The greatest melody ever written?

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)

Beethovens "Furelise".

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

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Originally Posted by nik0tine

Bachs "Jesu, Bleibet meine freude" (Joy of mans desiring)

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That's it :cool:

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

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.

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.

The Tetris theme.

...which is by Tchaikovsky

:tongue:

He's no Mussorgsky.

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

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

SANDSTORM



edit: yes I am not serious

That song Curt and Faris(?) did