Soundtracks:
* Gladiator Soundtrack
* More Music from Gladiator Soundtrack
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Soundtrack
Singles:
* Massive Attack - Angel
Game music "albums":
* Diablo 2
* Dune 2000
Game music "singles":
* Final Fantasy VI - Shadow's Theme
What are your own favorites? Do any of you have original compositions made specifically for your games? Does anyone know any composers that would be willing to compose some Dark Sun music? It would be neat to have some original music composed for DS. If feedback is substantial, we could turn this into a project.
Also, if you happen to know about good instrumental oriental and middle-eastern music you think fits Dark Sun, please let me know.
If you don't know these bands, here's a good chance to check out something new and enhance your dark sun games!
PS. that codec scovill album really works. It's the scariest thing i've ever heard on record... :sad:
Siouxsie's "Cities in Dust" seems quite appropriate.
Loreena McKennitt's stuff is also very spoogly for Dark Sun, particularly the "Mask and the Mirror" album, much of which is quite Moroccan in tome, but also "Cymbeline" which has the great line - "Fear no more the heat of the sun."
Classics-wise I would go with JS Bach's St Matthew Passion and Verdi's Aida - particularly the temple scene.
My picks are the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack, Middle Eastern and Indian hymnals (many are being redone in a slightly more modern style but they're still rather hard to find), Wagner's Der Rings Das Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) for Seigmunds Funeral, Twilight of the Gods, and Overture (forget what the overture is called), a small amount of African music (most of it is much better without lyrics or chants). I'm only now starting to come across a few gems from more tribal (if that's the correct term) South America.
I forget the name of the band (and I'm too lazy to check), but navigate around the H.R. Geiger official website a bit and you'll come across two downloadable tracks from some guy who was inspired by Giger's works. They're really wacked out and perfect for some good demonic mood settings. If I find the link again, I'll post it. They really are the freakiest songs I've heard in a long time.
Here is a link to an online RPG that died in production. The first thought in my mind was Dark Sun.
http://sparky.wumple.com/Old/Wombat/DarkZion/public/sound.html
I would also suggest the Dead Can Dance (Lisa Gerrard also co-composed the Gladiator Soundtrack). Cantara is a classic Dark Sun song! (Cantara sums up ancient music as far as I am concerned!).
Try going down to your local library and picking up some authentic historical music.
Also try Edgen Animations at MP3.com for score music. While you are at MP3.com, check out their classical or world music sections. If you do not have dial up, you should be able to sample lots and lots of music you may or may not like.
Also, try the Napster children MP3 download programs. Just type in 'Ancient Music' and see what you get. As long as you can find the artist, it can point you in the right direction that you would have not thought of.
Conan (or this one)
Aliens
Alien Resurrection
Sleepy Hollow
X Files Movie (yes, really)
eXistenZ (amazing atmos!!)
Dune (David Lynch)
Dead Can Dance
Mozart in Egypt (Get it if you can and be transported to Athas. Awesome.)
And the bits from Star Wars and Batman that nobody ever recognises...
Also try Unto Ashes, especially the song Morte O Merce. I use this as my Athas Theme Song. Starts off slow and has a nice build, then goes ballistic towards the end. Frantic Indian strings and percussion.
MP3.com has both artists (had to check it first).
