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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3      General Discussion: A Bridge Too Far     1 2 3    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Sep 19, 2004 - 7:01 AM     By:   Nick Haysom   (Member) I trust everyone will be playing John Addison's splendid score today as the 60th anniversary of Operation Market Garden is commemorated.    Posted:   Sep 19, 2004 - 8:24 AM     By:   Hercule Platini   (Member) Unfortunately, I don't have it. Maybe Varese will re-issue the Ryko CD at some point. NP: TERRORE NELLO SPAZIO - PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (Gino Marinuzzi Jr)    Posted:   Sep 19, 2004 - 10:41 AM     By:   Moonie   (Member) I have A Bridge Too Far and its great and I dont need an excuse to listen to it. Great Score. sd    Posted:   Sep 19, 2004 - 12:01 PM     By:   James Phillips   (Member) As a former Army Engineer in the USA, I'd like to hope that we have not gone "a bridge too far."    Posted:   Sep 19, 2004 - 9:13 PM     By:   Tom   (Member) I love this score. I remember when it played on tv for the first time way be when, I tape recorded the opening credits. Wondeful score indeed!    Posted:   Sep 20, 2004 - 1:30 AM     By:   TerraEpon   (Member) I trust everyone will be playing John Addison's splendid score today as the 60th anniversary of Operation Market Garden is commemorated. I hope some people specifically DON'T listen to it. -Joshua    Posted:   Sep 20, 2004 - 8:27 PM     By:   vinylscrubber   (Member) I await the brickbats on this, but I have never really cared much for this score. The endless repeats of Addison's stolid British march just left me cold--but that's just my humblr opinion.    Posted:   Sep 21, 2004 - 8:46 PM     By:   Gary Kester   (Member) I'm a living historian (18th Batt. Durham Light Infantry, 1914 and 1944) and all I got to commemorate Mkt Gdn was a Lee Enfield cartridge case just above my eye in a tribute volley for the public... I thought the bullet was the dangerous bit! Regarding the score, Addison's XXX Corps theme was so stunning simply because he was a real tanker during the battle, along the narrow brown path through Holland - I guess this may count as the most in-your-face research any composer has ever encountered when scoring a film!    Posted:   Sep 21, 2004 - 8:49 PM     By:   Gary Kester   (Member) I await the brickbats on this, but I have never really cared much for this score. The endless repeats of Addison's stolid British march just left me cold--but that's just my humblr opinion. On the album, yes - during the film, the theme isn't repeated half as much... The rest of the score is quite diverse. Listen to the music for the Dutch civilians and the German top brass, or the 82 Airborne (a great comical theme, later given a bit of muscle during the building of the Bailey bridge, though not given as much prominance as those of the XXX Corps and British Paras).    Posted:   Aug 15, 2016 - 3:34 PM     By:   chriscoyle   (Member) After watching this movie I picked up the book. It is a wonderful read. The James Caan story is true. In the book the soldier said to this day he wasn't sure if he was going to kill the medic. The injured soldier woke up a month later in England. Because of when it was written the author interviewed a lot of the participants so he captured their personalities and the battle. On an interesting note there is a Lt. Edward L. Wierzbowski and Brigadier Pip Hicks who refused to wear his helmet who were in the heart of the battle and Lieutenant Colonel John Frost lead the battalion assigned to capture the bridge. All names of soldiers in the movie Aliens.    Posted:   Mar 24, 2018 - 5:45 AM     By:   GreatGonzo   (Member) Having foolishly water-damaged both tray card and booklet of my often-played Kritzerland release, I wonder if it's time to selfishly ask about a possible re-release of this score, maybe even containing more music? Anyone?    Posted:   Mar 24, 2018 - 7:57 AM     By:   Gold Digger   (Member) After watching this movie I picked up the book. It is a wonderful read. The James Caan story is true. In the book the soldier said to this day he wasn't sure if he was going to kill the medic. The injured soldier woke up a month later in England. Because of when it was written the author interviewed a lot of the participants so he captured their personalities and the battle. On an interesting note there is a Lt. Edward L. Wierzbowski and Brigadier Pip Hicks who refused to wear his helmet who were in the heart of the battle and Lieutenant Colonel John Frost lead the battalion assigned to capture the bridge. My favourite book. Magnificent achievement by Cornelius Ryan. So much better than the film. The guy who recovered the canister of red berets was not shot by a sniper either. Shame the makers played around with moments like this. I Love the story of the P51 pilot who was shot down. Got out of his burning plane asked for a gun from a nearby friendly solider and ran into the forest to find the guy who shot him down! Would love to see an epic TV series like Band of Brothers about this operation.    