Platoon Music?????

Posted by: RICHYH on 25 March 2004

Can anyone tell what is the music that is being played during most of the film?
thanks
Posted on: 25 March 2004 by Tim Jones
If you mean the weepy bit at the end where whassisname does a Jesus impression as the helicopters take off, I think it's Samuel Barber's bloody awful Adagio for Strings.

Toe-curling moment...

Tim
Posted on: 27 March 2004 by Ian B
This piece of music is Samuel Barber's quite wonderful Adagio For Strings. Best recording I have found is in the HMV Classics series titled American Classics. Recording is LSO/ Andre Previn. Buy and enjoy.

Ian B