Hi Tyler, As a former corporal in His Majesty the King’s Guard 3. Company drill unit (was the 5. Company when I was in 2001), there is a lot of training to perform at the highest standard. As mentioned before, we are only in for 1 year. People that joined the marching band, they have had a musical entrance exam in order to get picked out. They have usually more than 10 years of experience in playing and marching. When it comes to the drill unit, we do not have the same experience and therefor starting from scratch. Weapon that is used is a Garand M1 with a bayonet, weigh in at 5 kg or around 11 pounds. The bayonet can absolutely cut you if you are a bit unlucky with your position and do not have enough space when we rotate the rifle. In my platoon, we have one deep cut right before a performance, but we just taped it up and did our show. The total length of one show, is about 30 minutes long. What you saw was a shorten version of it because it was a tattoo and you need to make place for other nation as well. My first 6 months of training, before even getting to show of what we could, consisting of me getting up at 0530 and in bed at 2300 each day. Almost no spare time, and no time for yourself. Always something to work on, to be better on. At this time, we had the weekends off. From May to September, then the drill season is on. At this time, we only had 2 weeks off as summer vacation. Rest of the time goes to practice and performing, both weekdays and weekends. There is 32 persons that perform at the same time. But what do you not see is that we also have 8 persons that are working as reserve, so that we can rotate with personnel to not get injuries because it is quite a load for your knees and hip socket. After a while, you can smash your Garand M1 into your hips without feeling anything cause all your nerves are totally gone… I was marked as a reserve, and this is the highest form for trust you can get. It means that you need to have control over 4 different places within the drill. And all position is a bit unique. Since I was in service 2001, I was able to go to Edinburgh Military Tattoo for a month. This is the most prestige tattoo in the world! Was it hard work? ABSOLUTELY! But what a unique year I was able to experience!! Can for sure recommend this as a military service.
Var 07 kontigent med direkte innrykk i KP 5 Forpleining i 2000-2001, og var heldig nok med å få med meg Flomlys drillen for avtroppende hvor Imperial March ble fremført for siste gang, og konserten til neste musikk kontigent (generalprøven før besøk de hadde i Bergen, blant annet en som hadde skrevet et stykke dedikert til ene prinsessa der (husker ikke om det var Victoria eller Madeleine). Husker vi beundret kontrollen drilltroppen hadde hadde under trening...tror en av dere spøkte med at dere sov sammen med trestokken som var brukt i begynnelsen 😅. Husker også at hele leiren våket etter at russen hadde brutt seg inn og lager problem for Musikk og Signal en natt. Vi sov på skift i tilfelle de prøvde å komme seg inn ubedt igjen.
@@IstadR Totally agree. And yes, Wish @Tyler Walker replyed to his comments at least thows he read so we knew he had read them. Might be a Thumb up, but who gave that thumb up? we will never know. =)
@@pegasus210563 not true. The first "tattoo" is lillehammerreveljen, in february. You start 1st of september. At 3 months, the drill platoon is barely allowed at Huseby, never mind near a stage.
So cool to see this again. I was a member of that exact group. His Majestys Kings Guard 3 company . Was in from october 03 to October 04. This was actually the last performance we did before beeing released from the army. I played first trumpet. As an old HMKG member we have a saying. "En gang gardist, alltid gardist." Translate to something like once a guard, always a guard. Thanks for all the norwegian reaction clips you share. I really enjoy them.
02:26 What is more impressive that all of these are conscripted soldiers. I.e. these are not professionals with years of experience - but only serve total for a little over a year (I don't remember exactly how many months...16 months?)
Only 12 months. Some are being brought on from the next "batch" of recruiits (about 3 months after the original selection). These people will have to catch up to the rest, and when they're done with their 12 months of service, those latecomers will stay for about 3 months to assist with training the new group taking over. I think some drummers might stay on if they don't manage to find enough from year to year, but I'm not 100% sure.
This is so awesome to see again! I was a part of this performance, as one of the riflemen they throw the garand rifle over. This performance was actually one of the very last performances we did before our service ended. Quite emotional. That year we also participated as a honorary guard in the 60th celebration of D-day in Normandy. Met and spoke with a lot of the veterans from WW2. As other comment we trained ALOT, around 12 hours drill and physical training. In addition to that was all the meticulous work shining shoes, and making sure every detail of our living quarters was spotless. One of the best memories is the first time we heard the Ennio morricone music. We in the rifle teooo had been training on the segment without sound for a couple of months. Finally one day they bring in the music troop, who started playing live as we did the routine. We were totally taken aback by how awesome and emotional it was marching and lining up the rhythm to the different parts of the music.
You were right about the tune being like an old western, because it is, it's the good, the bad and the ugly. They usually add in a popular song for fun, they have also done super mario bros, the mandalorian, star wars etc..
@Seastar14TheWitch Just search Norwegian Royal guards the Mandalorian, its amazing. They even performed that one in my little home town because my neighbor was in the Royal Guard and got them to perform in my town
Hi I served in the kings guard in my youth. 3 months recruit training and 9 months active service, wich mainley is watch service by the royal castle, Skaugum where the crown prince family lives, Akershus fortress and in the summer season at Bygdøy kongsgård(kings farm) This units in the video is not ordinary units, they train for 6 months, and then is active for 6. Yoy saw 3 units here, the drill corps which drill with guns (Garrand rifles) the signal corps with straith horns without valves and drummers and the guards band which is a ordinary band setup. This units do not do ordinary service as soldiers, they travel around an make performances. The signal and the drill often do this together. The signal corps or one of then is on watch duty at the castle when the king is there, an play a fanfare when the king leave through the front gate or come in. In my time there king olav was the regent. He mistly left through the back gate, besause then he could drive hinself instead of having a driver. He always left in a big black vintage american car with his dog, he always saluted the guard post with his hat. The police guars wich followed hin drove behind in a volvo. By the way, this was not the best performanc i have seen from the drill corps, look for more wideos, an you will probably fins som far more impressing
The last march they play (Gammel Jegermarsj/"Old Jäger March") is a march that I think every marching band in the whole of Norway plays on the 17th of May. It's very traditional
@@Dorfs Ranger er en helt innafor oversettelse, men alle i det amerikanske militæret som har nyss om SF vet hva Jäger betyr i denne sammenhengen (source: empiri - men også det faktum at du kan søke opp enhver SF-fyr på YT og se at de snakker om "jägers" hva gjelder ikke-amerikanske jegere)
The music is from the movie the good, bad and the ugly with Clint Eastwood😄. And this is the kings guard that protect the king, Queen and the rest of the royal family👍
@@kathryndunn9142Not American at all. The composer and director is Italians, filmed in Spain, the movie itself is an Italian, West-German and Spanish co-production and the cast, apart from Eastwood and Lee van Cleef, is from all over the world. Despite what most US citizens believe, not everything comes from the US.
