The Ohio State Marching Band : The Music of Queen

HALFTIME: The Music of Queen
Drill design: Dr. Christopher D. Hoch
Music arrangers: John Brennan, Mark Reynolds (percussion)
We Will Rock You / Fat Bottomed Girls.........May
Bicycle Race..........Mercury
Crazy Little Thing Called Love.......Mercury
Featuring Drum Major Konner Barr
Bohemian Rhapsody.....Mercury
Sept. 1: Ohio State vs. Oregon State

[@amanda_the_cheesepuff_6481]

THEY MADE THE FREDDIE MERCURY SILHOUETTE MOVE THIS IS AMAZING

[@AL-ks7yg]

A great silhouette of a man 😂

[@dooda3560]

The god of music

[@Jess-kb1hb]

Schalomoosh Schalomoosh will you do the fandango

[@sgt.salami1189]

@@Jess-kb1hb THUNDER BOLTS AND LIGHTNING, VERY VERY FRIGHTENING

[@zukelotos8143]

I see a silhouetto of a man

[@ayden_james]

that queen logo in the beginning made me tear up just a lil..

[@teriyama]

The same when the BhoRap/Queen II album cover came out

[@TeamGolden]

Same

[@pia8224]

Same 😢

[@66hoodwitch]

Omg YES ,ME TOO! I thought I was the only one feeling this way ..its Feddie ,he affects us all on such deep ,emotional level!

[@jencypetersen3410]

Me too

[@w5527]

I can only imagine how brutal the practice was. Holy shit

[@itsyaaverageidiot9845]

William Nuno ikr

[@evanbookout]

I'm in a marching band like this in high school. I can tell you the practice is worth it. I mean I play vibraphone so I don't actually march... shhh

[@andre7089]

Its not bad. You get ipads and plenty of run throughs. Memorizing the music the hardest part

[@aletheia874]

bro im in concert band here we dont have marching band but omg i have so much respect for marching band players

[@venicegallardo8917]

Those ppl who disliked the video doesn’t see the little silhouette of a man

[@wesleyrodgers886]

They can't do the fandango..

[@faithhovan320]

They didn’t think tunderbolt and lightning was very very frightening

[@choco_L8]

They didn't know who Galileo was

[@AL-ks7yg]

They didn't realized it was magnifico

[@Patriotusa44]

They couldn't go on with the show.

[@amina-gb8lo]

i love how they started with fat bottomed girls and it all sounded so amazing!

[@maddy-nq1jh]

one of my favourites

[@Neednoy2]

Me too.

[@mels1025]

mrqvry edits I agree

[@nathanparnell5702]

My favorite Queen song

[@celysoto6442]

amina mrqvry omg i’m a freshman at postisd and we’re doing this every time we play at half we have people standing up they start dancing and singing and it’s soo amazing

[@brianvasilou4982]

It was an honor to be a part of. Go Bucks!

[@andreadeamon6419]

Best damn band in the land.

[@MoniBahaa]

You guys did a really good job!

[@adrianmiller1168]

Graves he plays either a bugle or flugelhorn it's in his pic

[@brianvasilou4982]

I play Flugelhorn in the band regularly, and for this performance I was one of the rhythm guitar players in the last two songs.

[@siskothekid1157]

Cheers mate!

[@naomi_inspace9846]

Did anyone hear the crowd singing when Bohemian Rhapsody started? Or was it just me?

[@jackiesampieri]

We all sang

[@fangirltrash3978]

Started singing to it as well :)

[@lantzwatts60]

I couldn’t here cuz I’m deaf

[@cl0wnc0rps34]

Its pretty faint but I'm pretty sure they are singing

[@nadiaplokker5936]

You hear it really well at 8:00 when it’s the mama mia part

[@chaddalrymple4834]

A nice tribute to Queen. What's even more impressive is that this is one of the biggest universities in the United States paying their respects to a band that was an afterthought in the 1980s. Freddie is getting a big kick out of this.

[@deniselovesglitter]

Chad Dalrymple Queen was never an afterthought. Ever.

[@chaddalrymple4834]

They were in America after Hot Space.

[@3Speedboy]

"Afterthought" kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2OVoKxumaudp8U

[@WittyConclusion]

Queen has and will never be an afterthought

[@chrismatorium8993]

I suggest you watch Kids React to Queen.

[@lilyann168]

Holy shit, this was impressive as hell. I used to play brass in a marching band (nowhere this caliber) and I can't imagine the physical endurance it must have required to play through bohemian rhapsody, omg.

