I'm looking for any suggestions as to depressing classical or jazz music. I am aware that "classical" is, in fact, a time range for music and not a style but I'm sure you understand I'm using it in the connotative sense.

I'm looking for something dark and haunting and depressing. Sort of like -

Terence Blanchard performing Saeta by Gil Evans. (Jazz)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvH67ODcJB8

Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. (Classical)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck


Any suggestions or help would be greatly, greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

That's actually one of my favorite Beethoven pieces...and I don't feel it as dark or depressing at all. I have tons of classical, let me look around.

Not a huge jazz fan..

Oh, try Ophelia's Dream

Macabre

Will do. Thanks, lid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFI3079piwI

This one 'feels' sad to me, the cello kills me...

welcome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yVyUliR-Yg&feature=related

This is called 'The Funeral'

again the cello kills me...

Find more of Ophelia's Dream and Javier Navarette ans you should have plenty of choices.


Here's another from Navarette

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7iJFu2v9x0&feature=related[/url

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t9tzCUZuWQ&feature=related

Pan's Labyrinth/ Navarette

and some.. Dark Sanctuary


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EflIzNZnaY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0uKaDkHugQ&feature=related

I loves you Porgy by Miles Davis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLc9OM7szQs

pretty much anything by Gustav Mahler is depressing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKClTwNUFb4&feature=related

Ashram

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EQ6eHeBrhM&feature=related

Joshua Bell has some REALLY sad violin too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Ma4BvMUwU

Or ya could go with one of the best and most haunting pieces of music ever done...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePI5cObRdF4

Something about the sad cello just destroys me...

Mozart is pretty good. If you want something more current you can look into Clint Mansell or Hans Zimmer. For something a tad more trippy you could try out Charlie Clouser.

Hans Zimmer has some really smooth melodic stuff, think Black Hawk Down. Clint Mansell can hit some slow slids and beats, something like you would hear from Lord of the Rings. Charlie Clouser did the score for every single one of the Saw movies, I really need not say more, he is just brilliant.

Hans Zimmer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWAhVbayGv4

Clint Mansell - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZCW5x8cmFE&feature=related - Full orchestrated theme, remix of Requiem for a Dream for Lord of the Rings.

Charlie Clouser - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWBrL-Hrr5k

Your killing me here....
time for some rebel rock

I find this piece haunting:-

Pachelbel's Canon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stCKjZniMsQ&feature=related

Anything by Frederic Chopin and Alexander Scriabin!

Chopin
1.Sonata op.35 no. 2
mainly the 1st and 2nd movements

2.The cello etude and the op 45 prelude.
his 4th etude as well.



Scriabin

1.Etude op.8 no 12
very melancholy.