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
Adagio for Strings Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations: Variation IX "Nimrod"" holds for the British. "Adagio for Strings" can be heard on many film and game soundtracks. The work is extremely popular in the electronic dance music genre, notably in trance. Artists who have covered it include William Orbit, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Mark Sixma, Bastille, and Lucas & Steve. An adaptation for erhu, piano and guitar was recorded by classical pianist and electronic music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, for his 1989 album "Beauty". eRa included this song in their album "Classics". Adagio for Strings Adagio for Strings is a work by Samuel