[@sefa2896]

@Jordan is the nightmare before Christmas I play tuba/Sousaphone and it's almost impossible to hit the high notes

[@Clofton]

My high school did a queen themed show this year and omg that required so much endurance to make it through bicycle race and then into bohemian rhapsody

[@lilyann168]

your highschool is awesome

[@stass5917]

We did bohemian last year and it was so much fun! I kept singing in between rests 😂

[@lsrose]

Right! And they had already been playing for 3 minutes or so before!

[@kenvillarias5649]

*Queen will never be forgotten*

[@fnovends]

Their dedication is unbelievable. It takes hours, day after day, week after week, rain and shine to come to this perfection.

[@TabishBish]

Legit might go here just for the band

[@basmaas420]

@@filmorepints I think it's so cool to have a marching band for a school. Where I live we don't really do that and I truly think it's a shame. Found these videos about a year ago now and I have admired the school and its band ever since. Anyway, I love what you and the rest of the marching band are doing man. Much love from the Netherlands!

[@aninterestingpenguin9374]

Tabish Shaik same! It seems like being in the best damn band in the land would be the best damn thing ever!

[@caitlainbraun593]

Ohio state is trying to become an Ivy League so good luck with that

[@aninterestingpenguin9374]

Spencer Tamburello I know the difference, I’m in a competition band for my school. But show bands definitely take a lot of school at the level OSU performs at. Dare I say though, if the OSU marching band was a competition band it would still likely be one of, if not the best.

[@brandondimusic2465]

Tabish Shaik same

[@spookywesal1422]

I wish Freddie could see this

[@deejeenee]

Who said he can't?

[@jerridombrowski6017]

He's got the best seat in heaven

[@JT-lk4pk]

@@jerridombrowski6017 don't you know he wanted to go to hell

[@BirdofKino]

@@JT-lk4pk Something tells me that wherever he is. He doesn't really care. He only dies when we forget about him

[@joannagracedeguzman2186]

He is seeing this. ☺️

[@migueblankito]

Came here because of Brian May post on instagram ;)

[@ElizabethClassof2008]

Miguel Nuñez same boy same!

[@kittycomere]

me too!

[@danielexsr71]

Jajajajaja también

[@federric]

me too!

[@ateiluj08]

Brian May has an instagram?

[@HayLeesHomeMade]

A few people missed the like button

[@MichaelRockfez]

firepiplup Michigan fans...

[@ohyeah-mh9su]

I’m a Michigan fan but I liked..

[@nobody8821]

Probably Australians

[@itsmekiwikiwi3616]

@@nobody8821 Whats wrong with the Aussies

[@nobody8821]

@@itsmekiwikiwi3616 they upside down so they probably confused the like and dislike button

[@95rgs2013]

This needs to be televised...instead of chewing and rechewing hashing and rehashing every little thing about the game !

[@deemariedubois4916]

95rgs2013 I have said this for years! With today's tv's you should be able to choose, College Bands or talking heads!

[@cynthiaolsen9887]

Go for it!

[@JelloHamlet]

They can't show marching bands on TV due to licensing of the music used by the bands

[@CrociatoAzzurro]

Amazing. Well Done, everybody.

[@catsthepope1037]

ALawnFawn But it’s a cover. If it’s altered or rearranged I thought that licensing on the actual song didn’t apply.

[@sammiew.8218]

Lol I got shivers from just watching them spell out queen. Epic

[@xxxmeeexxx7565]

Shivers down your spine? Sorry, everytime I read "shivers" this line comes in my mind😄

[@sammiew.8218]

😂

[@naenaedmysteries]

@@sammiew.8218 i just killed a man

[@sammiew.8218]

Goodbye everybody, I’ve got to go.

[@phyllisbowler182]

I'm an Queen fan ,and I was born in London 77 years ago .This,tribute made me so very proud.I saw Queen in concert 4 times, and I have to say I loved all 4 members of the band but Freddie especially

[@sovietonion72]

Wow !! I wouldve been happy with 1

[@ting6161]

man you are so lucky

[@rafifwiratno]

You're so lucky

[@Randy-ry9ss]

God save the QUEEN.

[@haven_lady675]

Darn it wish I was born at the time to see them perform with Freddie

[@Theevintagewitch]

I'm a Michigan girl, but this is VERY IMPRESSIVE. (Plus, I adore Queen).

