The Great Escape (Elmer Bernstein)

At the 2012 Ceremony of Beating Retreat on Horse Guards Parade in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Massed Corps of Drums - comprising: First Battalion Coldstream Guards, First Battalion Irish Guards, and the Second Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - were joined by the Massed Foot Guards Bands for a performance of, "The Great Escape". Elmer Bernstein's well known and highly popular theme music was conducted and adapted by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Barnwell (Senior Director of Music Household Division and Director of Music Band of the Welsh Guards).

It is interesting to note how far the so called modern "High Pitched" Flutes have to pull out in order to be able to be accompanied by the bands. These are 3-piece flutes. The very latest 2-piece flutes cannot be tuned to these extremes, unlike their predecessors, the original 2-piece "low pitched" instruments, which required very little adjustment to play at 440, or 442 pitch.

The introduction of a Concert Pitch chanter has solved this particular problem for the Bagpipes.

[Spindlegrind]

This is my cockatiels favourite song. And this is their favourite version!

[MultiGeraghty]

BRILLIANT!! ELMER WOULD HAVE MOST DEFINITLY APPROVED!!

[Rowney_]

I'm in the Devon corps of drums
I play flute there, my brother does the bugle and of course, this is one of the many songs we play.

[영원한기린]

가자 나가자 지금 나가자 자유의 땅으로 우리는 함께 희망을 안고 희망의 꿈을안고 (?) 기쁨이 넘치네 웃음이넘치네 이런 뭐시기뭐시기 가사였는데 중학교 음악교과서에 노래나와서 쌤이 대탈주영화에 나온다해서 ㅋㅋㅋ

[MNorbert]

it's funny that the snares are not entirely in sync and confuse even the bass in some places 😆 the ambulance sound in the background is a plus around 1:41 lol 😂

[robertmckittrick]

Fekin brilliant even the black scull don't touch this no surrender

[kollerbrian]

Uniform Divined, Equipped for Dress Parade. Wessex sure can make the Welsh Guards feel elite. Here I am just a hitchock Gravy Train citizen dog. Nice time for Elitism in 2012. Brian A Koller

[u.s.paratroops]

I have an intense urge to dig a deep hole in my backyard ??

[blastedstorm]

Two prison guard goons disliked this video.

[doubleghod]

Pretty good (or, as the Limeys say, "a bit of alright")