Anyone who doesn’t have this album, shame on you.
Another beautiful one.
Another favorite of mine:
“Rachel’s Song” from Vangelis’ *Blade Runner *Soundtrack.
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The Fountain was a mess of a movie, but it had a really moving soundtrack. The only movie soundtrack I’ve ever bought, if memory serves.
Superstar, Karen’s voice is achingly beautiful.
Yeah. 
My only soundtrack is Local Hero.
Beautiful, quirky, touching film. Same goes for the music. Haunting atmospheric synth work and the most understated, tasteful guitar ever.
I’ve always heard that Mark Knopfler, as the roadies were tearing down the stage after Dire Straits concerts, would come out, sit on an amp, and play one of the acoustic pieces from the film.
Live version from the 90s, with a “lipstick cam” on the head of his guitar.
Acoustic version. Irish pipes, then guitar starts at 3:08…
A recent electric version, starring his 1958 Les Paul.
If that doesn’t cover “achingly” and “beautiful”…
*(Those are the "Wild Theme" to Local Hero. here's the ["Going Home"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMwcGPjYAIk&NR=1) theme.)*A little prettier than the original…
… by Leon Russell.
Well, this might not be “achingly beautiful” for some, but I nominate:
“Candy”, by Iggy Pop and Kate Pierson.
Love bade me welcome by Ralph Vaughn Williams
The Last Words of David by Randall Thompson
Alleluia by Randall Thompson (please ignore kitschy religious image)
How lovely is Thy dwelling place from Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem
Ravel: La Flute Enchantee
Bach - Air on the G string
Sheep may safely graze
Debussy - Prelude to the afternoon of a faun (ballet performance, Nureyev)
Nuages, Fetes (first 2 nocturnes for orchestra)
La Mer, 3rd movement
Ravel - Daybreak from Daphnis and Chloe
Holst - Hymns from the Rig Veda, third group - Hymn to the dawn
Liszt - Un sospiro (concert etude)
You are all making me want to go out and spend a few hundred bucks through iTunes and Rhapsody.
I have a playlist of Songs That Rip My Heart Out
Tell it Like it Is – Aaron Neville
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – Al Green
Down to the River to Pray – Alison Krauss
Cold, and The Gift – Annie Lennox
All I Know – Art Garfunkel
Yesterday, and Let it Be-- The Beatles
Stand by Me – Ben E. King
Light as the Breeze – Billy Joel
If – Bread
The Way It Is, and The End of Innocence – Bruce Hornsby
Blood Brothers – Bruce Springsteen
That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be – Carly Simon
We’ve Only Just Begun – Carpenters
Color My World – Chicago
Somebody’s Crying – Chris Isaak
Sailing – Christopher Cross
Traces – Traces
Just To Be Close To You – Commodores
Everything by The Cranberries – there is just something about Dolores O’Riordan’s voice
The Look of Love – Diana Krall
Daniel – Elton John
Layla – Eric Clapton (for the most evocative piano piece EVER in rock & roll, rips my heart out)
At Last – Etta James
Dream – The Everly Brothers
One Less Bell to Answer - The Fifth Dimension
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
This Masquerade – George Benson
Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight
Without You – Harry Nilsson
Dog And Butterfly, and These Dreams – Heart
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – The Hollies
Carolina In My Mind, and You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
Imagine – John Lennon
Unforgettable – Johnny Hartman
The Circle Game, and The River – Joni Mitchell
Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland
Dust in the Wind – Kansas
Danny’s Song – Loggins and Messina
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Love’s Theme – The Love Unlimited Orchestra
Inner City Blues, and Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
Mona Lisa – Nat King Cole
The Needle & The Damage Done – Neil Young
I could go on. That’s only about half.
Are you a masochist? Irish? Emo?
I’m picturing you with the lights down, watching the Packers get beat to that short kick by the Seahawks, with your playlist going, and tears streaming down your face.
The duet “Au Fond du Temple Saint” from The Pearl Fishers by Bizet, sung by Sherill Milnes and Placido Domingo, who was foolish enough to marry somebody other than me.
You wouldn’t be far from the truth. Are there any dirges about Bret Favre?
I now realize I stopped just before Patsy Cline – she had so many gorgeous ballads…
There’s a Waffle Song.…
This isn’t a lie.
Oh man, I don’t know how long I listened to that before I realized it was an endless loop. Since I’m from the home of Oscar Mayer, you could at least come up with a bacon song.
Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez
Hometown Glory by Adele
The Look You Give That Guy , Fresh Feeling, and It’s a Motherfucker by Eels.
The Shining by Badly Drawn Boy
Waiting for My Real Life to Begin by Colin Hay
Song Beneath the Song by Maria Taylor
Open Your Eyesby Snow Patrol
Honestly, the impact of most of these songs has worn off through endless repeats, but hopefully some of them are new to you.
Yes!
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Okay, so I already know someone mentioned Ashokan Farewell, but I cannot hear this version of it without blubbering helplessly. (Not entirely sure why the video uploader felt the need to add that cheesy intro, though. The real action starts about 35 seconds in.)