The world-famous Ohio State marching band has a new fan. In case you missed it, OSU performed a Top Gun salute at halftime of the Purdue game on November 13, and it apparently did not go unnoticed.
Just to get you acclimated with the performance, we’re resharing it here. TBDBITL took the crowd through several songs from the movie all while changing formations and, of course, pulling off some pretty amazing animations on the field to pay tribute to one of the most popular movies of all time.
If you haven’t seen the performance, you can take a look at it below thanks to the local Columbus CBS affiliate’s YouTube Channel below.
Apparently, Tom Cruise himself took note of the performance and wrote into the band during a one of their breaks. What was then shared that may interest you is that band director Christopher Hoch then surprised TBDBITL by reading the letter from Cruise and keeping the one who penned it a surprise until the end.
It’s definitely worth a watch for yourself, and pretty cool for one of the biggest movies stars of all time to not only recognize the OSU marching band on Twitter but to also send some swag. Follow the video through and look at some of the perks Cruise provided, including an invitation for an early screening of Top Gun: Maverick in the spring.
Thank you for the amazing Top Gun tribute. And good luck at the Rose Bowl! https://t.co/sGNN428Cx8
— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) December 28, 2021
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