By Elmer Bernstein, Al Stillman. Arranged by James Pybus. Score, Set of Parts. 10 pages. Published by James Pybus

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1454722

Composed by Al Stillman and Elmer Bernstein. Arranged by John Langley / Studio Orchestrations. Film/TV,Historic,March,Patriotic,Thriller. 106 pages. Www.studio-orchestrations.com #1033795. Published by www.studio-orchestrations.com (A0.1454722).

The Great Escape (1963) is one of the great American epic war adventure films starring some of the greatest actors of the age like Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, among many others.  

The soundtrack was composed by Elmer Bernstein who had enjoyed great acclaim for his music for the 1960 epic The Magnificent 7 (also starrring Steve McQueen).  The Great Escape March theme is regarded as one of the best loved war film themes harnessing both a British and an American patriotic flavour in its themes.  Its bitter sweet jauntiness successfully catches the mood of the film, the optimism and indominatable spirit of the prisoners always hell bent on trying to escape, and the German march theme also makes a brief appearance to reflect all the voices in the narrative of the story.  Other film composers have used a similar approach using a jaunty march theme like Bernstein does - notably The bridge over the river Kwai and A bridge too far - while other composers have tried (arguably) less successfully to encapsulate appropriate pathos alongside that optimism in the 'optimistic' themes.

This arrangement is a great bite sized orchestral excerpt appropriate for any concert of film music, or military war/historic themes. 

INSTRUMENTATION:
Flute
Piccolo
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets
2 Bassoons

4 Horns
4 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Tuba

Timpani
3 Percussion 
[Bass Drum/Cymbals/2 Side Drums]

Strings

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Instrumental Solo,Keyboard - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1325631

Composed by Al Stillman and Elmer Bernstein. Arranged by David W. Barber. Film/TV,Pop,Traditional. Individual part. 2 pages. David W. Barber #913828. Published by David W. Barber (A0.1325631).

A fun arrangement of Happy Birthday To You in the style of Elmer Bernstein's march from the classic war movie The Great Escape.

Baritone Horn TC,E-Flat Cornet,Euphonium,Flugelhorn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1326115

Composed by Al Stillman and Elmer Bernstein. Arranged by Kevin P Holdgate. 20th Century,Broadway,Film/TV,Musical/Show. 15 pages. Kevin P Holdgate #914315. Published by Kevin P Holdgate (A0.1326115).

The Great Escape is a 1963 American epic war suspense adventure film starring Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough and featuring James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton and Angus Lennie. It was filmed in Panavision, and its musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein.

Based on Paul Brickhill's 1950 non-fiction book of the same name, the film depicts a heavily fictionalized version of the mass escape by British Commonwealth prisoners of war from German POW camp Stalag Luft III during the Second World War. The film made numerous compromises for its commercial appeal, including its portrayal of American prisoners' involvement in the escape.

This arrangement for brass quartet (with parts for Eb & Bb Instruments) always goes down well with audiences.

Composed by Elmer Bernstein and Al Stillman. Arranged by Kevin Riley. 20th Century, Film/TV. Score and parts. 63 pages. Kevin Riley #478728. Published by Kevin Riley

Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1150149

Composed by Al Stillman and Elmer Bernstein. Arranged by Geoff Cloke. 20th Century,Contemporary,Film/TV. Score. 5 pages. Geoff Cloke #750319. Published by Geoff Cloke (A0.1150149).

Piano Reduction of the whole film title (over 4 minutes). Other parts by request from geoffrey.cloke@gmail.com and other music available from www.geoffcloke.com.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1231579

Composed by Al Stillman and Elmer Bernstein. Arranged by Chris North. 20th Century,Film/TV. Score and Parts. 38 pages. Danetre Music #827283. Published by Danetre Music (A0.1231579).

The famous theme from the 1963 film The Great Escape arranged for brass ten piece ensemble. A Ten Piece (nine brass plus percussion), is a popular medium within the UK, based on the famous James Shepherd Versatile Brass (JSVB) line up, which mainly used instrumentation as follows: 4 Cornets (or Trumpets, with the 4th part doubling on Flugel), 1 Eb Tenor Horn, 2 Trombones (Tenor & Bass),  1 Euphonium, 1 Eb Bass & 1 Percussion. Additional parts for 1 F Horn, Tenor Trombone (BC), Euphonium (BC) & Tuba (BC) are also included.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1415725

Composed by Al Stillman and Elmer Bernstein. Arranged by Fran Frrall. Film/TV,March. 7 pages. Fran Farrall #997430. Published by Fran Farrall (A0.1415725).

A string quartet arrangememt of the title theme from the 1963 American epic war suspense adventure film The Great Escape.

Composed by Elmer Bernstein and Al Stillman. Arranged by Pete Cross. Film/TV. Score and parts. 6 pages. Robert Peter Cross #195894. Published by Robert Peter Cross

Mixed Percussion B-Flat Tuba,B-Flat trombone,Baritone Horn TC/Euphonium,Bass Trombone,E-Flat Cornet,E-Flat Tenor Horn,E-Flat Tuba TC,Flugelhorn,Percussion 1,Percussion 2,Tenor Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1419287

Composed by Al Stillman and Elmer Bernstein. Arranged by Stephen Hague. Film/TV,March. Brass Band. 57 pages. Stephen Hague #1000723. Published by Stephen Hague (A0.1419287).

Full Brass Band Arrangement.

Composed by Elmer Bernstein and Al Stillman. Arranged by Geoff Cloke. 20th Century, Film/TV, Patriotic. Score and parts. 23 pages. Geoff Cloke #150276. Published by Geoff Cloke