Music to die to

Roger Waters "Amused to Death" (at least sides 3 and 4)
At the end, when the crickets are chirping, shut off the machine......

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!