But the jolly tone gives way to something fiercer and more appropriately epic: a galloping rhythm on the drums, insistent bass and scorching guitar notes.

I stood behind the curtain, my palms suddenly sweating, my heartbeat galloping in my ears.

“There are scenes with galloping horses in the film, and the sound of the hoofs will match the rhythm of the music,” he says.

Two military horses seen galloping through the streets of London last month remain under full-time professional vet care, it is understood.

The galloping popularity of the place meant she had the last laugh, too.