Aura - Cry [Aura floor mix]
Aura - Walking Generations [Club Mix]
Aura - Destination Skyline
arispace.ogg (QuasiSpace music from "The Ur-Quan Masters")
battle.ogg (Combat music from "The Ur-Quan Masters")
Beetlejuice - Theme
Diablo II Soundtrack
credits.ogg (Credits music from "The Ur-Quan Masters")
Dan Nicholson - Melee! (Remixed Combat music from "Star Control II")
Disturbed - Down with the Sickness
Disturbed - Stupify
Disturbed - Voices
Drowning Pool - Let the Bodies Hit the Floor
Dune - Who Wants To Live Forever (both versions)
E Nomine - Vater Unser (original & remix)
Eric Berge - Fiendish.mod (Alternate Pkunk music remix for "Star Control II")
Fifth Element - Techno-opera (Diva's Song)
Garbage - Push It
George E. Nowik - Shofixti Remix (Remixed Shofixti music from "Star Control II")
Goa Trance #1 & #2 (my personal attempts at making goa trance music)
Going Back a Bit (Ariloo'laleelay music from "Star Control II")
hyper.ogg (HyperSpace music from "The Ur-Quan Masters")
hypermix (Remixed HyperSpace music from "Star Control II")
ilwrath remix (Remixed Ilwrath music from "Star Control II")
John Williams - Duel of the Fates
Joyni Airaksinen (Mark Vera) - UQM - To Mine The Heavens (UQM Remix)
Korn & Atari Teenage Riot - Kick the PA
Korn - Divine
Korn - Falling Away From Me
Korn - Freak on a Leash
Korn - Good God
Korn - Shoots and Ladders
Limp Biscuit - One of those Days
Limp Biscuit - My Way
Mango - Yehat Theme: Revolution Remix (Remixed Yehat music from "Star Control II")
Marylin Manson - Dried Up, Tied and Dead to the World
Marilyn Manson - Resident Evil Main Theme
Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love
Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful Peeple
Marilyn Manson - Long Hard Road, Out of Hell
Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams
Marilyn Manson - The Dope Show
MIB - Main Theme
Midnight Syndicate - various songs (the freely-available ones from their website)
Nine Inch Nails - Several songs (As I have nearly all of NIN's CD's, I hand picked a selection from each)
outfit.ogg (Outfit music from "The Ur-Quan Masters")
Paffendorf - Terminator 2 Theme
Rammstein - Feuer Frei
Rammstein - Ich Will
Rammstein - Du Haste
Rammstein - Du Riechst So Gut
Return of the King (cartoon) - Where There's a Whip (There's a Way)
Rollergirl - Dear Jessie (original)
Rollergirl - Luv U More
Run Lola Run - Wish (Komm Zu Mir) - Franka Potente & Thomas D
Rush AX - HSpace-Hard overload Rush MIX (Remix of HyperSpace music from "Star Control II")
Rush AX - Mystic Shadows Rush MIX (Remix of QuasiSpace music from "Star Control II")
Rush AX - Starbase Commander Rush MIX (Remix of Starbase
Rush AX - Yehat Rush MIX (Remix of Yehat music from "Star Control II")
Commander music from "Star Control II")
shipyard.ogg (Shipyard music from "The Ur-Quan Masters")
slyland_remix.ogg (Remix of Slylandro Probes music from "The Ur-Quan Masters")
Smashing Pumpkins - Ava Adora
Soundgarden - Blackhole Sun
South Park - Smack My ***** Up (Cartman Techno Mix)
South Park - Kyle's Mom is a ***** (Techno Remix)
South Park - Cartman Sings Firestarter
Star Wars - Jedi Master (Techno Mix)
Star Wars: Force Commander - Imperial March (Leviathan Mix)
Star Wars: Force Commander - Imperial March (Rage Mix)
starbase.ogg (Starbase Commander music from "The Ur-Quan Masters")
Tales from the Crypt - Theme
Talor TW - Neo-Yehat (Remixed Yehat music from "Star Control II")
The Matrix - Lobby Scene Theme
The Prodigy - Fire Starter
The Prodigy - Smack My ***** Up
Thraddash Theme (Thraddash Music from "Star Control II")
Wamdue Project - King of my Castle
Wamdue Project - You are the Reason
Wamdue Project - Dick Masters, F.B.I.
Rob Zombie - Dragula
White Zombie - Devil Man
White Zombie - I'm your Boogieman
White Zombie - More Human Than Human
I tend to add & remove things from this list over time, always looking for music that can work in any of the roleplaying games I either run or play in...
