Best finale ever made. I started rewatching after quitting on the 3rd season just in order to see that mythic finale. It was worth it.
Spotify-playlist based on the top 200 comments: http://open.spotify.com/user/magnusheie/playlist/0CeGFtZJPbxsAboLH0ayyz Disclaimer: Could not find all of the songs, and was unsure about some o...
Teardrop - Massive Attack
Holy shit. 10 years, it seems like just yesterday...
http://open.spotify.com/user/bobbywaz/playlist/4Ad4lil0sDSVEpXZMlPRwq
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As someone who's been in an Anglican church choir for nigh 15 years, this is my TIME TO SHINE! Evening Hymn - Gardiner In paradisum - Fauré (from his Requiem) Lux aeterna - Mozart (from ...
A thousand times yes, or even Oh, Comely . Hearing that song gives me shivers everytime.
I cannot listen to that without weeping. So haunting, and so, so beautiful.
Will someone please make another spotify playlist with the songs from this thread?
"I would have gone with you to the end, to the very fires of mordor" tear, man tears... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmEeC8TaJsc , also Boromirs death and "I would have followed you my brother...
You should try listening to Emancipator, it's difficult to fill a void an artist like Nujabes once did but give this a try, his music is absolutely wonderful.
My vote for most beautiful Death Cab for Cutie song goes to A Lack of Color .
the actual story behind it is even more heartbreaking - its about a young filmmaker who died from cancer, there is a whole special feature on him in the LotR extended making ofs. The song alway...
Mine would be a close, "Across The Universe" Everything seems so...simple after listening to it.
Portishead - Glory Box http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF-GvT8Clnk
I adore that song, but it always reminds me of the "Dear Sister" skit on SNL. That's not a bad thing, but it does make it interesting.
This thread is (rightfully) listing a lot of A) Radiohead and B) film ending songs, so definitely have to include EXIT MUSIC (FOR A FILM).
Followed closely by the smaller target group song of In the Garage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybe4pgwVoxc
Yes to Ara Batur. I'm using it as the processional in my wedding in a few weeks.
Excellent, excellent choice with that Satie piece. My personal choice.
i love this acoustic guitar version as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNPCI8y9avc
This, plus the rest of Dark Side of the Moon... still gives chills when I listen to it all the way through.
I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Deathcab for Cutie
Moonlight Sonata has been my favourite since I was a child.
I love that song and was obsessed with it for the longest time but I think Brothers On A Hotel Bed is better.
Wish I could give you more upvotes; I came here to post that song.
When Sam and Frodo have their last hug... right in the feels. Feels bad man.
Definitely, also What Sarah Said
Ease up, it ain't Explosions in your Eye.
Perth always gets me.
Just so you all know, this is the Franz Schubert version (arguably the most famous). Many composers had their own Ave Maria, including Mozart.
Great choice, but calling this a "piano song" is akin to calling filet mignon a "piece of meat."
It's okay, Sam went over later on as well. He did bear the ring for a little while when Frodo was stolen away, so he was given the chance to go.
I concur. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp-jN3htoL0
Wish you were here pink Floyd is my favourite by them. And quiet mind by blue October. Mellows me out every time I play it on guitar. So peaceful. Edit: dropped an e. silly spelling mistake.
Upvote for Ara Batur, hands down the most beautiful song ever
I like the duet version he does with Sarah Brightman.
The story behind that song is inspiring also. It was dedicated to Cameron Duncan a young NZ filmmaker who was battling cancer. Peter Jackson took him on set to see how Hollywood makes it big time...
All of Hospice is fucking gorgeous, but my pick for the most beautiful is Epilogue . The falsetto at the end gets me every time.
this should be higher. This song always puts the world at peace. I prefer the version that's mixed with "What a Wonderful World" a bit more though.
God damn Six Feet under.
People today don't realize exactly how experimental the Beach Boy's music was at the time. Brian Wilson was regarded as a musical genius by the likes of Paul McCartney and Syd Berret. He wasn't j...
Ennio Morricone - The Ecstacy of Gold .
Makes it even better that Richard Armitage himself sings it.
Let Down off OK Computer has the same effect for me. Both stellar songs.
I do, too, probably out of familiarity. I know some people who met Leonard Cohen before one of his shows in DC several years ago. They were at a restaurant and just said to him how much they we...
America by Simon and Garfunkel is very beautiful as well. It reminds me of daydreaming about studying abroad or leaving my hometown.
The pet sounds box set has the entire album in music only mixes and, get this, VOCALS ONLY MIXES. They are THE. SHIT.
YouTube link to a nice performance . There is no good reason for this to not be at the top of the thread. I have no emotional associations with this song, but it still makes me want to cry ever...
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - israel kamakawiwo'ole http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_DKWlrA24k
a link to youtube for all the peeps
Videotape by Radiohead too.