@@Valfodr_jr In his defense maybe his only reference is Clint Eastwood, not everyone knows who the composers of film`s scores are hehe. But Ennio Morricone is the defining sound of westerns, and real western fans of course know who he was ;)
@@afrog2666 SHE is referencing the music and SHE is wrong. There's nothing to defend, she's wrong, simple as that. And you're wrong calling her a "he".
Displays like these come from the time when tight drills in formation was essential to military performance and such displays like these were a way to show how good your soldiers were
Times certainly have changed, now I'd say even the soldiers won't have to be that good warriors because of modern technology. The last 20 odd years the Western nations have been fighting a far inferior enemy, until Ukraine started two years ago. Even great soldiers can't do anything against tiny drones with thermal cameras and missiles. I wonder what the future brings...
No need to verify. If you're not in sync you would not be there at all. The stomping, or rather - the 'appell', has no other function than to be a boastful accent the rhythm in the performance.
At 14:15, Gammel Jegermarsj (Old Hunters March) is a traditional Norwegian march. The Kings Guards mostly use it for their exit from the show. All Norwegian marching bands in Norway know this tune from the heart.
At 15:18 The Kings Guards 1, 2 and 4 companies actually is real fighting units, beside standing guard at the Royal Norwegian Castle and protecting the royal family. The Third company you see here is mostly the display company, traveling around the world for tattooes like this, but make no mistake, this muscians and drill soldiers also are highly trained soldiers, ready to go in to armed action if reqiured.
"Gammel Jegermarsj" always gives me goosebumps! It, together with "Gardemarsj", reflects our pride as a nation, and having served the army. I served in HMKG myself in the early eighties. Later a couple of periods for the UN forces in Lebanon. It's in the bloodstream now.
The drill and music platoon have long and proud traditions in Norway. Only volunteers get in and you have to apply and audition to get in. They are conscripts who only serve 1 year and they train from dawn to dusk every single day, sometimes weekend included. As for the music they change it up every year except the march they are playing when marching in and marching out which is HMKG's own march called God Gammel Jegermarsj (Good old fashioned ranger march....or something like that). Also the tune they were playing were from an old western movie ;) Ennio Morricone.
Despite the fact that this Norwegian troop is among the best in the world they are only in service for one year, (all Norwegian men AND women are obligated to serve in the army for one year) which means that many wonder how on earth they keep coming up the best year after year. This is an international competition - hence the flags. Women are welcome but few apply because of the demanding rifle gymnastics.
The reason is that you must be at least 170 cm tall due to the length of the weapon. The average height for women in Norway is approximately 167 cm. There are not that many girls who are 170 cm or more, and when you have to filter out those who are suitable for this, you have even fewer to choose from.
LOL, "all Norwegian men AND women" - things have changed a lot. I'm 25, I was expecting to be conscripted along with all of my male friends when we were kids (would be serving in 2017/18). In the end, only 1/10 of everyone I went to school with ended up doing their service, we all got a letter to fill in our motivations (sesjon del 1), and then we just got an answer "you will not be called in for service."... And it was just in the news this year, that we're down to 15% of each year (kull?) serving - so I wasn't far off from my estimate with 1/10. Yes, technically we all are legally obliged, but that doesn't reflect reality. Funnily enough, the group of people I personally knew who were the most that ended up serving were the ones in media and photography in high school - apparently that's what the Norwegian armed forces wants these days. All older men I know, family and friends, were pretty surprised by this. Prior to 2010, it wasn't even really a question whether you're going to serve or not as a man, and it was a hazzle to avoid it. Now you fill in your papers with good grades, no illnesses, no criminal record, physically active exercising four times a week, and fully motivated (10 out of 10 or whatever it is) and all you get is a letter back with that one, simple sentence: "you are not being conscripted". It was quite disappointing, to be honest. Of course we could apply, but we ended up studying and working instead...
@@AlphaChinoz Same story with me, but i applied again when i was 24 and got in. But i can tell you, you haven't missed much... And if there's ever a war, you'll get called in anyway.
I served as conscript at Sessvollmoen military camp in 1991-1992. April in 1992, recruits for this troop arrived, and it was impressiv to see drill only after 3 weeks of training. Day one was of course total mess, but after 3 weeks, they did it very well. I did my duty on a office and watch them every day.
The tune you recognized is invariably known as “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” or “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye”. The same tune is used for the children's song “Runaway Train”. You might have heard it performed by United States Marines Band or in a movie, most prominently used in Die Hard With a Vengeance.
At 6:20 The rifle used is the M1 Garand, and during the hole performance all rifles has a live blank cartridge in the chamber ready to fire at any mistake. The bajonet mounted is also "a live one" sharp as any knife you would find in a chefs kitchen...
Here in Norway we usually have a military tattoo on e a year in a place called Oslo Spektrum. Its the place were we have all the biggest conserts and other venues like the military tattoo. There are several countries performing like Norway, Sweden, Finnland, Denmark, Scottland and United States, but the ones performing here is the Norwegians.
At 2:45. Yes there is other countries present. That is what a Military tattoo is all about, deifferent countries show their best marching bands and drill routines, here we have Norway, Denmark, Finland and Scotland (I believe) Not shore of the fifth nation though due to the blury picture.In the end sometimes there is apointed a winner of the show. And yes, this is HMKG (His Majesty the Kings Guards of Norway).
