Mandarins 2023 - Sinnerman (Official Release)

Set to the tone of “Sinnerman” by Nina Simone as our possible thread, we go on a journey that taps into the rogue part of us all. With the interesting use of the set pieces that can move, rotate, turn, and carry us, we viscerally feel the joy, angst, resentment, and power that the Sinnerman
brings out in us.
Musical selections include:
Sinnerman by Nina Simone
Take Me to Church by Hozier
Smile by Nat King Cole
Swing Symphony (4th Movement) by Wynton Marsalis
Présage by Univers Zero
I’m Tired by Labyrinth and Zendaya

[@willwhitehead9274]

Whenever a corps posts an official video like this, they become 100x cooler in my book

[@Isu908]

it's more so if they're allowed to due to copyright stuff

[@widdleysucks6975]

I'm just glad we're almost out of the "buy a $60 blu-ray or never see the show again" era.

[@mickeygijzen5847]

This is something, if copyright allows them, that every corps should be doing. Phantom has been doing it since 2021 and I have huge respects for them.

[@SS2Balls]

real

[@shadowwolf5472]

Hellll yea

[@TheEuphonium412]

This is how shows should be put on KZbin. Official versions that promote the corps social media, aren’t at risk of being taken down, and are easy to find and archive. Phantom, and now Mandarins, are playing the game right. Also mm good drum corps

[@flash93]

blue devils does it too, I wish bluecoats would make an official account. it's funny that they have an Instagram but not a youtube.

[@uncle6431]

Im pretty sure the reason a lot of corps dont is cause they dont keep the copyright forever

[@Gripping-Apprentice]

Blue knights too, I think it’s just most of the finalist corps

[@zomakaja]

Not today, FloMarching!

[@jackfletcher8478]

This has got to be the best ballad I've seen in a minute. The use of trombones in DCI this year has been amazing too.

[@sanderschat]

how many have you seen in this minute?

[@jackfletcher8478]

@@sanderschat quite a few: they're all really good but this one goes the hardest in my opinion

[@ncduskrose]

yeah between This and Phantom the trombones soloing this year have been something insane

[@d.holmes5156]

Cirque do Soleil strikes again! NOT drum corps!

[@rocinanteferox4267]

​@@d.holmes5156I'm so tired of you old men ruining everyone else's enjoyment of drum corps.

[@Oshan06]

Common Mandarins W

[@GingerKing243]

11:57 Word is that he's still spinning to this day

[@robertcooper3783]

I want to feel what that trombone soloist felt during the Hozier ballad hit I like to imagine it was heaven on earth

[@people_r_us]

I would give almost anything to watch this for the first time again

[@W0mPW0mP1]

We all know and love this part 9:00 I don’t know how to explain it but this sound is what it feels like to be freed. Would literally eat this ballad if I could, the way it comes together perfectly is crazy

[@grayson907]

Hozier will do that to you

[@itsmorbintime2867]

eat you say? well hahaha.... lets just say i could be a ballad too 👉👈

[@W0mPW0mP1]

@@itsmorbintime2867 Smooth…🫢

[@DubABattery]

I may be late, but this indeed was smooth asf ​@@itsmorbintime2867

[@kotlingoddess]

8:29 underrated soloist fr, she is sooo good

[@davidbenitez8828]

Let's agree we're all here for 8:59

[@Mia-hj2ls]

7:58 8:58 9:44 THERE’S NO PISS ️🔥

[@juicymango8400]

The entire DCI community has been loving you Mandarins you guys are absolutely on the rise and I’m so happy for y’all. AMAZING JOB SINNERMEN

[@BrokeLevy]

we’re so blessed that corps have entered their accessibility era

[@ethanb9981]

You mean like easier to find online?

[@anthonytroupe4923]

YES ACCESS I am a band director of a very poor k12 school and have to keep showing baking videos to expose them to different recipes.

[@caribbeanbeachbum271]

Got to see this live at the DCI Eastern Classic Aug. 5th. The show and performers were absolutely outstanding. Gave me chills to watch in person and it still gives me chills just to watch the video. Incredibly talented team. You should be very proud of what you’ve accomplished this season. Best wishes for continued success in everything that you do!

[@devinwidmaier6949]

Same here, I was in the 2nd row up on the 50, the crowd went nuts for this show

[@mr.wublin]

I was there too! absolutely blown away, this was easily my favorite show that night

[@kevinmacdonald4640]

A-town, Sec J, a few rows up,, on the 40 ydline. Mandarins were excellent that night!

[@popstarpigs6677]

Saw this at Corps Encore... Marching band has never been the same, it's absolutely legendary, the wall of sound 😮

[@cartermize6651]

this had to be the crowd favorite when i saw them at san antonio. huge standing ovation for this corps. the show was magnificent

[@4theSuperE]

Just WOW!!!!!! Incredible! Well done, super super choreography and dynamite instrumentation!!

