i need military-sounding orchestral songs.?

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something a little upbeat would be nice. it's for a picture slideshow, and i don't want to put people to sleep in it. it has to have NO LYRICS. i know there are a bunch of songs like "american soldier" but i can't use them, has to be orchestra, symphony, whatever you want to call it.

i've listened to the soundrtacks of saving private ryan and thin red line, boooooring. i need something that can keep someone interested for three and a half to four minutes.

as much as i appriciate the entire list of all 137 marches by sausa, they are what we march to durring ceremonies and as such not very good for entertainment value. i do appriciate your resolve and attention to detail though.

although it wasn't exactly what i was going for i decided to use some of the main title theme to the great escape mixed in with the col bogey march or "whistleing march" from bridge over...

so that being said the ten points goes to...

Answer 1

The "whistling" song from "Bridge over the River Kwai" is a popular favorite.If you're in the USA, a rousing Sousa march might do. Or any song you like, as performed by a marching band.

Answer 2

Why don't you try John Phillip Sousa's marches? He wrote a ton of really great ones:

You can listen to some samples here:
http://www.amazon.com/Sousas-Greatest-Hits-Philip-Sousa/dp/B0000296U6

EDIT:
I posted the wrong list
Here is a corrected complete list of his marches:

 Across the Danube (Opus 36) (1877)
 America First (1916)
 Anchor and Star (1918)
 Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (1924)
 The Atlantic City Pageant (1927)
 The Aviators (1931)
 The Beau Ideal (1893)
 The Belle of Chicago (1892)
 Ben Bolt (1888)
 The Black Horse Troop (1924)
 Bonnie Annie Laurie (1883)
 Boy Scouts of America (1916)
 The Bride Elect (1897)
 Bullets and Bayonets (1919)
 El Capitan (1896)
 A Century of Progress (1931)
 The Chantyman's March (1918)
 The Charlatan (1898)
 The Circumnavigators Club (1931)
 Columbia's Pride (1914)
 Comrades of the Legion (1920)
 Congress Hall (1882)
 Corcoran Cadets (1890)
 The Crusader (1888)
 Daughters of Texas (1929)
 The Dauntless Battalion (1922) Sousa 78
 The Diplomat (1904)
 The Directorate (1894)
 Esprit de Corps (1878)
 The Fairest of the Fair (1908) Sousa 78
 The Federal (1910)
 Flags of Freedom (1918)
 La Flor de Sevilla (1929)
 Foshay Tower Washington Memorial (1929)
 The Free Lance (1906) Sousa 78
 From Maine to Oregon (1913)
 The Gallant Seventh (1922)
 George Washington Bicentennial (1930)
 The Gladiator (1886)
 Globe and Eagle (1879)
 The Glory of the Yankee Navy (1909)
 Golden Jubilee (1928)
 The Golden Star (1919)
 The Gridiron Club (1926)
 Guide Right (1881)
 Hail to the Spirit of Liberty (1900)
 Hands Across the Sea (1899)
 Harmonica Wizard (1930)
 The High School Cadets (1890)
 Homeward Bound (probably 1891 or 1892)
 The Honored Dead (1876)
 Imperial Edward (1902)
 In Memoriam (Garfield's Funeral March) (1881)
 The Invincible Eagle (1901)
 Jack Tar (1903)
 Kansas Wildcats (1931)
 Keeping Step with the Union (1921)
 King Cotton (1895)
 The Lambs' March (1914)
 The Legionaires (1930)
 The Liberty Bell (1893) (Python version)
 Liberty Loan (1917) Sousa 78
 Library of Congress (1932) [LOC Website-free music download!]
 The Loyal Legion (1890)
 Magna Charta (1927)
 The Man Behind the Gun (1899)
 Manhattan Beach (1893) Sousa 78
 March of the Mitten Men (Power and Glory) (1923)
 March of the Pan Americans (1916)
 March of the Royal Trumpets (1892)
 Marquette University March (1924)
 Mikado March (1885)
 The Minnesota March (1927)
 Mother Goose (1883)
 Mother Hubbard March (1885)
 National Fencibles (1888)
 The National Game (1925)
 The Naval Reserve (1917)
 New Mexico (1928) RealAudio
 The New York Hippodrome (1915)
 Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (1923) Sousa 78
 The Northern Pines (1931)
 The Occidental (1887)
 Old Ironsides (1926)
 On Parade (The Lion Tamer) (1892)
 On the Campus (1920) Sousa 78
 On the Tramp (1879)
 Our Flirtation (1880)
 The Pathfinder of Panama (1915)
 Pet of the Petticoats (1883)
 The Phoenix March (1875) [lost]
 The Picadore (1889)
 Powhattan's Daughter (1907)
 President Garfield's Inauguration March (Opus 131) (1881)
 The Pride of Pittsburgh (Homage to Pittsburgh) (1901)
 The Pride of the Wolverines (1926)
 Prince Charming (1928)
 The Quilting Party March (1889)
 Recognition March (1880 or before)
 Resumption March (1879)
 Review (Opus 5) (1873)
 Revival March (1876)
 Riders for the Flag (1927)
 The Rifle Regiment (1886)
 Right Forward (1881)
 Right-Left (1883)
 The Royal Welch Fusiliers (No. 1) (1929)
 The Royal Welch Fusiliers (No. 2) (1930)
 Sabre and Spurs (1918) Sousa 78
 Salutation (1873) [lost - poss. revised as "Recognition March"]
 The Salvation Army (1930)
 Semper Fidelis (1888)
 Sesqui-Centennial Exposition March (1926)
 Solid Men to the Front (1918) Sousa 78
 Sound Off (1885)
 The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896) Sousa 78 RealAudio
 The Thunderer (1889)
 Transit of Venus (1883)
 The Triton (1892)
 Triumph of Time (1885)
 Universal Peace (probably 1925 or 1926)
 University of Illinois (1929)
 University of Nebraska (1928)
 USAAC March (1918)
 U.S. Field Artillery (1917) Sousa 78
 The Volunteers (1918)
 The Washington Post (1889)
 Wedding March (1918)
 The White Plume (1884)
 The White Rose (1917)
 Who's Who in Navy Blue (1920)
 The Wildcats (Salute to Kansas) (1930 or 1931)
 Wisconsin Forward Forever (1917)
 The Wolverine March (1891)
 Yorktown Centennial (1881)
 Untitled march (1930)

