Sherlock: 10 Best Music Compositions

4. Prepared To Do Anything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy_2B-diV18 Series 2, "The Reichenbach Fall" I don't think anyone was prepared for the last ten minutes of "The Reichenbach Fall." It's one of the most mind-blowing, what-the-heck-just-happened sequences in the show up to that point, rivaled only by the mind palace sequence in "His Last Vow" in the next series. I dare anyone to watch this part of "Reichenbach" without becoming emotionally involved, and the music that accompanies it just makes it that much more heartbreaking. The first time we hear "Prepared To Do Anything," Moriarty shoots himself, a mind-blowing act (literally) that sets off the chain of crazy events and make the last ten minutes of the episode feel surreal and almost nightmarish. The second time the track plays, we are dumbfounded as we listen to Sherlock and John's last conversation, wanting to ignore what the increasing tempo and dynamics mean. Then, when Sherlock jumps off St. Bart's rooftop, the music narrates his fall, the strings screeching higher as Sherlock drops towards the pavement, with a percussive impact when he hits the ground. Within the context of the show, it's an incredibly difficult piece to listen to, as it brilliantly captures the shock and heartbreak of watching Sherlock fall; without context, it's still an incredibly well done and suspenseful piece.