[@christmastree7394]

Same here for both of those

[@L00KE.13]

62-39

[@ISmellMopWho]

Luke Kerpsack Lol bro you are literally the funniest person in the world. That is so original and so funny!

[@L00KE.13]

Nick Urban thank you finally someone who understand 🙏🏻

[@brightonbetoit463]

Ay, same here!

[@itsmedee4275]

"Do what you want with our music. Just dont make it boring." This is definitely not boring. EPIC!

[@danacoleman4007]

is that something Freddy said?

[@valmacclinchy]

​@@danacoleman4007yes

[@mattbatt0]

closer microphones would make the audio 100x better. Good job band.

[@HayLeesHomeMade]

The fact that you can hear the band from up there is great as it is though. This band is so impressive, they are loud enough but still clear, memorize the music, choreographed, and did the whole thing (possibly) flawlessly.

[@roterstern1301]

Wow, this is so beautiful. I am a big (and old) Queen Fan. I didn't expect such a great performance and at 8:08 it brougth tears into my eyes. I barely can imagine how much work and love u put into this. Thank you for showing your respect to Queen in such a breathtaking way

[@maramorales5322]

When they formed Freddie, I almost cried Edit: the entirety of them performing Bohemian Rhapsody made me cry

[@mbyrd6713]

Loved this show but I Really wished they had added We are the Champions with Freddie holding the mic upside down.

[@mels1025]

mbyrd6713 Same

[@sovietonion72]

Maybe after the game

[@blakemiller8038]

6:42 I get goosebumps every time

[@isacece1334]

Makes me cry at that part

[@dingo993]

Blake Miller cool QUEEN queen

[@danielromberg685]

Would not have picked 'Bicycle' but anytime you get some Queen can't really complain. Points

[@musiclove4635]

I'm sure Freddie would be impressed. I got emotional when the students made the outline of his genius.

[@justsia3155]

shit I cried again.. Freddie Mercury passed before I was born but I've grown up with the music and fragments of him everywhere I have loved everything about Queen my whole life and I do not want to change that, Ever.

[@littlejoe9381]

Bravo! Encore! " Galileo, Figaro, magnificooo..."!

[@minarosered6699]

Ohio state has one of the best marching bands in the country. May there always be high school and college marching bands!!!! Except bring the twirlers back!

[@FREDDIEROCKSS]

OMG!!!!!!! This is the COOLEST thing I've ever seen! I can't believe how awesome this is!! A gorgeous tribute to a gorgeous man, Freddie Mercury, the greatest singer/performer ever to grace the Earth. And Queen.....the Best band Ever!! Love this Totally!! 😃🕺😎

[@skunkie110]

Wow! I’m in awe over the shapes they made and how they animated them to move...like the guitar player, Freddie’s silhouette, and the bike wheels turning then racing...really well done. The banners were a nice touch too.

[@fever_spike]

“Led by their brilliant lead singer, the late Freddie Mercury-“ MY HEART OMG I’M SO PROUD 💙💙💙

[@ragingbull154]

Awesome as hell!!!! I hope Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon get to see this. RIP Freddie Mercury

[@gentlemendog1189]

This is how powerful queen and Freddie Mercury is! Even in death Freddie has it better than most people and literally has people doing this for him! Queen and Freddie will rock on Forever!

[@discodeakyisthecheesetomyt1556]

Damn my recommendations are now making me cry. . . .

[@lisaherrera23]

Absolutely amazing!! Freddie Mercury was so loved, we miss him. Queen is the most amazing Band ever!!! Keep rocking!!! What a tribute!!! Excellent!!!!

[@morganstickney1067]

Thr banner in Bohemian Rhapsody was the icing on the cake! This was incredible, good job!

[@EarlyDiscloser]

Amazing choreography. Watching from Scotland and heard about Brian May’s reaction to this. It is an excellent show.

[@isacece1334]

What did he say?!?! Would love to know

[@rebelpearl]

Isa Cece Here is his Instagram. instagram.com/p/BnS5NMHBE06/?igshid=iafx7yhtceju

[@tapomoychatterjee]

Hey yo Freddie.... You watching this don't you????? See how much we miss you??? We love you????? Keep rocking up there man...... Thanks for the songs man❤️

[@Jettguzman]

I’m a Michigan fan through and through but I grew up loving Queen’s music and this tribute is just superbe !!!

[@kyamaldinihill]

I cried when they show-off the banner with the band members. Thank you very much for this.

