[Screen Themes 'Ride of the Valkyries' series - 6 of 6]
The most famous, and possibly the best, use of this piece of music in film. Because as terrifying as death from the sky must be, it's much worse if they are playing Wagner at full blast.
Starring Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper and Scott Glenn. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Music for this scene - 'Ride of the Valkyries', composed by Richard Wagner. Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker Orchestra, conducted by Georg Solti.
