Adagio for Strings

[NFS4]

I've been playing this piece over and over on a loop. So soothing yet so powerful...of course, it's the tune that was played throughout the movie Platoon. Anyone else have an affection for this piece?

 

[TekChik]

i love it.

...but u spelled Adagio wrong

 

[Descartes]

Adagio Yes, it's a great piece. It's probably one of the more famous from an American composer.

 

[Lamont Burns]

The same. Liked it for a long time now. Play it a great deal upon returning home from work.

Had never seend Platoon until recently, made it that much better.

Makes me skin crawl...in a good way.

 

[Ogg]

Yeah great and powerful piece of music........go american composers

 

[CTho9305]

samuel barber? if so, yeah, cool song.

 

[edjam]

Amazing tune.

 

[TheBullGod]

I think I'll listen to that right now!!!

 

[moonshinemadness]

I have an album called Pieces in a modern style by William Orbit and it has a 7 minute remake of Barbers' adagio for strings, a very moving piece it also has some other really nice tunes on.

 

[luv2chill]

Yeah I like it but after hearing it in ten thousand movie trailers over the years I'm thoroughly sick of it. Curse you Platoon for causing the overexposure of that beautiful song!



l2c

 

[LOLyourFace]

is that the depressing one?

 

[UnatcoAgent]

BE ADVISED FLEET - MOTHERSHIP CHANGING COURSE

 

[luvya]

I don't like it.

 

[43st]

Get a choral version of it, ala Homeworld. It's good, but a bit over used.

 

[bleeb]

bach's AIR is the true genius piece.

 

[UnatcoAgent]

AGGRESIVE TACTICS SET

 

[SynthDude2001]

I once played in a quintet that did the Canadian Brass arrangement of Adagio....quite nice.

 

[UnatcoAgent]

COORDINATES LOCKED IN

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Magnum375
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Umm, WTF?

 

[UnatcoAgent]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Magnum375
COORDINATES LOCKED IN

Umm, WTF?

*sigh*

Adagio for Strings is the theme song for Homeworld

 

[Legendary]

Originally posted by: Magnum375

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Magnum375
COORDINATES LOCKED IN

Umm, WTF?

*sigh*

Adagio for Strings is the theme song for Homeworld

Along with like 9 million other things. Awesome song though.

 

[Farbio]

incredible piece!

listen to barber's choral version of it as well - titled agnus dei

 

[UnatcoAgent]

Originally posted by: Legendary

Originally posted by: Magnum375

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Magnum375
COORDINATES LOCKED IN

Umm, WTF?

*sigh*

Adagio for Strings is the theme song for Homeworld

Along with like 9 million other things. Awesome song though.

Also true, I thought more people would catch on to my ramblings, however.