Gammel Jegermarsj ("Old Hunter's March") is somewhat of a trademark for the HM King's Guard, and they "always" play it when they perform at tattoos or other events. As mentioned, these are all late teen conscripts, and the Norwegian Military Tattoo is held mid-spring, only 7-8 months after basic training. These guys aren't randos tho', you have to apply to get into the HM King's Guard, and there are obviously auditions if you are a musician and apply to join the marching band.
''is this norwegian traditional military music?'' and they play the theme from the good the bad and the ugly and ultra american movie :D hehe . love ure content bro :D
At 8:25 This is the theme from the old Western Clssic Movie "The good, The bad, The uggly" with Clint Eastwood starring. Not a classic norwegian tune but with the right arrangement a nice tune for marching troops.
The military tattoo shows travel from country to country in Europe, don’t know all the countries but the one in Edinburgh, Scotland is the most famous. The US also attend these shows
The guys with the guns are young people that are in for a year of military service. They don’t do this for a living. I’m not sure if that also applies for the marching band.
I am from Norway and the last song is traditional song which play’s in our independent day 17 mai, every school bands play this song😊 And a song name ja vi elsker dette landet , som det stiger frem is our national song in Norway
@Tyler Walker, that first tune you mentioned knowing, as has been mentioned in other comments, its real title is When Johnny Comes Marching Home, but you may recognise as The Ants Came Marching One By One, which many people learnt as kids.
This is the 3 troops of the kings guard 3rd company, the Drill Troop (gun men), Signal Troop (the long bassoons/signal horns and the drummers with black drum skins and white stick) and The music Troop (the rest of the musicians, including the drummers with white drum skins and black sticks, and orderairy trumpets)
At 12:40, If i am not mistaken it is from one of Clint Eastwoods Trinity films, not shore wich one though, but think it is The Good, The Bad, The Uggly...
@8:46 The song is "The Ecstasy of Gold" from the movie "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Haven't you seen that movie? And no, it's not a Norwegian composition. I believe it's Italian.
In the military tattoo, military groups from several countries perform. Everyone except the Norwegians are professional. The Norwegians, which you are seeing in this video, are just in the military for around a year. The two groups (music and drill) start practicing the marching, playing etc in January. The Norwegian Military Tattoo is in April (at least it was in April this year). And they have memorised the music they're playing. This year, most of the others carried sheet music to look at while performing.
They are so perfect because they drill and work real hard at this performance. They are all serving for 12 months and during that time they get basic millittary training, rehearse this show, travel around in Norway and sometimes abroad to show it to an audience, and the band is also holding more traditional concerts. They performs a good mix of traditional Norwegian marches (like Gammel Jegermarsj as they finished with), international marches and concert pieces both from Norwegian and internationa composers and arrangers. This video you watched were recorded at The Nowegian Millitary Tattoo where a lot of bands/units from both the US (2 US Marines units I believe) and Europe were participating.
"Gammel jegermarsj" (Traditional Hunters March) is something you may have heard in 17th of May videos. It is one of the most common tunes for marching bands in Norway.
Hi Tyler. 14:08 - Gammel Jegermarsj : "Old hunter's march" And they've won most of the world's military tattoo competitions - rated no 1. in the world.
I am a real fan of HMKG. I grove up my first 5 years in norway capital Oslo, and my father Vegard Løge was oficer in the castle guard. I begun to like the HMKG when i was about 1 year old and my favorite instrument was the drums. I started to use stiks to drum on anything looking like drum and when i was 2 i could play almost the whole intro drumming to my favorit song. THE OLD HUNTERS MARSH. I loved to play and dreamed about to become a drummer myself. When i was 3 years old in 1995 the 3 company came to the kindergarten i was in and played OLD HUNTERS MARSJ for me and the others . I dont think there Are often that happend.
Oh yes, that is something special. The Norwegians are very proud of it, even of their king! Norwegians address each other using the informal “du” form, but when addressing a king you have to use the formal “Sie”. I'm going to Norway with my camper van this year or next year :) Greeting from Germany
Yes Tyler, that Western theme is a Norwegian folk song called The Brunost and the Surströmming by the very Norwegian composer Eivin Morricone. He also did the tune Once Upon a Time in Gausdal. 😅😅😅
8:44 this is the theme music from the 1966 Clint Eastwood movie, «The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly». It sounds quite different when its not played on the original instruments.
13:00 If you want to hear this whistle from an old Weston. then listen to it live from Denmark and you will never forget it again: ruclips.net/video/enuOArEfqGo/видео.html
What you think they played of an old western tune is corect, that was wrtiten by the Itaian composer Enrico Moricone, and theme score from the Good and Bad and the Ugly, featuring Clint Eastwoon in the spagethi werstern days.
the music in time off 8:38 is from the Clint Eastwood movie, the good , the bad , the ugly. made as a marching song. Now second is 12:01 the tone from the US - military marching song from the south during civil war between north and south.
The misic that was "Spagetti western. Enio Moricone...Yes .. I think it is from the good the bad and the ugly.. Probably.. But I he wrote alot of songs. And I am too lazy to google
That M1 Garand (Us WW1 rifle) is super heavy, with the realy long and sharp bayonet attached it's about 12 lb. The core strength of that guy spinning it superfast is crazy. Most years they don't even have a solo driller. Also they train with the bayonets on regularly, when i was in HMKG one off the most proficient guys in the 8 man drill showpiece got 20 stiches after a mishap.
You should check out kaizers Orchestra a norwegian band singing in norwegian popular all over europe for decades ago. Now they have reunited and plan a new tour even in the us. Considered to be one of the best live band. If you are into military music check out Valdres march considered to be world finest march.
In the end he sed that he dident know what the kings guard is. The kings guard is the band and I have played the songs thay played while marching. Im a part of auli og framtun skolekorps aka fask
the good the bad and the ugly...starring clint eastwood i believe (about the one song) 8:58 AND the other one? its from the civil war duh (Union song i believe...might be wrong though)...strange that an American doesnt recognice it 🤣🤣
18-19 year olds training for 9 months or so. Kingsguard pri goal is to secure the king and Oslo. Not everyone in the kingsguard is in band and drilling, but pretty sure all of the can march like that. You asked what kingsguard is, and can maybe be similar to queensguard in England (now renamed kingsguard again).
