Quote Originally Posted by Cleve van Leef View Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqONgYHYo88

Best ever TV theme. World at War
Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
I agree.

In combination with the opening sequence it used to chill me. It set the tone for a serious and sober portrayal of horror and pain - with no escape. No romanticism. No false patriotism. Just a grim and relentless catalogue of human folly, evil and ordinary heroism.
My late dad and I's favourite programme of the time.

The score (by Carl Davis who I had to look up), along with the Laurence Olivier's narration and real footage of the war make the compelling to watch even today.