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justin boggan Standard Userer	Okay, first off - I love that piece. But what I wanted to ask was, can anyone link to a sound clip? Prefferably a relatively fast paced one with a band and not a synthasizer? I had hard time find one via google. Believe it or not, I was talking to someone who says he has never heard it! Maybe he doesn't recognize the name. I wasn't sure if this section, or Classical was the right one to post it in.
posted 04-19-2004 11:30 PM PT (US)

Adoy Standard Userer	Here's an interesting little version: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001SX6/qid=1082452345/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/002-4218869-7337602?v=glance&s=music Scroll down to the track listing and select Colonel Bogey
posted 04-20-2004 02:14 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	Justin, my favorite version can be found on a compilation album called "The Longest Day: Music From The Classic War Films" -- as you know, this piece is the theme from Bridge on the River Kwai. It's performed by a sizable orchestra and is as fast paced and lively as I've ever heard it. It's a Silva Screen disc, so I'm wondering if the Prague Phil is performing? I don't have the disc in front of me. Maybe someone else has the answer. The Longest Day @ Amazon.com The Longest Day @ Moviemusic.com Jeron [Message edited by Jeron on 04-20-2004]
posted 04-20-2004 02:42 AM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Justin many younger folks do not know the song. I am amazed at how many things people 25 and down do not know or have never heard of. Many of them are not very observant, but many are self-absorbed. I run into them all the time. LOL. They dont even remember things of great importance from 10 years ago. A guy at work hums all these great songs like this. Everyone he hums I recognize-West Side Story overture, music from Victory at Sea, Colonel Bogey march, and many others. Secret Love from Calamity Jane, etc. It seems every song he hums I recognize. LOL> See ya, J.
posted 04-20-2004 05:46 AM PT (US)

justin boggan Standard Userer	Very helpful and kind everyone. Don't forget it was in Spaceballs too. And John Morris did a grand version there. IF only it had just kept going.
posted 04-20-2004 01:16 PM PT (US)

Alexborn007 Standard Userer	The Longest Day version is indeed the best way to go!
posted 04-20-2004 03:14 PM PT (US)

sakman Standard Userer	There are many versions of this available...try the one that made it famous on the soundtrack for "The Bridge Over the River Kwai." There is probably a really cheap reissue featuring the NY Phil and Leonard Bernstein available on a Sony classical disc. American versions tend to sound crisper, British versions tend to have a more dignified, slower tempo.
posted 04-25-2004 02:45 PM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Standard Userer	I have the Lenny recording. I love the recording made by John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra on the "I Love a Parade" CD from Sony Classical. It even has a whistling chorus like in the movie Bridge on the River Kwai. [Message edited by Hector J. Guzman on 04-25-2004]
posted 04-25-2004 03:02 PM PT (US)

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