@@zymelin21 I know 😊 I am Norwegian. The questionmark is because I’m unsure about the spelling. I just wanted to mention that the knife part (the bajonette) was attached to the rifle, since it’s not easy to see unless you pay attention, and they throw their weapons. 😊
Tyler, youo should recognice the tune, Its when Johnny comes marchng home..... The kings guard is the pride and joy of many norwgians. I will make a point of the fact that these young men and women are only in for 12 months compulsory service. We have the draft in Norway, and this is theire service. besides beeing a guard company watching our king, they are allso an infantry unit. Happy you are impressed !
These people don't do any military training, even though they are part of the Norwegian Army. They only drill/train the entire year they're serving. Many of the musicians have experience from being in marching bands from childhood, so to them this isn't all that new, but it's a lot more coordination than just marching down the street like they're used to. But even some of the more professional armies where people do this for a living will still have the sheetmusic in front of them whilst playing. The Norwegian guys never do that, they know them all by heart.
The fact that they are used to playing in marching bands from childhood must be a big advantage in comparison to other countries that do not have the same tradition as we have in Norway because of the way we celebrate Constitution Day. I realize that there is a lot of training that comes along, but some of the basic skills are built in over many years by the time they reach adulthood.
@@ahkkariq7406 you'd be surprised how little of the childhood marching band matters. Everything you knew is wrong, and you have to learn from scratch. In my contingent we had several people who had never marched before, they weren't at any disadvantage.
That's only partially true. For the Drill platoon, they do quite a bit of military training. Even the band usually has time for the minimum infantry lectures. It might not be more than how to not hurt anyone with a gun, and how to guard a checkpoint, but it is there. Also, anyone who's serious about marching does it without sheet music, it has nothing to do with the professionalness of the army. I realize that excludes almost all people in marching bands, but it's still true.
Like the humming... da da da da da, da daada 😅= The "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (staring Clint Eastwood) soundtrack was created and composed by Ennio Morricone for the movie directed by Sergio Leone in 1966, and considered as the landmark of the Spaghetti Western genre. "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" is still considered as one of the most beautiful soundtracks ever composed in Cinema history.
WOW! During my military service (Sweden) we had 'program march', but nothing like this. It may seem childish, but everything is based on discipline and trust. Like everything in the military.
And remember, all this guys and girls is in for theyre 12 months national service. None of them is on a contract like the US military marching bands, wich make it so more impressive. I can also mention that HMKG is the only group in the world that has a standing invitation to attend the Edinburgh Tatoo.
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Hi Tyler,
As a former corporal in His Majesty the King’s Guard 3. Company drill unit (was the 5. Company when I was in 2001), there is a lot of training to perform at the highest standard. As mentioned before, we are only in for 1 year. People that joined the marching band, they have had a musical entrance exam in order to get picked out. They have usually more than 10 years of experience in playing and marching. When it comes to the drill unit, we do not have the same experience and therefor starting from scratch.
Weapon that is used is a Garand M1 with a bayonet, weigh in at 5 kg or around 11 pounds. The bayonet can absolutely cut you if you are a bit unlucky with your position and do not have enough space when we rotate the rifle. In my platoon, we have one deep cut right before a performance, but we just taped it up and did our show.
The total length of one show, is about 30 minutes long. What you saw was a shorten version of it because it was a tattoo and you need to make place for other nation as well.
My first 6 months of training, before even getting to show of what we could, consisting of me getting up at 0530 and in bed at 2300 each day. Almost no spare time, and no time for yourself. Always something to work on, to be better on. At this time, we had the weekends off. From May to September, then the drill season is on. At this time, we only had 2 weeks off as summer vacation. Rest of the time goes to practice and performing, both weekdays and weekends.
There is 32 persons that perform at the same time. But what do you not see is that we also have 8 persons that are working as reserve, so that we can rotate with personnel to not get injuries because it is quite a load for your knees and hip socket. After a while, you can smash your Garand M1 into your hips without feeling anything cause all your nerves are totally gone…
I was marked as a reserve, and this is the highest form for trust you can get. It means that you need to have control over 4 different places within the drill. And all position is a bit unique. Since I was in service 2001, I was able to go to Edinburgh Military Tattoo for a month. This is the most prestige tattoo in the world!
Was it hard work? ABSOLUTELY! But what a unique year I was able to experience!! Can for sure recommend this as a military service.
Fantastisk innlegg, virkelig synd Tyler aldri leser kommentarer. Denne burde han absolutt lest.
Var 07 kontigent med direkte innrykk i KP 5 Forpleining i 2000-2001, og var heldig nok med å få med meg Flomlys drillen for avtroppende hvor Imperial March ble fremført for siste gang, og konserten til neste musikk kontigent (generalprøven før besøk de hadde i Bergen, blant annet en som hadde skrevet et stykke dedikert til ene prinsessa der (husker ikke om det var Victoria eller Madeleine).
Husker vi beundret kontrollen drilltroppen hadde hadde under trening...tror en av dere spøkte med at dere sov sammen med trestokken som var brukt i begynnelsen 😅.
Husker også at hele leiren våket etter at russen hadde brutt seg inn og lager problem for Musikk og Signal en natt. Vi sov på skift i tilfelle de prøvde å komme seg inn ubedt igjen.
@@IstadR Totally agree. And yes, Wish @Tyler Walker replyed to his comments at least thows he read so we knew he had read them. Might be a Thumb up, but who gave that thumb up? we will never know. =)
Also, these are 19 year old conscipts. They have been training less than a year
Actually, when they get in to the displays (tattoes) they have been in service for 3 months or less....
@@pegasus210563De som opptrer her har tjenestegjort 12måneder og er avslutnings opptredenen deiras
@@pegasus210563 not true. The first "tattoo" is lillehammerreveljen, in february. You start 1st of september. At 3 months, the drill platoon is barely allowed at Huseby, never mind near a stage.
