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Colonel Bogey
for string orchestra
LT F. J. RICKETTS LT F. J. RICKETTS aka KENNETH J. ALFORD /arr. Steven L. Rosenhaus
COLONEL BOGEY by Lt. F.J. Ricketts, published in 1914, is one the most famous marches ever written (that wasn't composed by John Philip Sousa). As a piano score it sold over a million copies by the 1930s, and it has been recorded many … Read More
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COLONEL BOGEY by Lt. F.J. Ricketts, published in 1914, is one the most famous marches ever written (that wasn't composed by John Philip Sousa). As a piano score it sold over a million copies by the 1930s, and it has been recorded many times since. It is best known for its use in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai. According to the composer, the name comes from the nickname of a certain eccentric officer Ricketts encountered at Fort George in Scotland, often at the golf course (when not on duty). Instead of yelling "fore" before hitting a ball, the unnamed officer would whistle a two-note pattern. Ricketts remembered the whistle and used it to start the melody you hear here. (Another coincidence or intentional? In the River Kwai film the tune is most often whistled.)