American Reacts to Norwegian Military Tattoo 

Hi Tyler, As a former corporal in His Majesty the King’s Guard 3. Company drill unit (was the 5. Company when I was in 2001), there is a lot of training to perform at the highest standard. As mentioned before, we are only in for 1 year. People that joined the marching band, they have had a musical entrance exam in order to get picked out. They have usually more than 10 years of experience in playing and marching. When it comes to the drill unit, we do not have the same experience and therefor starting from scratch. Weapon that is used is a Garand M1 with a bayonet, weigh in at 5 kg or around 11 pounds. The bayonet can absolutely cut you if you are a bit unlucky with your position and do not have enough space when we rotate the rifle. In my platoon, we have one deep cut right before a performance, but we just taped it up and did our show. The total length of one show, is about 30 minutes long. What you saw was a shorten version of it because it was a tattoo and you need to make place for other nation as well. My first 6 months of training, before even getting to show of what we could, consisting of me getting up at 0530 and in bed at 2300 each day. Almost no spare time, and no time for yourself. Always something to work on, to be better on. At this time, we had the weekends off. From May to September, then the drill season is on. At this time, we only had 2 weeks off as summer vacation. Rest of the time goes to practice and performing, both weekdays and weekends. There is 32 persons that perform at the same time. But what do you not see is that we also have 8 persons that are working as reserve, so that we can rotate with personnel to not get injuries because it is quite a load for your knees and hip socket. After a while, you can smash your Garand M1 into your hips without feeling anything cause all your nerves are totally gone… I was marked as a reserve, and this is the highest form for trust you can get. It means that you need to have control over 4 different places within the drill. And all position is a bit unique. Since I was in service 2001, I was able to go to Edinburgh Military Tattoo for a month. This is the most prestige tattoo in the world! Was it hard work? ABSOLUTELY! But what a unique year I was able to experience!! Can for sure recommend this as a military service.

Also, these are 19 year old conscipts. They have been training less than a year

So cool to see this again. I was a member of that exact group. His Majestys Kings Guard 3 company . Was in from october 03 to October 04. This was actually the last performance we did before beeing released from the army. I played first trumpet. As an old HMKG member we have a saying. "En gang gardist, alltid gardist." Translate to something like once a guard, always a guard. Thanks for all the norwegian reaction clips you share. I really enjoy them.

02:26 What is more impressive that all of these are conscripted soldiers. I.e. these are not professionals with years of experience - but only serve total for a little over a year (I don't remember exactly how many months...16 months?)

6:44 When you realize those were bayonets 🤯

The last march they play (Gammel Jegermarsj/"Old Jäger March") is a march that I think every marching band in the whole of Norway plays on the 17th of May. It's very traditional

Hi I served in the kings guard in my youth. 3 months recruit training and 9 months active service, wich mainley is watch service by the royal castle, Skaugum where the crown prince family lives, Akershus fortress and in the summer season at Bygdøy kongsgård(kings farm) This units in the video is not ordinary units, they train for 6 months, and then is active for 6. Yoy saw 3 units here, the drill corps which drill with guns (Garrand rifles) the signal corps with straith horns without valves and drummers and the guards band which is a ordinary band setup. This units do not do ordinary service as soldiers, they travel around an make performances. The signal and the drill often do this together. The signal corps or one of then is on watch duty at the castle when the king is there, an play a fanfare when the king leave through the front gate or come in. In my time there king olav was the regent. He mistly left through the back gate, besause then he could drive hinself instead of having a driver. He always left in a big black vintage american car with his dog, he always saluted the guard post with his hat. The police guars wich followed hin drove behind in a volvo. By the way, this was not the best performanc i have seen from the drill corps, look for more wideos, an you will probably fins som far more impressing

You were right about the tune being like an old western, because it is, it's the good, the bad and the ugly. They usually add in a popular song for fun, they have also done super mario bros, the mandalorian, star wars etc..

