Help identifying music...

[mysticgael13]

Hopefully someone on here can help me. I'm trying to identify the music featured in the TV movie "Tad." It can be heard in the link below. I'm not sure if it's a traditional tune or an original piece, but given the nature of it, I think traditional is a good possibility. It's such a beautiful, haunting melody, I can't get it out of my head!

(1:26:15)

 

[AndyHall]

The first is "Bonny Blue Flag." The next one is "The Girl I Left Behind Me." Both popular at the time, with lots of different sets of lyrics, although "Bonny Blue" is generally thought of as a Confederate song.

"I Goes to Fight Mit Sigel" is one example, set to "The Girl I Left Behind Me."

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Andy beat me to it, the first is The Bonnie Blue Flag, the second is familiar but I don't know the the name of the tune.

Not to worry though . . . someone will enlighten us.

 

[Mike Serpa]

I look on IMDb (Internet Movie Database) to see if I could learn about the music. I came up empty but did find this!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114602/board/thread/122147729

Bug Hall played the lead role.

 

[ole]

Never saw that before. Have saved it for a rainy day.

We had some risqué lyrics for "The Girl I Left Behind Me."

 

[mysticgael13]

Thanks guys. Just to be clear though, I was referring to the music heard (among other scenes) in the final scene, at the 1:26:15 mark (I guess the forums don't let you cue it up).

I'm definitely familiar with Bonny Blue Flag, but did not know the name of the "Girl I Left Behind Me" tune. Lovely.

 

[John Hartwell]

I wasn't aware of that tv movie. It's pretty decent, in a modest 'Family Channel" sort of way. Don't look too close or expect too much (the Lincolns watching by telescope from the WH roof as Ellsworth hauls down the CBF!) But, it's a nice story well told. Bug Hall is, predictably, a bit too "modern," and Kristofferson is surprisingly good as Lincoln. Great for kids.

 

[rhettbutler1865]

Well, Major Andy beat me to it as well. That's indeed, what they are.

 

[rhettbutler1865]

And Kris Kristofferson (attempting to act) is not a good casting choice for Lincoln.