I would argue that Johnny Greenwood is one of the best guitarists alive. I understand he's not your typical "shred master" ripping Buckethead-type solos or shredding bluesy rock songs like Slash ...
If we're talking SMiLE, then it's gotta be Surf's Up . Ethereal in it's beauty.
The original by the Magnetic Fields is one of my favorites. Stephin Merritt is absolutely brilliant.
This and Echoes, can't make up my mind.
Agreed. Also No Surprises by Radiohead
Oh god, this gets me every time. 'You bow to no one' - tear Everyone meeting up again in Rivendell - tear Gandalf et al getting on the boat - tear Realizing that Frodo is going with them ...
YES! Same with Re: Stacks. Beautiful. EDIT: Also, Skinny Love
That whole album is a beautiful masterpiece. Sylvia and Two leave me in tears.
The entire pet sounds album is just amazing. Top 5 album ever recorded
yeah, it's been ten years and I still tear up every time I hear this one
Atleast once in your life you have to listen to this on a VERY powerful sound system in a room with good sound deadening.
Brian Wilson is the king of beautiful pop music.
Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time.
I'm not a believer but Christianity sure has inspired some great music. Ave Maria is lovely.
Add Collapse the Light into Earth and I'm with you.
The orchestral version is playing during the fountain scene from Ocean's 11 (the recent one).
This has always been my favorite Chopin piece. For anybody who's interested, part of this piece is done in (my favorite) Muse song: United States of Eurasia
And Le Onde too.
so happy to see Avril 14th mentioned!
'Lover, You Should Have Come Over' is another great Buckley song, and an original too!
Fleet Foxes - The Shrine is tops. It's so hippy dippy, but then....YES!
Brahms - Poco Allegretto Nico - These Days Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely Elliott Smith - I Didn't Understand (album) (great live version) More Elliott Smith - Twilight
In my opinion, Avril 14th is the perfect song. It's incredibly joyous and sad, all at the same time. The little breakdown thing at the end of the song... holy shit. I want this to be played at my...
It's a great version, but I still prefer Leonard's original version
From the same album, 2nd song The Antlers - Kettering .
Also, Heroes and Villains by the Beach Boys
the part where it comes back in after the 'ba-ba-ba-ba-da'... that little 'ooooOOOOOO'... that's fucking crazy good
I love That Home , the follow-up later on the album as well. Beautiful.
"In My Room" should be special to everyone with a room. I can't think of a more universally appealing song.
Definitely worthy of the title. Any of Chopin's Nocturnes qualify, I would say, actually
This was what I was going to post, they are both amazing.
Pyramid Song always gets me.
Also, Meadowlarks
RIP Nujabes. I'll always miss that man and his amazing skills.
Maynard has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard, I also like Green Valley
Also Arrival of the birds - Cinematic Orchestra And then Transformation which melds toghether with Arrival of the birds Edit: changed "melts" to "melds" which fits in better.
I came in to post Trains and Lazarus as well.
Don't forget This Will Destroy You , God Is An Astronaut , and Hammock . They are also very good post-rock bands. Or you could just subscribe to /r/postrock .
Anything involving Steven Wilson.
Idk Eric Mcabre, but Eric Whitacre's Sleep is absolutely beautiful - both orchestrated for mixed choir, and concert band.
A Fuoco is what made me purchase this album.
I'd go with Your Protector but BRM is amazing aswell!
Breathe Me - Sia
The Great Gig in the Sky.
Eric Whitacre's choral compositions blow my mind!
Upvote for Famous Blue Raincoat. I just love how haunting Cohen's songs sound.
Do you realize?? by The Flaming Lips
...and Place to Be .
The National - About Today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFY2d42sUSk&feature=youtube_gdata_player https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn7p8eH8xbs&feature=youtube_gdata_player Edit: anot...
Jaques Brel - Ne me quitte pas Chopin - nocturne no 2, op 9 Chopin - nocturne in c minor, op posthum
I was thinking "julia" off the white album
This cant be upvoted enough. This is absolutely the most beautiful song ever written and maybe the best pop song ever written. When I saw Brian Wilson on tour a few years back for the Smile tour,...
Space Oddity by David Bowie
My vote goes to Vincent by Don McLean .
Comptine d'Un Autre Été (Rhythm of Another Summer), from the movie The Fabulous Life of Amelie.
I'll Follow You Into the Dark- Deathcab for Cutie It's sad, loving, and amazing all at once.
Street Spirit by Radiohead
it's usually first breath after coma I see getting attention, but this comes in a close second!
Imogen Heap- Hide and Seek.
New Slang by The Shins
Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter
A cover of The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights" by Iron and Wine is quite possibly one of the most beautiful, sad love songs.
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - Radiohead http://youtube.com/#/watch?v=-3DrL8pwu1k&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-3DrL8pwu1k
Ooooh, good one. Set to this quote, my favorite video of all time. Tears and chills every time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU
If you like them, try post-rock titans GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR. GY!BE's album "Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to the Heavens." is incredible. Listen to the song Storm first. It moved me...
