The United States Marine Band

This delivers pretty much what is says on the can, as the pristinely clad United States Marine Band gather in the centre of Washington DC to play some memorable tunes whilst the photography moves around these men in a much less static fashion than you might expect as well as taking us on a Cook’s tour of the city. There are no shortages of monuments for us to see, from great military bronzes to Lincoln’s memorial. It also incorporates some archive imagery of these men and others from the US military engaging in training and in action and delivers adequately as a feel-good movie for the domestic population to feel proud of their armed forces. The accompanying music features many famous tunes ranging from Liszt to de Souza and for many with few domestic prospects or watching the news of the war in Europe, it is bound to engender some thoughts of recruitment.