[@brown55061]

If this corps had a boring show, they never would have achieved so much. The writers deserve a ton of credit for getting them a program that they could get into and perform the crap out of it. One of the most entertaining shows the last 10 years. Great job staff!

[@Justaeuph]

This is literally my favorite show of all time

[@clamchowder893]

Coolest show in existence even the opening hits are awesome, also vocals were not over used or weird like blue coats (although they were still good) , vocals were awesome as story telling and entrances to hits

[@mememan3490]

Uh idk they seemed overused to me and they sounded really weird

[@clamchowder893]

@@mememan3490 I think this show conserved the vocals really well and like evil whispering was not heavy vocals or there is no peace sayith by god to the wicked is just one line not something like “I went to the garden of love and I saw I saw I saw I saw I saw I saw I saw gravestones I saw I saw i saw

[@mememan3490]

@@clamchowder893 well there were multiple like the songs throughout that sounded like they had really bad auto tune

[@samuelcarpenter4289]

I think sadly the opening horn entrance section suffered a lot from alignment issues between the hornline and drumline, and would have garnered a lot more points from the judges if it was more in time.

[@VivaVenezuelaa]

crazy hot take, if you're talking about the bluecoats vocals used for Riffs then I disagree, the vocals fit in with the show well

[@tinyshepherdess7710]

This show is an absolute stunner - even if you removed the brass, percussion and drill and just considered the use of color, props, spacing, etc. So well-designed and beautiful to look at! It is great to see the Mandarins coming into their own as one of the top corps. I am a fan!

[@coltsfan354]

This has likely become my favorite show of all time. Congrats to each and every performer this year, and I cannot wait to see what you bring next year.

[@EdmundBasconMusic]

11:34 I appreciate how the flugel is just unceremoniously dumped in the prop

[@walkeraustin8398]

Flomarching: You will pay to watch DCI shows!!! Mandarins:

[@queijoduke]

Mandarins: hehe youtube go brrrr

[@cosmonautexpress]

low brass got their well deserved time this year. this show brings me a joy i can’t explain

[@Speakzzz]

Easily my favorite show from 2023. INCREDIBLE SHOW guys

[@x._hannah.ash_.x]

Everything about this show it absolutely fantastic! The mandarins should have placed higher. The performance level is out of the roof and i love it. Planning on joining the mandarins this 2024 season💜💜💜

[@samuelcarpenter4289]

All up to cleanliness in terms of score, but the show design is crazy good, I'd check out EMC for his rating based solely on the design of the shows.

[@x._hannah.ash_.x]

2:36 first trumpet feature I love very much 4:01 trumpet solo and low brass feature I love it 8:28 omg her solo is so good

[@jonbutton3259]

DCI fans pull hard for the corps that finally puts it together and makes a splash! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 This show was so well built. It was an experience to see it live.

[@RachelCryer]

A few mistakes but honestly it is the only show from this year that I actually want to watch again. You can tell that there was so much fun just putting this show together.

[@Iplayquad]

My fav show this year, one of my new all time faves

[@CloudFuel]

Sinnerman was one helluva show and was certainly a strong contender for fan favorite of 2023!

[@Kastyc]

MY FAVORITE BALLAD THIS YEAR 100%

[@gabrielmccurdy5913]

RIP the greatest piano player and singer Nina

[@chadtarver3301]

Sat 3rd row from the field on the 50. The performance level from the whole group was outstanding. Best energy of all finals imo. The two soloists at the 4.25 mark are fantástico! Also.. that ballad hit HARD at finals.

[@officialivansal2137]

This is just a masterclass in visual performance.

[@Seannosaurus]

this was my favorite show of 2023

[@daskrete3612]

I listen to this show almost everyday it’s always stuck in my head. So good

[@calebgerber4651]

ive been a fan since life rite after🤗

[@wm8673]

LOVED IT.. RIP Nina Simone

[@markcordell9802]

My favorite show this year...

[@valetudo1974]

One of the most beautiful shows I've seen come out of DCI in a very long time. Bravo, simply spectacular..

[@IdkEnglishT-T]

The movement at 10:48 gives such a feeling of dread/chaos and i love it

[@gamezcatt3313]

its so cool to see all these people in person then watch a video of them and be like damn thats them

[@ChoppingSpree89]

Maybe one of my favourite shows of all time wow. That was so well done both design and performance, loved every second of that show!

[@poyoramen3641]

You guys should’ve been top 5, no questions asked

[@mudbabyb8738]

Cap.

[@videosmith1000]

The sound quality was outstanding (live). So glad you guys came all the way east this summer. I brought family who had never seen DCI and they were impressed.

[@RedDogMamaHD]

Need to share this everywhere!!!

[@charismatandy3387]

Best performance of the night!!!!

