece. Lots of cool percussion sounds.

  • @RiotRazer
    @RiotRazer 11 років тому +27

    I don't think Mackey ever expected this to be played with a bass sax, but I'm doing it. I can't wait to finally perform this.

  • @connnnnnnor2096
    @connnnnnnor2096 6 років тому +81

    Who else thinks should be a marching band show

    • @connnnnnnor2096
      @connnnnnnor2096 6 років тому +2

      Dylan Goodner yeah but it would probably get good ratings

    • @benula2093
      @benula2093 5 років тому +9

      Funny enough my band is doing this for our 2nd mvmt. as a sort of low brass feature and I'm pumped af. (I'm on euphonium)

    • @Unconventional03
      @Unconventional03 2 роки тому +1

      Around 2013 my High school did a show based on this (after all we even played this the year prior)

    • @avapocalypsee
      @avapocalypsee 2 роки тому +1

      we're playing this for our marching season this year !!

    • @lznden
      @lznden 2 роки тому +2

      i’m playing it this year for our season

  • @bonku9863
    @bonku9863 4 роки тому +10

    0:52 why does the trumpet part always remind me of Pokemon

  • @trendrekt8363
    @trendrekt8363 10 років тому +54

    my school played this awhile ago but we got bowls and huge ass chunks of metal to play the correct parts

    • @emz717
      @emz717 10 років тому +1

      Same here! Except, we're using flower pots instead of bowls.

    • @trendrekt8363
      @trendrekt8363 10 років тому +1

      wouldn't they break?

    • @emz717
      @emz717 10 років тому +1

      Surprisingly, no. I'm assuming its probably because the percussion is using softer mallets on them, but they sound pretty wicked.

    • @Jordan-ix7bm
      @Jordan-ix7bm 9 років тому +1

      Mike Mayers Yes, the school bought them blocks of metal so the students could whop it into tiny ass pieces with the mallets at the concert

    • @balsawoodbones
      @balsawoodbones 6 років тому +1

      Flower pots seems likes a better option than metallic cooking bowls. I played this, and it was quite the adventure to find a technique and stick that would make enough sound to be noticeable. I ended up using marching sticks held on the wrong side and a grip that looked like a thumbs-down in order to whack upwards and hit the rim in a way that created a rimshot-esque sound. Fun in the percussion section!

  • @fredface4939
    @fredface4939 8 років тому +13

    In my opinion, this song sounds best when you sit right in front of the percussion section, and you can feel the bass drum.

  • @carson6495
    @carson6495 8 років тому +10

    This is my favorite song to play, and one of my favorite songs to listen to.

  • @IsaiahWu
    @IsaiahWu 9 років тому +33

    • @Jack-ko4bg
      @Jack-ko4bg 9 років тому +11

      You don't understand how jealous I am right now.

    • @claytonhett3480
      @claytonhett3480 9 років тому +2

      ***** What school he did this at my school too i was woundering if we go to the same school?

    • @ChandlersNook
      @ChandlersNook 9 років тому +2

      ***** luckyyyy, but my school did get Richard Floyd and Dick Floyd

    • @ThirstyCartoon
      @ThirstyCartoon 9 років тому +2

      ***** How much did that cost? lol

    • @catnipabuser3089
      @catnipabuser3089 7 років тому +1

      Isaiah Wu this is super late but Jeff coffin is coming to our school

  • @dandy320
    @dandy320 Рік тому +4

    I was given the marimba part in this song, and when my director handed it to me he said, “Don’t break anything.”
    So fun!

  • @last_womann8344
    @last_womann8344 8 років тому +38

    Played this last year on BASS CLARINET. Any others out there?

    • @racojahtheloxodon2844
      @racojahtheloxodon2844 8 років тому

      +Unrecognized Xavier But did you play it well, on Bass Clarinet?

    • @last_womann8344
      @last_womann8344 8 років тому

      Mhm.

    • @connorbosworth7318
      @connorbosworth7318 8 років тому

      My band is playing this piece this year... Except every band in the entire high school and middle school is playing it

    • @1anngeladarlene
      @1anngeladarlene 8 років тому +7

      BASS CLARINET IS THE BESTTTT

    • @jackygarza2388
      @jackygarza2388 8 років тому

      +Connor Bosworth a lot of bands are playing it for uil, my band is one of them :)

  • @kokorokawasaki8629
    @kokorokawasaki8629 8 років тому +30

    those high flutter tongues T_T

  • @raynhylance3546
    @raynhylance3546 2 роки тому +9

    This song perfectly encapsulates Percussion and random things being used as instruments.

