Now I understand the logic of the music scores after looking at the films music and reading the info on
http://publicservicebroadcasting.net/ .
Took me awhile to understand the why and the logic of the music over-score. It is a good way of making history more alive for the younger generations.
I remember these films from my childhood, no not as newsreels at the movies I'm not that old. But from the TV and a series called The 20th Century with Walter Cronkite.
Cheers Phil