Platoon (film) Dye, who played Bravo company's commander Captain Harris, is a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran who also served as the film's technical advisor. The movie is "Dedicated to the men who fought and died in the Vietnam War." The film score was by Georges Delerue. Music used in the film includes "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber, "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane, and "Okie From Muskogee" by Merle Haggard (which is an anachronism, as the film is set in 1967 but Haggard's song was not released until 1969). During a scene in the "Underworld," the soldiers sing along to
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" is a 1934 popular song with words and music by James F. Hanley. It was introduced by Hal Le Roy and Eunice Healey in the Broadway revue "Thumbs Up!" The most notable recordings were made by Judy Garland (who recorded it numerous times, including in the 1938 film "Listen, Darling" and for Decca Records in 1939) and by The Trammps (reaching No. 17 on the US "Billboard" R&B chart in 1972). Bing Crosby recorded the song for his radio show and it was broadcast on January