What's the best soundscape music that is utterly sad?

Question

I need very sad soundscape music...

Thanks.

Answer 1

     The one that does it for me, is the symphonic poem, "The Swan of Tuonela" by Jean Sibelius.

     A most mournful, mystic swan monitors the river of death, while it floats upon its deep dark waters.

     The swan is represented in the orchestra, by a solo English Horn: an instrument which has the tone quality of an alto oboe.

     Sibelius paints a very solemn, hopeless musical "water-scape of that which in Finnish mythology, is where all souls come for their final resting place.

                                                Alberich

Answer 2

On my part, I would put forward the fourth and final movement of Vaughan Williams' Sixth Symphony - 8 minutes of almost inaudible, hollow and tragic music. This symphony was written in 1947 and it is rumoured that this movement was Vaughan Williams' portrayal of a post-nuclear landscape in the wake of the Hiroshima bombing, althought the composer always denied this. A sadder, bleaker landscape you could not get anywhere.

Answer 3

By far, the saddest song I've ever heard was "The End" by Harry Gregson-Williams on the "Man On Fire" Soundtrack. The song is 9 minutes, and the saddest part is at the climax. I know many movie soundtracks because I work in the industry. If you want more sad compositions, contact me.

-Max

Answer 4

Try:

"Drink Up Me Hearties" - Hans Zimmer

It's off The Pirates of the Caribbean. The song is almost suite-like, so the "utterly part" comes in at about 2:48. The violin is so strong and sad - you'll love it.

But if your looking for something even more sad - this is perfect:

"When Feds Attack / Bumblebee Captured" - Steve Jablonsky

This one is off Transformers. It is a mix of two different musical genres, so the sad part comes in at 1:35. It is utterly sad.  

Answer 5

Shostakovich, symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar"

The music commemorates n**i atrocities. I haven't really tried to listen to it, but from what I've heard, it's some of the bleakest music ever composed.

Answer 6

The symphonic tone poem the Isle of the Dead  by Sergei Rachmaninoff..One of his greatest works and inspired by Arnold Böcklin's  painting..It's full of mysticism.

I'd also second the other two for Sibelius and Vaughan Williams respectively..Another one by Sibelius would be his fourth symphony.

He  was a true master at evoking vast landscapes.