The Longest Day by Paul Anka Concert Band - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.1590621

COMPOSER : Paul Anka
ARRANGER : David Beal

Imagine a band marching into town from the distance getting closer and closer, the music gets louder and louder with playing, whistling and singing bands persons. Passing by on parade and then leaving the town with the music getting quieter and quieter and the band getting further and further away......

The Longest Day is a 1962 American epic war film based on Cornelius Ryan's 1959 non-fiction book of the same name about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck for 20th Century Fox.
The theme song was written by Paul Anka. Anka was a rising singer, songwriter and actor. The theme is used sporadically through the movie as background music played by a piano in the RAF Officers Club and on a harmonica. The theme is also played at the end.
Anka talked about starring in the movie with producer Daryl Zanuck. It occurred to him to ask Zanuck who was doing the music for the film, and the response was that there would be no music. Melodies then “started banging at me,” and he wrote the song "The Longest Day." He then made a demo record for $250 and shipped to Zanuck in France, after which he received a telex, "Dear Paul, there will be music."
The theme is quite simple but yet conveys a martial feel. The movie opens with the familiar opening four notes of Beethoven’s 5th symphony that interesting corresponds to the morse code letter of V-3 dots and a dash. V standing for Victory.

Scored For :
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
3 x Bb Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
2 x Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
3 x Bb Trumpet
2 x Horn in F (Eb Parts included)
3 x Tenor Trombone (Bb Parts included)
Baritone (Bass Clef)
Baritone (Treble Clef)
Tuba (Eb & Bb Parts included)
Bass Line
Drum Kit
Percussion Tuned
Percussion.