  • @Movingsniper3344
    @Movingsniper3344 8 років тому +52

    First clarinet represent. When I first looked and listened to this I was like WTAF IS THIS!!!!

    • @tyreatupouharris4790
      @tyreatupouharris4790 8 років тому +1

      Same tho

    • @maxxzie3870
      @maxxzie3870 5 років тому +1

      It was so much fun! We played it last year for LGPE (large group performance evaluation) and everyone loved it!

    • @adrit2209
      @adrit2209 3 роки тому +1

      haha yeah I have first clarinet part this year and I was like “ahh” but after practicing for an hour I have it down

  • @ivypeoples3404
    @ivypeoples3404 9 років тому +3

    I'm a percussionist and it was SOO fun to play this song! All the metal scraps and cymbols! All just absolutely amazing~!

  • @peytontaylor184
    @peytontaylor184 8 років тому +43

    we're playing this. alto sax player right here

    • @makenzieproffitt1344
      @makenzieproffitt1344 8 років тому

      Same!! It's sounds so cool. I love it!

    • @peytontaylor184
      @peytontaylor184 8 років тому

      +Makenzie Proffitt I love it

    • @Count_Dooku_Tyrannus
      @Count_Dooku_Tyrannus 8 років тому

      +Peyton Taylor Psh. Lucky. The Tuba part is so confusing. We've got dotted quarter rests followed up by an eighth note then dotted quarter note.
      Plus, my band played it a tad faster than this.

    • @peytontaylor184
      @peytontaylor184 8 років тому

      +MrAleyado this is one of our festival pieces. we made it to state

    • @Count_Dooku_Tyrannus
      @Count_Dooku_Tyrannus 8 років тому

      Meanwhile my band did it for a concert, and I got an out of tune, garbly tuba to play it on...

  • @indiegogurt
    @indiegogurt 10 років тому +5

    I played flute for this in middle school and it was honestly my favorite piece i've ever played

  • @FatalityPWN
    @FatalityPWN Рік тому +1

    Reminiscing playing this song back in 9th grade. Feel so old now.

  • @megjones5670
    @megjones5670 10 років тому +2

    My band actually played this song while we were over in London, England for the New Years Eve concert at Cadogan Hall for the 2012-2013 New Year's Parade. This was much different from what we usually play in a concert season, making it all the more fun to play! I was the only Bari-Sax player for the band and boy, was it cool listening to myself on the recording! Go Bari-Sax!

  • @jonahwexler252
    @jonahwexler252 10 років тому +34

    And I am a trombone. Those glisses are pretty cool.

    • @dhddud3572
      @dhddud3572 4 роки тому +2

      Jonah Wexler when you 3rd part

  • @kaycemeadows9860
    @kaycemeadows9860 10 років тому +38

    That french horn tho :)

    • @thatbchanel1994
      @thatbchanel1994 5 років тому +1

      It’s weird how horn switches between high and low brass

    • @justwhy9427
      @justwhy9427 4 роки тому +1

      Playing this song on horn and I’m having tons of fun with it :)

    • @jonmclarenproductions3853
      @jonmclarenproductions3853 4 роки тому

      This was one of my favorite pieces to play on horn lol!

    • @jakebutnotfromstatefarm6044
      @jakebutnotfromstatefarm6044 3 місяці тому

      @@justwhy9427u sure you had fun? Because the French horns in my band are being absolute cry babies about this song. But they are also cry babies about every song we play.

  • @douganderson5667
    @douganderson5667 7 років тому +1

    I remember playing back in 2013 my senior yr of high school at the Dixie Classic in Washington DC. After we finished our set of music all three judges dropped their pencils and gave us a standing ovation! I just remember how amazed they were on how well we performed it at a national level!

  • @brittanymartinez-castro4256
    @brittanymartinez-castro4256 6 років тому +1

    We played this song for our spring concert my freshman year and man did percussion sound awesome.... this is my favorite song from John Mackey

  • @angelalbright2508
    @angelalbright2508 4 роки тому +4

    Our band teacher was about to let us play this a few years ago. But he changed his mind since the older band members got to play this. So unfair; was so fucking excited to play, since I play the trombone. The low brass gives me goosebumps

  • @sbordash03
    @sbordash03 11 років тому +10

    First clarinet was just so fun because you literally were not left out of any part. You played almost with every section at least once throughout the song. And I enjoyed skipping back and forth between low and high parts.