The Antlers- Wake Tragically beautiful.
Reddit doesn't have a hard-on for Explosions in the Sky... it has a huge, mega, Godzilla erection for Explosions in the Sky.
time to say goodbye - andrea bocelli. You won't be disappoint.
How To Disappear Completely - Radiohead That moment where it descends in to noise and then the main vocal melody pushes back, fuck... so good.
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Iron&Wine- Boy With a Coin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHw7gdJ14uQ
Sara Bareilles - Gravity
Holocene by Bon Iver Edit:Music Video
yes. followed by here, there, and everywhere by the beatles
Romeo and Juliet, Dire Straits. Its just class http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfjSnMN88U
Brian Eno- An Ending (Ascent) So fucking surreal
It's impossible to listen to that one without getting the "Scrubs ending feels"...
Title and Registration by Death Cab for Cutie
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
Claire De Lune by Debussy It's a piano song, personally i don't even like piano music but this song just always gets me.
Above and Beyonds Acoustic Mix of Oceanlabs "On a good Day" It just hit me.
i predict that this will be at the top because reddit has a huge hard on for explosions in the sky (and this song in particular)
Also, Nuvole Bianche . That song gives me shivers.
Hope there's someone - Anthony & the Johnsons - http://youtu.be/8b5HHRT8xvw Oxygen - Willy Mason - http://youtu.be/RvZIiiIMwbg
Let Down by Radiohead There are many others though
The Marriage of Figaro. AKA "The Opera Song in The Shawshank Redemption "
I'm glad somebody posted this. Beautiful.
I'll go with Mew - Comforting Sounds I can listen to it forever.
"God Only Knows" - Beach Boys
Song of the Lonely Mountain from the Hobbit. That song made my jaw drop and gave me chills.
I hope someone finds something they like! Air - La Femme D'Argent Sigur Ros - Se Lest Nujabes - Aruarian Dance Troggs - Love Is All Around Mama Cass - Dream A Little Dream Of Me King Harvest...
green grass of tunnel - múm
Ennio Morricone - Gabriel's Oboe From the Mission http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVNmVSufv0A
In the aeroplane over the sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Wings for Marie Part1,2,3 This song is just so chilling.
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah.
Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzIK5FaC38w Interestingly enough, found it on Reddit when someone else asked what song people would want the world to...
Blue Ridge Mountains - Fleet Foxes
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home Or Explosions in the Sky - First Breath After Coma
Ave Maria has got to be on here somewhere.
There is just something fantastic about Howard Shore's music. The soundtrack seems to fit perfectly with the movie and book, even if the book is different in many ways. I think he us my favourite...
Neutral Milk Hotel - In An Aeroplane Over The Sea In tears the first time I heard this song.
If I'm driving and this song comes on it's one of those "shut the fuck up and listen" moments
Time's Scar- Yasunori Mitsuda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J46RY4PU8a8
A good compilation of some I've seen from around here: Samuel Barber - Adagio For Strings Beethoven's 9th Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah Explosions In The Sky Johnny Cash - Hurt Pink Floyd - Wish...
Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 no. 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvxS_bJ0yOU
Into the West - Annie Lennox It was a bitter-sweet thing to sing this and my great-uncle's funeral.
Trains by Porcupine Tree
Aphex Twin - Avril 14th Aphex Twin - Flim
Love reign o'er me- The Who
To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra. Edit: this is by far my highest voted comment and makes me very happy that it's this one.
Svefn-g-englar by Sigur Ros Trois gymnopedies by Eric Satie Birthday by the Sugarcubes Broken Heart by Spiritualized The Dead Flag Blues by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iSQGWpy0qY
Neutral Milk Hotel - Oh Comely saw jeff mangum live saturday in cleveland. it didn't get any less beautiful.
Lux Aurumque - Eric Whitacre
Careless Whisper by George Michael, to be more exact the saxophone part. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ
Nick Drake - River Man
Only In Dreams - Weezer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxaEUPGoCz4
The humbling river by Puscifer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIjUtzWrCeA I find it to be really pretty
Flower Duet from Lakme
The book of love - Peter Gabriel I'm on my phone and can't link.
I was floored by this song the first time I heard it. Simply amazing.
Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire Not necessarily his best, but still beautiful. EDIT: as you can see from the comments below me, you could choose pretty much any of his songs for the most beauti...
Air on a G String by Bach
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead. Or at least for the most emotional and beautiful vocals ever recorded
Splendor by M83. edit: LINK
The Hornburg Concerning Hobbits The Return of the King Helm's Deep From various parts of LOTR
Frederic Chopin - Nocturne In C Sharp Minor When watchin The Pianist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeG9o57U_Fk
Let it be - The Beatles
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