JOHN BARRY 'ZULU 'THEME
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- The late,great John Barry was one of the most celebrated film composers of all time,winning 5 Academy Awards and 4 Grammy Awards,in a musical career spanning 50 years.One of his successful scores was 'Zulu' in 1964. This historical film depicted the 'Battle of Rorke's Drift' in January 1879 between the British Army and Zulus during the Anglo-Zulu War.It tells of great heroism when 150 soldiers,many ill and diseased.face an army of 4.000 Zulu warriors.This video presentation is for educational purposes and social commentary only.No copyright infringement is intended.
This film wasn't a film of propaganda or the 'glory of war.' It was the story of men, brave men, on both sides. Never fails to make me cry.
I understand your sentiments.
The stirring music 🎵 can bring me to tears too , and watching the Zulu stills of Michael Caine and Stanley Baker whilst listening , adds to the emotional feelings . 🇬🇧🆓
Well said!
My father took me to see this at the Town Theatre when it came out in 1964, I’ve never forgotten it
Yeah man, I watch the movie as someone from England and I think, we shouldn't have been there, for all intents and purposes we're the bad guys, but these lads are just soldiers, I don't want them to die. In the 1800s it could have been me, press ganged into a crazy situation. Amazing soundtrack, amazing film, my gran's favourite, watched it with her every year, miss her loads
One of the greatest scores in cinema history . One of the greatest films to come out of Britain
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Agreed
Or out of the whole...
British Empire...
Jadotville...
Out of..
The Irish Republic...
Bromhead did not collect his VC...
He stayed...
On holiday...
Fishing in...
Ireland!
It's so fucking good!!
Very emotionally moving music!
my dad died in August, this was his favourite film , I'm 30 years old and I've watched this film every Christmas with him since I was 9.
my first Christmas watching it by myself. my dad would be proud I'm carrying on the tradition ❤
Good effort lad.
My dad loved this movie as well .. just hearing the theme song brings tears to my eyes .
Classic holidays season movie along with the great escape and the magnificent seven
When asked why are we here, "It's just us, lads. No one else." @@andrewrigsby4639
This film is a huge smokescreen of British pluck against all odds to sugarcoat the imperial agression in Africa (and not only against black people like the Zulu kingdom but also the white Boer republics once the Zulus had been forced into submission)
Stunning music. John Barry never given a Knighthood. Yet they hand them out for for riding a bike or running fast......
...or if you are a senior civil servant, you get knighted after 25 years, Westminster bubble back slappers.
John Barry is the best!
Dafuq?
Or donating money to the IRA. (Olivia Newton John) Just saying!
@@sarahphillips2992 Where on Earth did you get that from?
After 51 years "Zulu" still hasn't lost its magic! One of the greatest films to ever grace the silver screen, and it has a soundtrack to match. This score always makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
Great score without doubt.Thanks for watching
***** hehe wtg... 40 secs in and the hair stood up on the back of my neck.
+tcpgblizzard True - Barry was a genius at suggesting approaching terror.
+tcpgblizzard Definitely. I came here because I watched it last weekend for the first time in about a decade. What a great film - and with soundtrack to match. My only criticism is the actors portraying real characters are much older than they really were.
+tcpgblizzard How right you are! "Zulu" is one of my favourite films of all time - I have it on DVD and watch it regularly - I almost know the script off by heart. John Barry's theme music is one of the best ever - I have it as the ring tone on my cell phone. You don't miss calls with this one! Bloody brilliant! RIP Lt John Chard and all the heroes of the "Drift".
I am a 64 yo welshman and saw Zulu in the cinema for the first time as a 12 or 13 yo lad. Lost count of how many times i have seen it and enjoyed it since with my sons on vhs or dvd. Brilliant film, cast, setting and music.
I'm a 65 years young Englishman.
I saw this film as a child , when it first came out . I was blown away by it's epic depiction of a battle I didn't know was factual. Me and my mate went everyday to our local State cinema in Grays, Essex to watch it again and again..till the week was over .
I am now playing this marvelously rousing theme up loud , and it still gives me goose bumps . I whistle along with it and I feel so blessed that such a terrific film and music score can arouse such deep emotions within me ...❗
God Bless John Barry and Stanley Baker and Michael Caine and Cy Enfield for enriching my life ...👌
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65 years young, haha, love the enthusiasm! 🎉
Well said Keith
@@kaileshchandrapandey1192I'm 66 years young now 😅
@@michaelhoward6752Thank you Michael 😊
You were lucky. I only saw Mary Poppins in that cinema 😭
"Do ya top button up lad, where do you think you are"
Marvellous
The greatest war film ever. TheAfrican actors were invited to watch the rushes & socialise with Stanley Baker & his crew, which was illegal then.
