Edvard and a Red Card

This week on Classical MPR, we've been celebrating the World Cup with Morning Glories picks that have connections to or are inspired by soccer. Now, we've found a video that is inspired by soccer and includes classical music.

First a bit of context: During the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, scrutiny has been placed on players who exaggerate the effects of physical contact — known as "diving" — in order to sway the referee's opinion.

Following the Netherlands' 2 - 1 defeat of Mexico in the round of 16, for example, Dutch forward Arjen Robben admitted diving and apologized for having done it in the game (although he said it was not the fall that led to the decisive penalty in that match).

With this topic in mind, the staff at Fourgrounds Media, Inc., a video production company located in St. Catharines, Ont., put together this amusing video that imagines what life would be like if we reacted to contact in our everyday interactions the same way some soccer players choose to react on the pitch. And for the music in the video, the producers chose "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt.

It's a fun video; note that if you can read lips, there's one lip-reading language advisory. Otherwise, enjoy the music and the laughs. (h/t Toni Karlsson)

What do you think of the use of Grieg in this video? Do you like it, or is there a different piece of music you would have chosen?