[@jacintatarenta7531]

Freddie would be floored if he were still here today. I hope the remaining members see this

[@kamis.6712]

Wow this was just amazing! This deserves billions of views for all of this hard work

[@patriot7413]

“Do anything to my music, just don’t make it boring” This video is that exact quote

[@steffnic13]

This made me cry. Just love this marching band and *Queen*; love them all...And can’t love Freddie enough. I hope he’s just so joyful up there knowing what a long-standing impact he has made on so many people. Such a truly beautiful soul.

[@nathaliewashappy9116]

I got goose bumps when they played bohemian rhapsody

[@TheLpsAwesomeTV]

why did this make my eyes water

[@ting6161]

holy fuck i bet you are blind how tf could your eyes turned into water holy fuck jk

[@Strawberryjoose]

Why was this not in the thanksgiving macy’s parade

[@jerridombrowski6017]

It's in the rose bowl Jan 1

[@charleshartz4814]

Send to Brian May and Roger Taylor. Wow!

[@dawsonharris2357]

Charles Hartz what about John deacon

[@blue-rk8ke]

@@dawsonharris2357 he left the public eye

[@deniseeulert5220]

It's amazing that a band can keep in place with these moves, but I am also in awe of the folks who DESIGN this, and of their imagination.

[@ilovebooksandbands]

Im here for Queen. Its so nice that they did something in rememberince of Freddie and Queen.(:

[@avafox612]

Whoever wrote their drill is extremely talented

[@sotsu618]

*busts through the wall* DID SOMEBODY SAY *_QUEEN???_*

[@screeeee299]

Big phat mood

[@michellearndt3631]

I'm a Michigan fan, but OSU's band is second to none! Phenomenal!

[@jeffjeffjeff808]

That was the most amazing marching band performance I have ever seen in my life, and probably ever will. The Precision!! The Montage to Freddy the bicycles the logo the first thing, the word Queen absolute perfection I am in tears knowing the hard work and dedication that all those young men and women put into their performance there director is a genius!!! You should all be so proud

[@jiggypiggy1862]

i don’t think I’ve shed so much tears in one video........

[@playfulkiss2402]

Very impressive!! I'll gladly have that huge Queen banner 😄

[@bassic5527]

Call me over emotional but I cried. Freddie is my forever idol.

[@MBWlos]

I laughed, cried, clapped, and screamed out loud! WOOHOOOO !!!!!!

[@faith3480]

Excuse my language... but.. HOLY FUCK!!!!! THEY ARE SO AMAZING!!!!! IVE NEVER SEEN SUCH FLUENT MOVMENT IN MY LIFE!!!!!

[@ellen1148]

Brian May tweeted about this ! Amazing performance !

[@SwiftyBoi]

glass halfempty

[@j0hnn13K]

I normally dont have much with marching bands, i highly respect what they do tho, the hours and hours of practice they put in, you have to respect. But this performance? this was amazing, you made my old Queen loving heart skip with joy and brought a tear to my eye.

[@teriyama]

WOW! Just WOW!!!! Standing ovation for the marching band!!!! I tweeted this to Dr May. I hope he sees it

[@obelleblue]

No joke, when the first notes of Fat Bottom Girls started playing I got legit chills. I love OSU's marching band, but this might be my all time favorite prrformance of theirs!!!

[@karimects]

This is A M A Z I N G

[@noahgormanmusic1843]

I'm a freshman marching at Eastern Michigan this year and we did a Queen show for the homecoming game (Fat Bottomed Girls/Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Bohemian Rhapsody)! We're bringing it back and taking it with us to the Camellia Bowl too!

[@theresaiwright7085]

Man that was totally amazing Freddie would be so proud.

[@yourmum6755]

I WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE IS SO UNDERRATED THANK FOR INCLUDING

[@dessh259]

I know exactly why I'm crying in the club right now.... the pictures of the band and the logo got me... I hope freddie is watching ❤

[@michellesanmiguel2353]

What an amazing job and beautiful tribute to QUEEN! Freddie would be proud!👏🏼

[@66hoodwitch]

These guys are brilliant ! Just wow! Freddie lives on...thank you ❤

[@stevemoyer7147]

That was the greatest performance and tribute to Queen ever

[@jayzhelle001]

The dedication of these kids is just amazing.

[@piranhaowner1967]

A bunch of hard working ppl...Koodos !!!❤️

[@JosueeOriginal]

If Freddie mercury is still alive, he will be proud

[@everlasting9292]

I actually cried when they snapped into that first picture. That was a perfect recreation of the logo. And that picture of Freddie! Oh my GOSH!! Phenomenal!!

[@aidanquinlan7990]

This performance was excellent and I can’t even begin to imagine the kind of work that went into this. Well Done!

[@charly6333]

Freddie Mercury lives on through sound waves

[@artsygala]

Marching bands have my admiration. To play an instrument while precisely marching to form these images is fantastic.

[@raghadb2044]

why isn't this 10M views yet ????

[@pattif30]

Bicycle, bicycle .... Loved it!

[@salemrich5912]

92 missed the like button because they was crying about how beautiful this is.

[@darrylmcknight4649]

Now that's what I call a marching band that was awesome and I love that they did Queen very very very well

[@KayKay-cu6xg]

Freddie Mercury would love that people still do stuff like this for him decades after his death!

[@aninterestingpenguin9374]

This is two of the best bands in the world combined! And it is amazing!

[@phnxsteve7up]

Holy shit the amount of rehearsal time to make everything go smoothly is insane and the dedication to memories each song and choreography is crazy

[@DakotaCelt1]

They rocked! I am really impressed with the timing, pacing and artistry!

[@celesterossi2126]

They are so fuc*ing amazing. That's heartbreaking

[@fionaskywalker7127]

BRAVO ladies and gents!!! Stunning performance!!!

[@Ari-hs1wk]

this needs to go viral

[@nutjackson1938]

Love Queen! Love marching bands! You all put them together and did such beautiful and creative choreography that I cried. Thank you!!

[@jennifervaughan2688]

Wow! So many great sets, and I LOVED the guitarist set at 8:08, with the arm raising at the high note of “meeeeee!” Great job all! Would love to have lunch with everyone involved in the design and arrangement.

[@timothythaddeus6787]

Can I please like twice

[@carrieannmcleod5219]

Such talented group of musicians! Ohio State Marching Band consistently performs great music and wonderful choreography. It's a treat to watch. Thank you.

[@jackiesampieri]

Beyond amazing! Freddy would be proud

[@Nargon46]

Just...... wow

[@ashemayo]

with me doing marching band I finally know how the hell they can do this

[@DiamondCavern]

same xD

[@mmmmmmmmlin]

It all clears up so much when you actually join one, doesn't it?

[@irishboymalloy]

Please enlighten the rest of us who are not in marching band 😂😂

[@sammiew.8218]

Yes. I started marching band this year and for the first time in forever our band was large enough for a field show so we did one. It was super satisfying afterwards

[@ashemayo]

@@irishboymalloy and you have these liitle reminders OK so I'm on this hash mark on the top of the numbers, BUT YOU CAN'T LOOK DOWN, and sometimes you have guides such as if you are following that person or if your supposed to be 2 steps of the yard line and you know someone else is say 4, you judge on where you are based on that person. THEN YOU ALSO HAVE TO THIS WITH YOUR CHIN HELD HIGH STERNUM UP AND PROUD ROLLING YOUR FEET HEEL ARCH BALL TOE WITH STRAIGHT LEGS AND IF YOU HAVE A HORN, IT'S ALL THE WAY UP TO THE SKY Almost and you got to do these great moves sometimes thrown in

[@garbageboystinkman3067]

I’m in an Ohio high school marching band, and every little while, the OSU marching band hosts a competition in horseshoe stadium. My school was luckily one of the bands that they asked to compete there twice. So I’ve performed twice on this field. At the end of the competition, important members of each marching band go down on the field for an awards ceremony. So our field commander, percussion leader, and I (I’m the Colorguard captain) went down on the field again. But before the ceremony, we got to watch them perform script Ohio, and they did one of these half time shows, which just so happens to be this one :). I was completely blown away and awestruck from how amazing it was, it probably also helps that I’m a huge fan of queen.

[@kenjett2434]

I'm from WV i once got to see OU live very good show. I was a high school band member majored tenor saxophone and trumpet. So i know first hand the perplexity of those field drills. Never got opportunity to perform at OU but have performed at Mountaineer Field Morgantown and also Marshall University at Huntington. The best was the invitation to perform at Disney World Florida in 1976 the 200th birthday of our country. Now that was a crowd and got to spend a whole week. Guess that kinda tells my age but those are precious memories.

[@YouGetThePicture_08]

This left me with my jaw wide open! This is so talented and impressive. Such an amazing job!