Apocalypse Now, Ride of the Valkyries

Often praised as the best film on war ever made. Helicopters flying about like a swamp of dragonflies of the tropic. These helicopters are “death from above”. The scene of the chopper attack wrung your heart out of shape. It is the best scene in the film.

The music is The Ride Of The Valkyries by Richard Wagner. The Ride Of The Valkyries

What is a Valkyrie?

In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja “chooser of the slain”) is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle.