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[mattx5]

Some of my favorites include-

Across The Universe - Beatles
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Beatles
Mad World - Gary Jules
The Fairest of the Seasons - Nico
Imagine - John Lennon
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
The Trio - Ennio Morricone
Ecstasy of Gold - Ennio Morricone
Dark Side Beckons - John Williams


and my personal favorite -

Motion Picture Soundtrack - Radiohead


How about you?

 

[yoshifumi]

a lot of stuff by debussy.

 

[way more]

2:45 AM - Elliot Smith

 

[bjork]

Gloomy Sunday - bjork
You've Been Flirting Again (the Telegram version) - bjork
Hyper-Ballad Brodsky Quartet remix - bjork
Unloveable - the Smiths

The best is a track that's on a bjork bootleg I have... I don't know the track's name, because it's just called "bonus track." I'd link it if it was legal...

 

[Error Macro]

Beethoven - Sonata no. 14 c sharp min op27 no2 Moonlight - Aadagio Sostenuto - Attacca (a.k.a. Moonlight Sonata.)

Hauntingly beautiful? Absolutely.

 

[IJoel]

Beethoven - Sonata no. 14 c sharp min op27 no2 Moonlight - Aadagio Sostenuto - Attacca (a.k.a. Moonlight Sonata.)

Hauntingly beautiful? Absolutely.

How to dissappear completely - Radiohead

 

[human5892]

Edward Scissorhands Soundtrack - Danny Elfman

My vote for the best musical piece ever comes from one of the variations on the main theme (Ice Dance/Grand Finale).

 

[Doth Togo]

Gabriel Faure's REQUIEM

Arvo Part's TE DEUM

 

[human5892]

Oh, also get:

Requiem For A Dream Soundtrack - Clint Kronos Quartet

 

[Guzim]

The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

 

[Kuramu]

Mozart piano concerto 14 ... E minor iirc... second movement. Hauntingly beautiful is the perfect way to describe it. How hauntingly beautiful depends on the conductor.

 

[Prince of Space]

Beethoven - Sonata no. 14 c sharp min op27 no2 Moonlight - Aadagio Sostenuto - Attacca (a.k.a. Moonlight Sonata.)

Hauntingly beautiful? Absolutely.

Exactly what I thought of coming into this thread. Nothing more hauntingly beautiful than that really.

 

[The Interrobanger]

"Lux Aeterna" from the Requiem For A Dream soundtrack.

 

[MrPing1000]

Dance Macabre

 

[somnific]

"ten-day interval" - tortoise

 

[Warm Machine]

Agnus Dei. The version in Homeworld is nice. Nothing beats the ominous and depressing version in Alien 3 though.

 

[RiZ III]

Ending theme from Panzer Dragoon Saga. Especially if you hear it right after finishing the game.

 

[El Papa]

Submerged Cathedral - Claud Debussy, beautiful.

 

[Smidget]

VAST - Lady of Dreams (instrumental track)

 

[Dagless M.D.]

pyramid song- Radiohead

 

[BuddyC]

the main theme to 25th hour

 

[Trevelyon]

Check out some of Clannad's albums, really beautiful Irish folk music.

 

[nitewulf]

sarah brightman - hijo de la luna
nick drake - pink moon
panzer dragoon saga - rest
panzer dragoon saga - wandering
loreena mckenitt - mummer's dance
loneera mckenitt - marakesh night market
loreena mckenitt - the bonny swans

 

[Fifty]

"Gabriel" by Lamb.

 

[Triumph]

Anything by Nick Drake. That man had such an otherworldy, ethereal voice.

Beethoven's 7th Symphony is also a personal fave.

 

[Jason]

Westworld - Valley of the Giants

 

[fart]

baby beluga - raffi

 

[Volt]

This thread is worthless (well almost) without an honorable mention for Godspeed ! You Black Emperor, and more specifically their entire debut full album called "f#a#oo" (the oo is actually an eternity symbol).

Also : "Rhine & Courtesan" by Rachel's..