  • @FireCraft7524
    @FireCraft7524 10 років тому +63

    Try playing and marching this by memory and see how much you like this song then. xD

    • @alexiscalvert3273
      @alexiscalvert3273 6 років тому +16

      this was what you MARCHED to?? oml

    • @stubbornwasabi3994
      @stubbornwasabi3994 6 років тому +2

      tbh i wish i was you cuz i have an obsession for john mackey. but still i know what you mean

    • @riveliur7917
      @riveliur7917 6 років тому +4

      We did this my sophomore year along with a few other pieces for our 2016 marching show! It was AWESOME, but looking back it's depressing to see we couldn't achieve the same awesomeness as the recording. Not enough energy and not enough low sound. But it was great fun!

    • @Lizxybug
      @Lizxybug 6 років тому +4

      Ha no! I play the bassoon, that shit doesn't march, that's crazy!

    • @reevecoble1812
      @reevecoble1812 6 років тому +1

      When my band heard the recording for the first time, we were like “We should march this!”

  • @laurengorski
    @laurengorski 10 років тому +25

    I play the french horn, and we have an awesome part in the song. We get to sound strong. Im the only one with second part, so i have to hold the three of us together and I have to be super loud. Good luck to everyone who is playing it! (Holt High School by the way)

  • @tiellochridge
    @tiellochridge 10 років тому +6

    They played this song at a concert. it is so epic. THIS SONG DESCRIBES MY SOUL.

  • @RoyalsRP
    @RoyalsRP 10 років тому +3

    Played this song in my freshman year of high school. Still. Absolutely love it.

  • @kirga4914
    @kirga4914 10 років тому +1

    My high school band played this song in our field show 3 years ago, and we are playing it in mass band again this year

  • @dumbpunk1165
    @dumbpunk1165 4 роки тому +6

    My band directors are crazy asf so they literally told us to blast our instruments at the ff and fff's
    like one day we were so loud, my science teacher, who is on the other side of the school and on the top floor, came to the band room to see what was happening.

  • @bjtemplin5512
    @bjtemplin5512 12 років тому +7

    man this song is epic. i play tuba in highschool and i never have a song (other than marching season) where i can play as loud as i want. We had some trouble for a while counting during the time changes and rests but at our UIL competition we did great and won sweepstakes. i really loved playing this song!

  • @tomsaenz3754
    @tomsaenz3754 11 років тому +19

    This song is so crazy!! I love the way that the scene is set with the great percussion and brass. This song is definately one to sit back and relax to. Sick chords, awesome groove in the middle, and whoa! what a finale! :) Fuck it John Mackey is an amazing composer hah

  • @tgnomercy
    @tgnomercy 10 років тому +1

    My kid's all county band played this yesterday...... percussion had trash cans, buckets all kinda stuff.... had to look it up on here. As a former HS drummer i would have loved to play this..... this is just pure genius,,,,,,,,

  • @youngski249
    @youngski249 8 років тому +1

    Played this in band last year. We never completely got it right, but I remember it always being so fun to play. I always come back to this song and remember all the days we spent trying not to get lost.

  • @abbyhamby2454
    @abbyhamby2454 10 років тому +4

    I am playing the Alto Saxophone on this piece for concert band in January, it's absolutely brilliant!

  • @rhettdilley
    @rhettdilley 5 років тому +4

    We played this song in my senior year of high school. One of the most fun songs we ever played. I played the timpani. I am so glad I was in percussion

    • @rea1325
      @rea1325 4 роки тому

      Rhett Dilley I’m a senior this year and I’m on timpani as well! what a coincidence

    • @mariaaaxoxo
      @mariaaaxoxo 2 роки тому

      hey !! i played woodblocks for this piece in 8th grade and I’m a senior now lol

  • @MusiMaThetra
    @MusiMaThetra 2 роки тому +1

    our school band played this 2 days ago, and safe to say the percussions were having the time of their lives on stage lol

  • @heatherhartline2252
    @heatherhartline2252 10 років тому +1

    This was my marching band's opener this year and I was so excited because I already loved this song

  • @garretthance8802
    @garretthance8802 2 роки тому +4

    I’m playing this in my 8th grade symphonic band, third time listening to this song and just got the piece today, can’t wait to hear the end result.

