''Shangani Patrol'' is the

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to the 1970 film ''

Shangani Patrol The Shangani Patrol (or Wilson's Patrol) was a 34-soldier unit of the British South Africa Company that in 1893 was ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors in pre-Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), during the First Matab ...

''. It was released in 1970 and was performed by the RPM Studio Orchestra, composed and conducted by Mike Hankinson, and recorded in RPM Studios

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, by Geoff Tucker. Conducted by the composer Michael Hankinson with a session orchestra. A notable member of this group of musicians was trumpeter

Eddie Calvert Albert Edward "Eddie" Calvert (15 March 1922 – 7 August 1978) was an English trumpeter, who enjoyed his greatest success in the 1950s. Between 1953 and 1958, Calvert achieved seven instrumental hits on the UK Singles Chart, including two ch ...

- also known in England as "The man with the golden horn". Part of the proceeds from the sale of this album were donated to Brandwag Fund/Fond comforts for border troops. The film was based on the true story of the

Track listing

# "Overture" - 2:00 # "Title Music" (Shangani Patrol theme music) by Dan Hill and Mike Hankinson - 3:28 # "

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" - 0:42 # "Boarder Battle" - 1:20 # "Poem" - 1:13 # "Leaving Fort Victoria" - 1:09 # "Ringing Rocks" - 1:38 # "Under Attack" - 2:28 # " Jameson's Arrival" - 0:54 # "Diary" - 2:00 # "Stampede" - 1:51 # "Ambush and Escape" - 2:13 # "Call for Reinforcements" - 2:00 # "Night Watch" - 1:20 # "Royal Spear ( Matabele Chant)" - 1:30 # "Last Stand" - 2:00 # "To Brave Men" - 0:57

References

* Shangani Patrol Album jacket War film soundtracks 1970 soundtrack albums Charity albums RPM Records (United Kingdom) soundtracks {{soundtrack-stub