Ode to Joy Ode to Joy "Ode to Joy" (German: ), is an ode written in the summer of 1785 by German poet, playwright, and historian Friedrich Schiller and published the following year in "Thalia". A slightly revised version appeared in 1808, changing two lines of the first and omitting the last stanza. "Ode to Joy" is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Beethoven's text is not based entirely on Schiller's poem, and introduces a few new sections. His tune (but not Schiller's words) was adopted as the
Road to Joy Road to Joy "Road to Joy" is the last song on Bright Eyes' 2005 album "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning". It was written by Conor Oberst. The name of the album is taken from a lyric in the song. The song begins with a fingerpicking section combined with an interpolation of a melody strongly based on Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". As the song progresses, it builds into a march, with the introduction of trumpets and horns. Near the end, everything fades out as Oberst delivers the final verse, and then all of the instruments come in at once in a