Song of Liberty Song of Liberty "Song of Liberty" is a British patriotic song which became popular during the Second World War. The song was set to the music of Edward Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4". It followed the success of Land of Hope and Glory, another patriotic song with lyrics by A. C. Benson set to Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1". In 1940, six years after the death of the composer, A. P. Herbert (with permission) wrote lyrics to the tune. Herbert wrote two verses for the song, each followed by a refrain ""All men must be free
Richard III (1955 film) by Sir William Walton, who worked on all of the films Olivier directed except "The Prince and the Showgirl". He composed a score described in Chandos's record catalogue as "rousing" and "filled with pomp and circumstance, to add to the feel of pageantry". The music was conducted by Muir Mathieson, who collaborated on all of films Olivier directed, except for "Three Sisters". The film's music was also used for a set of readings of speeches from the play on audio CD featuring John Gielgud. The Chandos catalogue notes that Walton used the main theme throughout the film, especially towards the