EL James
British author
Adagio from Concerto No 3 in D Minor BWV 974, played by James Rhodes.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
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As a native-derived person, we don’t believe in death. Death is a western, fear-based concept. We believe that an eternal spirit is housed into a temporary vehicle, and when that vehicle no longer becomes tenable to inhabit, we just move on. If I had to play music, I’d insist on Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.
The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 26 October 2025 source ↗
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James Corden
English actor and comedian
Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp.
Rick Astley
Singer, songwriter and radio presenter
I’d like to go all melodramatic and have Vide cor Meum by Patrick Cassidy from Kingdom Of Heaven. It’s also in another Ridley Scott movie, Hannibal. It’s an operatic piece and absolutely amazing. Obviously Ridley Scott thinks so, too..
Julien Macdonald
Welsh fashion designer
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.
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