Most hauntingly beautiful song ever?

[Magnum 475]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2qAF2ab9hyg

Mild Und Leise aka Liebestod, sung by Waltraud Meier. Nothing else I know can compare to this.

[Louis Balfour]

Have we had Gorecki Symphony No. 3 yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MkjkoNo92I

[anonymous-user]

Probably been posted already, I watched an amazing nature documentary.

As soon as I heard this it almost made me cry and I'm not a classical music kinda guy!

Just beautiful!

https://youtu.be/9bTyu9-RnIk

[cherryowen]

Someone previously posted "The John Dunbar" theme from Dances With Wolves

I love Barry's work, and this is my favourite incidental piece:-

The Beyondness Of Things

Whilst on a classical theme, Chopin had wonderful moments, but - I think - this was his best:-

Piano Concerto #1 2nd Movement

[CeramicMX5ND2]

Continuing the classical theme here with..
Mozart's Clarinet Concerto

[Magnum 475]

Louis Balfour said:

Have we had Gorecki Symphony No. 3 yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MkjkoNo92I

Probably not, but we should have done by now

[GT6 Jonsey]

This Corrosion by Sisters of Mercy, but not their version
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1DUvTm-eHo

[FunkyNige]

I don't think this one has been mentioned and I hope it fits the bill -
Monroe by Sara Niemietz

I started listening to her as she was (is?) one of the regulars on Postmodern Jukebox, then this song started and it really took me back how beautiful the song is. It's also a positive song which makes a nice change.

(edited to put embed the link)

Edited by FunkyNige on Friday 22 January 14:45

[Composer62]

Not sure if this has already been mentioned but ‘Benedictus’ from The Armed Man by Sir Karl Jenkins is definitely a haunting piece of music.

[Louis Balfour]

Composer62 said:

Not sure if this has already been mentioned but ‘Benedictus’ from The Armed Man by Sir Karl Jenkins is definitely a haunting piece of music.

Had forgotten about this. Thank you.

[Patch1875]

Street spirit / Radiohead

[Louis Balfour]

Not so much a song as a tune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6Mzvh3XCc

[Composer62]

Again, not sure if this has already been mentioned - Max Richter - On the Nature of Daylight. A few of you might recognise it as it's been used in quite a few films and TV shows.

[cherryowen]

Louis Balfour said:

Composer62 said:

Not sure if this has already been mentioned but ‘Benedictus’ from The Armed Man by Sir Karl Jenkins is definitely a haunting piece of music.

Had forgotten about this. Thank you.

I remember the first time I heard that.

ClassicFM back in 2004 driving in to work.

I wept openly.

[Composer62]

cherryowen said:

I remember the first time I heard that.

ClassicFM back in 2004 driving in to work.

I wept openly.

It is a powerful piece of music. My sister-in-law can't listen to it without bursting into tears.

[Derventio]

James Everingham - Dimension
I quite like Dwayne Ford - The Promise and Ivan Torrent - Human Legacy, too.

Edited by Derventio on Tuesday 26th January 16:00

[CallThatMusic]

Composer62 said:

Not sure if this has already been mentioned but ‘Benedictus’ from The Armed Man by Sir Karl Jenkins is definitely a haunting piece of music.

Beautiful

[thebraketester]

CallThatMusic said:

Composer62 said:

Not sure if this has already been mentioned but ‘Benedictus’ from The Armed Man by Sir Karl Jenkins is definitely a haunting piece of music.

Beautiful

In answer to your username... yes, most definitely

[Cotty]

I was going to suggest Archive Again, but then I just heard the live version

[Joyrider1]

Cotty said:

I was going to suggest Archive Again, but then I just heard the live version

I’ve seen Archive live loads of times, the most memorable for me being at The Zenith in Paris, I’ll never forget looking at the audience around me at the peak of that song and seeing loads of people crying, I've never seen that at a concert before - the emotion and performance that singer Dave Pen puts into it is breathtaking. Last time I saw them was at Alexandra Palace and again, at the peak of the song the audience were mesmerised by it.

This stripped down version, whole song is amazing but the part I’m talking about at 4m40s onwards....

Edited by Joyrider1 on Wednesday 27th January 08:19