A captivating performance of the iconic "Colonel Bogey March" from the classic film *The Bridge on the River Kwai*. This stirring military march, originally composed in 1914 by British bandmaster Lieutenant F.J. Ricketts (under the pseudonym Kenneth J. Alford), draws its name from golf terminology where "bogey" refers to an imaginary standard opponent—one stroke over par. Inspired by a golfer's whistle on a Scottish course, the piece gained worldwide fame when featured in the 1957 Academy Award-

Mitch Miller - March From The River Kwai And Colonel Bogey (1957) "March from The River Kwai and Colonel Bogey," masterfully produced by Mitch Miller, combines Lieutenant F.J. Ricketts's "Colonel Bogey March" (1914) with Malcolm Arnold's composition for the 1957 film "The Bridge on the River Kwai." This medley, under Miller's direction, transcended its military march origins, embodying resilience and defiance. The film's story of British POWs in Burma, paired with its memorable score, resonated

The tune whistled by the POWs as the enter the camp is the first strain of "Colonel Bogey March," first composed in 1914. As the story goes, the whistling was unplanned for the film, but during filming, Director David Lean was upset that the extras who played the prisoners could not march in time, and ordered someone to whistle a march to keep time to. An extra named George Siegatz started whistling "Colonel Bogey," and a hit was born. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI ('57) makes its FMC debut Satur

#MusicMonday: The United States Navy Band Brass Quintet recently recorded Kenneth Alford's "Colonel Bogey March." The melody was set to lyrics by Major Dorothy E. Nielsen, U.S. Army Reserve, as a song of the Women's Army Corps: "Duty is calling you and me, we have a date with destiny, ready, the WACs are ready, their pulse is steady a world to set free. Service, we're in it heart and soul, victory is our only goal, we love our country's honor and we'll defend it against any foe." | United States