War Movie Music - Page 3

**deepsepia** · April 29th, 2015, 12:20 AM

Richard Rodgers' Victory at Sea theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3dwsRSA6KE

Where Eagles Dare, main theme by Ron Goodwin
notice how perfectly it works in with the opening credits and scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XKGhG0W0LQ

very creative use of snare drum to suggest machine gun fire . . . Goodwin is a very British composer, there are some echoes of Elgar

Jerry Goldsmith's Patton is a case where the score really is part of the story, telling you about the subject "the sound of distant trumpets" isn't a metaphor here; maybe the most literally biographical score I can think of . ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYikwBekPI0

**Rogerbh** · April 29th, 2015, 12:33 AM

The theme from Patton - stayed in my head for days after I first saw the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu11QRO9BrQ

Dupe, sorry - thought I looked twice before I posted it.

I'll add Garry Owen from Rough Riders and various other films.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAYbLdpghRA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m7RPjQxjmA

and Panzerlied from Battle of the Bulge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JDkdc246QQ

Bonnie Blue Flag from the Horse Soldiers - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZKxXNzjfPk
Non Nobis and Te Deum from Henry V - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPXXuEel0fU

**hound dog** · April 29th, 2015, 12:37 AM

Some great movies and music listed here.

I kind of enjoy war movies as a total package, good story, good to look at and good to listen to as well. Three that immediately come to my mind are Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, and Patton.

and a fourth, Battle of the Bulge.

Calran · April 29th, 2015, 01:42 AM

Though it left a lot to be desired as war movies go, I thought Ron Goodwin's theme from Force 10 From Navarone was quite good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPOg-xKUKdI

**Staffsyeoman** · April 29th, 2015, 07:09 AM

Force 10 From Navarone? The music's better than the film...

Battle of the Bulge: The irony is that the composer was Jewish, and only uses one verse of the actual song.

Another one where the music's better than the film is Jerry Goldsmith's for "MacArthur"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00SKQXU4WM4

**thunderfly** · April 29th, 2015, 10:40 AM

There was a similar piece of music to the trumpet part of the Patton theme in another war film called Go Tell The Spartans about the Vietnam war. It might have even been the same piece used.

**beelzebub75** · April 29th, 2015, 03:28 PM

Ok, no real war movie, but you forgot one of my Clint Eastwood's favs:

Heartbreak Ridge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTnbyZXlYbk

the intro

!!

Cheers BB.

**Jack Rabbit** · April 29th, 2015, 09:51 PM

I always liked this music from the film "The Final Countdown":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBXbQSu0UOo

It's there for most of the film and seems to grow on ya'.

**Staffsyeoman** · April 29th, 2015, 10:05 PM

Another Jerry Goldsmith - I'll add a link when not on a phone - it used to be hard to find. But I add the main theme from "The Blue Max"

**scoundrel** · May 4th, 2015, 10:57 AM

The main theme from The Battle of Britain (1970) has been mentioned: but there are two other tracks in that film which ought to be mentioned too. Most of the filmscore was completely re-written because the original composer, William Walton was way past his best and did a rather poor job on his commission for this film, so they replaced him with Ron Goodwin, who wrote a much better filmscore. But on Goodwin's own advice the producers retained the one and only really good and original theme Walton had composed, covering the climactic battle of 15th September 1940 when the Germans mounted an all-out attack on Central London by daylight and every serviceable aircraft RAF Fighter Command had in SE England rose up to defend London like a pack of dogs. The theme really reinforces the sense of wild chaos of that day, when RAF Fighter Command had absolutely nothing else left to give.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43zVRey2XEs

The other really fine theme from this movie is the utterly magnificent Luftwaffe March, ironically a staple and alway requested tune whenever any RAF orchestra performs in public.

It was Ron Goodwin's best tune in the film IMHO...so he gave it to the Germans.

It is actually a British compliment to the courage and the strength of our flying enemies in the most critical battle Britain had fought since Trafalgar 1805. It made me watch the film feeling like these fine men were worthy to be our enemies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVVoH9-QH0

April 29th, 2015, 12:20 AM	#21
deepsepia Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upper left corner Posts: 7,205 Thanks: 47,953 Thanked 83,435 Times in 7,199 Posts	Richard Rodgers' Victory at Sea theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3dwsRSA6KE Where Eagles Dare, main theme by Ron Goodwin notice how perfectly it works in with the opening credits and scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XKGhG0W0LQ very creative use of snare drum to suggest machine gun fire . . . Goodwin is a very British composer, there are some echoes of Elgar Jerry Goldsmith's Patton is a case where the score really is part of the story, telling you about the subject "the sound of distant trumpets" isn't a metaphor here; maybe the most literally biographical score I can think of . .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYikwBekPI0 Last edited by deepsepia; April 29th, 2015 at 12:30 AM..

