The greatest melody ever written?

[nik0tine]

I don't think I need to explain any further.

I'm not 100% sure myself, but for the moment I'll go with Bachs "Jesu, Bleibet meine freude" (Joy of mans desiring)

[Cid Vicious]

Beethovens "Furelise".

[Chris]

Enya's "Watermark" is definitely at the top of my list.

[Ramza Beoulve]

Bachs "Jesu, Bleibet meine freude" (Joy of mans desiring)
That's it :cool:

[farplaner]

I couldn't name ONE ultimate melody, but one I listened to recently that is great is Beethoven's 7th: 2nd movement.

[I Took the Red Pill]

OMG DUDE TEH MUZIC PLAYING WEN U FIGHT SEPHIROTH DUDDE, IT SOUNDS SO AWSOME RIGHT??!?!?!!ONE!!11

Anyway, in all actuality think the best melody would have to be either Chopin's "Nocturne" or Thomas Newman's "Theme to the Shawshank Redemption". Seriously. I love that melody.

[eestlinc]

for pure melody, I'd say the aria "O mio babbino caro" from the opera Gianni Schicci by Puccini.

for absolute greatness and perfection in the theme and variations realm, the aria of Bach's Goldberg Variations is sublime.

also, in the ridiculously catchy category, the best is perhaps Schubert's lied Die Forelle which is also used superbly as the theme for the variations movement of his "Trout" Quintet. Hard to go wrong with the trout.

[Del Murder]

The Tetris theme.

[eestlinc]

...which is by Tchaikovsky

[Del Murder]

:tongue:

[Yamaneko]

He's no Mussorgsky.

[eestlinc]

Mussorgsky died of alcohol poisoning in the hospital after bribing a nurse to bring him some vodka.

[Zell's Fists of Fury]

Axel's Theme from Beverly Hills Cop. Hands down.

[Shoeberto]

SANDSTORM



edit: yes I am not serious

[Mitch]

That song Curt and Faris(?) did

[farplaner]

Mussorgsky died of alcohol poisoning in the hospital after bribing a nurse to bring him some vodka.

so does that discredit the fact that he wrote some awesome music? (even if they were arranged by others).

Night On Bald Mountain anyone?

Speaking of Schubert, I still need to pick up the Trout Quintet. I do have Death and the Maiden Quartet, though. That has to be one of the "awesomerest" string quartets ever written.

[eestlinc]

no, Mussorgsky's death only makes him cooler.

check out Schubert's String Quintet. It's supergood.

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

Greensleeves is pretty nice. I also think the Austrian National Anthem is beautiful

[Croyles]

Beethovens "Furelise".

Its Für Elise!
yes i know im anal :cool:

[Perducci]

Chocobo Theme.

[Peter_20]

Terra's Theme, Eyes On Me and Melodies of Life by Nobuo Uematsu.
And yes, I'm totally serious.

Metallica's "Fade To Black" and "The Call of Ktulu" are great as well. :cool:

[rubah]

Through the Kaleidescope by Steven Cravis has got the be the prettiest ever.

[nik0tine]

Anyway, in all actuality think the best melody would have to be either Chopin's "Nocturne" Which nocturne?

[Moon Rabbits]

Enya's "Watermark" is definitely at the top of my list.

Enya <33333333333

Cyril Morin's Twilight Garden.

[NeoCracker]

Super Mario theme, brings a tear to my eye whenever its beautiful and masterful sounds enter my ear.

[Lychon]

Crockett's Theme.....playing Unreal 1 with that going in the background is euphoria. :D

-LYCHON

[fantasyjunkie]

One Winged Angel, from FF7

[Del Murder]

...which is by Tchaikovsky
Actually, it's a <a href="http://russia-in-us.com/Music/Folk/korobeyniki.html">Russian folk song</a>. I thought you were making a joke until I realized that Nutcracker song in the NES version was probably by Tchaikovsky.

[eestlinc]

to me there is only one Tetris theme ever.

[Del Murder]

No, that's the Nutcracker theme. It can't be two things.

[Yamaneko]

The Tetris theme is based on a folk song titled "Korobeiniki" by a guy named Nikolai Nekrasov. The Nutcracker is by Tchaikovsky. Two different things.

[I Took the Red Pill]

Anyway, in all actuality think the best melody would have to be either Chopin's "Nocturne" Which nocturne?

Sorry, I don't know why I forgot to put it. Umm Nocturne in F# Major, Op. 15 No. 2.

[eestlinc]

The Tetris theme is based on a folk song titled "Korobeiniki" by a guy named Nikolai Nekrasov. The Nutcracker is by Tchaikovsky. Two different things.
The theme from Also Sprach Zarathustra is still more well known as The 2001 theme. Is this so called "Tetris theme" one of the other two music choices on the original NES game? Because the Nutcracker theme is definitely the theme I most associate with Tetris.

[Kossage]

It was surprisingly hard to make a choice out of many good melodies, but if I were to choose just one, that could be "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius. The use of various instruments is well thought of and really stirs one's emotions, and the Finnish choral hymn part itself is magnificent and has very nice lyrics. :)

[Sylvie]

Barney's theme.
Its a classic, I want to hug someone right now.
"i love you, you love me, we're a happy family..."