Working on a marching show idea

So Im coming up with ideas for a marching show, I really like this one. What do you guys think?

Hi @NicholasG!

When I first played this mp3 I turned my head away from the computer for a second and I thought a police officer was somewhere out on the street blowing his whistle at some traffic situation or something LoL!  You've got a great idea and thematic content to build the rest of the piece on.  Keep going!  I would start by writing as many variations on the main theme as I can come up with and using that to develop the piece.  But that's coming from someone who has never written a marching show.  Thanks for sharing!

Hi @NicholasG,

The opening sounds exciting, but the whistle reminds me more a football match than a march! I like the marching rhythm though it sounds more like an advertisement music for me to be honest. The opening C minor passage is great, it reminds me of the background music of Merry Christmas Mr. Lawerence when David Bowie kissed  Ryuichi Sakamoto!

On 11/27/2024 at 12:00 PM, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

When I first played this mp3 I turned my head away from the computer for a second and I thought a police officer was somewhere out on the street blowing his whistle at some traffic situation or something LoL!

Thx for reminding me Peter, as I immediately turn my volume down reading your comment 😛

Thx for sharing!

Henry

Heyo! This is a really nice opening. It’s actually a higher quality hit than some of the drum corps hits I’ve heard! It has good movement, then ends on the sustained note, with the high trumpet accent at the end to bring in the energy. I also like that it comes in with a cymbal swell rather than starting with silence - I think without it the hit could feel like too much all at once. I understand the whistle (some directors do that, like the Disney College Band).

My one tip, could you please make it last 16 counts? To my count it sounds like 14, so I would recommend moving the high trumpet two beats later, then it may sound fitting to have a little more movement beforehand leading up to that section.

Cheers and happy composing:) Please let me know if this was helpful