Traditions
For the football pregame show, the UCLA Marching Band traditionally opens with the Bruin Fanfare and Strike Up The Band for UCLA! a gift from George and Ira Gershwin to UCLA. It was adapted from their showtune "Strike Up the Band," and was presented to UCLA at an All-University Sing held in Royce Hall during the Fall of 1936. The Star Spangled Banner is played by the band in concert formation. Then the band moves into the script UCLA formation to the tune of Sons of Westwood. The band marches off the field to The Mighty Bruins, composed in 1984 by Academy Award winning composer Bill Conti to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the UCLA Alumni Association.
At basketball games, the band is pared to an elite squad of 50 players, and selects from a book of over 50 songs, most of which are custom-arranged for the band. Director Gordon Henderson brought the Trombone Cheer from the University of Kentucky, and is played after player introductions and before tipoff, and again prior to tipoff of the 2nd half.
Following all athletic contests, the band plays the UCLA Alma Mater Hail to the Hills of Westwood. After victories, this is followed by Rover.
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