What one piece of music should everyone listen to?

Question

I enjoy listening to new and interesting music, but it can be hard to find stuff that's unique.Is there one song or one piece of music you think everyone should listen to because of how interesting / unique it is? I'm not necessarily looking for "good", but stuff that's just interesting or different in some way.It doesn't need to be obscure, but by definition I'm not looking for anything too mainstream.

kypro · Accepted Answer

I'm awful at this, but I suppose off the top of my head, Daniel Johnston's music is quite interesting if you've not listened to it before, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMPTDOXxttgHe's fairly well known, but I love everything Jonny Greenwood does and he makes some really interesting stuff, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Sj5Ud-vZA

btschaegg · Answer

Edit: As you can see, I'm hilariously bad at "one". But if you're searching for interesting music, you find some at every turn :)
Tomek Kolczynski's OST for "Feist". I especially like "Playing with Fire".
https://tomekkolczynski.bandcamp.com/album/feist-game-origin...
For its gimmick: Rameau: Le rappel des oiseaux ("Call of the Birds")
https://youtu.be/IBRRRBG6Nzk
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition. Especially: Gnomus, Ballet of the Chicks in their Shells, Baba Yaga
https://youtu.be/A1C1NiGWccA https://youtu.be/_HPtSftZ3b0 https://youtu.be/ISoSVmXXJuc
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, for similar reasons: https://youtu.be/oZ5WMZUbKy4
Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring: https://youtu.be/rP42C-4zL3w
Edit: Oh, and Kenji Kawai's OST for Ghost in the Shell. Especially "Chant I".
https://youtu.be/iTPNaUsjksM
Edit 2: And Dave Greenslade & Patrick Woodroffe: The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony
https://youtu.be/hRk0fbaTmhE

0x54MUR41 · Answer

I would suggest the music from.* Aurora Aksnes - she is a Norwegian songwriter and singer. What I like about her music is that it's unique and feels "ethereal" when you listen to it. I can't find something similar in the music industry. She mainly writes songs about human and nature. Even there is a song about "alien". Aurora's Runaway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_HlPboLRL8 is a good introduction to her music.* Federico Martelli - he is an Italian music producer. I find his music is so relaxing to listen to. Here is the example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXyxpiWJU5M. Enjoy!

ZYZ64738 · Answer

Some suggestions:Hinkstep - Aldrig Mer https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xCk7ZH_fzCYNachur - Cicada Sessions (sadly just three tracks ever made as far as I know) https://youtu.be/4z1ygc_nyJY?list=OLAK5uy_kjOlnCToH30pIfVIa2...and finally - even well known - lend an ear to Kruder & Dorfmeister (most tracks) https://youtu.be/ShWTcxqUqvwHave fun

belfalas · Answer

It's not a new song at all but 'Portrait of Tracy' by Jaco Pastorius is a beautiful piece for electric bass. It makes heavy use of harmonics which was very unique at the time and is still unique today.

tomcam · Answer

The original &ldquo;Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft&rdquo; remains an enduring classic:https://youtu.be/jJ4IUjjVfng

code_Whisperer · Answer

Tigran Hamasyan is a musical genius, and this is the most interesting and memorable piece I've seen/heard over the last couple of years. I still get chills whenever I watch it:
https://youtu.be/z7j7bdEPSd0
(if interested, I post an eclectic pick like this each day over on counter.social under the tag #codesmusic, and almost never a mainstream piece)

7373737373 · Answer

This specific rendition of Nightwish's "Ghost Love Score": https://youtu.be/47e_961OQWE

dangravell · Answer

I don't really think limiting to one piece of music is really appropriate for an art form that can affect us on so many dimensions but...The Rite of Spring.

Utkarsh_Mood · Answer

Pat Metheney- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VVRRPUgvu4

gabrielsroka · Answer

Arvo P&auml;rt - Fratres for Cello and Pianohttps://youtu.be/v4XMjsYeMig

_spduchamp · Answer

I'd put Eliane Radigue's Trilogie De La Mort on that list. On enough listenings, it changes the way you perceive sound.

brudgers · Answer

Seeing as being good isn't a requirement.Why not make the music you want to hear?

What one piece of music should everyone listen to?

It's not a new song at all but 'Portrait of Tracy' by Jaco Pastorius is a beautiful piece for electric bass. It makes heavy use of harmonics which was very unique at the time and is still unique today.

The original “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft” remains an enduring classic:
https://youtu.be/jJ4IUjjVfng

This specific rendition of Nightwish's "Ghost Love Score": https://youtu.be/47e_961OQWE

I don't really think limiting to one piece of music is really appropriate for an art form that can affect us on so many dimensions but...
The Rite of Spring.

Pat Metheney- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VVRRPUgvu4

Arvo Pärt - Fratres for Cello and Piano
https://youtu.be/v4XMjsYeMig

I'd put Eliane Radigue's Trilogie De La Mort on that list. On enough listenings, it changes the way you perceive sound.

Seeing as being good isn't a requirement.
Why not make the music you want to hear?