BBC4 First World War - Opening Titles (Theme) - Orlando Gough 

This documentary and its music is so provocative. Seeing the pictures with the theme played over it makes me just wonder about the people’s deaths, their suffering. Then I remember that the war happened on such a massive scale, one that the human mind cannot possibly understand. I’ve seen the documentary many times. It was one of those documentaries I watched when I was 12 that inspired me to become a history major. While studying history, I’ve realized that not everything I’ve watched was a good analysis of history, but this one is still good.

Holy crap! After so long, it's finally been uploaded to RU-vid! Thank you. This is the best version of Cecil Coles behind the lines. Also BBC's First World War is one of the best documentary about World War I.

My paternal grandfather fought for France in the First World War. He did not speak about his experiences on the front, he did mention how most of his friends from his childhood died in the conflict, I think he felt guilty being a survivor. He died at the age of 97 in 1981.

Found the theme music to this series very moving and so appropriate. Thank you for posting this.

This was the best and most thorough documentary I've seen about WW I. The opening music is both triumphant and haunting and I was glad to finally hear it on RU-vid. Thank you for the upload!

Sadly ironic that the composer, Cecil Coles (not Orlando Gough), was killed at the battle of the Somme in 1918. He is remembered as one of the most talented of the composers who lost their lives in the First World War.

100 years, lest we forget.

this music somehow really seems to invoke in me an emotion that to be transported back in time during the first ww. what a beautiful piece of music history

Such a beautiful piece of music...

The memories watching this with my dad and grandpa when I was a kid..... the music has and will always stick with me.

To the creators of this documentary, FANTASTIC job. Excellent excellent excellent. This piece is just icing on the cake. Compliments it perfectly.

This song pretty much fits any war of any century. That somber, despair, and feeling of wasted youth, with a glint of hope for the future.

Finally i found this song!!!!

Finally it's uploaded.. Thanks a lot!

I kust finished the documentary right now, watched all 10 episodes in 2 days. Enjoyed my time/world travel while in the Covid-19 quarantine.

Nobody really talks about the first world war much (or great war), but it's influence is still felt today, over 100 years later. I do like the series though, and this music is perfect for it.

Classic opening

1:00 on is so good TT TT

Thank you for uploading, such a moving piece of music. The whole soundtrack really is quite powerful, as is of course the documentary itself.

So hauntingly beautiful. Ty for sharing

Finally I found it!!

Such beautiful music and a disgusting war.

it makes me sad my grand grandfather rum nuri died at polish galichia during at the brusilov offensive.he was an artilery officer in the ottoman army

Thank you very much

Excelentísimo documental...😥👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 most excellent documentary ...😥👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Never forget. 104 years ago, the guns fell silent.

2 years, 0 dislikes. Guess we were all searching for this lol

Does anybody know in the Breaking the Blockade episode their is a light heated piano song playing when they were detailing the time off from the war when solidiers found low intensity sectors and the time of the line. Very playful piano song I cant find it.

Please, can i use this theme to a short for RU-vid, about Blaise Cendrars?