MingnonDunn got it exactly...the March of The Sea Hawks (so named in the Gerhardt/National Philharmonic liner notes) is the pinnacle of processional fanfares. Utterly brilliant. For another treat, go listen to 'Conquest', from Captain of Castile starring Tyrone Power.
@MingnonDunn --- you'll get no argument from me. I recently had a chance to hear Andre Previn's take on this soundtrack. Not bad, but it lacked the genuine punch the original possesses which reaches in and excites the spirit.
@svartekaptenen only the hull used oak The English man o' war used four different kinds of timber: oak, elm, beech and fir. English oak was used for the 'hull
@user92126 As stated above at one point in time there use to be vast forests all over Europe. As the population expanded so did the need for wood, down came the trees and up went a civilization of people.
MingnonDunn got it exactly...the March of The Sea Hawks (so named in the Gerhardt/National Philharmonic liner notes) is the pinnacle of processional fanfares. Utterly brilliant. For another treat, go listen to 'Conquest', from Captain of Castile starring Tyrone Power.
30firebirds 2 months ago
The greatest fanfare processional ever writtten; and look at them scamper to their places as the procession concludes.
It took an Austrian composer to outdo the British.
Wonderful Korngold!
MingnonDunn 10 months ago
Michael Curtiz directed this film, not Jack Warner. The Queen is played by Flora Robson.
BRENDANGCARROLL 10 months ago
If he knew the England of today he might well want to turn around and go back out to sea ;-) 1:35
JollyRodders 11 months ago 4
@JollyRodders
Well, he better stay at sea.....because all countries pretty much suck now.
Curveball 8 months ago
@JollyRodders
seems that QE1 was not so good
visornet24 2 months ago
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ERROLCUSTERFLYNN4EVR 1 year ago
It just doesn't get anymore dashing than Errol Flynn!
Liberty4ev63 1 year ago
haha im sorry i cant get over Claude Rains in that get up
ClassicMovieClub 1 year ago
I love Korngold's use of motiffs for the various characters, so very excellent. Who played the queen? Betty Davis?
LLJtbone 1 year ago
@LLJtbone No that was the late great Flora Robson
swollower 1 year ago
Ditto Setebos! 1:45 to 2:34. One of Korngold's finest musical moments on flim. A musical genius!
MingnonDunn 2 years ago
@MingnonDunn --- you'll get no argument from me. I recently had a chance to hear Andre Previn's take on this soundtrack. Not bad, but it lacked the genuine punch the original possesses which reaches in and excites the spirit.
Setebos 1 year ago
@MingnonDunn Setebos: Nobody did it like Korngold although Gebhardt came in a good second.
MingnonDunn 1 year ago
where did England get the wood to build these boats?
user92126 2 years ago
up until the late 1800s England had vast amounts of forests!!! Getting wood was no problem
paddy6062 2 years ago
@paddy6062 You cannot build ships from any timber, you
have to use heavy ones like oaks, the problem with oaks is that
they mature very slowly, there is actually a true story from my country
that goes like this: about 400 years ago a king ordered many oaks planted
on crownlands for future needs, in the seventies a civilservant discovered
this and sent a message to the admiralty telling them that the oaks were
mature and ready for delivery, strangely the navy was not interested.
svartekaptenen 1 year ago
@svartekaptenen only the hull used oak The English man o' war used four different kinds of timber: oak, elm, beech and fir. English oak was used for the 'hull
paddy6062 1 year ago
@user92126 As stated above at one point in time there use to be vast forests all over Europe. As the population expanded so did the need for wood, down came the trees and up went a civilization of people.
LLJtbone 1 year ago
and what a great QE1!
mmmbeachlover 2 years ago 10
Starting at 1:45 . . . Man, that's what I call Real Soundtrack Music!
Setebos 2 years ago