Posted:   Mar 24, 2018 - 2:18 PM     By:   WILLIAMDMCCRUM   (Member) I'm a living historian (18th Batt. Durham Light Infantry, 1914 and 1944) and all I got to commemorate Mkt Gdn was a Lee Enfield cartridge case just above my eye in a tribute volley for the public... I thought the bullet was the dangerous bit! Regarding the score, Addison's XXX Corps theme was so stunning simply because he was a real tanker during the battle, along the narrow brown path through Holland - I guess this may count as the most in-your-face research any composer has ever encountered when scoring a film! Yes, and I think that may have informed the way he scored it. One thing you notice about veterans is that they often don't dwell on the bad stuff. The music is jaunty. I read somewhere about a veteran, maybe Niven(?) who was looking at the mass graves in Normandy and said something like, 'That's (so many thousand) reasons why I don't talk about my war experiences'. So Addison captured a certain attitude in that score. Frank Cordell, who scored 'Mosquito Squadron' (FSM) was a N. African Mosquito flyer too.    Posted:   Dec 31, 2018 - 10:07 AM     By:   edwzoomom   (Member) Resurrecting this thread. I finally had a chance to view this film again. Of course the score is wonderful Though I have always been a WWII film enthusiast, I found this one a bit tedious in my younger years. I have a new found appreciation for it. I have the Kritzerland release and have wondered if there is additional score out there for an expansion. I would certainly be in favor of it.    Posted:   Dec 31, 2018 - 10:51 AM     By:   TominAtl   (Member) As a kid as I was a huge WW2 enthusiast, and I really wanted to go and and see this film. I begged my parents and they relented. Of course the film ended on a somber note, not the usual Rah rah US jingoistic war film that I was used to seeing. I ended up with a much more sober view of the war because of this film. But I do remember loving the score and when it was broadcast on national television I grabbed my tape recorder and recorded the opening titles and main theme. It wasn't until I was in my later teens before I found and bought the original soundtrack LP, which I still have to this day. The score and movie are still among my favorites of the genre and both wee woefully under appreciated in the US when it was released. Thankfully the film was recognized in Britain with several BAFTA nominations and a rightful win for both score and cinematography, amongst others.    Posted:   Dec 31, 2018 - 11:12 AM     By:   Montana Dave   (Member) As I mentioned in some 'lost, past' thread about 'A Bridge Too Far', I also love this score. After viewing the film when it came out in 1977 (?), I actually WROTE to composer John Addison in care of some guild or something, I've since forgotten the 'how and where' of it all. I told him how vital and perfect his score was for the film. This was in the days before computers when people actually took the time and effort to write letters. And....in return, I received a handwrittenn note from John Addison who used his own personal stationery and was living somewhere in (I think) Laurel Canyon, or The Hollywood Hills, because it was on the back of his envelope. (Imagine John Williams writing a letter to a fan with his home address on the envelope, you can't).Great score!    Posted:   Dec 31, 2018 - 11:56 AM     By:   edwzoomom   (Member) Tom and Dave, those are great stories. It goes to show how film and music have given us wonderful memories and even shaped our lives in some aspects.    Posted:   Dec 31, 2018 - 12:07 PM     By:   joan hue   (Member) I too absolutely love this score. I also enjoy the movie. On one thread at FSM, I "think" we discussed favorite film score marches, and this score has one of my favorite marches. A few members thought the score was a bit too "happy or jaunty" for the movie. However, Addison could also take the main theme and make it sound so very sad and tragic. I think the score works well with the movie.    Posted:   Dec 31, 2018 - 1:00 PM     By:   edwzoomom   (Member) joan, I see what you mean about the "jaunty" feeling of the march and was actually thinking about that as I watched the movie yesterday. I had the thought that perhaps Addison was trying to signify the optimism that many of the planners of Operation Market Garden felt on the heels of the D Day invasion and their expectations of a similar outcome. Even as the operation crumbled around them, many retained that hope and optimism. That's my take. That, or Addison simply composed one hell of a march.    Posted:   Dec 31, 2018 - 2:17 PM     By:   joan hue   (Member) I always thought the music was perfect. Your take on it being optimistic sounds good to me.     General Discussion: A Bridge Too Far    < 1 2 3  > >>  Go to page:  1 2 3   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3

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