Music near end of today's D, it was Barber's Adagio for Strings

In case anyone else was asking about the music heard near the end of today's Daria 3pm episode, it is the Samuel Barber "Adagio for Strings". There are many recordings available of this work, and the piece has been used in so many movies and commercials over the decades since it was composed. Too bad the original composer cannot get the $ made from playing it, as he has been deceased for quite some time. The old adage that the artists' work is only appreciated after his passing still holds true today.

On Mon, 15 May 2000 16:22:48 -0400, Joe wrote:

I'm pretty sure they used the version from the "Platoon" soundtrack, as that scene (Sandi running after the buses) parodies a similar scene in that movie (in this case, Willem Dafoe running after the departing helicopters, if I'm not mistaken).

Martin
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On Mon, 15 May 2000 17:39:28 -0400, Martin J. Pollard wrote:

And it's also the exact same performance of "Adagio for Strings" used in "The Elephant Man."

rich.

Jane: All I want is to make beautiful things!

I'm confused. Oh well.

On 16 May 2000 18:24:08 GMT, [email] (krimren) wrote:

Relax-- it's just Martin having a little fun.

rich.

Brittany: Shut up, naked boy!

"Martin J. Pollard" wrote:

And of course Daria's "Grandma" monologue also comes from Platoon.