Saddest Song Ever, Barber's Adagio, Theme from Platoon

[1srelluc]

The sausage being made:

 

[Yarddog]

one of the best movie scenes ever

 

[Yarddog]

yeah sadest song and visual together... probably ever... especially seeing that for the first time.

 

[JGalt]

Sergeant Barnes was a badass.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Sergeant Barnes was a badass.

Yeah he murdered his own platoon matex great guy...

 

[JGalt]

Yeah he murdered his own platoon matex great guy...

Never heard of "fragging"? Enlisted men killed more than several of their officers during that war. 900, with 99 deaths, it's believed.

Fragging - Wikipedia

 

[White 6]

The sausage being made:

That is a great piece. Who is performing it in the second video?

 

[Mac-7]

I have long thought this musical score belongs on the most sad list

 

[elchorizo]

Great movie, great scene and excellent song to go with it. I think this one is better though, just slightly.

 

[elchorizo]

Also:

 

[1srelluc]

That is a great piece. Who is performing it in the second video?

Sir Simon Rattle....London Symphony Orchestra