The actors playing the Zulu's were mainly paid with a watch.
Why? Because that's what they asked for!
You may see a watch or two on wrists in the film, as they refused to take them off!
You have not lived until you've seen this film on a theatre screen. My Dad took my sister and me to see this thing when it first came out in 1964, I was 7 years old and my sister was 10 years old!!! It has stayed with me ever since. Dad loved military history all of his life.
so your 59
It must feel like you're in the middle of that outpost, watching them come at you!
Yeah, those Brits were pretty hardcore. But just wait until you get a load of German soldiers. Toughest thing there ever was!
Do you mean Hitlers Wehrmacht, The Mass Murderers of Women and Children, About as tough as wet Tissue.......
mcbrando - you are a complete idiot, there is no comparassion to Hitlers onslaught.
“Independent fire at will”
“Thats very nice of him”
One of my favourite parts....
Everybody always fires at poor Will, what's he done,
it was nice of him indeed..
liked that scene! i love their jokes but professional way of talk
God help you if your name is Will!
@@elite4702 I mean if you want to call a Welsh accent professional then sure lol.
John Barry ...pure genius....Sadly missed.
Yes agree , soundtracks that are worth listening to with out the film evan.
"HOLD THEM, HOLD THEM" I was 7 when i first saw this film and remember playing Zulu in the school play ground. A small group would defend a fenced in corner of the play ground (British) while all the rest charged in as the Zulus. Boy we had a great time. Loved this film ever since and has to be in my all time top 10 war films.
Keep our spot on the wall, Colour Sergeant.
care to name the others in your top 10?
Hi is it
Thousands of the buggers,sir
No way ! Me and my mates used to do that in primary school
"Why us Sarge?"
"Because we're `ere lad!"
".... and nobody else. Just us"
Orion well said
Because we're 'ere lad, because we're 'ere.
W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Alright, boy. You'll sleep. Damned if I can tell you why.
I practically know the script verbatim.
You're all going to die! Don't you realise? Can't you see? You're all going to die. You have made a covenant with death and with Hell you are in agreement. You're all going to die. Die. Death awaits you all!
He's right, sir. Why us?
Because we're 'ere, lad. Just us.
+Orion And the Yanks would be here if they weren't busy fighting Native Americans.
I love this theme because it sounds timelessly epic.... Composed for a 1964 film, and I'd say that it is fitting for any film today.
That is so true Jack. it is a brilliant theme.Thanks for watching.
Just saw this movie about a week ago for the first time, and it was spectacular. The music was of course amazing, both the characters and setting felt very real,and the acting was some of the best I've ever seen. It was refreshing to see actual Zulu men and women playing the role of the Zulus in the movie, and it was fascinating to me that the Zulus were portrayed as a sort of mysterious entity rather than just "savages," as a lot of movies do. It takes a lot for a movie to make me feel any emotion other than simple love or hate for it; "Zulu" left me feeling physically exhausted not from its pace or length but from the constant warfare, like as if I was fighting along side them.
So overall, "Zulu" is easily one of the best movies I have ever seen, definitely in the top ten.
Zulu Dawn tells of the day before when 20,000 Zulu's caught 1500 British and Colonials unprepared in the open and slaughtered them. The 4,000 Zulu's in this film were held back in the main fight but headed off to attack the mission Station in order to Wash their Spears in blood too. The fact was that the Zulu's never wanted a war with Britain, but political figures in South Africa wanted them gone.
Tekrothebountyhunter thank you for your insight. It for me was one of the first films to actually treat the Zulus with respect. I understand what you mean when you said you felt emotionally exhausted I get you.
Dankie
Note that in the film, chief cetaweyo is played by the real chief of the Zulus. Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi !
Great film and awesome music. Brave souls on all sides.
there were a few inaccuracies in the film such as the 1 portrayed as a drunken troublemaker was far from it and the song men of Harlech was written after the battle
I was taken to the cinema to see this as a child. The bloke in front was smoking a pipe and there were people eating masses of KP peanuts out of a tin next to me. The smell of the smoke mixed with the salt to give an extra dimension of gunpowder and sweat to the viewing experience. Left quite an impression - never miss it if it's on while I'm watching TV
So you were in the heat of battle! Thanks for watching.