[@traceyml]

It sure was a show! These kids performed the heck out of it 😊

[@sammymcclenton7520]

One of my favorite shows this season. Congrats Mandarins

[@definitelynotcainan3353]

Better watch out... JW Koester and his staff are building an absolute POWERHOUSE in Sactown.

[@MrWizarddog]

Can we normalize each corps posting their offical finals performance ❤

[@tumnus7664]

Ok Mandarins just became my favorite corps. They are actually doing DCI media correctly.

[@chinggaey9041]

got hooked with these band competition

[@jacobnewton4597]

nice dot buddy

[@oscarshetler3853]

Hey let’s be locked in, yeah?

[@jacobnewton4597]

@@oscarshetler3853aye quiet down yeah

[@TopDrumCorps]

What a great show. Visually the most entertaining for sure.

[@kell0125]

They are freaking AMAZING

[@williamrose8158]

Easily one of my favorite shows since Babylon

[@CertifiedGFmusic]

No way flos mics did justice to this

[@JenGaGa]

This was talent and hard work wrapped in one.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@rock27272727]

Iconic show

[@CJB1405]

I watched yall all the way from first show to DCI finals. Call me intreeged to audition for them in the next coming years.

[@jerrywashere-pu7cd]

The tuba sound in this show especially 9:36 oh my god

[@traceyml]

My kid was one of the tubas 😊

[@jakeandhenryvideos]

That’s literally all synth

[@vsc5076]

I love this show

[@IR_Droid]

My friend was in this

[@bommeryeet4982]

Amazing!

[@narrowbeatle1176]

I want one of those drum lines outfits so badly

[@chadstopher1651]

GUYS WAKE UP MANDARINS JUST POSTED

[@larsmiles7231]

Trombone soloist is absolutely cracked.

[@kleancut5016]

This recipe tastes just right

[@Kalen-Brenes]

9:00 is heat fs

[@jesuspectre9883]

This is a smart show design, supported by a stage set that does double-duty. The racks of jail cell bars create a prison setting, but also turn into a mechanized cycle where the victims are stuck churning in a prison-for-profit system. This show is era-specific, but the heavy present-day social commentary seethes quietly under the surface. In Sinnerman, the pleasant metaphor of 1950's good guy American crooks belies the grim topic underneath-- our present-day prison for profit system is still wringing men dry of their futures. They get life sentences for petty crimes, like marijuana trafficking and auto theft, destined for repeat offenses. Regular, law-abiding, churchgoing citizens are eventually all sucked into the prison system, transforming them from white cassock adorned acolytes into prisoners. Design matters. And in this case, the show was rewarded for high stakes social commentary, and a powerful, dizzying visual metaphor.

[@IR_Droid]

yapper

[@JenGaGa]

#sacramentoproud

[@SS2Balls]

I hope more cores media teams follow you and phantoms trend cause this is really cool of y'all

[@ruthpaige6689]

Excellent show!

[@jacksonchapman5515]

I just noticed how there were baritone players playing the brass feature 6:13 upside down.😭😭

[@bosnathan]

Massive W

[@cormorantcolors6791]

Honestly wasn’t into it at first, but the ballad made everything come together. Took me a few listens to figure out what song it was but once it hit me?? Incredible. Also I know facial expressions have to be extreme to read from far away but this show is unique in that those extreme features _add_ to the show when viewed closer rather than detracting from it. Incredible work all around.

[@LoungeSometimes]

ABSOLUTELY GOATED

[@sanderschat]

Good marketing for this hobby! Great content!

[@robotpuppy_yt5750]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY I LOVE THIS

[@Gripping-Apprentice]

10:35 is fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@mamascookin]

MORE OFFICIAL VIDEOS 😆

[@heghehog8296]

what if flo marching still takes this video down

[@tapatiouo6384]

this show is so fucking sick

[@alexlammens]

LETS GOOOOO

[@rifle2563]

This shit is INSANE

[@CourtneyStarr-zt3hq]

I KNOW SOMEONE IN THIS I LOVE YOU ADAM

[@nanotron]

🔥🤘🔥

[@telboyworld]

❤❤❤

[@PolarBear698]

You know these people have really wanted to do this 😢 I do too

[@ClubShenanigans]

I’m so lucky that I get to work with Archie, Kooper and Kade

[@TiddleWink670]

ballad mmm :)

[@Jake.Harlan]

4:31 archie is the goat

[@MannyOK88]

3:24 yeaaaaah. Im digging that

[@dci_boi]

Spinnerman

[@marcoavilasonavila2233]

Where you gonna spin to??

[@shaunjones6713]

Chills at 8:58😮‍💨

[@MigunoOS]

the bass five was my school's drum tech last season

[@TopDrumCorps]

Ok?

[@MigunoOS]

@@TopDrumCorps he's cool