Music is personal, it's a medium that can take us back to a place in our lives that we may have forgotten.
This page holds some suggestions and may help you when considering what you would like played for your loved one.
If you are having a service at a crematorium then they are likely to use one of two media companies; 'Obitus' or 'Wesley', these companies provide the music library (as well as the video recording facilities and other media).
In my experience 'Obitus' is the most user friendly and also has the largest library of music.
You can search the music avaialable on each platform by clicking on the company icons below:
Supplying:
Bluebell Cemetery, Sevenoaks
Croydon Crematorium
Kemnal Park Crematorium
Kent & Sussex Crematorium, Tunbridge Wells
Medway Crematorium
Wealden Crematorium, Horam
Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton
Supplying:
Eastbourne Crematorium
Hastings Crematorium
Current UK top 20 most popular music for funerals
Updated 23rd February 2025
1 - Eva Cassidy - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
2 - Frank Sinatra - My Way
3 - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro) (Italian/English)
4 - Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings
5 - Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone
6 - Vera Lynn & Roland Shaw Orchestra - We'll Meet Again (1953 Version)
7 - Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers
8 - Edward Elgar - Nimrod From Enigma Variations
9 - Nat King Cole feat. Ralph Carmichael & his Orchestra - Unforgettable (1961 Stereo Re-recording)
10 - Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
11 - Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water
12 - Eva Cassidy - Fields Of Gold (Album version)
13 - Sarah McLachlan - (In The Arms of an) Angel
14 - Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken
15 - Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade
16 - Nat King Cole - Smile
17 - Westlife - You Raise Me Up
18 - Tina Turner - (Simply) The Best
19 - Donna Taggart - Jealous of the Angels
20 - Robbie Williams - Angels
Contemporary
Against All Odds – Phil Collins
Angel – Sarah McLachlan
Angels – Robbie Williams
Asleep – The Smiths
Beautiful Day – U2
Blower’s Daughter – Damien Rice
Broken – Lifehouse
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Clocks – Coldplay
Dancing Queen – Abba
Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis
Don’t Speak – No Doubt
Don’t You Forget About Me – Simple Minds
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Even My Dad Does Sometimes – Ed Sheeran
Even Though You’re Gone – Angelis
Every Breath You Take – The Police
Everybody Hurts – R.E.M
Flying Without Wings – Westlife
Goodbye My Lover – James Blunt
Hallelujah – Alexandra Burke
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – Neil Diamond
Heaven – Bryan Adams
Heaven – Talking Heads
Hello - Adele
Hold Back The River – James Bay
How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding
I Miss You – Stevie Nicks
How To Save A Life – The Fray
I Will Always Love You – Celine Dion
If Tomorrow Never Comes – Ronan Keating
Lay Me Down - Sam Smith
Make Me Smile – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
My Way – Frank Sinatra
Nothing Compares To You – Sinead O’Connor
Out of Reach – Gabrielle
Photograph – Ed Sheeran
Pictures of You – The Cure
Please Don’t Stop The Rain – James Morrison
Satisfied Mind – Jeff Buckley
See you again – Wiz Kalifa
Show Me Heaven – Maria Mckee
Simply The Best – Tina Turner
Slipped Away – Avril Lavigne
Someone Like You – Adele
Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
Stay With Me – Sam Smith
Teardrop – Massive Attack
Tears Dry On Their Own – Amy Winehouse
Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
The Scientist – Coldplay
There You’ll Be – Faith Hill
Who Knew – Pink
Who Wants To Live Forever – Queen
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Middler
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Wonderwall – Oasis
You Raise Me Up – Westlife
You’ll Be in My Heart – Phil Collins
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Gerry & The Pacemakers
You’re My Best Friend – Queen
You’re Still The One – Shania Twain
Your Song – Elton John
Theme Music
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life – Monty Python
Bring Me Sunshine – Morecambe & Wise
Coronation Street – Theme Tune
Eastenders – Theme Tune
Emmerdale – Theme Tune
I’ll Be There For You – Friends Theme Tune
Match of The Day – Theme Tune
Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz
Only Fools and Horses – Theme Tune
Soul Limbo / Cricket Theme – Booker T. & the MG’s
Vicar of Dibley – Theme Tune (The Lord is My Shepherd)
Classical
1812 Overture (conclusion) – Tchaikovsky
Amazing Grace – Cindy Marro
Ave Maria – Schubert
Ballade Pour Adeline - Richard Clayderman
Cello concerto (3rd mvt) – Elgar
Enigma Variations – Nimrod
Grand March (AIDA) – Verdi
Greensleeves – Mantovani
Hymn to the fallen – Katherine Jenkins
Jerusalem – Blake
Land of my fathers – Band of the Welsh Guards
Time To Say Goodbye – Andrea Bocelli
Traditional
Abide With Me
All Things Bright & Beautiful
Ave Maria – Schubert
Canon in D by Pachelbel
Enigma Variations – Nimrod by Edward Elgar
Four Seasons – Vivaldi
Jerusalem
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace – Susan Boyle
Sussex By The Sea
Country, Folk and Easy Listening Music
Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
Dance With My Father Again – Luther Vandross
Imagine – John Lennon
In My Life – The Beatles
Let It Be – The Beatles
Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan
May It Be – Enya
Memories – Barbra Streisand
Over The Rainbow – Eva Cassidy
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
Sailing – Rod Stewart
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
We’ll Meet Again – Vera Lynn
Wagon Wheel - Nathan Carter