War Movie Music

**palo5** · December 17th, 2011, 11:19 PM

Some war movie music reminds us of days gone by. I heard this beautiful music a gazillion years ago

Does anyone like it?

Is Paris Burning?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUs1UdEqL5g

**sweatyhat** · December 17th, 2011, 11:31 PM

I'm a Welshman and they always used to show this whole movie to the assembled school at Christmas. A teacher would stand in front of the projector if there were any breasts in the frame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qydHIjL7iMg

wgnrgeorg · December 17th, 2011, 11:35 PM

My father was a veteran here in the U.S. from the Korean War,He would sit and watch the old war movies with me as a kid,and,to this day,i can't get the Bridge Over The River Kwai theme out of my head.

**keefriff** · December 18th, 2011, 12:57 AM

The Great Escape

drdialtone · December 18th, 2011, 01:24 AM

"633 Squadron" was a great war movie with really memorable music.
The special effects were the worst. Mostly done in miniature with wires but once you get past that and just go with it, the music makes up for it.

**Brecht** · December 18th, 2011, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweatyhat

A teacher would stand in front of the projector if there were any breasts in the frame.

That's not very educational.

**ubu55** · December 18th, 2011, 07:34 AM

Always enjoyed the music that was so much a part of John Ford's US Cavalry pictures, mostly marching songs and campfire songs. It runs all through 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon', 'Fort Apache', 'Rio Grande', and 'The Horse Soldiers'.

Ken Curtis, 'Gunsmoke's' comic-relief hayseed, "Festus Haggin" sang in many of those pictures, and had a fine voice.

**Staffsyeoman** · December 18th, 2011, 11:30 AM

Any Ron Goodwin. Paid a fair price for a copy of 'Operation Crossbow' soundtrack...

And Jerry Goldsmith too.

**Greenman** · December 18th, 2011, 03:25 PM

The Longest Day
Kelly's Heroes
The Great Escape
Reach for the Sky
Battle of Britain.

**george anson** · December 18th, 2011, 08:25 PM

I loved the Das Boot theme by Klaus Doldinger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snnwjoToN-8

Ron Goodwin who sadly passed away only a few years ago was a tremendous film composer and I loved The Battle Of Britain score particularly the rousing Aces High march:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZJdRRN3dOQ

Sergey Prokofiev wrote some tremendous music for the film Ivan The Terrible as Ivan Rurik laid waste to the Mongol khanates and advanced on Kazan.

He and Eisenstein fell foul of Stalin and the proletariat musician associations and the score was left in the dark and was later turned into a cantata:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QPbWVqLTi4

December 17th, 2011, 11:19 PM	#1
palo5 Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 16,579 Thanks: 452,836 Thanked 222,658 Times in 16,567 Posts	War Movie Music Some war movie music reminds us of days gone by. I heard this beautiful music a gazillion years ago Does anyone like it? Is Paris Burning? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUs1UdEqL5g Last edited by palo5; December 17th, 2011 at 11:53 PM.. Reason: changed text

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sweatyhat Woodwose Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: In the mud and rain Posts: 10,869 Thanks: 97,859 Thanked 187,919 Times in 10,563 Posts	Zulu I'm a Welshman and they always used to show this whole movie to the assembled school at Christmas. A teacher would stand in front of the projector if there were any breasts in the frame. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qydHIjL7iMg __________________

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ubu55 Former Staff Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Posts: 2,800 Thanks: 122,910 Thanked 51,109 Times in 2,795 Posts	John Ford Always enjoyed the music that was so much a part of John Ford's US Cavalry pictures, mostly marching songs and campfire songs. It runs all through 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon', 'Fort Apache', 'Rio Grande', and 'The Horse Soldiers'. Ken Curtis, 'Gunsmoke's' comic-relief hayseed, "Festus Haggin" sang in many of those pictures, and had a fine voice.

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wgnrgeorg Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 163 Thanks: 8,787 Thanked 822 Times in 125 Posts	My father was a veteran here in the U.S. from the Korean War,He would sit and watch the old war movies with me as a kid,and,to this day,i can't get the Bridge Over The River Kwai theme out of my head.

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drdialtone Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 25 Thanks: 2,467 Thanked 352 Times in 25 Posts	"633 Squadron" was a great war movie with really memorable music. The special effects were the worst. Mostly done in miniature with wires but once you get past that and just go with it, the music makes up for it.

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Staffsyeoman Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,269 Thanks: 34,183 Thanked 26,758 Times in 2,160 Posts	Any Ron Goodwin. Paid a fair price for a copy of 'Operation Crossbow' soundtrack... And Jerry Goldsmith too.

December 18th, 2011, 08:25 PM	#10
george anson Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Watford Posts: 8,749 Thanks: 21,772 Thanked 293,436 Times in 8,926 Posts	I loved the Das Boot theme by Klaus Doldinger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snnwjoToN-8 Ron Goodwin who sadly passed away only a few years ago was a tremendous film composer and I loved The Battle Of Britain score particularly the rousing Aces High march: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZJdRRN3dOQ Sergey Prokofiev wrote some tremendous music for the film Ivan The Terrible as Ivan Rurik laid waste to the Mongol khanates and advanced on Kazan. He and Eisenstein fell foul of Stalin and the proletariat musician associations and the score was left in the dark and was later turned into a cantata: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QPbWVqLTi4