Probably most recognizable from its usage in the film "Platoon," Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" is equal parts beautiful and mournful and brings with it a certain kind of cinematic flair. Electronic producer William Orbit recorded his own version of it in the '90s using synthesizers instead of a strings. Still beautiful. Still mournful. Still cinematic. And when i was in my early 20's, i remember this one weekend partying with some old friends in Houston where we all went at it a little too hard and ended up in various stages of hungover agony on Saturday morning. My friend put on "Barber's Adagio for Strings," and it suited our mood perfectly. Check it out below, our Daily Jam.
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