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** John Williams' score for ''[[Born On the Fourth of July]]''.
* "Ashokan Farewell", a 1980s slow waltz, was used to heartbreaking effect in the Ken Burn's documentary ''Civil War'' numerous times, most notably over the infamous Sullivan Ballou letter.
* As mentioned in the [[The Lord of the Rings]] example, Annie Lennox's "Into the West."
** "Into The West" is made even better (worse?) when you see its documentary: While they were writing the song the production company discovered a teenaged filmmaker and were impressed by his skills; unfortunately he was [[Littlest Cancer Patient|dying of cancer]]. He managed to make several short films (or long trailers) before he died, and parts of his funeral are shown (complete with his mates doing a ''haka'' at his graveside).
** How about "The Steward of Gondor"?
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9cCABTE18E "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill]. From ''[[Pearl Harbor]]''.
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0JDomv8ac Arrival To Earth]", from the ''[[Transformers Film Series]]''. Something about the incredibly awe-inspiring choir in the background as the Autobots find a new home rarely fails to produce tears in fans.
* Even if you don't like ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Howard Shore's music manages to be incredibly [[Tear Jerker|tear-inducing]] at times.
* "Gabriel's Oboe" from ''The Mission''. It's an extremely powerful song... especially when you realize that Ennio Morricone took the random on-screen oboe-pantomiming of Jeremy Irons and turned it into such a beautiful piece.
** Someone apparently sung the piece into something called "Nella Fantasia". It basically ''doubles'' the tear-jerking and heartwarming factor.
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