The music is from the movie the good, bad and the ugly with Clint Eastwood😄. And this is the kings guard that protect the king, Queen and the rest of the royal family👍

It is the King's Guard, 3rd company

At 14:15, Gammel Jegermarsj (Old Hunters March) is a traditional Norwegian march. The Kings Guards mostly use it for their exit from the show. All Norwegian marching bands in Norway know this tune from the heart.

Stomping is important for synchronization, it is a timing mark to verify everyone is in unison

The tune you recognized is invariably known as “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” or “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye”. The same tune is used for the children's song “Runaway Train”. You might have heard it performed by United States Marines Band or in a movie, most prominently used in Die Hard With a Vengeance.

You should watch the Edinburgh Military Tattoo

At 15:18 The Kings Guards 1, 2 and 4 companies actually is real fighting units, beside standing guard at the Royal Norwegian Castle and protecting the royal family. The Third company you see here is mostly the display company, traveling around the world for tattooes like this, but make no mistake, this muscians and drill soldiers also are highly trained soldiers, ready to go in to armed action if reqiured.

''is this norwegian traditional military music?'' and they play the theme from the good the bad and the ugly and ultra american movie :D hehe . love ure content bro :D

Yes, Tyler, at 12:15 you should know that tune. It's from the American Cicil War and it's called "When Johnny Comes Marching Home".

At the time you asked about the music the HMKG was playing theme from the movie The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, music by Ennio Morricone

The tone at 12:22 I've heard that in the move Die Hard with Bruce Willis from 1988

The shiniest instruments I have ever seen 🎺✨️

12:03 The melody is "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", which should be know by most americans 🙂

the rifles have a sharp blade on the end

Yes Tyler, that Western theme is a Norwegian folk song called The Brunost and the Surströmming by the very Norwegian composer Eivin Morricone. He also did the tune Once Upon a Time in Gausdal. 😅😅😅

These guys are doing their year in the military. And three of the months are at recruit school. Then 9 months in HMK guard. Greetings from Norway. 😀

How can you not know the theme music from "The good, the bad and the ugly?" 8:15.

The military tattoo shows travel from country to country in Europe, don’t know all the countries but the one in Edinburgh, Scotland is the most famous. The US also attend these shows

They have the bajonettes (?) on their guns too…

@Tyler Walker, that first tune you mentioned knowing, as has been mentioned in other comments, its real title is When Johnny Comes Marching Home, but you may recognise as The Ants Came Marching One By One, which many people learnt as kids.

13:05 it's the main theme from the movie 'the good, the bad and the ugly'

They were live in Stavanger, outdoors, yesterday!

Yes, from a western movie. Ennio Morricone. The good the bad and the ugly :-) The other one you recoginzed was Dixieland. From the civil war.

At 8:25 This is the theme from the old Western Clssic Movie "The good, The bad, The uggly" with Clint Eastwood starring. Not a classic norwegian tune but with the right arrangement a nice tune for marching troops.

Like the humming... da da da da da, da daada 😅= The "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (staring Clint Eastwood) soundtrack was created and composed by Ennio Morricone for the movie directed by Sergio Leone in 1966, and considered as the landmark of the Spaghetti Western genre. "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" is still considered as one of the most beautiful soundtracks ever composed in Cinema history.

They are so perfect because they drill and work real hard at this performance. They are all serving for 12 months and during that time they get basic millittary training, rehearse this show, travel around in Norway and sometimes abroad to show it to an audience, and the band is also holding more traditional concerts. They performs a good mix of traditional Norwegian marches (like Gammel Jegermarsj as they finished with), international marches and concert pieces both from Norwegian and internationa composers and arrangers. This video you watched were recorded at The Nowegian Millitary Tattoo where a lot of bands/units from both the US (2 US Marines units I believe) and Europe were participating.

At 12:40, If i am not mistaken it is from one of Clint Eastwoods Trinity films, not shore wich one though, but think it is The Good, The Bad, The Uggly...

