This was the Colonel Bogey March from the movie Bridge on the River Kwai, originally composed by Kenneth Alford in 1914 but popularized by Malcolm Arnold in his 1958 Oscar-winning film score.

"Colonel Bogey March" is a British march ... The tune was published under his pseudonym, Kenneth Alford. The name derives from the Colonel Bogey golf scoring system (meaning one-above-par round ...

included Ballet Suite from "Pineapple Poll" (Arthur Sullivan); Riders for the Flag (John Philip Sousa); Ascension (Tom Davoren); Colonel Bogey March (Kenneth Alford); selections from "Suite of Old ...