{"id":99945,"date":"2019-09-09T12:32:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T12:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=434278"},"modified":"2019-09-09T12:32:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T12:32:57","slug":"geekwire-microsoft-the-musical-features-summer-interns-in-a-singing-dancing-romp-across-tech-giants-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/09\/09\/geekwire-microsoft-the-musical-features-summer-interns-in-a-singing-dancing-romp-across-tech-giants-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"GeekWire: \u2018Microsoft the Musical\u2019 features summer interns in a singing, dancing romp across tech giant\u2019s campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Well, the interns at Microsoft sure had fun this summer.<\/p>\n

While there may be a documentary coming to Netflix<\/a> that dives deep into what makes Bill Gates tick<\/em>, the release of \u201cMicrosoft the Musical\u201d<\/a> on YouTube on Friday clearly shows what makes heels click<\/em> at the software giant he co-founded.<\/p>\n

The 8-minute number, which took us about that much time to convince ourselves it was in fact a real thing, features singing and dancing software engineers and data scientists clad in primary-colored clothing. The whole thing is the work of 150 people, including interns and employees.<\/p>\n

A description for the video on YouTube is written by Liam McGregor<\/a>, a data science intern credited with directing, producing and helping to write the musical.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Microsoft the Musical\u2019 was dreamt up and led by interns spending the summer of 2019 at Microsoft,\u201d McGregor wrote. \u201cThis Tony Awards-style musical theater opening number is just one of many passion projects that came to life because we were encouraged to bring our whole selves to work. And that\u2019s what we did: 150 people came in on mornings, weekends, and nights to create this outside of (and in addition to) their day jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

After opening with a nod to Gates, cast members dance across the company\u2019s Redmond, Wash., headquarters campus and throughout buildings. A whole host of company accomplishments and product names are dropped throughout \u2014 Windows, Office, PowerPoint, Surface, Xbox, HoloLens, Minecraft, Azure \u2026 even Clippy gets a mention. And the lyrics, posted in full here<\/a>, also manage to poke some fun (sorry, Windows Phone):<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s all happening here\u2026<\/em>
The standard for your office and your home<\/em>
All happening here<\/em>
All around the world our products are well-known!<\/em>
Except for when we tried to make a phone!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all happening here,\u201d is the constant refrain from the chorus. And while it sure does appear that being an intern at Microsoft affords young people the chance to work on some cutting-edge stuff, a break in the music does lay things on a little thick, as two characters are shown chatting in a company cafeteria.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow is it that everyone here does so much,\u201d a woman asks her co-worker at the 5:25 mark of the video.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know. I don\u2019t get it. Maybe there\u2019s something in the water,\u201d the man replies.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay I please have a latte and \u2026 an extra shot of whatever ingredient it is that makes people here so successful?\u201d the woman says as she orders a beverage.<\/p>\n

Alas, there is no special ingredient, because everyone brings their own! Back to the singing and dancing!<\/p>\n

(YouTube screen grab via Microsoft the Musical)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMicrosoft\u2019s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more,\u201d McGregor wrote in his director\u2019s note. \u201cWe hope that this speaks to every person who dreams of being part of something big \u2014 and especially to those who\u2019ve been wrongly told they can\u2019t be. At some point, we were all in your shoes. You CAN, you SHOULD, and you WILL.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of credits for those involved in the production, as it shows up on YouTube \u2014 along with their titles for jobs they held at Microsoft in the summer of 2019:<\/p>\n

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  • Produced and Directed by \u2026 Liam McGregor (data scientist intern)<\/li>\n
  • Written by \u2026 Liam McGregor (data scientist intern) and Trip Master (explorer intern)<\/li>\n
  • Executive Produced by \u2026 Diego Rejtman (GM, global university recruiting) and Sacha Nunn (culture program manager)<\/li>\n
  • Choreographed and Co-Directed by \u2026 Swetha Prabakaran (explorer intern)<\/li>\n
  • Protagonists (in order of appearance) \u2026 Ryan Hecht (program manager intern), Leslie Richardson (program manager), Alyssa Raqueno (explorer intern)<\/li>\n
  • Bill Gates, the idea \u2026 Eleanor Lewis (software engineer intern)<\/li>\n
  • Composed by \u2026 Joshua Yang (explorer intern), Trip Master (explorer intern), Liam McGregor (data scientist intern)<\/li>\n
  • Orchestrated and Conducted by \u2026 Peter Yang (software engineer intern)<\/li>\n
  • Director of Photography \u2026 Stephen Hitchcock (software engineer)<\/li>\n
  • Sr. Production Manager \u2026 Morgan Dukes (marketing intern)<\/li>\n
  • Associate Cinematographer and AD \u2026 Rishi Raj (software engineer)<\/li>\n
  • Assistant Choreographer and AD \u2026 Lizzy Lee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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