if i had to give my own opinion, it would be nearer my god to thee because that's what wallace hartley said he would play if he was ever on a sinking ship. [music playing] not one single member of the band survived. they all died. [music playing] the sinking really accelerated around 2:15 when water reached the bridge. as the weight of water pulled the bow lower and lower, you still had this very buoyant stern of the titanic. all of a sudden, a wave sort of came over them and engulfed them. they felt the ship really sinking. people were trying to run up the decks to the stern to stay out of the water. people tried to cling onto anything they could. and at a certain point, unless you're holding on to something, you're just going to slip down the decks into the sea. people were falling, dropping into the ocean. there was screams. there was panic. there was hysteria. some of the lifeboats that were very close in could see the ship rearing up over their heads, which must have been very frightening. and survivors were able at quite close range to just observe titanic as she slowly sank. and