Good call chantilly!Chris Rickwood ??
His score on TC2M was great!
Music Theme
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chantilly wrote:
His score on TC2M was great!
His score on TC2M was great!
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Chris is on the team!!!
He wrote the score behind the video and will be providing more music. I wonder if he could make some old time recordings for us. I just have to get the specs from the team and send them along. That guy is all class and I am very happy that he wants to continue our relationship.
He wrote the score behind the video and will be providing more music. I wonder if he could make some old time recordings for us. I just have to get the specs from the team and send them along. That guy is all class and I am very happy that he wants to continue our relationship.
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The opening music to TC2M mistakenly made its way onto my ipod. Heard song while on shuffle, and actually enjoyed it enough that it earned a permanent spot on my playlist. Nice call on retaining Chris Rickwood!
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JC Edwards
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Have any of you noticed that the first three notes to the Gettysburg music are the same as Take Command?
I rather like it........a kind of tribute to where we were.
Good times are to be had by all from here.
I rather like it........a kind of tribute to where we were.
Good times are to be had by all from here.
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JC Edwards wrote:
Yep, noticed that the first time I heard it. I thought it was the same theme at first but then it changed. I like it though, it is like a tribute.Have any of you noticed that the first three notes to the Gettysburg music are the same as Take Command?
I rather like it........a kind of tribute to where we were.
Good times are to be had by all from here.
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One of the ideas is to also have good marching tunes that could play while troops were road marching.
If this was available as an option:
1. Would you have it turned on or off?
2. If on, how many different marching tunes would it take to not drive you buggy?
-Jim
If this was available as an option:
1. Would you have it turned on or off?
2. If on, how many different marching tunes would it take to not drive you buggy?
-Jim
"My God, if we've not got a cool brain and a big one too, to manage this affair, the nation is ruined forever." Unknown private, 14th Vermont, 2 July 1863
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All,
I'll offer this insight for what's it's worth on the subject of marching music. Since it's a pretty good bet there are no actual civil war vets contributing to these forums, I'll draw on 25+ years of reenacting experience on this subject. The contribution to the soldier's moral could be significant. At the larger reenactments we almost always had fifes and drums with the battalion. I'm sure most of you have heard recorded fife and drum music. Probably some of you have heard live fifes and drums at reenactments or historic sites. I hope there are at least a couple of you who have had the experience of fifes and drums as they urged you into a battleline or quickened your pace on a tiring march of several miles (or even roused you from a fitful sleep on the hard ground on a frosty morning). Almost to a man, the many men I've "soldiered" with over the years loved the sound of fifes and drums and agree it quickens your blood and stirs the soul. If you're only used to hearing the high pitched rattling percussion of the drums used by many marching bands today, the typcial civil war era drums normally produce a much deeper thundering bass sound. That coupled with the shrill twill of fifes produces a unique stirring effect. I'm sure it wouldn't take much internet surfing to produce some first hand accounts of CW vets to confirm this.
So to answer your question, I'd keep the fifes and drums playing almost always if there was a reasonable variety of songs. Off the top of my head, I'd say 15 or 20. The music of fifes and drums in conjunction with the sounds of battle make a very unique experience, either in real life or on the computer.
As far as comments on brass bands, I believe many (certainly not all) of the regimental bands had been mustered out of service or reorganized into brigade or division bands prior to Gettysburg. I bet there were at least several at GB. I'm very open to correction on this point since I'm only going from memory. For those looking for more information on brass bands
http://www.jvmusic.net/CivilWarBrassBandspage1.html
Everyone has their own preferences. I prefer the fife and drums over the period brass bands.
I'll offer this insight for what's it's worth on the subject of marching music. Since it's a pretty good bet there are no actual civil war vets contributing to these forums, I'll draw on 25+ years of reenacting experience on this subject. The contribution to the soldier's moral could be significant. At the larger reenactments we almost always had fifes and drums with the battalion. I'm sure most of you have heard recorded fife and drum music. Probably some of you have heard live fifes and drums at reenactments or historic sites. I hope there are at least a couple of you who have had the experience of fifes and drums as they urged you into a battleline or quickened your pace on a tiring march of several miles (or even roused you from a fitful sleep on the hard ground on a frosty morning). Almost to a man, the many men I've "soldiered" with over the years loved the sound of fifes and drums and agree it quickens your blood and stirs the soul. If you're only used to hearing the high pitched rattling percussion of the drums used by many marching bands today, the typcial civil war era drums normally produce a much deeper thundering bass sound. That coupled with the shrill twill of fifes produces a unique stirring effect. I'm sure it wouldn't take much internet surfing to produce some first hand accounts of CW vets to confirm this.