Compared to th US corp that requires at least 10 years of service before you are concidered
So cool to see this again. I was a member of that exact group. His Majestys Kings Guard 3 company . Was in from october 03 to October 04. This was actually the last performance we did before beeing released from the army.
I played first trumpet.
As an old HMKG member we have a saying. "En gang gardist, alltid gardist." Translate to something like once a guard, always a guard.
Thanks for all the norwegian reaction clips you share. I really enjoy them.
Thanks for your service.
Alt for Norge.
I was in 5th company. Always enjoyed watching you guys train and perform. Very good job.
I serves in HMKG between summer 2000 and summer 2001 and waking up to Imperial March in the morning was awesome on my days off
En gang gardist, alltid gardist! I was kp3, 1810 kontigenten. So many good memories and proud traditions!
I was there at that time as well, company 4 I think I was in.
02:26 What is more impressive that all of these are conscripted soldiers. I.e. these are not professionals with years of experience - but only serve total for a little over a year (I don't remember exactly how many months...16 months?)
Only 12 months. Some are being brought on from the next "batch" of recruiits (about 3 months after the original selection). These people will have to catch up to the rest, and when they're done with their 12 months of service, those latecomers will stay for about 3 months to assist with training the new group taking over. I think some drummers might stay on if they don't manage to find enough from year to year, but I'm not 100% sure.
WHAT THE HECK?!
@5Gburn It’s true. I did it myself. We were only in for 12 months.
More like 11 months to be precice. This is the second to last Day of service if i remember correctly🤔
It's 12 months + 6 months optional for some.
This is so awesome to see again! I was a part of this performance, as one of the riflemen they throw the garand rifle over. This performance was actually one of the very last performances we did before our service ended. Quite emotional. That year we also participated as a honorary guard in the 60th celebration of D-day in Normandy. Met and spoke with a lot of the veterans from WW2.
As other comment we trained ALOT, around 12 hours drill and physical training. In addition to that was all the meticulous work shining shoes, and making sure every detail of our living quarters was spotless.
One of the best memories is the first time we heard the Ennio morricone music. We in the rifle teooo had been training on the segment without sound for a couple of months. Finally one day they bring in the music troop, who started playing live as we did the routine. We were totally taken aback by how awesome and emotional it was marching and lining up the rhythm to the different parts of the music.
You were right about the tune being like an old western, because it is, it's the good, the bad and the ugly. They usually add in a popular song for fun, they have also done super mario bros, the mandalorian, star wars etc..
The Good, the bad, and the ugly.
One of the greatest western movies ever made, along with several other movies starring Clint Eastwood.
Which year did they perform mandalorian??? :O
@Seastar14TheWitch Just search Norwegian Royal guards the Mandalorian, its amazing. They even performed that one in my little home town because my neighbor was in the Royal Guard and got them to perform in my town
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I served in the kings guard in my youth. 3 months recruit training and 9 months active service, wich mainley is watch service by the royal castle, Skaugum where the crown prince family lives, Akershus fortress and in the summer season at Bygdøy kongsgård(kings farm)
This units in the video is not ordinary units, they train for 6 months, and then is active for 6. Yoy saw 3 units here, the drill corps which drill with guns (Garrand rifles) the signal corps with straith horns without valves and drummers and the guards band which is a ordinary band setup. This units do not do ordinary service as soldiers, they travel around an make performances. The signal and the drill often do this together. The signal corps or one of then is on watch duty at the castle when the king is there, an play a fanfare when the king leave through the front gate or come in. In my time there king olav was the regent. He mistly left through the back gate, besause then he could drive hinself instead of having a driver. He always left in a big black vintage american car with his dog, he always saluted the guard post with his hat. The police guars wich followed hin drove behind in a volvo.
By the way, this was not the best performanc i have seen from the drill corps, look for more wideos, an you will probably fins som far more impressing
The last march they play (Gammel Jegermarsj/"Old Jäger March") is a march that I think every marching band in the whole of Norway plays on the 17th of May. It's very traditional
jeger burde bli oversatt til ranger eller hunter. jäger er ikke et engelsk ord
@@Dorfs Ranger er en helt innafor oversettelse, men alle i det amerikanske militæret som har nyss om SF vet hva Jäger betyr i denne sammenhengen (source: empiri - men også det faktum at du kan søke opp enhver SF-fyr på YT og se at de snakker om "jägers" hva gjelder ikke-amerikanske jegere)
6:44 When you realize those were bayonets 🤯
The music is from the movie the good, bad and the ugly with Clint Eastwood😄. And this is the kings guard that protect the king, Queen and the rest of the royal family👍
I knew it was something I recognized I knew it was American
The composer of the music is the Italian Ennio Morricone.
@@kathryndunn9142Not American at all. The composer and director is Italians, filmed in Spain, the movie itself is an Italian, West-German and Spanish co-production and the cast, apart from Eastwood and Lee van Cleef, is from all over the world.
Despite what most US citizens believe, not everything comes from the US.
@@Valfodr_jr
In his defense maybe his only reference is Clint Eastwood, not everyone knows who the composers of film`s scores are hehe.
But Ennio Morricone is the defining sound of westerns, and real western fans of course know who he was ;)
@@afrog2666 SHE is referencing the music and SHE is wrong. There's nothing to defend, she's wrong, simple as that. And you're wrong calling her a "he".
Displays like these come from the time when tight drills in formation was essential to military performance and such displays like these were a way to show how good your soldiers were
Times certainly have changed, now I'd say even the soldiers won't have to be that good warriors because of modern technology. The last 20 odd years the Western nations have been fighting a far inferior enemy, until Ukraine started two years ago. Even great soldiers can't do anything against tiny drones with thermal cameras and missiles. I wonder what the future brings...
Gammel Jegermarsj means, Old Rangermarch. I get goosebumps everytime this plays, eighter live or not its such a good melody!
Stomping is important for synchronization, it is a timing mark to verify everyone is in unison
No need to verify. If you're not in sync you would not be there at all.
The stomping, or rather - the 'appell', has no other function than to be a boastful accent the rhythm in the performance.
