The Regimental Quick March
At one time each Division had its own march, which often changed as new Commandants were appointed. Amongst those used in the Divisions were The Dashing White Sergeant and Meyerbeer's Le Prophete. Until 1855 the Corps often marched past to The British Grenadiers, while the Royal Marine Artillery adopted The Soldier's Chorus from Faust. In 1882 Henry Russell's A Life on the Ocean Wave was authorised.

The Regimental Slow March
In times past, a Regimental Slow March was not officially recognised, but slow marches were used as inspection pieces. From the time the Corps performed public duties in London in 1935 The Globe and Laurel, arranged by Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel Sir) Vivian Dunn, based on the traditional old English air Early One Morning was the Regimental Slow March. In 1964, the tercentenary year, the Earl Mountbatten of Burma presented the Captain General with Colonel Dunn's score of The Preobrajensky March by Donajowsky. This was the march of the Preobrajensky Guards, of which his great uncle the Grand Duke Serge Alexandrovitch of Russia was one of the last colonels. King Alfonso XIII of Spain had presented the march to Lord Mountbatten in 1934. After its official adoption as the Corps Regimental Slow March, it was first performed when the Massed Bands Beat Retreat on Horse Guards Parade in 1964.

The Commando March
Sarie Marais, a trekking song of the Boer commandos, was often used by Commandos during World War II and was particularly popular with South African officers seconded to the Royal Marines at the time. Captain Vivian Dunn made an arrangement of it for military band in 1937 after it had been brought to his notice by Major (later Major General) A N Williams, who had recently served in South Africa. It was officially adopted it in 1952 as a march for use by Royal Marine Commandos. Today it is seldom omitted from the musical programme on ceremonial occasions.