This is the 3 troops of the kings guard 3rd company, the Drill Troop (gun men), Signal Troop (the long bassoons/signal horns and the drummers with black drum skins and white stick) and The music Troop (the rest of the musicians, including the drummers with white drum skins and black sticks, and orderairy trumpets)

The music played at 12:03 is a song used in the American civil war, called "When Johnny Comes marching home" by the norther'n states troops.

parts of the music sounds like Clint Eastwood movies......These guys are awesome

In the military tattoo, military groups from several countries perform. Everyone except the Norwegians are professional. The Norwegians, which you are seeing in this video, are just in the military for around a year. The two groups (music and drill) start practicing the marching, playing etc in January. The Norwegian Military Tattoo is in April (at least it was in April this year). And they have memorised the music they're playing. This year, most of the others carried sheet music to look at while performing.

What you think they played of an old western tune is corect, that was wrtiten by the Itaian composer Enrico Moricone, and theme score from the Good and Bad and the Ugly, featuring Clint Eastwoon in the spagethi werstern days.

The tune played on the bell lyres was "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" by Adam Faith. It's from the US Civil War.

Old hunting marc. The last one.

Oh hey, it's my old unit! This isn't from my year, but it's always impressive.

13:00 If you want to hear this whistle from an old Weston. then listen to it live from Denmark and you will never forget it again: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-enuOArEfqGo.html

WOW! During my military service (Sweden) we had 'program march', but nothing like this. It may seem childish, but everything is based on discipline and trust. Like everything in the military.

When I was little i grew up right next to the camp where they train, in my neighbourhood it's tradtion to go see them perform every 17th of May.

Music from the film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly " with Clint Eastwood.

Hi Tyler. 14:08 - Gammel Jegermarsj : "Old hunter's march" And they've won most of the world's military tattoo competitions - rated no 1. in the world.

No comments from me this time, this is just really enjoyable to watch (even though I've seen it before).

That M1 Garand (Us WW1 rifle) is super heavy, with the realy long and sharp bayonet attached it's about 12 lb. The core strength of that guy spinning it superfast is crazy. Most years they don't even have a solo driller. Also they train with the bayonets on regularly, when i was in HMKG one off the most proficient guys in the 8 man drill showpiece got 20 stiches after a mishap.

These people don't do any military training, even though they are part of the Norwegian Army. They only drill/train the entire year they're serving. Many of the musicians have experience from being in marching bands from childhood, so to them this isn't all that new, but it's a lot more coordination than just marching down the street like they're used to. But even some of the more professional armies where people do this for a living will still have the sheetmusic in front of them whilst playing. The Norwegian guys never do that, they know them all by heart.

@8:46 The song is "The Ecstasy of Gold" from the movie "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Haven't you seen that movie? And no, it's not a Norwegian composition. I believe it's Italian.

Hi. They also travel around in Norway to do this. I saw them in the little town ovest Norway. Skudeneshavn. Now they was in Stavanger area. Nice to hear you but i would like to teach you how to speak norwegian. Like æ,ø. Å... Bye from Rogaland county.

Check out the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. They have units from around the world, and it's just stunning.

You should check out kaizers Orchestra a norwegian band singing in norwegian popular all over europe for decades ago. Now they have reunited and plan a new tour even in the us. Considered to be one of the best live band. If you are into military music check out Valdres march considered to be world finest march.

The misic that was "Spagetti western. Enio Moricone...Yes .. I think it is from the good the bad and the ugly.. Probably.. But I he wrote alot of songs. And I am too lazy to google

The music is from The good the bad and the ugly.... Ennio Morricone

Please react to more of them!!! I LOVE THIS! ❤ Also a guy called Magnus Mittbø ( i belive 😅 He is a climber) did a youtube video were he tried out training with them. That one can you also react to!!! Good stuff!

Norwegian kings guard exercise a few month!

And those are real baoynets. Wicked sharp!

At 12:14' Pirates of the Carabean

The Norwegian army is only training 12 months for this and 17 mai the norwegen day

The most impressing is that they are not prosessinal military men and women. This is while doing time in the military for a couple of years!

