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What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 2:42:05 AM   
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For capturing the "flavor" of a movie, my all-time fave is the soundtrack to "Das Boot".

However it's hard to beat these five distinctive themes. As soon as you hear them, you know what's coming on:

1. "Bridge Over the River Kwai"
2. "Lawrence of Arabia"
3. "Band of Brothers"
4. "Glory"
5. "Gettysburg"

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 2:48:50 AM   
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Just about anything from Glenn Miller. Was that 1 n or 2 in Glen(n) Miller?

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 2:49:51 AM   
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Hi,

1) U96 Das Boot
2) Band of Brothers theme

They rock!!

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 3:39:34 AM   
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Glen Miller wthout a doubt is one of my favs too...also the soundtrack from the Mission or anything by Ennio Morricone...oh yes that great whistle tune in the great escape!




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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 3:41:24 AM   
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btw Glenn Miller was accidently killed by a bomb discharged from a wounded plane over the channel whilst he was enroute to a gig for the troops...(I think that the "official rumor")...

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 3:44:06 AM   
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two N's great shot from wiki of Glenn:




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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 4:16:05 AM   
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The Russian film Aleksandr Nevskiy had some nice music that went with it.

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 5:05:30 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: KG Erwin

For capturing the "flavor" of a movie, my all-time fave is the soundtrack to "Das Boot".

However it's hard to beat these five distinctive themes. As soon as you hear them, you know what's coming on:

1. "Bridge Over the River Kwai"
2. "Lawrence of Arabia"
3. "Band of Brothers"
4. "Glory"
5. "Gettysburg"


"Lawrence of Arabia" soundtrack is my number one pick. The cinematography and music complement each other better than any other movie I've ever seen. "Dr. Zhivago" is a close second.


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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 5:05:32 AM   
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I always liked the song the British soldiers sang in Zulu. Wish I knew the name of that tune. (Welshmen will not yield?)

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 5:17:03 AM   
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In Zulu the song was called "Men of Harlech"

My fav tune is the theme from Kelley's Heroes - Burning Bridges

You can purchase the original song but you cannot purchase the sountrack from the movie with the arty strikes.







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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 5:44:42 PM   
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I catch myself whistling that German nursery rhyme from Cross of Iron  Its a catchy tune.

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 5:55:00 PM   
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In Zulu the song was called "Men of Harlech"


Thanks for that Joe! Now maybe I can find it.

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 8:25:50 PM   
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The Battle of the Bulge by Benjamin Frankel

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/23/2007 10:00:37 PM   
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I'd go with The Great Escape, The Dam Busters and Bridge On The River Kwai

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/24/2007 12:09:15 AM   
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633 quadron
Battle of Britain
Bridge too far
Zulu original theme
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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/28/2007 12:10:37 AM   
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"Where Eagles Dare"

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 2/28/2007 1:54:51 AM   
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quote:

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"Where Eagles Dare"


was just thinking, no-ones mentioned this yet - the opening tune, with the plane flying over the mountains - got you ready for a top, old style war film

well remembered

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 3/2/2007 10:16:15 PM   
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http://mywebpages.comcast.net/freewebman/war/ww2/where-eagles-dare.mp3

I'm sorry I'm going to have to go with Iron Maiden though...

http://www.mp3sugar.com/iron-maiden/piece-of-mind/where-eagles-dare-69669.m3u

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 3/2/2007 10:30:34 PM   
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In no particular order:
Dam Busters (also a favourite at Lincoln City FC )
Das Boot
633 Squadron
Platoon
Apocalypse Now



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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 3/5/2007 9:46:31 AM   
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The Longest Day, Battle of the Bulge, and The Great Escape.

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RE: What Is Your Favorite War Movie Music? - 3/7/2007 8:05:45 AM   
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A Bridge Too Far, The Great Escape, and Where Eagles Dare top my list.

I always liked the theme to Rat Patrol, but that was on television.

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