Classic 👍🏻
Wallace Raymond Wtf
wow early " smellarama" beats 3d...
@Wallace Raymond No it's not. He's just a bit nuts!
This is my childhood, I grew up on zulu being a military family... watched this many times ... and we all served... true to point I said farewell to my dad with the union jack n this music... thts how much it means
A wonderful sending off .
Almost anything from John Barry will suit me , especially Matt Munro singing , 'The Italian Job' theme , ' On Days Like These ' 👌
But 'Zulu' I think will have to be a great contender aswell , for when my time comes . 🤔
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Do you not feel ashamed of what the British army did through-out the centuries. Invading countries, slaughting the native people. And then had tenacity to say they brought democracy.
@Owen Greene why would someone feel ashamed over actions commited by a state, long before they were alive. Are we also gonna pretend that these poor natives weren't butchering eachother before we got there.
What an epic funeral soundtrack
I agree. Zulu is one of the best films that I have ever seen. It definitely should in the "Top 100" of greatest films made.
Still lifts the hairs on the back of my neck after all these years ...awsome
Thanks for watching Colin
Great Soundtrack
Yes it's a brilliant soundtrack.Thanks for watching
Reply to my comment, cus ur comments from 7 years ago
@@thedogebehindtheserver great soundtrack. Great movie!
Saw this as a 13 year old at the ABC cinema Leicester (long gone) when first released, never has a film made such an impact on me as this did. got it on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray and the sound track LP as well, just about read all the books on the Zulu war. A few weeks after seeing the film was clearing out our shed and found an old painting, stuffed in the back of it was an old newspaper....lloyds weekly news dated Jan 10th 1912.
was amazed to see on the back page a picture and storey of the funeral of Fred Hitch, one of the 11 men awarded the VC at Rorke's Drift. The picture shows his coffin on the back of a horse drawn gun carriage with guard of honour. Hitch became a London taxi driver after his army service. Still got the part of the paper with his storey. managed to preserve the article by lamination.
two mighty empires clash.... 100% respect to the Zulu. a race and people I have love for
They're not much to look at nowadays trust me. A fall from grace is an understatement.
@@MasonBryant Just like Little Britain 😄
Oh without a doubt my best friend is is descending from his dad's. Side on KAR they where responsible for the biggest advance in British military history when they chased the Italians from half of Africa to the other ( and according to my mate not many prisoners where taken 🤨🇬🇧)
@Mike Stevanovic okay slav who comes to Britain for a job
@@thebasedspectre3048 You tell me racist Wankstain
The most powerful line in the film for me was at the end when Caine asked Baker if he ever felt as sickened as he did after a battle, and Baker replied ' Do you think I could stand this carnage more than once? I came her to build a bridge'.
Well put. An entertaining and dramatic war movie from the '60's that was pacifist, without ramming it down your throat.
This was more than just a film!
+Hugh Jenas I'd really research that, most were actually welsh engineer's
+Hugh Jenas good try but completely wrong
+janesgems7 I know just about every word of the film and you are almost correct but Chard said butcher's yard, not carnage.
My favourite film of all time, must have watched it 20 times, great stuff.
It;s a terrific film Geoff.Thanks for sharing
Apart from anything else, the historical fact is that it took a hell of a lot of guts on the part of those few soldiers to stand their ground in the face of attack by so many Zulu warriors. However, as Lieutenant chard, the engineer and senior officer at Rorkes Drift was to say later, if they had left the post and tried to make a run for it, they would have been caught in open ground and would have had no chance at all. He said that at least at Rorkes Drift, they held a position in which they could mount a better defence than any they would have been able to had they been caught in open ground.
Thanks for that comment Roger....and for watching
+Roger Green Agree 100% with your comment Roger. If the senior officers commanding at Isandlwana had truly known what the Zulu warriors were capable of, there defensive positions would have been thought out more. The battle taught a bloody lesson that you should know your enemy, a lesson constantly forgotten even today!.
+Andrew Wright Thanks for that. From what I have read, Queen Victoria stated she wished to have audience with both Lieutenants Chard and Bromhead once they returned to England. She apparently asked them why they chose to stay at Rorkes Drift once they had become aware that they would be attacked by the Zulus. What I said above in regard to Lieutenant Chard (who was not an infantry/combat officer) is what he told the Queen.
+Roger Green Your post reminded me of one of the lines in the movie when Chard asks the local mounted militia to screen the camp to ensure it wasn't surprised. He said "The Zulu's are terrified of cavalry" which when I asked a friend who studied the Zulu wars he said that was 100% accurate.
Unlike isdawnba were they were cauth in the open
This score is perfect, both tragic and triumphant.
An Irish comedian once said: if you can make an irishman want the British army to win then you've done your job as a director. I an irishman agree...
This 65 years , young Englishman says "God Bless you. "
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I was studying for the California Bar exam in Spring of '88. I frequently went to the TV/VHS and played this theme until it was pounded into my cranium. Thus it became the default soundtrack for the exam. Every time I ran into a snag, or my mind wandered, I ran this through my head and dove back into the question. I passed the first time, but I'm listening to this and getting sweaty and goose-bumpy; is it because it's such a rousing and grand piece of music or is it because I have a thorny Wills and Trusts essay to write?!
A masterpiece of scoring. It elevated the film. Once you hear it that's it, you can't forget it. The mesmeric primeval pulse instantly brings to mind that epic landscape, the heat and the dust, the death and the fear, and the courage that extinguished it.
Too true, a perfect piece of music for the film IMO
This WAS a epic soundtrack & movie!
It is one of the very best.Thanks for watching.
Wombah 0070 - yes great soundtrack :-)
Yes & you can buy it on DVD also.
One of the great films of the 20th century and superb music by John Barry
I used to watch this film with my Father and just last month had the pleasure of watching it again with my 11 year old son and he was WOW'ed by the music and was humming it for days afterwards. To me it is an ALL time classic
A rousing sound track theme from a great composer.
RIP John Barry.
In the top 5 film composers and personally my favourite.
As brilliant now as it was when released......
I first experienced this movie in 1964. 52+ years later I continue to be inspired by John Barry's music.
I always end up back here listening to this wonderful, rousing theme from John Barry. Absolute world class.
11 Victoria Crosses awarded in one battle. Amazing soldiers.
if it's a miracle its a short chamber boxer Henry .45 caliber miracle, and a bayonet sir, with some guts behind it !!!!! best movie ever
+Mark Kinghorn
*miracle
Does the massive red line underneath your message not concern you?
+Alex Bennett actually no the typo error doesnt concern me at all, what i do find extremely concerning for you is the fact that u bothered to comment about it, which indicates u hav no life. LOL.........
The part of this film that I find the most unnerving is when they hear the sound of the approaching Zulus..
Is that a train'?
No, a thousand Zulus rattling their shields.
It is an unnerving sequence allright.Thanks for watching and support.
Yes, very impactful brilliant moment.
This scene "is that a train?" On the massive screen was UNREAL! THEN when the camera spans out around the mountains and as far as they see....MY skin still bumps! Best movie EVER!
Spielberg homage to that in saving private ryan, the distant sound of the tanks coming nearer.
This video was recommanded by RUclips after I watched some other classics like the Battle of Britain main theme. I had never heard of Zulu before; I thought "why is this video recommanded? Zulu music has nothing to do with war drama music"
I still clicked it and I was immediately stricken by the "melody", the arrangement, the brass, the drums, etc. I've been listening to this nearly looping for the last three weeks
The great John Barry providing the soundtrack to perhaps the greatest British film ever. Nothing more to say.
I wonder if John Barry was ever awarded something by his country it is not too late to honour this great composer.
David Morgan In 1999 he was appointed OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music.
00Billy Thanks for that. A well deserved award but a knighthood wouldn't have gone amiss. Thank goodness his music lives on through youtube.
+David Morgan Might have but had problem with the Inland Revenue that took a long time to sort out. Couldn't even come back to this country for a long time.
I see. but disputes over tax shouldn't distract from the fact that his music entertained and still does entertain a lot of people worldwide.
He was awarded a lifetime achievement for film music by BAFtA
Saw the film first in 2002. Fell in love. Bought it..found out years later Bond man John Barry did the score.....I am off now to research all John Barry films
My lad is now in the Royal Welch Regiment who are the direct descendents military-wise of the Rorkes Drift soldiers. Their marching song is Men of Harlech.
God Bless him!!
I think the standard should be placed in Warwickshire tho
I don't know how that is possible because the real regiment at rorkes drift was English not Welsh
@@tristanjames6304 The Childers Reforms are how.
