# What's the music in the Gatorade commercials?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-music-in-the-gatorade-commercials/449841>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 19, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-music-in-the-gatorade-commercials/449841 "2008-05-19T14:00:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-music-in-the-gatorade-commercials/449841/1 "2008-05-19T14:00:21Z")

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I’m sure I’ve heard it in movies as well - it would go well with a troop of horsemen galloping along the steppes. It sounds kind of Wagnerian, but that’s just a guess.

You can hear it here (SFW, unless your boss hates everything sports related.

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**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-music-in-the-gatorade-commercials/449841/2 "2008-05-19T14:39:23Z")

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I can’t click the link at work, but if it’s the commercial I’m thinking of, it is _Carmina Burana_.

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**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-music-in-the-gatorade-commercials/449841/3 "2008-05-19T14:57:20Z")

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Some googling confirms it (and my Wagner guess is way off) - thank you!

ETA: off to post in the “What music sounds better at high volume” thread.