That Marines commercial
Scott Skip
This is a question that has been driving me crazy for a long
time. I'm sure all of have seen at one time or another the ad
for the Marines that has the life-size chessboard and players.
My question is.... does anyone out there know where the music
for that commercial is from? I recognize the text as a "Gloria
patri" text, but I have no clue who the composer might be. I
would doubt that the Marines (armed services) would have a
piece written for the ad that contained a "gloria patri", so
I'm figuring that they have used somebody's mass setting.
Anyone out there know? Thanks!
Skip
NealGitt
little crypto-Orff thing written. I suspect that the text (poor diction
and all) is just standard Marine Corps recruit-speak, translated in to
Latin! The phrase "gloria patri" that you're hearing is (to my ear)
actually "gloria patria" ("for the glory of the country" -- which makes
much more sense for the Marines).
Then again, I could be wrong!
Neal Gittleman
Milwaukee, WI
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mabe...@telerama.lm.com
I asked the same question a couple of months ago. No replies.
Stylistically, the coda resembles the end of Carmina Burana, so we should
be looking for a post-Orff, very conservative "populist" type - - Rutter,
maybe, or a clone?
Randy A. Salas
mabe...@telerama.lm.com <mabe...@telerama.lm.com> wrote:
>Scott "Skip" Concilla (skipp...@delphi.com) wrote:
>> This is a question that has been driving me crazy for a long
>> time. I'm sure all of have seen at one time or another the ad
>> for the Marines that has the life-size chessboard and players.
>> My question is.... does anyone out there know where the music
>> for that commercial is from?
>
>I asked the same question a couple of months ago. No replies.
>Stylistically, the coda resembles the end of Carmina Burana, so we should
>be looking for a post-Orff, very conservative "populist" type - - Rutter,
>maybe, or a clone?
A few years ago, I spent an afternoon here at the paper making calls to
find out where that music is from. I eventually ended up talking to the
folks at some ad agency in Atlanta that handles the Marine Corps account.
According to the person I talked to, the music, an original composition
obviously inspired by Carmina Burana, was written specifically for the
commercial by some no-name ad jingle writers that the agency uses. To
boot, the music is no longer in duration than what you hear on TV. At the
time I called, the music was unavailable in any form. As far as I know, the
music is still unavailable. If the Marine Corps were smart, it would offer
to send a cassette of the music for free (or even a nominal fee) to anyone
who called the 800 number asking about it. I mean, the whole point of the
ad is to promote the Marines.
Randy
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Scott Skip
>I asked the same question a couple of months ago. No replies.
>Stylistically, the coda resembles the end of Carmina Burana, so we should
>be looking for a post-Orff, very conservative "populist" type - - Rutter,
Though you have to remeber that Orff did not like or ascribe to many of
the "populist" ideas of 20th century composers of his time (like Stravinsky
and others). I was thinking that it may be something that is actually
from the classical or baroque period. It doesn't sound romantic, but
in general, it's hard to tell a whole lot from such a small segment.
I have received a couple personal message asking me to forward the answer
if I actualyl get it. Nothing yet... must be a lot of people wonder,
but few actually know.
Skip
Scott Skip
I hadn't thought of THAt possible translation. I forgot that "patria" in
Latin could mean that. I thought for sure it was a complete "gloria patri
et gloria... etc. etc." text there. Guess I'll have to listen closer
next time.
Skip