Norway is a monarchy. Those are the Kings Guard. King Harald grew up in the USA ( 2 WW )

the good the bad and the ugly...starring clint eastwood i believe (about the one song) 8:58 AND the other one? its from the civil war duh (Union song i believe...might be wrong though)...strange that an American doesnt recognice it 🤣🤣

18-19 year olds training for 9 months or so. Kingsguard pri goal is to secure the king and Oslo. Not everyone in the kingsguard is in band and drilling, but pretty sure all of the can march like that. You asked what kingsguard is, and can maybe be similar to queensguard in England (now renamed kingsguard again).

This is the 18-19 year Ole solenergi for theyr one year of militarisme service in Norway👍🏻😮 They Re good and practice one year and this is the resault😊

They have only traind for one year to do this.

The old western tune you must know :) Clint Eastwood, The good the bad, the ugly :)

Hi. U need to make a new current news video. In Oslo there have been a big tunder storm, and a lot of rain. All of the streets in Oslo is flooded!

The tune, The good, bad and ugly...

The rifle is a M1 Garand in 3006

Can you react to the tattoo from 2012 and 2017

Yes, those who are not proud of the King's Guard do not know what they are doing. All are regular military conscripts and serve one year of conscription. And one such program takes them eight months to learn. They are invited to shows all over the world every year, and since Edinburg military Tatoo is shown on Norsk TV, it is very popular. And KG is there often, and is just as popular every time, precisely because all the others who are there are professional military. And then I mean that they are popular among the audience, also among the 100 million who watch it on TV.

you should take a look at norwegian military tattoo Oslo 2022 09 17 as well

Surely you recognize the soundtrack from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly?

Haha I actually thought just wait until the drillteam fires haha. And on the tip of the gun there is a SHARP knife. So they CAN hurt themselves. Im a baton twirler and Im from Lillehammer, and His Majestys Kings Guards marching band has the first performance of the year in my home town. Ive seen them quite a few times. Often in April. So they start their year in the fall, august I believe. And they train all day basically. The musicans have played in school bands and go on to serve their time in the millitary with in the band. And the drill team learns it when they join. Altt of norwegians dont like martching band music. Since I started baton twirling when I was 8. Then became a drum major at 14 years old. My whole life has been band and baton twirling competitions. AND Im going to see the Kings Guards in two days, tuesday the 28th of may. Here in Sandnes. Near Stavanger.

Sorry to say. This looks like an example of US knowledge of Europe. He do not recognize the flags of Finland, Czech, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland etc. Most of the allies to the US. Do not know the difference between trumpet and herald trumpet. Worst of all. He he do not know music of Enrico Morricone. On the other hand: He paid respect to the art of the performance. Respect for this

Asking if Ennio Morricone's The good, the bad and the ugly is traditional Norwegian music ? Dont tell me you have never seen a Spaghetti western with Clint Eastwood?

Can you make a video reacting to "Norwegian folktales/fairytales"? I think they're really fun to listen to.😃

You have reacted to their mascot before the Penguin Nils Olav lll.

The music is not Norwegian military music it's the theme from the Clint Eastwood film A few dollars more.

oh didn't know your last name is Walker :D

Ennio Morricone

the music is american....The Ecstasy of Gold - Ennio Morricone ( The Good, the Bad and the Ugly )

Fun fact if you mess this up in Norway you get sent to Svalbard

We would be a much cooler country if our traditional music was in the spirit of Morricone.

En new every year.

There are knivs on the guns.

They are perfect because they have done this 87634545 times 😀

And they all went into the ark...

The good the bad and the ugly ennio morricone

Dont play with norwegians!😊😂

Too many interruptions Tyler!

Be less Gay Tyler. It’s good Marching and music. Buy I think you may start to foam. Pipe down so we can enjoy it.

8:20 the music is american western music acctually 🤨

YT channels are getting increasingly ridiculous. Find yourself a real job...

I know it's a reaction video but maybe a little less reaction and more watching would be better!

Hello

Maybe on this Memorial Day Weekend, you could learn something about the American military; God knows you could benefit from the info.