They usually play something very famous, and something Norwegian. They always finish with Gammel Jeger Marsj ( Old Hunter's March)
At 14:15, Gammel Jegermarsj (Old Hunters March) is a traditional Norwegian march. The Kings Guards mostly use it for their exit from the show. All Norwegian marching bands in Norway know this tune from the heart.
Norwegian here, it's actually a Swedish march, but is very popular in Norway
At 15:18 The Kings Guards 1, 2 and 4 companies actually is real fighting units, beside standing guard at the Royal Norwegian Castle and protecting the royal family. The Third company you see here is mostly the display company, traveling around the world for tattooes like this, but make no mistake, this muscians and drill soldiers also are highly trained soldiers, ready to go in to armed action if reqiured.
"Gammel Jegermarsj" always gives me goosebumps! It, together with "Gardemarsj", reflects our pride as a nation, and having served the army. I served in HMKG myself in the early eighties. Later a couple of periods for the UN forces in Lebanon. It's in the bloodstream now.
Jeg får frysninger av Kronprins Olavs honnørmarsj og Valdresmarsjen! De to beste i verden ❤!
My brother served in the royal guard. So proud of him and all the other incredible guys protecting and serving our country and royal family❤
It is the King's Guard, 3rd company
And the impressive thing with the throwing and twirling is that theyre doing it with baconet fixed. Meanings its a real chance of cutting yourself
They made a documentary series about these boys and the drill-training could quickly be a bloody affair.
The drill and music platoon have long and proud traditions in Norway. Only volunteers get in and you have to apply and audition to get in. They are conscripts who only serve 1 year and they train from dawn to dusk every single day, sometimes weekend included. As for the music they change it up every year except the march they are playing when marching in and marching out which is HMKG's own march called God Gammel Jegermarsj (Good old fashioned ranger march....or something like that). Also the tune they were playing were from an old western movie ;) Ennio Morricone.
Despite the fact that this Norwegian troop is among the best in the world they are only in service for one year, (all Norwegian men AND women are obligated to serve in the army for one year) which means that many wonder how on earth they keep coming up the best year after year. This is an international competition - hence the flags. Women are welcome but few apply because of the demanding rifle gymnastics.
The reason is that you must be at least 170 cm tall due to the length of the weapon. The average height for women in Norway is approximately 167 cm. There are not that many girls who are 170 cm or more, and when you have to filter out those who are suitable for this, you have even fewer to choose from.
LOL, "all Norwegian men AND women" - things have changed a lot. I'm 25, I was expecting to be conscripted along with all of my male friends when we were kids (would be serving in 2017/18). In the end, only 1/10 of everyone I went to school with ended up doing their service, we all got a letter to fill in our motivations (sesjon del 1), and then we just got an answer "you will not be called in for service."...
And it was just in the news this year, that we're down to 15% of each year (kull?) serving - so I wasn't far off from my estimate with 1/10.
Yes, technically we all are legally obliged, but that doesn't reflect reality. Funnily enough, the group of people I personally knew who were the most that ended up serving were the ones in media and photography in high school - apparently that's what the Norwegian armed forces wants these days.
All older men I know, family and friends, were pretty surprised by this. Prior to 2010, it wasn't even really a question whether you're going to serve or not as a man, and it was a hazzle to avoid it. Now you fill in your papers with good grades, no illnesses, no criminal record, physically active exercising four times a week, and fully motivated (10 out of 10 or whatever it is) and all you get is a letter back with that one, simple sentence: "you are not being conscripted". It was quite disappointing, to be honest. Of course we could apply, but we ended up studying and working instead...
@@AlphaChinoz Same story with me, but i applied again when i was 24 and got in. But i can tell you, you haven't missed much... And if there's ever a war, you'll get called in anyway.
All norwegian men and women, excluding mentally and physically disabled, or if you use glasses.
I served as conscript at Sessvollmoen military camp in 1991-1992. April in 1992, recruits for this troop arrived, and it was impressiv to see drill only after 3 weeks of training. Day one was of course total mess, but after 3 weeks, they did it very well. I did my duty on a office and watch them every day.
The tune you recognized is invariably known as “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” or “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye”. The same tune is used for the children's song “Runaway Train”. You might have heard it performed by United States Marines Band or in a movie, most prominently used in Die Hard With a Vengeance.
also used for the children's song "The Ants Came Marching One By One, Hoorah Hoorah"
You should watch the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
They`re always really good as well
I was in the Norwegian Kings guards band and drill team during the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2023. Was great fun and exhilerating to perform 😅
How can you not know the theme music from "The good, the bad and the ugly?" 8:15.
At 6:20 The rifle used is the M1 Garand, and during the hole performance all rifles has a live blank cartridge in the chamber ready to fire at any mistake. The bajonet mounted is also "a live one" sharp as any knife you would find in a chefs kitchen...
At the time you asked about the music the HMKG was playing theme from the movie The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, music by Ennio Morricone
The tone at 12:22 I've heard that in the move Die Hard with Bruce Willis from 1988
Here in Norway we usually have a military tattoo on e a year in a place called Oslo Spektrum. Its the place were we have all the biggest conserts and other venues like the military tattoo. There are several countries performing like Norway, Sweden, Finnland, Denmark, Scottland and United States, but the ones performing here is the Norwegians.
At 2:45. Yes there is other countries present. That is what a Military tattoo is all about, deifferent countries show their best marching bands and drill routines, here we have Norway, Denmark, Finland and Scotland (I believe) Not shore of the fifth nation though due to the blury picture.In the end sometimes there is apointed a winner of the show. And yes, this is HMKG (His Majesty the Kings Guards of Norway).
The Music is from the Movie The Good The Bad The Ugly with Clint Eastwood
He knows He's faking it for reaction
I add composed by Ennio Morricone!
Yes, Tyler, at 12:15 you should know that tune. It's from the American Cicil War and it's called "When Johnny Comes Marching Home".
my thoughts exactly. No offense, but.. very american of him ( im norwegian:P)
also used for the children's song "The Ants Came Marching One By One, Hoorah Hoorah"
Gammel Jegermarsj ("Old Hunter's March") is somewhat of a trademark for the HM King's Guard, and they "always" play it when they perform at tattoos or other events.
