Music to die to

In a bit of a morbid mood are we? Gosh, I had a tough enough time picking wedding music! My deathbed music would be chosen more from the time of life I'd like to remember rather than from the music itself. I reserve the right to change my mind as life goes on, but I'd pick something from the Moody Blues or Pink Floyd (especially Wish You Were Here -- maybe "Shine on You Crazy Diamond"). That was a time in my life when I was coming into my own and shedding adolescence for adulthood -- call it transition music.

How can you die to a pop music? I'm joking, but for real if you can get Jeff Berlin "Pump It" you'll know that there is part of truth in that joke. I also recommend Don "Sugar Cane" Harris "Got the Blues". He's got a blend of Jimi Hendrix and Ornette Coleman in one man playing his violin. Also I would recommend surfing through the ars of Terje Ripdal and Pekka Pohjola -- you will enjoy every album you acquire.

The last four minutes of Gotterdammerung.

Ernest Bullock: Give Us the Wings of Faith

Arvo Part: De Profundis

Piaf: La Vie en Rose

William Harris: Most Glorious Lord of Life

Willie Nelson: You Were Always On My Mind

And, of course, at the moment of death, Solti/Chicago proclaiming the Entry of the Gods into Valhalla.

Oh megosh, this thread is an analyst's dream! Please keep it coming. Thankyou INNA for bringing this up!

It would seem that each one's dying would be even more personal and unique happenning than living.Also,some of us would choose music that would be in accord with this event and make the passage more peaceful, while others will want to listen to their favourites that will remind them of what they are leaving behind.I, myself, belong to the third group: there are no barriers between those two.