The Ecstasy of Gold - Ennio Morricone
The Blower’s Daughter by Damien Rice is a favourite of mine.
Samson by Regina Spektor has to be up there for me.
I think you win.
If you haven’t yet, give Lief Ove Andsnes’ rendition a try.
Everyone has their favorite interpretations, I guess. This is one of mine. From a pianist that impressed the hell out of me when I first heard him.
(The album Horizons if the link doesn’t work or you’re boycotting Spotify or whatever)
Give a listen to L’Isle Joyeuse. My favorite Debussy.
Surprised no one said samuel barber - adagio for strings yet.
somber fact: he wrote that when his wife died
Always thought “Kiss from a Rose” by Seal was very beautiful.
I think it is impossible to just have one.
I am a sucker for soundtracks but soundtracks do cheat a little bit just because you get emotionally invested into the movie/game/tv show and have such great memories with them it is hard not to find them amazing.
Test Drive or Forbidden Friendship from the Movie How to Train your Dragon. Is the first ones that came to my mind when you say beautiful song.
The Halo theme song.
Good Riddance from the game Hades covered by Rachel Hardy. (Also Anything from Rachel Hardy. She has an amazing voice and does an amazing job covering songs IMO.)
May it be by (Enya) (yet another movie sound track Lord of the Rings. lol)
The Light in Us all (Planet Coaster)
I see this is a very weird list I have come up with. These are just the ones that came into my head first.
Heyr himna smiður - a medieval Icelandic hymn, set to music by Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson
Oh wow that is amazing. Thank you!
I forgot how much I love this kind of choral music.
“Perpetuum Mobile” by the Penguin Café Orchestra, and “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap always give me frisson when I come back to them.
God I am getting crazy goosebumps just listening to this again. I love the 9th symphony so much.
This is hard to answer as there are a few:
Manchester Orchestra - The Silence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s3ytiYZS8g&t=348
The Boxer Rebellion - Here I am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgkhpDBYDpo&t=2
Amber Run - Fickle Game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu3_bNLR328&t=2
Foals - Spanish Sahara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYoINidnLRQ&t=2
One of my all time favorites is the first opening theme of the anime Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
I’m not sure what I think the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard is, but I know my mind usually goes to two songs:
Pastoral, by a man who went by the name of Moondog. He was a legendary blind composer, playing on the streets of New York City between the late '40s through to the early '70s.
He’s kind of a “your favorite musician’s favorite musician’s favorite musician” figure, and was known to play several instruments of his own invention (one of which I believe is used in this song, but I’m not sure). This is a very minimal song, but beauty doesn’t always demand grandeur.
Second would be Slips Away by Peter Silberman, the lead singer of a band called The Antlers (who also have a bunch of really moving tracks in their discography).
This one is also very simple, and quite melancholy, but I think it says all that needs saying. If I have a funeral when I pass, I’d really like this to be played at it.
Hard to choose one, but Metallica - Fade to Black.
the lark ascending by vaughan williams
