History Main / SongsOfSolace

* ''Series/TheCrown2016''. In "Smoke and Mirrors", the Duke of Windsor watches the televised royal coronation, and the episode ends with him playing the bagpipes while a SingleTear runs down his face as he ponders [[AbdicateTheThrone what he gave up]].

** Xander plans to do this when Buffy rejects him in the first SeasonFinale.
--->"I'm just gonna go home, lie down, and listen to country music. The music of pain."
** True to his word, he is doing just that when Willow attempts to call him. He takes his phone off the hook.
** In "Entropy" after Xander's wedding goes pear-shaped he gets drunk listening to "Sao Paulo Rain" by Tom [=McRae=].
** In "Forever" Giles listens to "Tales of Great Ulysses" after Joyce's death, which he played for Joyce during the events of "Band Candy".

* In ''Series/{{Angel}}'', not only does the titular vampire listen to sad music when he's depressed, but his song of choice is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE4STGEmIyI Barry Manilow's "Mandy"]].

* Xander plans to do this when Buffy rejects him in the first season of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.
-->"I'm just gonna go home, lie down, and listen to country music. The music of pain."

* Music/Eric Carmen: "All By Myself", as featured in aforementioned works.

* In ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', after being denied permission to take part in the defence of Earth, Picard stays in his office with Berlioz turned up so loud that objects on his desk vibrate.

** "Lie to Me" reveals that when her friend Ford moved away Buffy would spend hours locked in her room listening to the song "I Touch Myself". She hastens to add that she had [[ADateWithRosiePalms no idea what it meant at the time]].

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* In ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', Lilo slumps on the floor and listens to [[Music/ElvisPresley "Heartbreak Hotel"]] after being rejected by the other girls.
* "Soon" is sung by WesternAnimation/{{Thumbelina|1994}} to comfort herself because she's lonely. Her mother later sings it to comfort herself over her missing daughter.
* "Baby Mine" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'' is sung by Mrs. Jumbo to comfort herself and her baby because they've been separated due to the former going MamaBear to protect her baby.
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* Music/TearsForFears:
** "Famous Last Words":
--->''Hand in hand we'll do and die\\

** "Who You Are":
--->''Someone's crying at the sonnet''

This is, of course, TruthInTelevision, but note that this trope is about characters using music to cope InUniverse. For songs that are themselves about sorrow and solace, see GriefSong (though there is often overlap).

* Music/TearsForFears: "Famous Last Words":
-->''Hand in hand we'll do and die\\

* Music/TearsForFears: If taken literally, the first stanza in "Closest Thing to Heaven" describes a cataclysmic global flood.
-->''28 days of rain\\
Flashfloods in February\\
Back in our boats again\\
While all the world is sinking''

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* In ''Series/{{Glee}}'', lovesick school counselor Emma sings/cries along to Music/EricCarmen's "All By Myself" while sitting in her car in the rain.

* In ''Series/{{Angel}}'', not only does the titular vampire listen to sad music when he's depressed, but his song of choice is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE4STGEmIyI Barry Manilow's "Mandy"]].
** A throwaway line in the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "Sanctuary" revealed that Angel tried to turn Faith on to the "healing power of the Manilow", and that while Manilow seriously wasn't Faith's thing, she had to admit she felt better sometimes after listening to "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRWMixC5jpQ Weekend in New England]]"

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* The 1989 Tony Danza vehicle ''Film/ShesOutOfControl'' had the teen protagonist lock herself in her room playing her music at full volume after a fight with her father and a breakup with her boyfriend. When one of her friends comes looking for her, she is directed "up the stairs, follow the sad music".

-->'''Danny T:''' Girl, music has the power to life you up when you're feelin' low. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope But not this music.]] This music is a major downer.

* ''Series/OddSquad: TheMovie'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeNrqFJceLs "The Saddest Song in the World of All Time"]]... which subverts and inverts this trope.
-->'''Danny T:''' Girl, music has the power to life you up when you're feelin' low. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope But not this music.]] This music is a major downer.

* In ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'', Lilo slumps on the floor and listens to [[Music/ElvisPresley "Heartbreak Hotel"]] after being rejected by the other girls.

* "Baby Mine" from ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' is sung by Mrs. Jumbo to comfort herself and her baby because they've been separated due to the former going MamaBear to protect her baby.

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* After the death of his teammate Jetstream, Achilles, leader of the ''[[Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse Global Guardians]]'', sat in his office with Peter Gabiel's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ3wpjdYMqk I Grieve]]" blaring at maximum volume. For seven and a half hours.
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** The [[EldritchAbomination Witch]] Oktavia eternally listens to her [[{{Mook}} Familiar]]s playing music, and flies into a rage if anyone interrupts them. [[spoiler:[[AndThenJohnWasAZombie Oktavia is the Witch that Sayaka turns into]] after crossing the DespairEventHorizon, with Familiars that resemble Kyousuke]].

* Many entries in the Literature/BookOfPsalms, often written by David.

** In the Literature/BooksOfSamuel, King Saul falls into despair when the spirit of God leaves him. David, who unbeknownst to Saul has become God's new anointed king, is able to comfort him with his music.

** The [[EldritchAbomination Witch]] Oktavia eternally listens to her {{Mook}}s playing music, and flies into a rage if anyone interrupts them. [[spoiler:[[AndThenJohnWasAZombie Oktavia is the Witch that Sayaka turns into]] after crossing the DespairEventHorizon, with Mooks that like Kyousuke]].

** The [[EldritchAbomination Witch]] called Oktavia eternally listens to her {{Mook}}s playing music, and flies into a rage if anyone interrupts them. [[spoiler:[[AndThenJohnWasAZombie Oktavia is the Witch that Sayaka turns into]] after crossing the DespairEventHorizon, with Mooks that like Kyousuke]].

This is, of course, TruthInTelevision, but note that this trope is about characters using music to cope InUniverse. For songs that are themselves about sorrow and solace, see GriefSong, (though there is often overlap).

{{Grief Song}}s are a SubTrope.

This is, of course, TruthInTelevision.

** The [[EldritchAbomination Witch]] called Oktavia eternally listens to her {{Mook}}s playing music, and flies into a rage if anyone interrupts them. [[spoiler:Oktavia is the Witch that Sayaka turns into after crossing the DespairEventHorizon; her Mooks even look like Kyousuke]].