So to answer your question, I'd keep the fifes and drums playing almost always if there was a reasonable variety of songs. Off the top of my head, I'd say 15 or 20. The music of fifes and drums in conjunction with the sounds of battle make a very unique experience, either in real life or on the computer.
As far as comments on brass bands, I believe many (certainly not all) of the regimental bands had been mustered out of service or reorganized into brigade or division bands prior to Gettysburg. I bet there were at least several at GB. I'm very open to correction on this point since I'm only going from memory. For those looking for more information on brass bands
http://www.jvmusic.net/CivilWarBrassBandspage1.html
Everyone has their own preferences. I prefer the fife and drums over the period brass bands.
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It seems that different branches favored different styles of music. Jeb Stuart was very fond of his fiddlers and banjo pickers. If they arrived on the battlefield to the tune of "Join the Cavalry" it would not be inappropriate.
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Join the Cavalry was a military song popular during the American Civil War. The verses detail various feats performed by Jeb Stuart's troopers, the cavalry arm of the Army of Northern Virginia, while the chorus urges the listener to "join the cavalry". Occasionally, the title is recorded as "Jine the Cavalry". The song was most common in Virginia.
"Jine the Cavalry!" was among Stuart’s favorite songs, and became the unofficial theme song of his Confederate cavalry corps. It recounts many of Stuart’s early exploits, including the daring "Ride around the Army of the Potomac" in the early summer of 1862, and the invasion of Pennsylvania in June and July 1863. One of Stuart’s men, Sam Sweeney, was an accomplished banjo player and often serenaded Stuart and his officers during the Gettysburg Campaign.
JINE THE CAVALRY!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
We're the boys who went around McClellian,
Went around McClellian, went around McClellian!
We're the boys who went around McClellian,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
We're the boys who crossed the Potomicum,
Crossed the Potomicum, crossed the Potomicum!
We're the boys who crossed the Potomicum,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
Then we went into Pennsylvania,
Into Pennsylvania, into Pennsylvania!
Then we went into Pennsylvania,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
The big fat Dutch gals hand around the breadium,
Hand around the breadium, hand around the breadium!
The big fat Dutch gals hand around the breadium,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
Ol' Joe Hooker, won't you come out of The Wilderness?
Come out of The Wilderness, come out of The Wilderness?
Ol' Joe Hooker, won't you come out of The Wilderness?
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
"Jine the Cavalry!" was among Stuart’s favorite songs, and became the unofficial theme song of his Confederate cavalry corps. It recounts many of Stuart’s early exploits, including the daring "Ride around the Army of the Potomac" in the early summer of 1862, and the invasion of Pennsylvania in June and July 1863. One of Stuart’s men, Sam Sweeney, was an accomplished banjo player and often serenaded Stuart and his officers during the Gettysburg Campaign.
JINE THE CAVALRY!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
We're the boys who went around McClellian,
Went around McClellian, went around McClellian!
We're the boys who went around McClellian,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
We're the boys who crossed the Potomicum,
Crossed the Potomicum, crossed the Potomicum!
We're the boys who crossed the Potomicum,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
Then we went into Pennsylvania,
Into Pennsylvania, into Pennsylvania!
Then we went into Pennsylvania,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
The big fat Dutch gals hand around the breadium,
Hand around the breadium, hand around the breadium!
The big fat Dutch gals hand around the breadium,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
Ol' Joe Hooker, won't you come out of The Wilderness?
Come out of The Wilderness, come out of The Wilderness?
Ol' Joe Hooker, won't you come out of The Wilderness?
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!
CHORUS:
If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!
'The path that is not seen, nor hidden, should always be flanked'
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You can get farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.