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Arthur Rackham's illustration to The Ride of the Valkyries. The Ride of the Valkyries (German: Walkürenritt or Ritt der Walküren) is the popular name of the prelude to the first scene of the third and last act of Die Walküre, the second of the four epic music dramas that constitute the operatic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (English: The Ring of the Nibelung), composed by Richard Wagner
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius , and Michael Herr , is loosely inspired by the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad , with the setting changed from late 19th-century Congo to the Vietnam War .
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Apocalypse Now Redux is a 2001 American extended version of Francis Ford Coppola's epic 1979 war film Apocalypse Now. Coppola, along with editor and longtime collaborator Walter Murch, added 49 minutes of material that had been removed from the initial theatrical release. It is a significant re-edit of the original version.
In the 1942 Japanese film celebrating the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawai Marei Oki Kaisen Kaisen (The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya), Wagner's 'Ride of the Valkyries' is heard as the planes release their bombs, prefiguring Apocalypse Now. See Daniels, 'Japanese Domestic Radio and Cinema Propaganda', 1937-1945, 311-12.
Support but note that Ride of the Valkyries currently has the sound 2 times listed. Staxringold talk contribs 06:03, 28 October 2009 (UTC) [ reply ] Oppose Either we need a good performance or a historic one by a famous orchestra.
When Wotan arrives, the Valkyries vainly try to hide Brünnhilde. He faces her and declares her punishment: she is to be stripped of her Valkyrie status and become a mortal woman, to be held in defenceless sleep on the mountain, prey to any man who finds her. The other Valkyries protest, but when Wotan threatens them with the same, they flee.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "Somehow Kenton turns Wagner's music into jazz, capturing the intense emotion, pomposity and drama with daring ideas. Not for all tastes, this LP was one of Stan Kenton's last innovative recordings".