Darklord theme songs

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#1

rotipher

Nov 25, 2003 13:18:47		Anyone out there have particular pieces of music they associate with a specific darklord? I know there've been threads discussing who should play each darklord in a hypothetical Ravenloft movie; but I was wondering if anyone could come up with a song or tune that can capture some resident BBEGs' personality and/or history: something a DM might listen to before a game session, to put themself in the mood to play that character.

Your choice could be any genre, era, or style, be it Beethoven or Nine Inch Nails ... just name the darklord and his/her ideal "theme song"!
#2

The_Jester

Nov 25, 2003 13:23:12 		BeeGees. Stayin' Alive.
#3

zombiegleemax

Nov 25, 2003 15:13:37 		Chorus:
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen;
Nobody knows my sorrow.
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen;
Glory, Hallelujah!
(Repeat chorus)
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down;
Oh, yes, Lord.
Sometimes I'm almost to the groun',
Oh, yes, Lord.
(Chorus)
I wish that I could find a way;
Oh, yes, Lord,
But life is just one long, rainy day;
Oh, yes, Lord.
(Chorus)
Glory, Hallelujah!
#4

zombiegleemax

Nov 25, 2003 15:14:35 		Strahd- Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor

Azalin- The Imperial March from Star Wars

Pieter Van Riese- Any and all of Wagner's Der Fliegander Hollander.

Tristan/Malken- The "Confrontation" from Jekyll & Hyde

Lord Godefroy- "Until It Sleeps," the Apocalyptica version

Domenic D'Honaire- "I Put a Spell on You"- The Screaming Jay Hawkins version.

Adam- "Gollum's Song" off of The Two Towers

Ivana Boritsi- The Opening Theme to House of 1000 Corpses... Not sure why, though.

Jacqueline Renier- The Godfather Waltz

Lord Soth- "Never Gonna Stop," by Rob Zombie
Alfred Timothy- "Wherever I May Roam," Apocalyptica version

Gregor Zolnik- "Across the Nation"- Offa some wrestling soundtrack, if I recall...

Elena Faith-Hold- The Johnny Cash (R.I.P.) version of "Hurt"

Anton Misroi- "O Death," the version off of the "O Brother Where Art Thou?" soundtrack
#5

zombiegleemax

Nov 25, 2003 15:21:59 		Slow Down Georgie (She's Poison) Lyrics
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Breaking Hearts


Hey there Georgie got a couple of things to say
One you're my friend, and two it's hurting me
Seeing you act this way
But my hands are tied and I can only try to talk you out of a fall
`Cause the reputation of the woman you're dating's
About as nasty as the Berlin wall

Slow down Georgie she's poison
Man you've got to watch yourself
She's gonna get in your head, she's gonna crawl in your bed
You're just a stepping stone for someone else


Slow down Georgie she's poison
She's just another divorcee
An undercover lover of a hundred
Other little fish in the sea


You better cut her loose before she gets her hooks in you
If you give her the world, and it was covered in pearls
She'd only ask for the moon
She's got you hypnotised, with her big brown eyes
And a body that could stop a clock
But if you think your face ain't gonna be replaced
Georgie boy you're in for a shock


Well it ain't my job to rain on your parade
But if the chips were down, you'd do the same for me
It's always been that way
She's got you paralysed with a pack of lies
About honour and the single girl
And if you buy that line you must be out of your mind
You must be living in another world
#6

zombiegleemax

Nov 25, 2003 17:55:50 		For me Carmina Burana was written for Strahd.
#7

trebor_minntt

Nov 25, 2003 18:58:31
Originally posted by Cole Deschain
Lord Soth- "Never Gonna Stop," by Rob Zombie

I always imagine him with the Undertaker's Music from WWF vol IV

Gregor Zolnik- "Across the Nation"- Offa some wrestling
soundtrack, if I recall...

It's by The Union Underground and is the theme music for WWE Raw.
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#8

zombiegleemax

Nov 25, 2003 21:16:44
Originally posted by Cole Deschain
Strahd- Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor

Actually, Toccata and Fugue in F Major, of the four great organ fugues including the D Minor, is also very good and not as familiar.

Pieter Van Riese- Any and all of Wagner's Der Fliegander Hollander.

And the rest of the body of Wagner's work is just fine for Kingfuhrer Drakov.
#9

zombiegleemax

Nov 25, 2003 22:15:42 		The only darklord I've ever used theme music for was Dominiani; he got the main theme from Requiem for a Dream.

Also, while he's certainly not a darklord, van Richten's theme music has always been "The Orange Man" from Unbreakable in my mind.
#10

hida_jiremi

Nov 26, 2003 3:23:46 		Ooohhh, here's one I've been dying to talk about. I make my own CDs full of theme music for my adventures, so I've got tons. Just as a start, though...


Harkon Lukas
Metallica, "Of Wolf and Man" - written for him, I'm sure

Elena Faithhold
Rob Zombie, "Dragula" - you've gotta love any song that has lyrics about burning witches, neh? (Though it's actually a racing song, I know.)
Metallica, "Unforgiven II"

Dominic D'Honaire
Les Miserables, "Master of the House"
Eurhythmics, "Sweet Dreams"

Victor Mordenheim
REM, "Losing My Religion"

Vlad Drakov
Drowning Pool, "Bodies"
Nazareth, "Hair of the Dog"

Maligno the Carrionette
Tori Amos, "Happy Workers" - off the Toys soundtrack; I;ve always found this song to be friggin' creepy

Wilfred Godefroy
Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Otherside"
Gravediggerz, "1-800 Suicide"


And that's just a beginning. Let me actually go through my CDs...

Hida Jiremi
#11

platinumwarlock

Nov 26, 2003 4:31:23 		Vlad Drakov--"Mars" from The Planets by Holst

....I'll think of more later, but that one came immediately to mind.
#12

zombiegleemax

Nov 26, 2003 10:07:59
Originally posted by Cole Deschain


Azalin- The Imperial March from Star Wars


Great minds think alike.

Soth: Kane's enterance music from WWF music Vol. 4

Strahd: Undertaker's music from WWF music Vol. 3 when he's being dramatic. The theme from Interview with a Vampire when he's not.
#13

zombiegleemax

Nov 26, 2003 10:20:41 		I think "Its a Sin" by Petshop Boys works pretty well for a lot of Dread Lords. There's an AMV on animemusicvideos.org using the song that features dozens of different anime villains, a lot of which you can match up to certain Dread Lords pretty easily. I use it to open my Ravenloft game.

Lord Jules
#14

zombiegleemax

Nov 26, 2003 10:58:23
Originally posted by Cole Deschain


Azalin- The Imperial March from Star Wars

My players would freak out if I did this to them... (especially if it was really loud) I think I'll try it some time.

Also, I like the idea of using Toccata and Fugue for Strahd