music can set the tone for any occasion
Choosing music for a funeral service is very personal. What is right for you would be totally unsuitable for someone else. The traditional funeral hymns of the past have now been gradually replaced with modern funeral songs.
You don’t have to sing hymns. You can choose a calm and uplifting classical composition, or a song by a favourite artiste.
positive memories
Funeral music plays an important role in the funeral ceremony and help to remember the departed person. Certain songs remind us of the person who passed away and bring back positive memories. Alter the mood of the service with your choice of music. There is absolutely no reason why you can’t play happy and uplifting music at a funeral. It can provide comfort to family and friends, reminding them of better times and giving them a reason to smile.
some of my favourite choices
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Goodbye My Lover – James Blunt
Somewhere in time – John Barry
Somewhere over the Rainbow – Eva Cassidy
Lullabye (Goodnight my Angel) – Billy Joel
How can you mend a broken heart? – The Bee Gees
How can you mend a broken heart? – Al Green
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan
Further on up the Road – Johnny Cash
You got a friend – Carole King
Wish you were here – The BeeGees
Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
Who’s gonna drive you home? – The Cars
Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen
Long and Winding Road – The Beatles
My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
Here comes the Sun – George Harrison
If I could be where you are – Enya
On My Own, Les Miserables – Lea Salonga
Time To Say Goodbye – Sarah Brightman
The Way We Were – Barbara Streisand
Luther Vandross – Dance With My Father
I will always love you – Whitney Houston
In the arms of an angel – Sarah McLachlan
The Prayer – Celine Dionne and Josh Groban
Now you belong to heaven – Mari Olsen
Unforgettable – Nat ‘King’ Cole and Natalie Cole
If I didn’t love you – Barbra Streisand
The way we were – Barbra Streisand
Immortality – The BeeGees and Celine Dion
You’ll never find another love like mine – Lou Rawls
Wishing on a Star – Rose Royce
I just can’t stop loving you – Michael Jackson
She’s out of my life – Michael Jackson
I’ll be there – Michael Jackson
Endless Love – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
One day in your life – Michael Jackson
Where do I begin – Andy Williams
Instrumentals
Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni
Love Theme from The Godfather – Nino Rota
The Gael (Last of The Mohicans Theme) – Douigie McClean
Hymn to the Fallen – John Williams
Dances With Wolves, The John Dunbar Theme – John Barry
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini – Rachmaninoff
Now we are Free (Gladiator Theme) – Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard
Gabriel’s Oboe played by Henrik Chaim – Ennio Morricone
I dreamed a Dream, Instrumental from Les Miserables – Claude-Michel Schonberg
O mio Babbino Caro, Maria Callas – Giacomo Puccini
Out of Africa theme – John Barry
Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel
music is so personal to each of us
