My band is playing this, I play the "4 metal bowls".

John Mackey made this piece for some schools in my area when I was in 8th grade. We were some of the first few people to play this piece. We even got Mackey to fly in and hear us play it and ask him questions. FYI John Mackey is almost insane.

When my band played this, my band director snuck into the railyard of my city and stole three railway ties to use as percussion. He forgot to sand them all the way down, unfortunately. In the middle of Foundry our percussionist cut herself on a sharp edge of the railway tie and blood immediately began to seep all over her white dress out of this gigantic gash on her arm. She never stopped playing though! 😁

"Found" percussion is one way to put it... I ran into my Director at Target hitting their metal mixing bowls with a drumstick to see which ones matched the sound he wanted. Long story short, he's not allowed at Target anymore

Those 17 people obviously didn't listen to the whole song because this song is one of coolest songs for bands to play

Percussion is really fun in this

**4** **Metal** **Bowls** And, in our band's case, a sledgehammer.

FOUR METAL PILES

So I have the luxury of playing this in my Symphonic Band, and just want to say to anyone who has not seen the Director's Staff for this, one of the first lines for the Percussion is "Find racketing metal, and lay them across each other. Preferably, use train tracks. Must have no definable tone differences. Clank!" Amazing composition work indeed!

This is most definitely one the most fun songs for percussionists ever!

I played this piece in my freshman year of high school in band

It even says "Nasty!" in the music.

I'm a flute that's been commandeered to play wind gong for this piece, and I'm just listening to this recording over and over and trying not to get lost. I take back every unkind thought I've ever had about percussion -- coming in on all those strange beats is hard! (I do have an awesome part, though. Pity that I have to play it in front of people.)

Lol, my band tried to sightread this the other day. Did not sound REMOTELY close to this XD Still would love to attempt it though. Great song.

Boss fight music anyone?

I heard this at a concert yesterday. Best fucking thing that happened to me.

Last year, my 8th-grade band was chosen to play this at a Midfest type event (I think it was called Georgia state or something because that's where we are playing) and we had worked our asses off getting this song right. Any effort we put into our other 2 songs we put 10 fold into Foundry. The bass parts were so excited that a song let them go all out and get the melody (I'm a bass clarinet so I especially understand the restraint some songs give us) all of the melody party were almost as excited due to there amazing sounding parts, and of course, our percussion were bouncing off the walls at the fact they got to try to make part of a car, some metal bowls, and other metallic objects sound rhythmic. People actually practiced, especially H, yall know the part. We absolutely blew threw LGPE (a type of judging event for those who don't know) with a superior score. We were so hyped about going, we practiced day in day out until a week before we were going to get to play it on stage in front of hundreds of people. However, as luck would have it, that 1 week before Covid hit and not only school but the event also got canceled. I know this might seem pretty boring to a lot of people but hearing this song brings back the fact that we just nearly missed our chance to play at a huge event. By no means am I commenting this to brag or ask for pity points, I guess you could just say I'm pretty salty about the whole thing and I kinda just want to get this out there as almost a comfort to those who lost something during Covid. We've all lost something important so I guess you're not alone. I'm guessing no one will see this seeing as I'm commenting 9 years after this video came out, however, if you did find this and have made it through this exceedingly long comment, thanks for reading it and I hope the world treats you well.

Being a bass clarinet- this is a great song to play: loud and violent. The music Gods heard my prayers and granted my band with this piece.

I'm reminded of Gordon Mines from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

I play the wood blocks , and this DEFINATLEY blocks my wood. Any percussion brothers or sisters?

Thank you John Mackey for making me remember why I hate going above the staff (2nd Trumpet)

2:25 I get goosebumps every time. Sooo good

I loved playing this on the trombone

I don't think Mackey ever expected this to be played with a bass sax, but I'm doing it. I can't wait to finally perform this.