  • @nick.a3402
    @nick.a3402 9 років тому +15

    This piece was so fun to play. I played the clang and vibra slap

    • @ic3petals404
      @ic3petals404 7 років тому +1

      Nick757Gaming ME TOO FAM

    • @owem6511
      @owem6511 5 років тому

      I got that part because we didn't have enough percussion and our band director thought, "Eh, oboe's useless here."

    • @heavynmoltzer353
      @heavynmoltzer353 4 роки тому

      YO ME TOO

  • @RainboConnection
    @RainboConnection 9 років тому +2

    My favorite piece from high school tbh. Nothing like banging on four pieces of scrap metal on the floor.

  • @captainbryce8170
    @captainbryce8170 7 років тому +1

    Played this in my Southern Regionals band this year... It went awesome!!

  • @lyndseygreenhalgh3556
    @lyndseygreenhalgh3556 8 років тому +37

    im a 3rd clarinet and we have so much fun playing this song any other clarinets out there????

  • @meganhipsher9036
    @meganhipsher9036 7 років тому +6

    2:30 GOT ME THRUSTIN

  • @hexiguex6968
    @hexiguex6968 2 роки тому +2

    This was honestly one of my favourite pieces to play. I did this in maybe eighth grade as an alto sax and it was such a good vibe. I think this was one of the songs we learned later, but it was so cool that we wanted to play it for the concert, even if the end was a trainwreck lol

  • @joshuameyer1838
    @joshuameyer1838 6 років тому +2

    We are actually playing this in my band for our concert right now and it sounds awesome, I love all the music by John Mackey

  • @alex-bp3gv
    @alex-bp3gv 10 років тому +5

    Best thing ever playing on trombone

    • @Jordan-ix7bm
      @Jordan-ix7bm 9 років тому

      Trombone/Euphonium are probably one of the best parts in this piece, well percussion is obviously the best.. xD

    • @inu551
      @inu551 9 років тому

      Jordan Ohieger Euphonium all the way!!!

    • @thatbchanel1994
      @thatbchanel1994 5 років тому

      The horn part is great 👌🏼

  • @markgreen4209
    @markgreen4209 9 років тому +20

    I imagine a different version of the CS:GO trailer with this as the background music, and an intense firefight such as the one depicted in the actual trailer in a foundry based map.

    • @Blaketflip
      @Blaketflip 9 років тому +3

      I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE

    • @deadi9rs
      @deadi9rs 9 років тому

      Blaketflip
      We are family!

    • @sirenscall1
      @sirenscall1 9 років тому

      I'm playing this song in band and I always picture CS:GO in my head.

  • @TheIncredible72
    @TheIncredible72 6 місяців тому +2

    This song is currently the best song I’ve played. We’ve played The Last Stagecoach heist which we thought would be the best song we’d play for a while (we played it in 8th grade) and even with no other song coming close to it, this song probably beats it. We (Freshmen Band) are playing this with the Concert Band (JV Band) on our D.C. trip. Just a fun little story for the comment searchers of the world

  • @coffee.pillar
    @coffee.pillar 10 років тому +1

    I played this for concert band. It was AMZING and fun to play.

  • @ghoulkitten1357
    @ghoulkitten1357 10 років тому +6

    I'm gonna be playing the trumpet part by memory at my spring concert. Wish me luck! X3

  • @ianpj11
    @ianpj11 10 років тому +5

    Next year our band director is gonna have us playing this, can't wait

  • @iCANhazRECON1
    @iCANhazRECON1 10 років тому +1

    I've played this song only three times in my life. Once in seventh grade for a concert on clarinet. Once in eighth grade for a band competition on tuba, in which my band won firsr place. And once more in Freshman year as a symphonic band piece. I may have only played it a few times, but I could listen to it a thousand times

  • @SquintyMinty83000
    @SquintyMinty83000 3 роки тому +2

    I played the Timpani for my 6th grade southern regional festival. Best time of my 6th grade life

  • @tgnomercy
    @tgnomercy 7 років тому +3

    Love this....... no matter what skill level/age plays it...... AMAZING arrangement.

  • @jadedoggie121
    @jadedoggie121 4 роки тому +3

    This was my favorite song to ever play in band ever

  • @Yoyomongo
    @Yoyomongo 10 років тому +2

    We're doing this song as one of the songs for our marching show this year!

    • @Jordan-ix7bm
      @Jordan-ix7bm 9 років тому

      This isn't really made for a marching band...

    • @Yoyomongo
      @Yoyomongo 9 років тому

      Jordan Ohieger It can be, just make a few tweaks and it turns out to be a great show.