If curious - "Star Control II" was an old favorite computer game of mine that had (for it's time) an awesome soundtrack, and there is a project to update it so that it can work once again on modern computers, as well as redo the soundtrack, graphics and so on, called "The Ur-Quan Masters", which can be downloaded by going to http://sc2.sf.net. It's only at version 0.2 (Beta) currently, and doesn't work 100%, but is constantly being worked on.
Shine's Freaky Music
Definately worth the download. Trust me (I don't listen to them with the lights out ;)).
The 'Shinner' is for when Nerad knows that the SKs have sent word of his existence. He flees but cannot escape, the Dragon is coming for him. Set on the edge of the silt sea, during a silt storm, with the muted red circle of the sun behind a haze of milky dust, in the gloom from the absence of the light, comes the Dragon from the direction of the sea. It flaps its enormous wings and homes in on Nerad, robes being wipped from the storm, that feels for the first time in millenias the fear of a mortal that is about to be struck down by an implacable god (the feeling green age believers might have had).
Both song can be experience here.
http://www.hrgiger.com/SHINE/shine.htm
Aura, wow, someone else has heard of them. Now has anyone heard of Trance [] Control?
Abysis Project is great. I could not find Unto Ashes there though.
Also check out Lisa Gerrard's (co-composed Gladiator) Shadow Magnet. That song has a middle eastern feel to it. I searched the net, but I could not find a decent sample besides this one from Amazon.com (0:30 MP3). The sample is of the beginning somber part. It picks up into middle eastern after that.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B0000062VG001001/0/102-8269507-2022511
For game soundtracks, try Unreal.
Also try Desert Rain by Kryptonic at MP3.com
Hi-fi play link
http://play.mp3.com/cgi-bin/play/play.cgi/AAIBQsuFGADABG5vcm1QBAAAAFIXHQAAUQEAAABDdVs9P0EuDVh0L.MudxmBGMoc5G8-/DESERT_RAIN.m3u
Unto Ashes
In the meantime, I'll check out the links you gave. Keep em commin too. Can't have too much background music
The Soil Bleeds Black: The Daughter of Leondegrance
Here is another link
http://play.mp3.com/cgi-bin/play/play.cgi/AAIBQgg8EADABG5vcm1QGAAAAFIIPBAAUQEAAABDjqlePp7RvFYfHCWWHMhhAxmzO9Q-/Laya.m3u
Very tribal!
Dark Sun music does not have to be middle eastern even though it is in a desert. The Tyr region was once a lush tropical paradise. Jungle tribal music would work just as well. Though, playing middle eastern music conjures images of the desert, which we associate with the middle east, but any type of desert music would work from Digeridoos (sp) to Desert American Indian music.
The music Athasians would play in Dark Sun should be desert new age. I say this due to the Green Age, being very metaphysical in nature and Dark Sun is a product of that.
Since Jon can't search *ahem*
You aiming for some material for that Quintessential Guide to Oracular Random Lightning Bolts? :D *fingers crackle*
Also, this came to mind.
http://play.mp3.com/cgi-bin/play/play.cgi/AAIBQrPFBwDABG5vcm1QBAAAAFIfYwEAUQEAAABD5W0tP4t_9_IQsbEurwWLVDFhqRE-/The_Sins_of_Salome.m3u
They are Angels of Venice. Most of their music is medieval and may not work for Dark Sun, but that one is middle eastern/Lisa Gerrard in style.
Also, a band called Djembre is Dark Sun in nature. They are Russians from Siberia and the play middle eastern/medieval music, but their MP3.com page is gone and I cannot find their homepage on the internet. They had some good tunes!
EDIT:Eeek! he uses South Park!!
Originally posted by bromleylaerchenheim
Are you really telling us that you use "King of my Castle" (Wambdue Project) to build the mood for Dark Sun?
Not so much for Dark Sun, but I use that list for all my gaming needs (Dark Sun, White Wolf's World of Darkness games, my own personal campaign setting/worlds, Dragonlance, PlaneScape, Shadowrun, Paranoia, etc.)
