Bill Murray conducts band at Harvard-Cornell game

Things have been kind of slow on Schoellkopf field for the past few years, as Cornell football has struggled in the Ivy League. That all changed Saturday. No, Cornell didn't upset Harvard, but a surprise visit from Bill Murray shook things up at halftime as the two bands performed.

Murray reportedly attended the game with his friend James M. Downey, a Crimson alum and Saturday Night Live writer. Then the Harvard band started playing the Ghostbusters theme, part of their usual repertoire, and Murray, for obvious reasons, felt the need to intervene.

From the Harvard Crimson:

"This guy in pink pants walked up and said, 'Hey, play that song again,'" said Harvard University Band Manager Rachel L. Hawkins '12. Hawkins said that the band had no idea Murray was at the game and that "Ghostbusters" is just part of their usual set list. "He kind of appeared out of nowhere. It was very serendipitous."
Once Murray returned to his seat to watch the last quarter of the game, the trombone section pointed itself in his direction and played the theme song for him one more time. At the end of the game, Murray reappeared and treated the band to a special performance. "We were playing our fight songs, and he came over and started mock-conducting us," Hawkins said.

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