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August 3rd
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Did i, or did i not hear the music from Kelly's Heroes during the build up to the final assault in the cinema, in Inglourious Basterds. The scene was i believe, where two of the Basterds are getting into position, and was accompanied by the music from the scene in Kelly's Heroes where the German Tigers were turning over their engines in the town, as Clint Eastwood and Donald Sutherland are trying to get the Sherman tank into the town under cover of the Tigers engines. Is it the same music?

You definitely heard it! It sounded so familiar to me to upon the first viewing of Inglurious Basterds and it wasn’t until I watched Kelly’s Heroes for the umpteenth time, I recognized it. It’s “Tiger Tank” by Lalo Schifrin.

Terrycraig posted an excellent post of the full Inglourious Basterds soundtrack here.

May 30th
10:07

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Kelly’s Heroes (Brian G. Hutton, 1970)

10:05

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Kelly’s Heroes (Brian G. Hutton, 1970)

March 1st
08:09

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Clint Eastwood on the set of Kelly’s Heroes (1970)

December 17th
13:58

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Did you know I have a massive crush on Duncan Jones?

August 20th
15:58

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Kelly's Heroes (1970)

Big Joe: Look, Mac, you and us? We're just soldiers, right? We don't even know what this war's all about. All we do is we fight and we die and for what? We don't get anything out of it. In about a half an hour the whole American army's gonna be comin' down that road. Why don't you do yourself a great, big fat favor, huh? And get the hell outta here?
German tank commander: I have orders. This bank isn't to fall into the hands of the American army.
Kelly: Sergeant, this bank's not gonna fall into the hands of the American army. It's gonna fall in our hands. You see, we're just a private enterprise operation.
German tank commander: You... the American army!
Oddball: No, baby, we ain't.

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Donald Sutherland and Clint Eastwood in Kelly’s Heroes.

At the FAQ in June, Tarantino mentioned Kelly’s Heroes (among others) as a source of inspiration for Inglourious Basterds. One of the songs off the soundtrack is even featured in his film (Tiger Tank by Lalo Schifrin). This is one of my favorite war films when I was a little kid because

1) It wasn’t B&W. (the only B&W I could tolerate as a child was Audrey Hepburn films and I Love Lucy)

2) It was HILARIOUS.

3) Of all my father’s films, it was the least gory.

I still find it to be a fun war flick, mostly for Donald Sutherland as the hippie tank commander Sgt. Oddball.