Songe d'Automne Dream Of Autumn

"Songe d'Automne (Dream Of Autumn)
Arrangement © 2008 by ROB ASTOR
Composed by Archibald Joyce
From the Release YESTERYEAR CLASSICS

This video features pictures and film clips of TITANIC's maiden voyage into history. Why? This piece of music, "Songe d'Automne", is one of three leading contenders in a debate that will never be settled: what was the band playing as the ship sank. Some survivors claim it was this music, which the band leader himself said he would play as his last song. While history may remember it always as "Nearer My God To Thee", "Songe d'Automne" has a special resonance with me. It's downright ghostly. This track can be found on my YESTERYEAR CLASSICS album.

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• Classical Music
• Instrumental
• RMS Titanic
• Archibald Joyce
• Rob Astor
• New Age
• Soundscape
• Soundtrack

[uranian99]

Junior Wireless Operator Harold Bride said that this was last piece of music played. He said he was very popular at skating rinks.

[RobAstor]

@uranian99 Thanks for listening!

[uranian99]

@RobAstor Your welcome. I meant to say, "He said IT was very popular at skating rinks." I have never heard it until a few days ago, and it is haunting. Walter Lord wrote, "The legend is the band went down playing 'Nearer my God to Thee.' Many passengers still insist this was so, and there is no reason to doubt their sincerity." Be that as it may, there are two melodies of the hymn, the American and the Brittish. so which did they play? I think "Songe d'Automne would be the best contender.

[RobAstor]

@uranian99 I'm torn between three and my pick of them would be this song. However, it could have been the hymn "Autumn" which has a very similar chord progression to "Nearer..." which might be the other strongest possibility. At any rate, no one will ever know for certain until we can safely go back in time without changing the past! ;-)

[aperson224]

I'm doing a power point on the Titanic and i cant find a download to this song do you know where you got it?

[RobAstor]

@aperson224 The version in this video, I recorded. If you wanted something more faithful to the original, trying doing a title search on iTunes. The version I'm most familiar with is on a CD called "TITANIC Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage". You'll find my version on iTunes as well. Thanks for listening!

[VelvetSpruce]

This was the last song played on Titanic while it was sinking

[Christianrocker1990]

@VelvetSpruce Actually that's unconfirmed.

[RobAstor]

@VelvetSpruce Yes. :-) Thanks for listening.

[RobAstor]

@Emothic1994 Good luck on your project! :-) Read the description & comments for many insight. :-) Thanks for listening & commenting!