As mentioned, these are all late teen conscripts, and the Norwegian Military Tattoo is held mid-spring, only 7-8 months after basic training. These guys aren't randos tho', you have to apply to get into the HM King's Guard, and there are obviously auditions if you are a musician and apply to join the marching band.
''is this norwegian traditional military music?'' and they play the theme from the good the bad and the ugly and ultra american movie :D hehe . love ure content bro :D
The tune played on the bell lyres was "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" by Adam Faith. It's from the US Civil War.
The music played at 12:03 is a song used in the American civil war, called "When Johnny Comes marching home" by the norther'n states troops.
13:05 it's the main theme from the movie 'the good, the bad and the ugly'
At 8:25 This is the theme from the old Western Clssic Movie "The good, The bad, The uggly" with Clint Eastwood starring. Not a classic norwegian tune but with the right arrangement a nice tune for marching troops.
The military tattoo shows travel from country to country in Europe, don’t know all the countries but the one in Edinburgh, Scotland is the most famous. The US also attend these shows
The guys with the guns are young people that are in for a year of military service. They don’t do this for a living. I’m not sure if that also applies for the marching band.
The shiniest instruments I have ever seen 🎺✨️
I am from Norway and the last song is traditional song which play’s in our independent day 17 mai, every school bands play this song😊
And a song name ja vi elsker dette landet , som det stiger frem is our national song in Norway
Is a child I thought this was tye most stupid thing ever. Now an adult I see how insanely hard this acctualy is
@Tyler Walker, that first tune you mentioned knowing, as has been mentioned in other comments, its real title is When Johnny Comes Marching Home, but you may recognise as The Ants Came Marching One By One, which many people learnt as kids.
This is the 3 troops of the kings guard 3rd company, the Drill Troop (gun men), Signal Troop (the long bassoons/signal horns and the drummers with black drum skins and white stick) and The music Troop (the rest of the musicians, including the drummers with white drum skins and black sticks, and orderairy trumpets)
At 12:40, If i am not mistaken it is from one of Clint Eastwoods Trinity films, not shore wich one though, but think it is The Good, The Bad, The Uggly...
They were live in Stavanger, outdoors, yesterday!
@8:46 The song is "The Ecstasy of Gold" from the movie "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Haven't you seen that movie? And no, it's not a Norwegian composition. I believe it's Italian.
In the military tattoo, military groups from several countries perform. Everyone except the Norwegians are professional. The Norwegians, which you are seeing in this video, are just in the military for around a year. The two groups (music and drill) start practicing the marching, playing etc in January. The Norwegian Military Tattoo is in April (at least it was in April this year). And they have memorised the music they're playing. This year, most of the others carried sheet music to look at while performing.
They are so perfect because they drill and work real hard at this performance. They are all serving for 12 months and during that time they get basic millittary training, rehearse this show, travel around in Norway and sometimes abroad to show it to an audience, and the band is also holding more traditional concerts. They performs a good mix of traditional Norwegian marches (like Gammel Jegermarsj as they finished with), international marches and concert pieces both from Norwegian and internationa composers and arrangers. This video you watched were recorded at The Nowegian Millitary Tattoo where a lot of bands/units from both the US (2 US Marines units I believe) and Europe were participating.
If you want to see more of this. They, The Norwegian Kings Guard doing that drilling will their weapons also on our national day the 17. of May.
Yes, from a western movie. Ennio Morricone. The good the bad and the ugly :-) The other one you recoginzed was Dixieland. From the civil war.
"Gammel jegermarsj" (Traditional Hunters March) is something you may have heard in 17th of May videos. It is one of the most common tunes for marching bands in Norway.
12:03 The melody is "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", which should be know by most americans 🙂
also used for the children's song "The Ants Came Marching One By One, Hoorah Hoorah"
These guys are doing their year in the military. And three of the months are at recruit school. Then 9 months in HMK guard. Greetings from Norway. 😀
I have done that too, when I was a kid. Playing a instrument as We marched along the road. I played the trumpet. 😊👍🏻🇳🇴 But We didn’t have guns. 🙄
Hi Tyler.
14:08 - Gammel Jegermarsj : "Old hunter's march"
And they've won most of the world's military tattoo competitions - rated no 1. in the world.
I am a real fan of HMKG. I grove up my first 5 years in norway capital Oslo, and my father Vegard Løge was oficer in the castle guard.
I begun to like the HMKG when i was about 1 year old and my favorite instrument was the drums.
I started to use stiks to drum on anything looking like drum and when i was 2 i could play almost the whole intro drumming to my favorit song. THE OLD HUNTERS MARSH. I loved to play and dreamed about to become a drummer myself.
When i was 3 years old in 1995 the 3 company came to the kindergarten i was in and played OLD HUNTERS MARSJ for me and the others . I dont think there Are often that happend.
Music from the film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly " with Clint Eastwood.
Oh yes, that is something special. The Norwegians are very proud of it, even of their king! Norwegians address each other using the informal “du” form, but when addressing a king you have to use the formal “Sie”. I'm going to Norway with my camper van this year or next year :) Greeting from Germany
the western song is from the western movie The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly one.
the rifles have a sharp blade on the end
When I was little i grew up right next to the camp where they train, in my neighbourhood it's tradtion to go see them perform every 17th of May.
Yes Tyler, that Western theme is a Norwegian folk song called The Brunost and the Surströmming by the very Norwegian composer Eivin Morricone. He also did the tune Once Upon a Time in Gausdal. 😅😅😅
Ennio Morricone
8:44 this is the theme music from the 1966 Clint Eastwood movie, «The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly».
It sounds quite different when its not played on the original instruments.
12:47 finally recognized it,
13:00 If you want to hear this whistle from an old Weston. then listen to it live from Denmark and you will never forget it again: ruclips.net/video/enuOArEfqGo/видео.html
What you think they played of an old western tune is corect, that was wrtiten by the Itaian composer Enrico Moricone, and theme score from the Good and Bad and the Ugly, featuring Clint Eastwoon in the spagethi werstern days.
yeap the tune you wondering about is from an old western movie starring clint eastwood " the good, the bad and the ugly"
the music in time off 8:38 is from the Clint Eastwood movie, the good , the bad , the ugly. made as a marching song.