April 29th, 2015, 12:33 AM	#22
Rogerbh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of the free within reasonable limitations Posts: 10,898 Thanks: 50,508 Thanked 91,149 Times in 10,746 Posts	The theme from Patton - stayed in my head for days after I first saw the movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu11QRO9BrQ Dupe, sorry - thought I looked twice before I posted it. I'll add Garry Owen from Rough Riders and various other films. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAYbLdpghRA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m7RPjQxjmA and Panzerlied from Battle of the Bulge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JDkdc246QQ Bonnie Blue Flag from the Horse Soldiers - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZKxXNzjfPk Non Nobis and Te Deum from Henry V - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPXXuEel0fU Last edited by Rogerbh; April 29th, 2015 at 07:35 PM..

April 29th, 2015, 03:28 PM	#27
beelzebub75 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Munich capital of Bavaria Posts: 1,106 Thanks: 6,266 Thanked 9,162 Times in 866 Posts	Ok, no real war movie, but you forgot one of my Clint Eastwood's favs: Heartbreak Ridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTnbyZXlYbk the intro !! Cheers BB. __________________ "Your suffering will be legendary - even in hell"

May 4th, 2015, 10:57 AM	#30
scoundrel Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 26,237 Thanks: 162,388 Thanked 278,408 Times in 26,182 Posts	The main theme from The Battle of Britain (1970) has been mentioned: but there are two other tracks in that film which ought to be mentioned too. Most of the filmscore was completely re-written because the original composer, William Walton was way past his best and did a rather poor job on his commission for this film, so they replaced him with Ron Goodwin, who wrote a much better filmscore. But on Goodwin's own advice the producers retained the one and only really good and original theme Walton had composed, covering the climactic battle of 15th September 1940 when the Germans mounted an all-out attack on Central London by daylight and every serviceable aircraft RAF Fighter Command had in SE England rose up to defend London like a pack of dogs. The theme really reinforces the sense of wild chaos of that day, when RAF Fighter Command had absolutely nothing else left to give. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43zVRey2XEs The other really fine theme from this movie is the utterly magnificent Luftwaffe March, ironically a staple and alway requested tune whenever any RAF orchestra performs in public. It was Ron Goodwin's best tune in the film IMHO...so he gave it to the Germans. It is actually a British compliment to the courage and the strength of our flying enemies in the most critical battle Britain had fought since Trafalgar 1805. It made me watch the film feeling like these fine men were worthy to be our enemies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVVoH9-QH0 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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April 29th, 2015, 12:37 AM	#23
hound dog Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: West Coast of North America Posts: 1,104 Thanks: 6,453 Thanked 18,732 Times in 1,087 Posts	Some great movies and music listed here. I kind of enjoy war movies as a total package, good story, good to look at and good to listen to as well. Three that immediately come to my mind are Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, and Patton. and a fourth, Battle of the Bulge.

April 29th, 2015, 01:42 AM	#24
Calran Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6 Thanks: 56 Thanked 179 Times in 6 Posts	Though it left a lot to be desired as war movies go, I thought Ron Goodwin's theme from Force 10 From Navarone was quite good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPOg-xKUKdI

April 29th, 2015, 07:09 AM	#25
Staffsyeoman Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,268 Thanks: 34,170 Thanked 26,750 Times in 2,159 Posts	Force 10 From Navarone? The music's better than the film... Battle of the Bulge: The irony is that the composer was Jewish, and only uses one verse of the actual song. Another one where the music's better than the film is Jerry Goldsmith's for "MacArthur" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00SKQXU4WM4

April 29th, 2015, 10:40 AM	#26
thunderfly Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 896 Thanks: 6,620 Thanked 11,386 Times in 896 Posts	There was a similar piece of music to the trumpet part of the Patton theme in another war film called Go Tell The Spartans about the Vietnam war. It might have even been the same piece used.

April 29th, 2015, 09:51 PM	#28
Jack Rabbit Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 563 Thanks: 8,783 Thanked 7,648 Times in 565 Posts	I always liked this music from the film "The Final Countdown": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBXbQSu0UOo It's there for most of the film and seems to grow on ya'.

April 29th, 2015, 10:05 PM	#29
Staffsyeoman Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,268 Thanks: 34,170 Thanked 26,750 Times in 2,159 Posts	Another Jerry Goldsmith - I'll add a link when not on a phone - it used to be hard to find. But I add the main theme from "The Blue Max"