Most achingly-beautiful music


Ultimately, we listen to music to be moved, for example, to be elated, exulted, calmed or pained. Which are the 3 most affecting pieces of music do you find the most affecting?
hungryear
Water for Elephants, James Newton Howard. An inspired and brilliant piece of music, recorded by the master scoring mixer, Shawn Murphy. I cannot get enough of this modern masterpiece.
Brad
Oh..so many special moments;
hearing that one track for the first time and then over and over again....

For me some of the most aching (sorry can't list only 3):
1. Portishead - entire record Dummy
2. Hooverponics - Sit Down and Listen...
3. Mark Hollins (ex Talk Talk...if you heard their last album Laughing Stock - you know what I mean...he just continued in that direction of crying music)
4. Some tracks from the 70s; such as Van Der Graaf Generator/ Peter Hammill, Few from Pink Floyd...old Genesis
5. 80s created some of them too; and don't laugh but how about Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love, Crowded House, etc... (too many individual tracks to list)