Now second is 12:01 the tone from the US - military marching song from the south during civil war between north and south.
The misic that was "Spagetti western. Enio Moricone...Yes .. I think it is from the good the bad and the ugly.. Probably.. But I he wrote alot of songs. And I am too lazy to google
That M1 Garand (Us WW1 rifle) is super heavy, with the realy long and sharp bayonet attached it's about 12 lb. The core strength of that guy spinning it superfast is crazy. Most years they don't even have a solo driller. Also they train with the bayonets on regularly, when i was in HMKG one off the most proficient guys in the 8 man drill showpiece got 20 stiches after a mishap.
Check out the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. They have units from around the world, and it's just stunning.
You should check out kaizers Orchestra a norwegian band singing in norwegian popular all over europe for decades ago. Now they have reunited and plan a new tour even in the us. Considered to be one of the best live band. If you are into military music check out Valdres march considered to be world finest march.
In the end he sed that he dident know what the kings guard is. The kings guard is the band and I have played the songs thay played while marching. Im a part of auli og framtun skolekorps aka fask
No comments from me this time, this is just really enjoyable to watch (even though I've seen it before).
the good the bad and the ugly...starring clint eastwood i believe (about the one song) 8:58 AND the other one? its from the civil war duh (Union song i believe...might be wrong though)...strange that an American doesnt recognice it 🤣🤣
18-19 year olds training for 9 months or so. Kingsguard pri goal is to secure the king and Oslo. Not everyone in the kingsguard is in band and drilling, but pretty sure all of the can march like that. You asked what kingsguard is, and can maybe be similar to queensguard in England (now renamed kingsguard again).
They can not. Only the 3rd company can do drills. It'll take you ~2000 hours to learn.
@@ericmyrs marching, not drilling. Not only the 3rd. Read before you comment ty.
@@KennethM-ov7ip even then they can't. Source: I was in the third. I know what I'm on about.
They have the bajonettes (?) on their guns too…
what do you think this is? Drum majorettes w plastic rifles. These are the vikings!!
@@zymelin21 I know 😊 I am Norwegian. The questionmark is because I’m unsure about the spelling. I just wanted to mention that the knife part (the bajonette) was attached to the rifle, since it’s not easy to see unless you pay attention, and they throw their weapons. 😊
Sorry Nora, fordi jeg har set drummajorettes med plastic rifler i usa
Tyler, youo should recognice the tune, Its when Johnny comes marchng home..... The kings guard is the pride and joy of many norwgians. I will make a point of the fact that these young men and women are only in for 12 months compulsory service. We have the draft in Norway, and this is theire service. besides beeing a guard company watching our king, they are allso an infantry unit. Happy you are impressed !
These people don't do any military training, even though they are part of the Norwegian Army. They only drill/train the entire year they're serving. Many of the musicians have experience from being in marching bands from childhood, so to them this isn't all that new, but it's a lot more coordination than just marching down the street like they're used to. But even some of the more professional armies where people do this for a living will still have the sheetmusic in front of them whilst playing. The Norwegian guys never do that, they know them all by heart.
The fact that they are used to playing in marching bands from childhood must be a big advantage in comparison to other countries that do not have the same tradition as we have in Norway because of the way we celebrate Constitution Day. I realize that there is a lot of training that comes along, but some of the basic skills are built in over many years by the time they reach adulthood.
@@ahkkariq7406 you'd be surprised how little of the childhood marching band matters. Everything you knew is wrong, and you have to learn from scratch. In my contingent we had several people who had never marched before, they weren't at any disadvantage.
That's only partially true. For the Drill platoon, they do quite a bit of military training. Even the band usually has time for the minimum infantry lectures. It might not be more than how to not hurt anyone with a gun, and how to guard a checkpoint, but it is there. Also, anyone who's serious about marching does it without sheet music, it has nothing to do with the professionalness of the army. I realize that excludes almost all people in marching bands, but it's still true.
The music is from The good the bad and the ugly.... Ennio Morricone
The have a bit over one year training. And there are bajonetts (knives) on the tips of the rifles!!
It`s so much cooler in person, when you can FEEL it, like classical for example, much better in person (:
Yes, this one of our true patriotic symbols. As a commando myself I always get amazed by the drill guys. Alt for Norge!
13:05 it’s called apache
Search Edinburgh military tato, there you usually will see 10-15 different countrys performing.
It’s a anual show!
I am a Norwegian, and I like it so much !!!
parts of the music sounds like Clint Eastwood movies......These guys are awesome
Like the humming... da da da da da, da daada 😅= The "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (staring Clint Eastwood) soundtrack was created and composed by Ennio Morricone for the movie directed by Sergio Leone in 1966, and considered as the landmark of the Spaghetti Western genre. "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" is still considered as one of the most beautiful soundtracks ever composed in Cinema history.
WOW!
During my military service (Sweden) we had 'program march', but nothing like this. It may seem childish, but everything is based on discipline and trust. Like everything in the military.
12:20 is "HMKG Kompanisangen": ruclips.net/video/81u_h12BrFk/видео.htmlsi=SXxSDVQMZSBTAQOC&t=5
you should take a look at norwegian military tattoo Oslo 2022 09 17 as well
This makes me proud of Norway! 1 year service and you get this high standard. Not like payed army soldiers many other nations sends to the tattoo.
Ah this brings back memories. I did this in 2016.
At 12:14' Pirates of the Carabean
Need to listen to hm royal marine bands in britain
And remember, all this guys and girls is in for theyre 12 months national service. None of them is on a contract like the US military marching bands, wich make it so more impressive. I can also mention that HMKG is the only group in the world that has a standing invitation to attend the Edinburgh Tatoo.
In my opinion, you should look at the 2011 Sweden International Military Tattoo. I think it's a spectacular performance they do.
Oh hey, it's my old unit!
This isn't from my year, but it's always impressive.