I'm putting together a slideshow of photos of a longtime camp friend who recently passed away. We're getting together for a memorial weekend where we'll do a construction project in his honor and likely share stories, etc. I'm looking for music to set this slideshow to. My slideshow old faithful, Iz's Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World combo isn't really right for this. The weekend is more a celebration of his life than a mourning of his death so I don't want anything too somber but at the same time, it probably shouldn't be party music either. Got any suggestions?
Here's a list I found on a website of a place that makes these slideshows... just some ideas:
Because You Loved Me Celine Dion
Dance with My Father (male) Luther Vandross
For Such a Time As This Wayne Watson
Hero Mariah Carey
How Do I Live Without You Leann Rimes or Trisha Yearwood
I Hope You Dance LeeAnn Womack
I'll Remember Madonna
I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston
I Will Remember You Sarah McLachlan
It Was Your Song Garth Brooks
My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion
Remember When Alan Jackson
Some Sweet Day Mariah Carey & Boys 2 Men
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole
Stand By Me Ben E. King
Thank You Ray Boltz
Thank You Dido
The Dance Garth Brooks
The Golden City Phil Baggaley & Ian Blythe
There You'll Be Faith Hill (Pearl Harbor Soundtrack)
These Are The Days Natalie Merchant
To Where You Are Josh Groban
What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
When I Look to the Sky Train
When You Believe Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston
Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler
You're Still Here Faith Hill
Blessed Martina McBride
What were some of his favorite songs? That might be a direction to go. I'm so sorry for your loss...I'm sure whatever you come up with will be treasured and wonderful.
A couple that are very powerful for something like this:
Keri Noble - Piece Of My Heart (goosebumps) Keri Noble - Answered Prayers (goosebumps) Sarah McLachlan - Angel (gulp) Sarah McLachlan - I will remember you
Keane - We might as well be strangers
Zero 7 - The space between
Enya - Exile
Secret Garden - Come to my garden, Illumination*, Songs from a secret garden*
In My Life - the Beatles
Imagine - John Lennon (the Beatles)
Tapestry - Carole King
You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
Celebrate - Kool and the Gang
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Songbird - Fleetwood Mack
You've Gotta Have Friends - Bette Midler
I Will Remember You - Sarah McCloughlan
Old Friends - Simon and Garfunkel
Here Comes the Sun - George Harrison (the Beatles)
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Sunshine of my Life - Stevie Wonder
You Lift Me Up - Josh Grobin
Wasted Time - The Eagles
Let it Be - the Beatles
Times Like These - Jack Johnson
Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon
Will I See You In Heaven - The Jayhawks
Sky Blue & Black - Jackson Browne
Yellow - Coldplay
very sorry for the loss of your friend, mk :( *hugs*
If you want music with no words, some of Jim Brickman's piano solos might work. I use his stuff for a lot of my videos. "A Beautiful Mind" is a good one.
