Sandor 796 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 An obscure topic I know...But seriously; I think about it sometimes. I haven't quite figured it out. Do you guys think about it? Have you selected some music already? What music would you like to be played at your funeral?(If this thread makes anyone uncomfortable; I'm sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Being a film music fan and being moved by it often, I too have thought about this.At one point I actually thought that Qui Gon's Funeral Pyre would be the piece!These days though I'd probably go for something a little more uplifting like The Emperor's Theme or The Revelation Of The Ringwraiths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 I wouldn't want anything too depressing or sad... maybe one of the early Beatles songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Don't know about my own, but at my uncle's funeral, they played The Beegees' Stayin' Alive.Best. Funeral Song. Ever.And so fitting for the person he was, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 "the Rebel Fleet " would sound nice.K.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Gioacchino Rossini - William Tell (Ouverture). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Haven't we done this before?Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Well,we must have had this thread before...K.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Manamana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 And for my second life, "The show must go on" by Queen.Followed by some Slayer-like thrash metal fast as f'n hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Megadetg - Ashes in your mouth, that would be great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius_Gone_Insane 5 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Megadetg - Ashes in your mouth, that would be great too.Actually, my buddy wants another Megadeth song at his funeral:In my darkest hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacck 23 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground I'm Going Deeper Underground..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Has it all been said?http://jwfan.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&f...ewtopic&t=6969&Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPin 201 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Island in the Sun by Weezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 When I was in my teens, I decided I would want Poulenc's sonata for clarinet and piano.I think the force theme should make an appearance, as it is the theme that prompted me to become a composer.I guess some of my own music probably will be played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Avi Santani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Has it all been said?http://jwfan.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&f...ewtopic&t=6969&AlexThought so.John- who sees that his answer is still the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 well for James' funeral I had Buffets A Pirate Looks at Forty, John Parrs, Man in Motion,James Taylor's You've got a Friend, and Madonna's I'll Remember.I considered playing Elton John's Empty Garden, but I figured that was too personal between him and I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,037 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Selections from Stravinsky's "The Firebird." Particularly the last section, starting with that gorgeous horn solo. The bassoon solo a few minutes beforehand is a little more funereal and would fit in nicely, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Danny Elfman's "March of the Dead" from Army of Darkness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 REally don't know. Williams music for sure.Maybe, if my brother would outlive me, he could play The Days Between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I just hope they don't bury you with your collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I just hope you they don't bury you with your collection.They don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Don't you mean they won't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.ZacharySmith 0 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 The cue for Pa Kent's funeral from Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 That's an excelent choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 No speeches on my funeral service, the beloved would have to take a seat and listen to the following music:Let There Be Light/ The Abduction Of Barry (CE3K, John Williams)The Cloud/ Vejur Flyover/ The Forcefield (ST: TMP, Jerry Goldsmith)Blood Moon (Images, John Williams)Main Title/ The Search Continues/ The Hunt (Planet Of The Apes, Jerry Goldsmith) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.ZacharySmith 0 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 No speeches on my funeral service, the beloved would have to take a seat and listen to the following music:Let There Be Light/ The Abduction Of Barry (CE3K, John Williams)The Cloud/ Vejur Flyover/ The Forcefield (ST: TMP, Jerry Goldsmith)Blood Moon (Images, John Williams)Main Title/ The Search Continues/ The Hunt (Planet Of The Apes, Jerry Goldsmith)Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I'm not doing it to be nice!I want them to leave my funeral service all edgy and bewildered...It's payback time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.ZacharySmith 0 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I'm not doing it to be nice!I want them to leave my funeral service all edgy and bewildered...It's payback time!Hahaha!!! After the "Cloud" music, they certainly will be! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro 147 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 "Born on the Fourth of July: Theme" from Music for the Stage and Screen,"Joe Sr.'s Passing" from Far and Away,"Anakin's Betrayal" from Revenge of the Sith.I know they're all depressing. It's a funeral! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Aren't funerals sad enough without depressing music, on top of it? That's the way I see it anyway...I'd actually like "The Shadows of Paris" from A Shot in the Dark at my funeral, I think. Or possibly something by Burt Bacharach -- something to cheer people up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro 147 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Funerals and weddings are probably going to be the only times I get to make my life seem cinematic, so I might as well go all the way. If people are going to be sitting around my casket sobbing, I want John's music there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxman717 22 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Surprised that no one has claimed this already! I would probably take "Saying Goodbye" from E.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMan 0 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 The Grey Havens, Return of the KingWhere Dreams are Born, AI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 For my macabre send off, it'll be :HYMN TO THE FALLEN (Saving Private Ryan) - Mr John WilliamsSCENE D'AMOUR (Vertigo) - Mr Bernard HerrmannKIRK'S EXPLOSIVE REPLY (Star Trek II) - Mr James Horner (Priest at the alter: "I.....can't")I HAD A FARM IN AFRICA (Out of Africa) - Mr John BarryTROMBA LONTANA (Fanfare) - Mr John AdamsCAROL ANN'S THEME (END TITLES) (Poltergeist) - Mr Jerry GoldsmithAnd finally when I'm about to be cremated, the LACRIMOSA (Requiem K.626) - Mr Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Hitch, who hopes to go out on a high note. Ding dong the witch is dead etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 On a related note, I think the best death scene in the entire history of music (better than Verdi, better than Wagner..) is found in RotJ, when Yoda dies. That passage should be studied intensely by any composer who wishes to understand musical drama. It is music of transcendent beauty and awesome profundity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Yoda dies in Return of the Jedi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Sorry, typo!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 "Death on the Carousel," album version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 The Penis Song, Monty Python.Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Soul Bossa Nova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audax 0 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Fawkes the phoenix, at the end of my funeral. Just so the people get out of it with a more or less happy feeling. And for the symbolism too of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Holdo 16 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Bill Conti's For Your Eyes Only gunbarrel, to start with. Totally opposite from what anyone expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,301 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 The Reunion from A.I. Obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi 0 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Anything composed later then 2060. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 In 2062, 8 time Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer, then aged 105, will pen the 20th installment of PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MAN WALKING and then dies in the arms of his 12th wife, Keira Knightley-Depp-Bloom after watching the explicit sex scenes that Disney now allow in their childrens movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I'm sure Zimmer will just be a computer AI program by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 You mean Teddy??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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