i know for certain that his sony walkman had a mixtape ....
the full list:
queen songs:
dead on time - all dead, all dead - keep yourself alive - death on two legs - drowse - save me - staying power -
who wants to live forever - hang on in there -
now fuck off
If there is a heaven, then there must also be beautiful music there. Maybe some music comes from something heavenly anyway. Think of how some composers have claimed to have been given tunes that just pop into their heads without them even trying to compose anything.
And I think that Freddie had such great musical talent, that he probably always had music in his head that he could just make up on the spot. So, like other great composers, he probably could just think the music and wouldn't have to actually listen to anything to "hear" music in his mind. I know this doesn't answer the question.
From what I've read about near death situations - when someone actually has their heart stop beating for a while and that sort of thing - they often experience a calm (at peace) feeling. Whether that is because they are entering heaven, or it is a defense mechanism of the body to prevent severe pain, I don't think anyone knows yet. So, in Freddie's situation, I can imagine him also being able to hear beautiful music at such a time. Again, I have not answered the question.
But also I would like to say that a person's very last moments alive are not always so important that we should dwell on them. I think we should consider a person's entire life and realize that the last part of it was just a small part and not so significant that we should go over the details in our minds, worrying about this and that.
*sigh*
The last time he played piano was like the day before he died or something? They didn't say what he played, other than that it sounded 'sad'. (No kidding). That's in Freestone or Hutton's book, if you can be bothered looking.
Having said that, I choose to believe the last song he heard was "Rubber Ducky".