TOP 5 War Time Movie Songs #5

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 World War II film based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Pierre Boulle. The film is a work of fiction but borrows the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942-43 for its historical setting. A memorable feature of the film is the tune that is whistled by the POWs—the "Colonel Bogey March"—when they enter the camp. The piece was originally written in 1914 by Kenneth Alford. It was accompanied by a counter-melody (known as "The River Kwai March") written by the film's composer, Malcolm Arnold, and played by the off-screen orchestra taking over from the whistlers.

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[joshua5800]

are you aware that the ride of the valkyries music was hitler's favorite,and required listening for all good nazis during ww II? Please do not limit your knowledge of world history to hollywood.

[StakeJade]

@joshua5800 When I hear the Ride of the Valkyries, I actually think of Opera before anything else... especially movies. In fact, Ride of the Valkyries is one of my favorite classical pieces because I love classic music... not because it was featured in a movie.

I could see why Adolf Hitler had his Nazi regime listen to the Ride of the Valkyries. It's very empowering and driving. But should the fact that Hilter had his troop listen to the piece change how I think of it?

[pablononescobar]

@StakeJade Whenever I hear ride of the Valkyries, I think of Elmer Fudd singing, "Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!" but that's just me.

[StakeJade]

@pablononescobar Haha! Oh yeah... Chuck Jones' "What's Opera, Doc?". I still love watching those cartoons. They're classics! ")

[Cobra2002]

I think you forgot The Great Escape.

[Freiheitskaempfer15]

@joshua5800 I like how you said "don't limit your knowledge to Hollywood", and in the same sentence mentioned that it was required for all Nazis to listen to a certain song because Hitler liked it. Seriously?

[alizaderic]

One of my wife's uncles was a foreman on the railroad to hell during WWII. He supervised track layers and helped build the bridge over the Khwai River. My wife is Malay.

[HomleandSecurity]

@joshua5800 Asshole. Just because psychos like Hitler or Obama like something doesn't mean we can't like it. Go fuck off with your Democrat Maoism.

[bestowner767]

a classic tune

[johnplayersstandard]

Haha...omg what a classic this is!

[zmaj54]

@joshua5800 You sir, got pwned. lolololololololol

[croutonfada]

And the lyrics: Hitler has only got one ball, Göring has two but very small, Himmler is somewhat sim'lar, But poor Goebbels has no balls at all.

I used to sing these lyrics to this tune before I even know who Himmler was.

[croutonfada]

@pablononescobar It ain't just you and i'm glad it ain't just me.

[XXdetonator890]

This was originally titled as "The Colonel Bogey March", but when used in the soundtrack to the film "Bridge on the River Kwai" it became misconstrued as the 'River Kwai March".