The 24th Regiment of Foot was the 2nd Warwickshires in 1879, despite the fact their depot was in South Wales, and the regiment was comprised of a mix of different ancestries. In 1881, the army was reformed and due to this anomaly, the 24th, the 2nd Warwickshires, became the 24th Regiment of Foot, the South Wales Borderers. (The film calling the regiment the South Wales Borderers in 1879 is a deliberate anachronism. Stanley Baker wanted to big up the Welsh element :) )
Through regimental amalgamations, mostly post-WWII, the 24th are now part of the Royal Welch Regiment, and their traditions continued by that regiment.
Fantastic movie. People say now it’s “offensive” but the beauty of it is how it’s an age old story of man against man and how sometimes that’s a fight to the death. It is set in a small hospital outpost. You threaten a man’s life - any man - and he will fight back. Both sides knew it was a war, but in the end, the Zulus were massively respected by the Brits and the Zulus, even in defeat, recognized them as great warriors too. The themes are as old as history. In the end, it showed men of great integrity.- on both sides. Anyone who interprets it as “patriarchal colonialism” misses the entire point. It’s a timeless story - and our story as human beings.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. People who call this film “racist” or “offensive” clearly don’t realise that this is one of the most respectful war movies ever made, especially for it’s time. It would’ve been easy for the filmmakers to portray the Zulus as evil savages and the British as the clearly better people, but they didn’t. They understood the truth and had a mind to respect the difficulty and pain both groups went through whilst still being an excellently written, greatly acted and brilliantly scored masterpiece of filmmaking.
If there's one talent I could wish for above all others, it would be as a film score composer. Astonishing what a talent like John Barry can create.
What a stirring soundtrack. One of the best in movie history, if not THE best.
I thought so too, until I researched the Zulu Wars and read how massively inaccurate the film was. Bromhead was deaf, hence his posting at the station. The soldiers' uniforms would have been quite worn and ripped and their helmets dyed with sand. The Zulus didn't simply stand to be shot at, they 'crashed into' the defences. Almost 20,000 rounds were shot, and up to 800 Zulus died - most from bayonet wounds as all Zulu wounded left behind were 'finished off' after the action. The Zulus didn't leave because they were beaten, they hadn't eaten in 2 or 3 days and they saw the relief column arriving. Look closely and you'll see the Soldiers (Most of whom were NOT Welsh!) firing Lee Enfield rifles which wern't invented at the time. The 'Welsh' aspect only came about as Baker was Welsh, as was narrator Richard Burton and the Regiment later became a Welsh one 9 years after the battle. Stirring music though!
beatlesandbeyond
ooops misread your comment - apologies - I thought you wrote the FILM was 'THE best'
beatlesandbeyond
Yes, some of the inaccuracies that you raised were correct. However, the bit about the rifles definitely WAS NOT. Nowhere in the film were Lee Enfields used or even seen. They were Martini - Henry ( breech loaders ), which was standard issue in 1879 and for some years before that date.
I think you may have got subconsciously confused with the film producer's name - which was Cy ENFIELD - ( rhymes with Lee Enfield ) ?
Interesting point was made regarding the Rorke's Drift action - all the Zulus had to do to break through the defensive walls of mealie bags, was to slash them open with their assegais ( spears ). The grain would thus have spilled out, and the walls consequently would have collapsed. But they evidently never thought to do so. If they HAD, the outcome would most likely have been different !
Graham Taylor
Watch closely.... they use bolt action Lee-Enfields in some scenes... such as the 'rolling rank' volleys and the final volleys. Martini-Henry's used lever action.
beatlesandbeyond
Hmm. Okay, I'll have a closer look, as you say. But it seems odd that they'd use Lee-Enfields when there were sufficient numbers of Martini-Henrys available, it seemed.
And why risk spoiling the authenticity of the film for the viewing audience, by using ( relatively ) more modern rifles ? It doesn't make sense. I hope you're wrong on this.....
I believe this was John Barry's first soundtrack. It was only half of the vinyl. Wonderful! An ADHD child, long before ADHD was identified, this is the only movie I remember actually sitting through the commercials, riveted.
Amazing....first rank fire...second rank fire....third rank fire!!!
still used until 1917
Epic, a much over-used description, but it certainly applies here. John Barry's talent shines through.
When you read the account of the battle in "Washing of the spears" by Donald Morris it's chilling to understand most of the fighting took place under darkness of the night. As a child my circle of friends and I were mesmerised by this film: we re-enacted the defence of Rorkes drift by playing in a low walled garden that was located in the block of flats where they lived... "Hold them! Hold them!!" great days!
