A good marching band thinks outside the box. There’s a glory in being the outfit that plays a song no one has covered before. A good example: The Louisiana State University marching band took the field of a recent LSU Tigers game to play the theme from the American version of The Office.
Hey @SheaSerrano this one’s for you. You too @theofficenbc. pic.twitter.com/oP0fgAcuCU
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) September 23, 2018
The band went all out: They spelled the name of their show with their formation. They then proceeded to prove that The Office theme — written by Jay Ferguson, once a member of the prog rock band Spirit — sounds pretty darn good when played by a tight, brassy marching band.
As per Saturday Down South, The Office theme was just one of many TV themes as part of a medley. Other themes that were played include The Simpsons, Parks and Recreation, Friends, Game of Thrones, I Dream of Jeannie, and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
#LSU band doing @TheSimpsons, @TheOfficeNBC, @ParksAndRecNBC & #IDreamOfJeannie theme songs at halftime. pic.twitter.com/H9nYfMZB5j
— Jerit Roser (@JeritRoser) September 23, 2018
The American The Office ran from 2005 to 2013. It’s one of many adaptations of the British original, which was created by Ricky Gervais and of which there are a mere 12 episodes and two specials, plus a spin-off movie following Gervais’ disastrously un-self-aware David Brent.
Other Office adaptations have been made in France, Israel, Quebec, Brazil, and Germany. Many of those have only lasted a season or two, compared to the American one, which has 201 episodes. May this performance add more fuel to the fire of the idea for an Office spin-off.
(Via Saturday Down South)