    • @Jordan-ix7bm
      @Jordan-ix7bm 9 років тому

      Yoyomongo Eh, it's just not the right style, and you can't really carry bass clarinets, bassoons, etc... around in a marching band.

  • @terieleimoore1375
    @terieleimoore1375 9 років тому +1

    I fell in love with this piece from the first time I played it my freshman year. Love it so much!! Brings back good memories of a spectacular band (:

  • @samuraicorgis
    @samuraicorgis 10 років тому +3

    We're playing this for concert contest, and I play the bass clarinet part. THAT part is pretty wicked.

  • @its.allie.marie_
    @its.allie.marie_ 4 роки тому +3

    My Band is playing this and i play Euphonium!

    • @Thasaman
      @Thasaman 4 роки тому +1

      Allison Jordan A person with good taste I see...

    • @esa1759
      @esa1759 4 роки тому +1

      My band did this song last year- I also play Euphonium!

    • @its.allie.marie_
      @its.allie.marie_ 4 роки тому +2

      @@esa1759 Yes!! Girl Euphonium power!! ☺

    • @esa1759
      @esa1759 4 роки тому +1

      Allison Jordan Girl Euphonium Power 😎👊👊

  • @Parallax1903
    @Parallax1903 4 роки тому +1

    I'm a percussionist and we had this piece and everyone in the band was excited to play it, and then quarantine hits :/

    • @calebweekley9139
      @calebweekley9139 3 роки тому

      My band was going to play it before quarantine as well

  • @goodtimeshuffle
    @goodtimeshuffle 5 років тому +1

    I love this composition, I heard this song a few minutes ago...my daughter is in the high school band they played this awesome song and wow!

  • @wesleypickles945
    @wesleypickles945 9 років тому +13

    This was fun to play.
    It's excellent battle music. I can totally imagine a movie with space battles with this as the soundtrack during a battle. The ending of the piece suggests it might not be going well for the good guys. :3

  • @DelawareDark
    @DelawareDark 5 років тому +8

    as a trombone who played this and the glisses, i definitely love this piece

  • @masterofcrow
    @masterofcrow 11 років тому +1

    This is so loud the first note scared me. Awesome!!!

  • @BornNoU
    @BornNoU 4 місяці тому

    When I was in high school, our concert band performed this at competition one year. I will never forget the feedback we got from one of the judges: “I never understood this piece until today. Thank you for playing it for us.” We got straight 1s!!

  • @clarinetgoddess21
    @clarinetgoddess21 12 років тому +4

    We're playing this right now for our spring concert and I absolutely love it! It's really empowering and intense...:)

  • @kylethemeat7522
    @kylethemeat7522 9 років тому +32

    Played this on tuba any bros out there

    • @chrisstocks7580
      @chrisstocks7580 5 років тому

      doom kitty931 nope, but bari so we have the same part basically lol

    • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodmi2286
      @yourfriendlyneighborhoodmi2286 5 років тому

      Tuba bro here

    • @Jamesake065
      @Jamesake065 5 років тому

      Hey. Nice to see another tuba player.

    • @quack3891
      @quack3891 5 років тому

      still waiting to play currently...
      what was it like 48 measures of rest?

    • @palex-stauf
      @palex-stauf 4 роки тому

      Played this superfreshman year of marching band on sousa

  • @Fenoren
    @Fenoren 11 років тому +1

    Playing this for my final concert. Gonna blow em away

  • @MrStephenMontoya
    @MrStephenMontoya 11 років тому +1

    Played this last year! Still stuck in my head.

  • @christianduncan3801
    @christianduncan3801 8 років тому +4

    I played this in an honor band last school year. I played bass clarinet so I was able the play the entire song blastisimo

    • @mazzybananas
      @mazzybananas 8 років тому +1

      Nice to see another bass clarinetist here :)

    • @christianduncan3801
      @christianduncan3801 8 років тому

      mazzybananas I'm playing contra-alto clarinet this year.

    • @iyokan7979
      @iyokan7979 8 років тому

      +Christian Duncan I can't even believe that that's a thing.

  • @bigburd875
    @bigburd875 7 років тому +4

    the only time the band director tells trombones to blat

  • @GracieAndDahlia
    @GracieAndDahlia 11 років тому +1

    We just played this song like, 2 hours ago in Allstate band. By far my favorite song I've ever played :) I wish we could do this in my school band but, we are far too small... :/