 

[mattx5]

A Silver Mount Zion and Kicking Horse On Broken Hill by Godspeed You Black Emperor rock =)

 

[Vicious]

Smashing Pumpkins - For Martha

 

[Travado]

Getaway - Stereophonics
Speed Trials - Elliott Smith

 

[Mason]

I'm surprised nobody has said Sigur Ros yet.

 

[Fifty]

Well when you're talking about Sigur Ros, you can't just choose one track. But we did forget it

 

[Jak140]

Motion Picture Soundtrack - Radiohead

I entered this thread specifically to mention this song.

 

[Jesiatha]

Kate Bush - Rocket's Tail

 

[GG-Duo]

"Reservations"

the musical representation of a sunset.

 

[KingGondo]

Frederic Chopin: Raindrop Prelude (but only if played slowly and darkly)

Actually, I recommend watching the segment "Crows" from 'Akira Kurosawa's Dreams' to make it much more memorable.

 

[Akira]

"Gabriel" by Lamb.

Yes.

Also:

Portishead - Roads
Portishead - It's a Fire
Izrael Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Death Cab for Cutie - Stability
Appleseed Cast - Stars

 

[w0o]

Motion Picture Soundtrack - Radiohead

i agree, though i liked the bootlegged early version more than the one that's on kid a. ditto with true love waits. the early bootleg of it is one of my favorite radiohead songs.
seems like radiohead have a knack for creating hauntingly beautiful melodies...
bulletproof...i wish i was
street spirit
exit music for a film

 

[Outdoor Miner]

PJ Harvey's entire "To Bring You My Love".

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

Agnus Dei. The version in Homeworld is nice. Nothing beats the ominous and depressing version in Alien 3 though.

If you like that you should try Allegri's Miserere Mei, Deus. There's a high note in that, that will totally melt you.

 

[arter_2]

John Frusciante - RAMPARTS
John Frusciante - Untitled #6 & Untitled #7

 

[Diablos]

Smashing Pumpkins - Daughter (extended), Behold! The Night Mare
Oceansize - Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs
Radiohead - Permanent Daylight
A Perfect Circle - Orestes
Death Cab for Cutie - Your Bruise (really creepy but so awesome, one of my favorite songs at the moment)
Elliot Smith - Bye
My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When
Muse - Ruled by Secrecy
Wilco - Ashes of American Flags
The Mars Volta - Take the Veil Cerpan Taxt
Interpol - Hands Away
Abandoned Pools - Suburban Muse

 

[hobbitx]

Practically any Splashdown song, my favorites being "So-Ha" and "Elvis Sunday".

A few others,

Doobie brothers "What a fool belives."

Again, practically any Tears for Fears song from the 80's, "head over heels" is my favorite.

The System "Don't disturb this groove."

 

[robochimp]

Bach's Cello Suit 1

 

[Kefkaff]

Pain of Salvation - Dedication
Liquid Tension Experiment - When The Water Breaks
Dream Theater - Disappear
Yes - South Side of the Sky

 

[jarrod]

John Cale's version of "Halelluia" (Leonard Cohen)

edit-Oh and just about anything from the Tindersticks. Hope Sandoval's voice is haunting as well.

 

[Meier]

Anything from the Rurouni Kenshin OVA soundtracks.

 

[Lambtron]

Xiu Xiu - "Clowne Towne," "Suha"
Wilco - "Via Chicago"
The Dead Science - "Unseeing Eye"
Okkervil River - "Westfall"
John Vanderslice - "Promising Actress"
The Wrens - "13 Months in 6 Minutes"
Ween - "Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)"
The Black Heart Procession - "Did You Wonder" (all of Amore Del Tropico would fit this, fuck, it's so good)
TV on the Radio - "Don't Love You"
Massive Attack - "Angel"
Sneaker Pimps - "Curl"

 

[nitewulf]

i should mention some berserk tracks as well, the soundtrack just got to me...
specially these tracks.

guts
earth
behelit
forces

fleetwood mac - big love, from "the dance" live album
habib koite - wassiye, most of you arent into world music at all, well habib koite is a great place to start.
buena vista social club - dos gardenias/chan chan