Trombone part is super fun with the rest of the band.

my school played this awhile ago but we got bowls and huge ass chunks of metal to play the correct parts

Played this at Carnegie Hall (tuba!)... fantastic piece. Lots of cool percussion sounds.

This is my favorite song to play, and one of my favorite songs to listen to.

marimba player here. that solo was the highlight of my high school experience.

In my opinion, this song sounds best when you sit right in front of the percussion section, and you can feel the bass drum.

This song perfectly encapsulates Percussion and random things being used as instruments.

Where my percussion peeps?? FOUR METAL PILES FOR THE WINN (That's what I play btw)

man this song is epic. i play tuba in highschool and i never have a song (other than marching season) where i can play as loud as i want. We had some trouble for a while counting during the time changes and rests but at our UIL competition we did great and won sweepstakes. i really loved playing this song!

I was given the marimba part in this song, and when my director handed it to me he said, “Don’t break anything.” So fun!

those high flutter tongues T_T

I played flute for this in middle school and it was honestly my favorite piece i've ever played

This song is so crazy!! I love the way that the scene is set with the great percussion and brass. This song is definately one to sit back and relax to. Sick chords, awesome groove in the middle, and whoa! what a finale! :) Fuck it John Mackey is an amazing composer hah

I'm a percussionist and it was SOO fun to play this song! All the metal scraps and cymbols! All just absolutely amazing~!

My band actually played this song while we were over in London, England for the New Years Eve concert at Cadogan Hall for the 2012-2013 New Year's Parade. This was much different from what we usually play in a concert season, making it all the more fun to play! I was the only Bari-Sax player for the band and boy, was it cool listening to myself on the recording! Go Bari-Sax!

Played this last year on BASS CLARINET. Any others out there?

And I am a trombone. Those glisses are pretty cool.

Our band teacher was about to let us play this a few years ago. But he changed his mind since the older band members got to play this. So unfair; was so fucking excited to play, since I play the trombone. The low brass gives me goosebumps

They played this song at a concert. it is so epic. THIS SONG DESCRIBES MY SOUL.

That french horn tho :)

Who else thinks should be a marching band show

First clarinet was just so fun because you literally were not left out of any part. You played almost with every section at least once throughout the song. And I enjoyed skipping back and forth between low and high parts.

I imagine a different version of the CS:GO trailer with this as the background music, and an intense firefight such as the one depicted in the actual trailer in a foundry based map.

we're playing this. alto sax player right here

Played this song in my freshman year of high school. Still. Absolutely love it.

I remember playing back in 2013 my senior yr of high school at the Dixie Classic in Washington DC. After we finished our set of music all three judges dropped their pencils and gave us a standing ovation! I just remember how amazed they were on how well we performed it at a national level!

Reminiscing playing this song back in 9th grade. Feel so old now.

We played this song in my senior year of high school. One of the most fun songs we ever played. I played the timpani. I am so glad I was in percussion

I’m playing this in my 8th grade symphonic band, third time listening to this song and just got the piece today, can’t wait to hear the end result.

We played this song for our spring concert my freshman year and man did percussion sound awesome.... this is my favorite song from John Mackey

0:52 why does the trumpet part always remind me of Pokemon

My band directors are crazy asf so they literally told us to blast our instruments at the ff and fff's like one day we were so loud, my science teacher, who is on the other side of the school and on the top floor, came to the band room to see what was happening.

I am playing the Alto Saxophone on this piece for concert band in January, it's absolutely brilliant!

This was honestly one of my favourite pieces to play. I did this in maybe eighth grade as an alto sax and it was such a good vibe. I think this was one of the songs we learned later, but it was so cool that we wanted to play it for the concert, even if the end was a trainwreck lol

Played this in band last year. We never completely got it right, but I remember it always being so fun to play. I always come back to this song and remember all the days we spent trying not to get lost.