+ANDREW HOUGH Good story Andrew! Cpt. Marjorie
+ANDREW HOUGH Good story. My friends occasionally say to each other 'steady lad...steady...' in the style of the RSM in Zulu...particularly if one of us has had too much in the pub...
Yes, terrific story Andrew. I’m a born & bred Texan in my mid 40s & was mesmerized by that period of maximum glory of the British Empire. I was 8 when Zulu Dawn came out to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Isandlwana. Even wrote a paper in college on the Anglo-Zulu War.
I hope you folks over there can revitalize your pride of heritage & history & abolish straightaway this suicidal avalanche of third world immigration that your politicians allow with zero obligation to assimilate, embrace, or even understand the superior qualities of the culture that is welcoming them in. Enoch Powell should have made PM instead of being pilloried.
I saw this in '64 several times..loved it! It's 2020 and I'm 68...STILL LOVE THIS MUSIC!! And the movie! They CANNOT MAKE MOVIES LIKE THIS ANYMORE!! FANTASTIC!!
These boys stood up in the face of adversity. Semper Fidelis
They did! Remarkable act of bravery!
And the Brits were alright too.
@Columbo Bumbo Are you dyslexic? If so, you have to be forgiven for your appalling illiterate rate rant.
This is, without a question, the single greatest movie of all time. Other movies may have seem better, but this is the movie that never gets old, even the theme is perfect.
I first saw this movie in1964. To this day (2016), this movie accurately portrays what it means to stand up in the face of adversity. Angel Fire Memorial. Semper Fidelis.
I first saw this film when I was about 9 or 10 at a party in New York. It was New Years' Eve and since I had no interest in the drunken goings-on of my elders and supposed betters I exiled myself to the bedroom where the coats were piled. With nothing else to do I turned on the TV, skipped quickly past Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, and found the late movie. This was "Zulu," and I was enthralled from the first frame I saw. Ever since that night I have been a fan of Michael Caine, Guy Green, the Martini-Henry rifle, the Undi Corps, the 2/24th Foot
(2nd South Wales Borderers), and indeed the entire British Army.
Something about it stirs the heart, makes you think/feel bravery, adversity, but ultimately the power the British once had
I can remember watching this with my dad back in the early 90s as a kid and to this day i can not get this theme out of my mind
Same here.
Lost the old man last November aged 91.
I just turned 60 and listening to this reminds me
how much I miss him.
My family & I loved this movie so much, that when it came on TV early one morning in the late 70s at about 2:00am, I woke my mum & dad up to tell them, they got up & watched it with me. Needless to say, my mum is British to the core, my dads mother was also. If there were VCR's then, we didn't know about them.
One of the most terrifying parts of this film was when they heard what one of the men thought was a train....it was in fact the sound of thousands of Zulu warriors rattling their shields.
Zulu, Bridge too far and platoon will always be the best war films in my opinion. All have great sound tracks also.
While these British soldiers were not the first to stand up in the face of adversity, this movie was the first to show what that meant. Semper Fidelis.
The great John Barry indeed. Mr Barry salutes one of the greatest ever war films ever with a noble, savage, brave, stirring, wonderful, amazing score!
Loved this film as a kid. Saw it first with my dad on tv. Showed it to my own 14 year old son last night and was amazed to see that he loved it too. Heartening to see that the marvel movie generation can still enjoy a well made classic.
I have two Authentic Assegai warrior spears that take pride on my wall...left to me by my dad who collected them, along with original shell casings from the battle of Rorke's Drift. Must have watched this movie a thousand times and listened to the score more....but still gets to me every single time.
Probably the best introduction in music to any movie, anytime....magnificent and yet terrifying..... Baker was brilliant in the role conveying a deep respect for the hopelessness the originals encountered, with humility towards the Zulu nation too..... Magnificent.....
Watched this so many times. This was a chosen study topic for me at secondary school- the War of 1879. The bravery on both sides. What disappoints me is that people I work with know nothing of this. WE have lost our edge because British people, on the whole, seem to be ignorant?
Laurance Thompson remember the Warwickshire regiment
one of the best films ever made in my opinion great actors and sound track
Love the theme, as a child loved and was awe struck by the thought you could hear the sound of an approaching army in bare foot, I think it tried to portray both sides as brave in fear and following orders, although history in film tends to gloss, and we should never forget that, ....
One of the greatest soundtracks in cinematic history. RIP John Barry
All the ingredients that make up this film are just right. That includes a fantastic soundtrack. It is a bullseye for this great film.
