These are some of the greatest melodies ever composed. My fascination with them continues to grow as time goes by. They fascinate me. Haunt me. Make me experience ecstasy and agony, both at once. They are cathartic and sensual. Intriguing and eloquent. Genuine lovers of classical music would perhaps call them lightweight but that doesn't worry me. Much as I love the full-scale classical compositions, these evergreen melodies hold a special place in my heart:

1. Pachelbel: Canon In D
2. J. S. Bach: Air ‘On The G String’ (Hamlet Cigars)
3. Albinoni: Adagio In G Minor (Gallipoli)
4. J. S. Bach:Goldberg Variations (Silence Of The Lambs)
5. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
6. Armstrong: Weather Storm
7. Beethoven: ‘Pastoral’ Symphony – Shepherds’ Hymn After The Storm
8. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 In C Minor – Ii Adagio Sostenuto (Brief Encounter)
9. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On ‘Greensleeves’
10. Delibes: Flower Duet (Lakmé) (British Airways)
11. Beethoven: ‘Moonlight’ Sonata (Immortal Beloved)
12. Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto In C – Ii. Andantino
13. Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 In G Minor – Ii. Adagio
14. Satie: Gymnopédie No.1 (What Lies Beneath)
15. Vivaldi: Winter (The Four Seasons) – Ii. Largo
16. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto In A – Ii. Adagio (Out Of Africa)
17. Elgar: Nimrod (Elizabeth)
18. Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
19. Allegri: Miserere Mei, Deus (Chariots Of Fire)
20. Barber: Adagio For Strings (Platoon)
21. Handel: Zadok The Priest (P&O Cruises Tv Advert)
22. Mozart: Lacrimosa (Requiem) (Amadeus)
23. Bach–Gounod: Ave Maria
24. Jenkins: Agnus Dei (The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace)
25. Elgar: Cello Concerto In E Minor – I. Adagio–Moderato
26. Prizeman: Voca Me
27. Orff: O Fortuna (Carmina Burana) (The Omen)
28. J. S. Bach: Toccata & Fugue In D Minor
29. Jenkins: Adiemus (Delta Airlines Tv Advert)
30. Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons) – I. Allegro
31. J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 In G – I. Allegro Moderato
32. Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor – I. Allegro Con Brio (The Longest Day)
33. Mozart: Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat – Iii. Rondo
34. Grieg: Piano Concerto In A Minor – I. Allegro Molto Moderato
35. Bizet: Temple Duet (The Pearl)
36. Holst: Jupiter (The Planets)
37. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf--introduction to the orchestra
38. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor – I. Allegro Non Troppo
39. Wagner: The Ride Of The Valkyries (Die Walküre) (Apocalypse Now)
40. Ravel: Bolero (10)
41. Elgar: Pomp And Circumstance March No.1 (Land Of Hope And Glory) (Last Night Of The Bbc Proms)
42. Beethoven: Ode To Joy (9th Symphony finale)
43. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
44. Beethoven. Fur Elise (piano)
45. Rachmaninov. Vocalise (for violin and orchestra)
46. Gluck. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orfeo ed Euridice)
47. Mozart. Piano Concerto No. 27 (slow movement)
48. Beethoven. 5th Piano Concerto (Emperor slow movement)
49. Mozart. 17th Piano Concerto (slow movement)
50. Beethoven. Triple Concerto (slow movement)

These are 50 pieces of music that I will take with me to my grave. Or funeral pyre. They will forever remain part of me. In body and soul. And beyond.