Guitar Hero Inspires Soccer Fans Everywhere
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 12:12AM Are you looking to create a captivating soccer viral piece? Are you looking for new ways to incorporate both music and sports?
Sony BMG recently turned to Umbro and five (5) freestyle soccer players to create one of the greatest sports-music experiments of all time. Sony BMG was looking for a unique way to promote a new hit single (Underdog) from the British band Kasabian and decided to do so by creating a real-life version of Guitar Hero using the help of some soccer enthusiasts.
The collaborating parties placed huge target billboard panels (synched up to a Guitar Hero game featuring the new song) on the walls of an abandoned warehouse and tasked the five (5) soccer players with kicking soccer balls at the targets with enough accuracy to strike the right chord. After seventeen (17) attempts, the group achieved an accuracy score of 76! Pretty impressive!
Check out the Kasabian Football Hero execution below:
Check out a behind-the-scenes look of how the spot was produced: