war movies always have the same kind of music
the echo of reveille horns, barra pum pum pum drums, slow tuneful strings.
twists on the 'Band of Brothers' theme
you'd think film composers would want to come up with something different.
you'd think the films actually are extra-large commercials for the military.
you'd think soldiers couldn't possibly know beforehand,
how badly the skin would peel off rot from footsores
and how much pumping bullets would blast the psyche.
that no one would want to volunteer for duty
if they knew how much time they would spend removing bodies
or in an eternity without one
you'd think these frontline conflict genre movies would want to come up with some different kind of background music
than the damn swollen crescendos, symphonic auld lang syne and explosion sound effects,
you'd think some blues, at least, would be different. some blues behind the automatic weapon rat tattering
you'd think one time just once a hero could be the coward who defected
you'd think nothing of letting small children be exposed to it
of not knowing if you'll ever see him again,
of waving goodbye to the troopers,
you'd only think 'how brave how honorable'
if the dpp had it their way. and they almost always do.
you'd think there's not much you can do but follow
you'd think the word of one objector is worth much more than 'freedom'
more loosely defined than camouflage
if they didn't always have that same kind of background music
