Sherlock: 10 Best Music Compositions

6. Irene's Theme

Series 2, "A Scandal in Belgravia" Forty-three seconds of pure magnificence. This is the first really romantic music in the show, which is fitting, considering Irene Adler is the first woman Sherlock has shown any interest in, romantic or otherwise. He composes this gorgeous violin solo after he discovers Irene's (apparent) death. Opposed to the havoc strong emotion wreaks on his intellect, Sherlock never puts his (rightfully complicated) feelings for her into words. However, the music perfectly captures the emotions he tries and fails to keep hidden away as they pour out in an elegy. What's interesting about the show and its soundtrack is the music's connection to Sherlock's emotional state. In Series 1, we see Sherlock at his most emotionally distant, particularly in "A Study in Pink" and "The Great Game" when he questions why a mother would be upset over her stillborn child and when he informs John he finds not caring about others very easy; consequently, the Series 1 soundtrack is more suspenseful or thrilling instead of emotional or romantic. But, when his intellect is nearly compromised by his emotions when he matches wits with Irene in Series 2, the soundtrack suddenly changes from suspenseful to searingly romantic. Considering how beautiful the soundtrack becomes whenever Sherlock's emotions come to the surface, I can only hope for Irene's return in Series 4!