One not on either of your lists:

Swimming - WATERWORLD

hammon, November 21, 2008; 11:27 AM

Judging from your list, I'm not sure sad and tragic are the adjectives you're looking for (uplifting and inspirational seem more appropriate in some cases), in any case, for sad/tragic I'd recommend:

Theme from Rudy - Jerry Goldsmith
Theme from Star Trek: Nemesis (found primarily in the end credits suite) - Jerry Goldsmith
I Could Have Done More - Schindler's List - John Williams
Sam's Gone - I Am Legend - James Newton Howard
Trinity Definately - The Matrix Revolutions - Don Davis
Wifeing - Conan the Barbarian - Basil Poledouris
Small Moves - Contact - Alan Silvestri
Steven and the Snow - Powder - Jerry Goldsmith
Jonathan's Death - Superman - John Williams

There's just a few I can think of off the top of my head - I'll add more as they come to me.

(p.s. I really wish people would stop associating Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings with Platoon - it was composed long before the film was made and is just a classic example of a director not being able to get over his temp tracking - just two cents, sorry)

shehan23, November 21, 2008; 9:41 AM

My list, to name a few, includes:

Mary Goes To Jesus - The Passion of the Christ - John Debney
Looking at You - Return to Paradise - Mark Mancina
Vesper - Casino Royale - David Arnold
Bartlett's Sonnet - True Women - Bruce Broughton
Can I Hold You How? - Snow Falling On Cedars - James Newton Howard
Emily's Grave - Dragonfly - John Debney
Last Letter - Message In A Bottle - Gabriel Yared
Among The Clouds - Always - John Williams
Love In Distance - Hero - Tan Dun
Death of a Thousand Cuts - Sand Pebbles, The - Jerry Goldsmith
You Came From The Sea - Swept from the Sea - John Barry
Sail On - Shipping News, The - Christopher Young
Top of the World - Last Of The Mohicans, The - Trevor Jones
There's No Goodbye...Only Love - Perfect Storm, The - James Horner
Remember Us - Beyond The Gates (Shooting Dogs) - Dario Marianelli

hpmoorejr, November 21, 2008; 8:20 PM

There as a documentary on the Donner Party which used Brian Eno and Harold Budd - the music was very "mornful". Here are some of those tracks:

The White Arcades: The White Arcades
The White Arcades: Algebra Of Darkness
The Serpent (In Quicksliver): The Wanderer

They also used the Brian Eno Apollo track you mentioned.


hammon, November 21, 2008; 8:05 PM

I have to question the inclusion of No. 31 Launch from Armageddon. To me that is has a stirring, uplifting feel to it which matches the mood of the movie at that moment.

I'd include:
Father Kolbe's Preaching from The Truman Show
Over the Fence - Gettysburg
The music from the X-Files episode "Closure" when Mulder finally realises his sister is dead ( I have never watched this episode without shedding tears of sadness.

dln1700, November 22, 2008; 3:53 AM

I think I might of went a little overboard... but here is a list of some of my favorite sad songs that I could find on my Ipod. I know I have more at home, so I will add the rest later. Some of these songs start off sad and then change, and in some places I just put the album, because I didn't have the song title. If I a song or album stood out I put *** next to it. SPOILER WARNING: Some of the tracks might give away a spoiler if you haven't seen the Movie, so beware. Enjoy...

Battle Star Galactica Season 1:
Wander my friend
The shape of things to come
A good Lighter***

Cocoon***
Sad Goodbyes
First tears
Roses Death

Cocoon: The Return
Joe's Gift***
Growing Old

Braveheart
Princes Pleads for Wallaces Life
Freedom/Execution
End Credits

Beautiful Mind
Real of Imagines
Price of ones life
Closing Credits

Meet Joe Black
Yes
Death and Taxes
Served it's purpose
Cold lamb sandwich***
Walkaway***
The Next Place

Bicentennial Man***
A new Nervous System
Passage of Time
The Gift of Mortality
Petition Denied
The Wedding

Bram Strokers Dracula
Love Eternal

Crash
Crash
No Such thing as Monsters
A really good cloak

Deep Impact
The Wedding
Drawing Straws
Sad News
The long Return

Edward Scissorhands***
Story Time***
The grand finale
The End
Ice Dance***

Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater
Debriefing (If you didn't play the game I recommend you watch this clip, where the music starts about 3 minutes in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhmlT07uVVo)

Legend of Bagger Vance***
Bagger Leaves
Junuh out of the woods

Legends of the Fall***
Main Theme
Isabel's Murder/Recollection of Samuel
The Ludlows***
Changing of the Season
Goodbyes
Samuels Death***

Life As A House***
I'm Happy Today
A Promise
Leap of Faith
Build This House With Me
Love is Not Enough
I Built Myself A Life

Man on Fire
Pita's Sorrow
Creasey's Room
Bullet Tells The Truth
Smiling
The End
Pita's Room
She's Dead

Moulin Rouge
Closing Credits "Bolero"

Pearl harbor***
Heart of a Volunteer
December 7th
Brothers***
Tenessee
I Will Come Back

Peter Pan (2003)
Please don't Die

Powder
Everywhere
Steven and the Snow

Saving Private Ryan
Omaha Beach

The Saint
Love Theme
Love Theme 2nd Version

White Squall
Lifeboats
Power on the Wind
Ringing out
Departures
The Return Home

Unbreakable
The sixth Sense
Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Pelican Brief
Kingdom of Heaven
Conspiracy Theory
The Abyss
The Perfect Storm


kevinfiore, November 23, 2008; 1:02 PM

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dafirstflame, November 23, 2008; 11:53 PM

There are some themes that can interest you,

. "Up in Flames" by Koko Taylor in "Wild at Heart OST"
. "Blue Spanish Sky" by Chris Isaak in "Wild at Heart OST"
. "Baby Please Don't Go" by Them in "Wild at Heart OST" originally from ACDC
. "Within you" by David Bowie in "Labyrinth OST"

And all the themes from "Princess Mononoke" are far beyond dream, seek them. ;)
You should also check out Blade Runner OST by Vangelis and the OST of Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer by Basil Poledouris, some jewels everyone should have. all easily gettable ;)

And we cannot forget about games OST, some old games have really masterpieces on their OST, i recommend u seek www.midishrine.com and get the Warcraft 2 OST where the themes Alliance 1 to 4 and Horde 1 to 4 are very special, also Doom OST with the level 8 music.

tomasnunesproductions, October 11, 2009; 6:32 PM

Enya - Exile
eRa - Impera
Vangelis - Memories of Green
Two Steps from Hell - Moving Mountains
Serenata - Immediate Music
TEKKEN 2 THEME OF DEVIL & ANGEL
Planet Perfecto - Bullet In The Gun
Asterix et le coup du menhir - DELIRE-DU-CENTURION

The last music is extremely sad but hard to find.

lolz, November 7, 2010; 4:38 PM