Cor... I'd have loved to have seen this at the cinema when it came out, imagine with that dramatic fabulous music. I'm hooked on this xxxx
Incredible theme song, I listen to it many time while on youtube. I saw it on TV in the sixties as a child and watch youtube clips over and over. John Barry incredible, not just for this.
Me too . Carry on enjoying.👌🇬🇧🆓
John Barry, just amazing composer. Him, John Williams, Hans Zimmer and Ennio Morricone are among the best.
You're missing the truly great ones. Bernstein, Tiomkin, Maross, Goldsmith. Barry belongs in that group. The others? Maybe Williams.
@@formwiz7096 I'd have to agree with the other bloke, Hans Zimmer is truly one of the best.
this song gives me goosebumps everytime i hear it, i love it so much
I think this is my absolute favorite movie with the most powerful music in the entire history of cinema. PURE MAGIC!
Note that Rourk's Drift and Isandlwana were contemporary with the Battle of the Little Big Horn. In both cases one part was wiped out in a few minutes while the other half survivied.
Both the Battle of the Little Big Horn and Ishandlwhana were defeats largely due to the arrogance of the commanders (Custer and Frederick Thesiger/Lord Chelmsford respectively). Both sadly underestimated their opponents, dismissing these exceptional (Sioux and Zulu) warriors as mere savages.
Custer had it coming.
WolfySnackrib666 He absolutely did. Despite his 'heroic status' and his exploits as the Boy General in the Union Army in the Civil War, this man was really an asshole. If you're interested, a great read (fictitious, but based on fact) is the novel, "American By Blood" by Andrew Huebner. It shines a light in a lot of dark places in this period of US history.
My friend, you put it in a nutshell with your comment, "History is all kinds of fucked up ..." Whites/Europeans don't have a moratorium on brutality/slavery/mistreatment of others. Every single race, creed and colour of human on the planet has been responsible for their own kind of fuckery, which has happened since the human race evolved, continues to do so till this day, and in all likelihood, will continue into the future. I think it's called, "human nature", or perhaps more accurately, "the nature of the beast". Many years ago I heard a quote (I disremember exactly where) that 5% of people are truly good, 5% are truly evil, and the other 90% are a mixture of good and evil. Unfortunately, it seems to me that most people lean towards their "dark sides" ; ie, "it's not what you do, it's whether you get away with it" which is certainly a prevailing attitude in (Western) society these days. A line from the 1980s TV program, "The Evil Touch" said, "... and just remember, there's a little bit of evil in us all". Says it all, IMHO.
QueenKatz8 If we eliminate certain unfortunate savage mindsets of hording power, finance, political influence, and media control, then and only then, we can get to a stable enough point for most people in the most nations of the world to settle down and go about their own human ways, in accordance with their nature. Let me tell you what the nature of some are. Positive progress in all matters, including scientific and technological advancements. It's in human nature to change human nature. Human nature is taking a club and caving in the head of the guy from the other cave who has all the girls. Human nature is also to build a crossbow that shoots through the plate armor of the invading knights. Human nature is also to build the large hadron collider. It's human nature to correct our vision with glasses, to try to build better prosthetic limbs that one day may be able to feel as keenly as a real limb. Some day we'll be able to easily and cheaply grow organs and limbs out of a lab using a person's DNA and then surgically re-attach it and only the worn and torn differences will differ the old limb from the new. And I'm sure we could fake those if we wanted to like when we ruin a perfectly good leather jacket to look cool. And to use glasses to better our focus, imagine tampering a bit in our brains to enable us heightened concentration, ability to learn. Imagine putting the equivalent of a microship in your brain that contains all the world's languages and you can suddenly speak them all like a native. Those are exciting things to think about, and people would put that several steps past what media call "the technology of the future". I feel a few steps ahead of that in my imagination and feel like that's just like the fax revolution or something. When tech like digital tattoos that you can change on your body by downloading an image online and uploading it to your tattoo grid come out, sure, it'll be super cool, but it's primitive compared to what will come possibly shortly there after. When we gain full understanding of the brain and have a full creative control over it, we can't even imagine the new senses and pleasures we'll invent. The new insights we will get, our new understanding of the universe, our new compassion and love for all that is living. If we can just get past this disgusting infancy of our species.
John Barry musical genius greatly missed
+Dave Thompson Absolutely !
When you hear this music at the start of the film, you kind of know there's not being to be a stupid tacked on love story. This has to be the most macho title music ever.