Answer 3

Any of the band marches of Sousa would work. Or try some of the British marches by Kenneth Alford, or some of the circus marches by Karl King or Henry Fillmore.

For some orchestral marches that might might be a little fresher than the normal fare try "Orb and Sceptre" or "Crown Imperial" marches by William Walton. Others are "March of the Boyars" by Halvorsen and the march from "The Love for Three Oranges" suite by Prokofiev.

Another possibility would be some of the music (like Guadalcanal March) from the "Victory at Sea" score by Richard Rodgers. It has a lot of upbeat, attention sustaining music.

In the interest of accuracy, friend Glinzek , the complete list of Sousa marches would be 136 long ! (just self administer the B.Spears cure as previously prescribed). :-)

EDIT: Way to go Glinzek - All 136 !!

Good luck.

Musician, composer, teacher.

Answer 4

Marche Slav - Tchiakovsky
Marche Militaire - Schubert
Mars - The Bringer of War (from The Planets) - Gustav Holst
Bolero - Ravel
Pomp and Circumstance - Edward Elgar
March of the Toys - Victor Herbert
Nutcracker March - Tchaikovsky
Imperial March (from The Empire Strikes Back) - Williams
March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark) - Williams

Answer 5

If you're looking for upbeat classical, my favorite is Fireworks by Stravinsky. Also, Stravinsky's Suite no. 2 for Small Orchestra has a military edge. Many of the smaller movements in the Rite of Spring by Stravinsky are very upbeat and exciting.

If it has to be military-sounding, Cotege or Procession of the Nobles(same song, different name) by Rimsky-Korsakov. Also, Farandole from L'Arlesienne suite no. 2.

Try The Birth of Kije from Prokofiev's Lt. Kije

Good luck.

Answer 6

The March of the Washington Post.

am looking it up now---my 'puter is old and has difficulty multi tasking. I'll see what I can come up with on youtube

Answer 7

I like it, I think it sounds nice I closed my eyes and I could picture myself in Narnia or Middle earth

Answer 8

the old Russian national anthem, it is millitary and quite upbeat in a communist sort of way

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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