BATTLE OF BRITAIN 'Main Theme' - Ron Goodwin

Battle of Britain is a 1969 film directed by Guy Hamilton, and produced by Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz. The film broadly relates the events of the Battle of Britain. The script by James Kennaway and Wilfred Greatorex was based on the book The Narrow Margin by Derek Wood and Derek Dempster.
The film endeavoured to be an accurate account of the Battle of Britain, when in the summer and autumn of 1940 the British RAF inflicted a strategic defeat on the Luftwaffe and so ensured the cancellation of Operation 'Sealion' Hitler's plan to invade Britain. The huge strategic victory of the outnumbered British pilots would be summed up by Winston Churchill in the immortal words: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
The film is notable for its spectacular flying sequences, echoing those seen in Angels One Five (1952) but on a far grander scale than had been seen on film before. These made the film's production very expensive.
The film has two musical scores. The first was written by Sir William Walton, and conducted by Malcolm Arnold. However, the music department at United Artists objected that the score was too short. As a result, a further score was commissioned from Ron Goodwin. Producer S. Benjamin Fisz and actor Sir Laurence Olivier protested this decision, and Olivier threatened to take his name from the credits. In the end, one segment of the Walton score, titled The Battle in the Air, which framed the climactic air battles of 15 September 1940, was retained in the final cut. The Walton score was played with no sound effects of aircraft motors or gunfire, giving this sequence a transcendent, lyrical quality.

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[DarkRosedStories]

I'm a 16 year old girl and I have this set as my ringtone. Let me just say, it makes a bloody good ringtone!

[Soundtrackcollector]

Thanks for visiting Vicky.

[samosammo123]

Thank you to all those pilots who lost their lives for the British isles, we salute you and we also thank aerodromes and airfield crew for keeping the planes serviceable and in the air, like Duxford (used for filming the battle of Britain film). Thank you for everyone who fought alongside others to protect our island from invasion.

Thank you the men and women of WW2

God Bless

[riggerrogger101]

from 40s to 70s was the best era for war films :P

[riggerrogger101]

First saw this film when I was about 7.. this theme song has stuck in my head forever :P

[thekillabeevids]

BOOOM and he´s in a barrel DX

[MAXZONE47]

Congradulations your video of this theme from the Battle of Britain shal take part in my victory themes CD for a WW2 version of Risk that I have been woking on for the last three months again well done my friend well done!!!

[BradBrassman]

@TheEssexSpurs No, its the bit often called "the northern raid" where Christoper Plummer says, "Break it off; Home and tea, for once you deserve it".

[QuickNick180]

@TheEssexSpurs Your not going mad, dont worry. Search for "shooting heinkels" and you will find the scene your looking for.

[2349DF]

The men and machines who told Hitler to piss of back to the Berchtesgaden!

[Colton8646]

@samosammo123 Well said

[TheEssexSpurs]

Am I going mad???

I seem to remember a german bomber crashing into the sea and then this music started and we were entertained to a minute or two of the Luftwaffe getting their backsides well and truly kicked.

God Bless all those who fought in the skies of Britain in this dark period and although I have a problem with Eastern europeans today I can't thank their grandfathers enough for their contribution.

[MrPeterbare]

@swanningaround sir keith park was a new zealander.