Speaking of two great tastes that taste great together....

Peanuts and Beethoven.

When Schroeder pounded on his piano, his eyes clenched in a trance, the notes floating above his head were no random ink spots dropped into the key of G. Schulz carefully chose each snatch of music he drew and transcribed the notes from the score. More than an illustration, the music was a soundtrack to the strip, introducing the characters’ state of emotion, prompting one of them to ask a question or punctuating an interaction.

“The music is a character in the strip as much as the people are, because the music sets the tone,” Mr. Meredith said. To understand what gave Schroeder chills, he said, you have to listen to the musical passage. “When you actually hear the symphony, the whole thing feels completely different.”

"Vocalise"

Pastor Mark Daniels, in this post, mentions one of my favorite songs by Steve Taylor, "Harder to Believe Than Not To." This song really speaks to me, not only through the powerful words but through the incoporation of one of classical music's most brilliant pieces - Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise."

If you want to listen to the "Vocalise," this interpretation is especially gorgeous: