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{{quote|"Let it never be said that a [[Valkyries|Chooser of the Slain]] doesn't know how to make a good entrance."|'''[[The Dresden Files|Harry Dresden]]'''}}
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When Wagner wrote it, he actually intended it to evoke images of epic battles, but what really made that music the [[Standard Snippet]] for military [[Badass|badassery]] in Western pop culture was the iconic helicopter raid in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' ([[Popcultural Osmosis|even those who haven't seen the movie know that scene]], [[Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure|or at least used to]]). As a result, when the characters are charging on big machines, raining [[Death From Above]] on their enemies or just riding a helicopter, either the soundtrack will play "Ride of the Valkyries", or a reference to it will be made.
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Compare [[Also Sprach Zarathustra]]. Examples of this song in the media also qualify as [[Public Domain Soundtrack]].
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== Advertising ==
* A [[NSFW]] commercial by Fleggaard features naked female skydivers to the ''Ride of the Valkyries'' to advertise a washing machine.
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