Sherlock: 10 Best Music Compositions

1. Addicted To A Certain Lifestyle

Series 3, "His Last Vow" After the ridiculous fun and hijinks of "The Empty Hearse" and "The Sign of Three," when "His Last Vow" first aired, it hit its audience hard. It was dark and gritty, completely throwing us off from the lighter tone we were still coming to terms with for Series 3. While the first and second episodes had had their dramatic moments, even the moment that should have been the most dramatic of all - Sherlock revealing to John that he is still alive - was lightened by a comedic sequence of John punching Sherlock in the face. "His Last Vow" took all the emotion and heartbreak we had been missing from the rest of the series and packed it into one episode, most poignantly in one particular scene €“ when John first confronts Mary about hiding her true identity. This stunning piece perfectly captures John's conflicting emotions as he struggles to contain his grief and rage over Mary's deception and, to him, betrayal. John has now been deceived by the two people he loves most - Sherlock, about his death, and Mary, about her identity. Your heart can't help but break for John as the orchestra swells into beautiful, haunting strains that softly move into a minor-key rendition of John and Mary's wedding waltz, an ending designed to move the heart, which it does terribly well. And there you have it - your "Best of Sherlock" playlist. Of course, there are other phenomenal tracks I wasn't able to mention, like "Elegy" from "The Blind Banker," "The Lab" from "The Hounds of Baskerville," and "The Lie in Leinster Gardens" from "His Last Vow." What are your favorite music pieces from Sherlock? Let me know in the comments!