Saturday, 18 June 2011

Pssst, nice tune!

This tune (Colonel Bogey March) brings back fond memories of the Penang Free School (PFS) band's rendition of this tune during School Sports Day. It was played solely on flutes while the band marched past the VIPs and parents' shed majestically with their their proud band master, colours and the impeccable laurels to match. Those were the glory days of PFS and its stature as one of the premier schools in the country! Hey, what do you know? It is something like the theme of the movie 'The Bridge of River Kwai'. Living on the pride of our institution!

A snippet (Colonel Bogey March) from the 1957's 7 Oscar winner (including Best Music Score - but there was hardly any 'music' in the movie!) - 'The Bridge over River Kwai' - showcasing pride of the British Army. This is not the kind of movie that my wife or children would fancy - there are no fancy clothes, no promiscuity, no lovey-dovey dialogues and provocative flashing of flesh!
Here is a bit of trivia for you.... (from Wikipedia)

According to Turner Classic Movies, the producers nearly suffered a catastrophe following the filming of the bridge explosion. To ensure they captured the one-time event, multiple cameras from several angles were used. The film was shipped to London by air freight for processing. When the shipment failed to arrive, a worldwide search for the film was undertaken. To the producers' horror the film containers were found a week later on an airport tarmac in Cairo, sitting in the broiling Egyptian sun. Though it was not exposed to sunlight, the heat-sensitive color film stock should have been hopelessly ruined. However, when processed the shots were perfect and appeared in the film.

1 comment:

Hope lies buried in eternity!