I am a history buff and love this story about true courage against insurmountable odds against s impossible odds...this one of my favorite movies of all time.
Awesome theme music for an awesome film. One of my all time faves - I've watched it so often I know most of the script and action sequences by heart. Never get tired of it, even if it isn't an entirely accurate portrayal of the Battle of Rorkes Drift.
Damned Brilliant film.
"Oh its bloody deadly old boy"
LOL! Love it...except Gert van den Bergh's line was ..."Oh, it's jolly deadly, old boy!"
"We'll make an Englishman of you yet." (First six words upper class then 'yet' in a London accent)
"No thanks, I'm a Boar." (or was it 'bore'?)
Boer
Boer, I'm a Boer. Different accent old boy.
my Dad plays this on full volume with the window open when he sees a traffic warden.
Now there's an idea Fred.! Thanks for watching
Love it!!
Haha...very funny..!!
One of those films I will see again and again and again and again.
Sends a thrill up & down my spine every time I hear it. Very clever use of film and contemporary imagery to tell the whole story in less than eight minutes! A story of brave men, British and Zulu (not to forget the others, including a Swiss.)
Thank you Alan.
Cetewayo's descendant was on the movie set when this was made. He liked how the film depicted the Zulu warriors, they were shown as fierce but brave warriors.
He told Baker's wife after his death that he was the finest white man he'd ever known
It makes sense to portray your enemy as brave and fierce, especially when they actually were. Who wants to be remembered for defeating a cowardly opponent?
@@gammonsandwich1756 Men of men.
Classic movie and classic musical score!
John Barry..... one of the greatest Film ever ...up there with Morricone... He was the best Bond composer .... The Ipcriss file... Somewhere in time.... so many more TV themes too.... What an amazing composer!
Saw this film on it's opening night with my dad. My grandad was in the crew. Set construction. Know every word off by heart. Damn good film. Shame the British started fighting the zulus in the first place though. We never seem to learn from history.
Grande colonna sonora!
Grazie per la splendida condivisione :)
Thanks for watching Salvatore
my tank commander play this on the communication when our tank division is on the move. the whole division can hear the music and its kinda funny
My favourite bit is when Mr Bromhead is loading his service revolver and you see his hand shaking. Very understated but effective portrayal of the terror they must have been going through.
+Londonfogey Actually it was Stanley Baker portraying Lieutenant Chard who was shown shaking while reloading his revolver, not Lieutenant Bromhead. In fact, Lieutenant Chard later revealed that at one stage he was shaking so much that he considered handing over command to Bromhead. It must be born in mind that Chard was an engineer officer not an infantry or combat officer although I assume he would have undertaken some training in these areas at some stage in his officer training but maybe not in those days. I have no doubt he would have, in fact, been terrified. I daresay they all would have been.
Bromhead would have taken charge as the "combat officer" but Chard's date of rank was several months earlier than Bromhead.
I love this theme. I saw this movie at the cinema with my dad, uncle and cousin. I loved it. Brilliant movie, Stanley Baker and a very young Michael Caine were both brilliant in it. I was only about 14 at the time and I didn't think I would like it as I thought it was more for men's tastes with it being a war film but as I said before I ended up loving it. I have watched it many times since on tv and I have it on DVD. I love history maybe that's why I loved it and I learned a lot from it.
Gentlemen, raise your glass to the Zulu and British warriors.
I had the priviledge of serving with senior NCO's in combat. Colour Sgt Bourne, as portrayed in the movie Zulu, is an example of the Marines I served with.
My Grandfather was a RSM in WW2 (France, Arnhem etc) ( MOD) what a tough man! But not half the man my Father was.
Mr. Bourne ended his career as a Lt.Colonel.
119 years ago this month. A moment in human history where a tiny Force was able to hold their own against a titanic force bent on destruction.
Spoon - *’Balls of British steel’*
Joe - *’You’re bloody loving this.’* - DOG SOLDIERS (2002)
ZULU - a truly great film.
For me John Barry is a phenomenon I've grown up with. Seven years prior to this, he's playing jazz trumpet in The John Barry Seven, and then he gives us this and so much more. Quincy Jones was also playing trumpet at the same time, another genius. Must be the trumpet, lol.
Thanks for that info...and for watching
Oh my God I LOVE this music. Based on Zulu tribal music it is one of the first and best of fusion between Europe and Africa. I am British and will always love and respect Africa and her people for their fight and spirit.