A video showcasing the musical genius of a pipe organ player is making waves worldwide. The power and range of sounds coming from the organ add to the dramatic ambiance of the original song.
Many people worldwide associate the song in the video with the legendary Francis Ford Coppola war epic, 'Apocalypse Now.' It is a timeless piece of music from an iconic American movie.
Some fans might think that the song was initially written for the 'Apocalypse Now' movie, but it was not. It was, in fact, composed more than a century before the release of this Oscar-winning movie.
'Ride of the Valkyries' was first written down by Richard Wagner on 23 July 1851. It was included in the opera 'Die Walküre.' It was performed for the first time in 1870, which is 109 years before the release of Apocalypse Now.
In this video, an organist named Jonathan Scott performs 'Ride of the Valkyries' (Die Walküre) on an organ that belongs to the Rochdale Town Hall in the United Kingdom. The powerful sounds coming from the organ elicits strong emotions from its listeners.
One reader was completely overwhelmed by the power of the song and wrote: 'In all of the music the world has ever known, there is no more majestic sound than a great pipe organ played by a master who knows how to exploit its full potential.'
Viewers all over the world are viewing and sharing this powerful video. It is incredible to think that a 170-year-old song played on a similarly old instrument can still become prevalent in today's electronic age.
