New Intro Absolutely Awful

[Hards Alumni]

I was always a big fan of Operatic/epic musical scores... some suggestions:

O Fortuna from Carmen

Lux Aeterna from the movie Requium for a Dream

youtube em if you haven't heard em.

[Avenue Commons]

It needs to go back. They do not have to include TC in the Where the Streets Have No Name intro. That intro today was a complete joke. The Pray video is way better than the new one shown tonite. Just garbage.

If it isn't broke, don't fix it. Everyone I know loves the Where the Streets Have No Name intro and feel it is part of the MU basketball experience at a game. Need to go back.

+1. Where the Streets Have No Name became synonymous with Marquette basketball, which as we all know, is much bigger than Tom Crean.

[StillAWarrior]

I was always a big fan of Operatic/epic musical scores... some suggestions:

O Fortuna from Carmen

My knowledge of opera and classical music is limited, to say the least.  Thanks for answering my "what is that music" question that I've had repeatedly over the last several years.  In a very strange coincidence, I was actually wondering that just this morning.  Now you've answered it for me; it's O Fortuna from Carmen.

As an out-of-towner who doesn't see games in Milwaukee, I don't have a dog in this fight.  But I love this piece of music and you could do a great intro with it.

Edited to add:  now that I know the name of the song, it's a bit easier to research it.  Apparently it's not from the opera Carmen, but is from a German composer's (Carl Orff) Carmina Burana.  Orff set a collection of medieval latin poems to music in the 1930's.

Completely OT:  Have you seen the commercial for the iPhone application which allows you to hold it up to the radio and it will identify the song and artist that it hears?  Very cool application.

[DoubleMU0609]

I was always a big fan of Operatic/epic musical scores... some suggestions:

O Fortuna from Carmen

O Fortuna is actually from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.  It would be a good choice though; it's the ultimate movie climax music for anyone who can't commission their own soundtrack. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuERh0jBjh8 (not the greatest recording I've heard, but you'll recognize it.)

[77ncaachamps]

The end of O Fortuna sounds like a DeBeers commercial.

[OneMadWarrior]

They should come out to Trivium- Detonation.

[nola03]

It's pretty funny that people who were so excited when Buzz was hired because he wasn't concerned with the "PR crap" that Crean loved are upset with the lack of game atmosphere only two games into Buzz' tenure.

[mu_hilltopper]

That's a small universe of people, you do know that, right?

[jaybilaswho?]

I think that Right here, Right now is the perfect song to play, because for three of our biggest studs (plus DB) this is there last chance. It truly is Right here/Right now.


I love the pray video, it gives me goosebumps everytime.

[OneMadWarrior]

Anythign from Madonna should suffice, sSe is still popular, right?

[RawdogDX]

voting results are indicitive of a page where people dislike change of any kind.  There are other songs out there.  How about run to the hills by iron maden.

[ChicosBailBonds]

voting results are indicitive of a page where people dislike change of any kind.  There are other songs out there.  How about run to the hills by iron maden.

I thought we just voted for change?

[mu_hilltopper]

 

voting results are indicitive of a page where people dislike change of any kind. 

I would agree that a *portion* of people voted "against change" for change's sake .. but certainly others voted because the song is just plain good, and fits our needs, excites the crowd.     I'm not sure why "traditionalists" should somehow be belittled.

[The Lens]

No one is happier than me that TC is gone but to edit him out of videos?  To erase him from the history?  That's a joke. 

I remember getting upset at how we seemed to white wash over the Mike Deane era and I'm mad now about erasing TC.  I would hope a highlight video would show all coaches.  All (except maybe the Piano Man) gave us some great, great moments.   

[TallTitan34]

Crean isn't out of the "remember the titans" video they show before tip-off.  He's still in there cutting the nets down.

As for next year who knows.  I'd assume it will be recut towards the end with the addition of new NBA players.

[Sir Lawrence]

If we are really going to go the classical music route, this should be considered:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUru7nSyKxQ

[MUEng92]

Does Bono know that Tom Crean is now being credited with Where the Streets Have No Name?

They played the National Anthem before every game Crean coached.  Do we have to stop playing that too?

If you don't want him in the videos, fine (I have to admit my teeth clench everytime I see a photo of him), but don't mess with the song!

[Gwaki]

If we are really going to go the classical music route, this should be considered:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUru7nSyKxQ

Just think about if we could get all of our players to do that for the intro. 

[Buzz Williams' Spillproof Chiclets Cup]

Response from a message I sent to the Athletic Department concerned about the change. Take it for what it's worth.

Mike-

Thanks for your email. We want to continue to provide the best atmosphere in the country and are constantly examining ways to enhance the fan experience.

The decision to change the intro is not related to the coaching change. If you recall during your time at Marquette we also experimented with alternate intros such as "Like That".

We do appreciate your feedback and if you have any other questions regarding your fan experience please don't hesitate to send me an email at <edited> or call me at 414.288.0264

Regards,

Craig Pintens
Associate Athletic Director

[jaybilaswho?]

I dont care about cutting crean out of the videos or keeping him in. who cares?!!? however, there is one video which i will never miss seeing- the annex 'commercial' with Crean, students and staff stomping along to we will rock you. My god, just the thought of never seeing that again made me almost jump right out of my seat. If they are going to do a new one with buzz they should be playing the 'thunderstruck' drinking game in the Annex. that would be cool.

[Rollout-the-Barrel]

Wow!  I forgot about that Cheers clip.  We may never see it again.  Too bad.

[Gwaki]

Response from a message I sent to the Athletic Department concerned about the change. Take it for what it's worth.

oooo0o0o pintens!!

mods can u edit out that email to prevent bots from picking it up for spam...

[mu_hilltopper]

No.  It's good to know who to direct email to .. besides, there's a page on gomarquette.com that lists everyone's email address.

Ok .. Rocky has edited out the email address, but I'll post the page. 

http://gomarquette.cstv.com/athletic-dept/marq-athletic-dept.html

You can find Craig's email address on there.

[RawdogDX]

I would agree that a *portion* of people voted "against change" for change's sake .. but certainly others voted because the song is just plain good, and fits our needs, excites the crowd.     I'm not sure why "traditionalists" should somehow be belittled.

If you thought that was belittling you should have seen my first draft.  Plain good and excites the crowd (other criteria seems redundant) is correct but that logic is also why we have to listen to cotten eye joe every game.  

[nola03]

Response from a message I sent to the Athletic Department concerned about the change. Take it for what it's worth.

Reading that email is a fine example of deflection. Do we still chart those?