For me it’s Erik satie’s Gymnopedie no. 1. I listened to a dramatized audiobook of lord of the rings a bunch when I was a kid. They played gymnopedie no 1 when bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf and the elves sailed to valinor, and it made me cry every time
The Ecstasy of Gold - Ennio Morricone
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Give a listen to L’Isle Joyeuse. My favorite Debussy.
I came to post that one.
Same here … always happy to see many people know and love this music
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)
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I’m pretty fond of “Claire de Lune”
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The Blower’s Daughter by Damien Rice is a favourite of mine.
Samson by Regina Spektor has to be up there for me.
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Radiohead - Nude
The whole album is a masterpiece. Reckoner is my favorite <3
I love this song. The intro sounds so other-worldly.
I was at a target, and there was a guy playing the song Hallelujah on a violin. I was waiting for an Uber and hearing that song was really amazing so I actually asked my Uber driver to stop and gave him some money for such a good performance.
Surprised no one said samuel barber - adagio for strings yet.
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Exactly what I was gonna say.
somber fact: he wrote that when his wife died
God I am getting crazy goosebumps just listening to this again. I love the 9th symphony so much.
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Always thought “Kiss from a Rose” by Seal was very beautiful.
“Perpetuum Mobile” by the Penguin Café Orchestra, and “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap always give me frisson when I come back to them.
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.
One of my all time favorites is the first opening theme of the anime Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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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.
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
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