I play the french horn, and we have an awesome part in the song. We get to sound strong. Im the only one with second part, so i have to hold the three of us together and I have to be super loud. Good luck to everyone who is playing it! (Holt High School by the way)

Try playing and marching this by memory and see how much you like this song then. xD

My high school band played this song in our field show 3 years ago, and we are playing it in mass band again this year

We are actually playing this in my band for our concert right now and it sounds awesome, I love all the music by John Mackey

First clarinet represent. When I first looked and listened to this I was like WTAF IS THIS!!!!

This piece was so fun to play. I played the clang and vibra slap

My kid's all county band played this yesterday...... percussion had trash cans, buckets all kinda stuff.... had to look it up on here. As a former HS drummer i would have loved to play this..... this is just pure genius,,,,,,,,

This was my marching band's opener this year and I was so excited because I already loved this song

Next year our band director is gonna have us playing this, can't wait

im a 3rd clarinet and we have so much fun playing this song any other clarinets out there????

our school band played this 2 days ago, and safe to say the percussions were having the time of their lives on stage lol

My favorite piece from high school tbh. Nothing like banging on four pieces of scrap metal on the floor.

I'm gonna be playing the trumpet part by memory at my spring concert. Wish me luck! X3

Love this....... no matter what skill level/age plays it...... AMAZING arrangement.

Played this in my Southern Regionals band this year... It went awesome!!

I'm a percussionist and we had this piece and everyone in the band was excited to play it, and then quarantine hits :/

We're playing this right now for our spring concert and I absolutely love it! It's really empowering and intense...:)

This was my favorite song to ever play in band ever

I fell in love with this piece from the first time I played it my freshman year. Love it so much!! Brings back good memories of a spectacular band (:

I've played this song only three times in my life. Once in seventh grade for a concert on clarinet. Once in eighth grade for a band competition on tuba, in which my band won firsr place. And once more in Freshman year as a symphonic band piece. I may have only played it a few times, but I could listen to it a thousand times

as a trombone who played this and the glisses, i definitely love this piece

This was fun to play. It's excellent battle music. I can totally imagine a movie with space battles with this as the soundtrack during a battle. The ending of the piece suggests it might not be going well for the good guys. :3

I play the toms part in my ensemble. This piece is SUPER awesome. I love it. John Mackey is hands down one of my favorite composers.

I love this composition, I heard this song a few minutes ago...my daughter is in the high school band they played this awesome song and wow!

I played this in an honor band last school year. I played bass clarinet so I was able the play the entire song blastisimo

We're playing this for concert contest, and I play the bass clarinet part. THAT part is pretty wicked.

Every time the rest of the band drops out and all you hear is the trumpets.. i get chills every damn time.. Trumpet player right here baby, LE' GO!

I have this stuck in my head so much from band this past year, I subconsciously put some of it in my a capella arrangement of "Fawful is There" that I'm making.

I'm in 8th grade at Ferguson MS in Ohio and we're playing this song right now. all the time signature changes make it a little more difficult. Still awesome. (btw im in percussion and its my 1st year in band :))

Any french horns here? xD

Just enjoyed this piece at a Honor band performance my son(percussion) played in with band members from his highschool... WOW! Epic and stirring. Their director was so impressed!

Played this last year! Still stuck in my head.

the only time the band director tells trombones to blat

Best thing ever playing on trombone

When I was in high school, our concert band performed this at competition one year. I will never forget the feedback we got from one of the judges: “I never understood this piece until today. Thank you for playing it for us.” We got straight 1s!!

Played this last year (my 10th grade year, I’m in 11th now) This song and undertow caused the whole band to fall in love with John Mackey

the bass clarinet part is pretty damn lit

2:30 GOT ME THRUSTIN

I played this with my school band in Chicago Back in March! I played the whip (slapstick) for it! This was everyone's favorite song! Even the judges! The Chicago Heritage Music Festival was awesome! McGill Toolen is now one of the best high school bands in the country!