The revolution led by the mysterious V against the future fascist British government culminates into 'Knives and Bullets (and Cannons Too)' with the final two minutes of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece. The Russian Army's theme is hinted at in the brass section in the opening notes of 'Remember Remember'. I mention Tchaikovsky's celebrated work here because Dario Marianelli's score to V for Vendetta is one long exercise in restraint that builds up to the '1812 Overture'. That joyous, patriotic theme you hear at the end, while cannons are erupting left and right and fireworks are exploding in the sky? That's the Russian Army's theme, victorious against the onslaught of the French. and the U.K., the music represents France's aborted invasion of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars in 1812. Instead of dealing with the War of 1812 between the U.S. What few people know is that the 'Overture' has nothing to do with the United States, or even North America. The '1812 Overture' is a well known symphonic work by Tchaikovsky that is commonly associated in the USA with Fourth of July celebrations.
