Traditional Songs
The UMMB incorporates a pre-game show at all home football games in which several traditional songs are always played and the band marches into its traditional "M" formation. The Minuteman Band always features a Colonial Honor Guard made up of band members during the pre-game show. They march onto the field to the theme from "The Patriot" for the National Anthem. There is also a post-game "5th quarter" show at all football games in which the band's normal show is performed again. The band always closes its shows with Frank Sinatra's "My Way".
The Traditional Songs:
- "Fight Mass" - the UMass fight song. This song is played during the pre-game, half-time, and post-game shows as well as after every touchdown.
- "Roll Down the Field" - The lyrics and title changed to "Cheer for UMass" in 2003 but the music stayed the same.
- "Twilight Shadows" - The Alma Mater
- "The Star Spangled Banner" - The band is often responsible for providing the National Anthem at all home football games.
- "My Way" - A band tradition is to play this song after every post-game show. The band also sings the song at many non-performance events as a traditional way of ending their meetings.
"Patriot", the theme from the movie The Patriot, was last played in 2010, although copyright issues have prevented its use in subsequent seasons.
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