Midnight Syndicate
There's always the old 80's song, female vocalist (forget the name) called "The Warrior".
Conan The Destroyer
Red Sonya Soundtrack
Krull Soundtrack
The Last Mohikan Soundtrack
Mission Soundtrack
Smaragdwald (an 80th movie by John Boorman; I only now the German title - its the movie where a boy was kidnapped by Amazonas indians and was found by his father 10 years later)
Peter Gabrials Soundtrack to Passion (great desert stuff)
Gladiator Soundtrack
of course Lord of the Rings Soundtracks but also try the one from Ralph Bakshis animated film if you are able to get hold of it!
German heavy metal folk punk bands such as Subway to Sally, In Extremo or Corvus Corax
Smaragdwald (an 80th movie by John Boorman; I only now the German title - its the movie where a boy was kidnapped by Amazonas indians and was found by his father 10 years later)
"Smaragdwald" directly translated becomes "Emerald Forest". A quick search revealed that the movie's english name is indeed "The Emerald Forest".
::sniff::
/me wiping away a sentimental tear
Blasphemy!
Originally posted by Jon, Oracle of Athas
Ace of Base as in Swedish pop music used for DS?
Blasphemy!
Swedish? Thought they were Canadian.
Swedish? Thought they were Canadian
Ahhh, that explains a whole lot now. Mental note: Take an AK-47 to Toronto and find the record exec who thought Ace of Base was a good idea . . .
Swedish? Thought they were Canadian.
Are you saying the Oracle is wrong?
(what's your source?)
This just in: After a secret meeting between top representatives from both Sweden and Canada, unanimously both governements have, in a public press report given earlier this morning, disavowed any previous citizenship to the individuals who compose the band known as Ace of Base. Several other nations have also come forth since the meeting and taken a similar stance, many in fear that blame will be laid upon the respective nation for such atrocities against all humankind. Chief Ambassador from Germany was quoted as saying "We would never do such a thing." while Eqypts Prime Minister went on the record stating "It was likely that such a monsterous beast was let loose by those crazy Canadians, but we still want to blame America anyhow."
Stay tuned for the full story later on today. Film at 11.
Originally posted by Jon, Oracle of Athas
Are you saying the Oracle is wrong?
(what's your source?)
Coulda sworn that an old girlfriend's CD case had that listed inside (I pick up wierd facts from various sources). Could be mistaken. I like Mach's answer tho.
Originally posted by Jon, Oracle of Athas
Ace of Base as in Swedish pop music used for DS?
Blasphemy!
Hey Jon, is there no camaradie between the Scandinavian people? Gosh, so much for the united Europe...
But we have since moved on...
The trio that goes into the 3 disc changer is Gladiator, Lord of the Rings, and The Mummy Returns. The music fits the setting well and meshes well together.
I also like Enigma, for more mysterious points. And Deep Forest.
Indian and Middle Eastern music is good. The Xena: Warrior Princess sountrack is good as well.
I have found Harry Potter to be too cute, Crouching Tiget Hidden Dragon too sleepy, Unbreakable is sometimes good, but not for combat.
I want to get the Pirates of the Carribbean sountrack but haven't been able to find it. I would probably have to program my player to skip some "Yo ho ho" songs, but the orchestrals were cool.
Originally posted by Jon, Oracle of Athas
Norway is not part of the EU.
Guess why? ;)
Originally posted by Jon, Oracle of Athas
Because we anticipated you'd be in it? :D
It's 1:1 now...
Back to the thread: I just heard the music from Tangerine Dreams. Very good dream-trance like music! Also a nice background music, if you need a soft one.
Lot's O' Links *tm
Bump
By the way, anyone ever figure out the whole Ace of Base discrepancy? I need to know where to aim the subtactical nuclear missile . . . someone has to pay for that travesty to the music industry (well, them and Milli Vanilli).
Their pop/dance music is good quality, especially considering some other performers form today's charts
That's why you take a look at the Top 100 selling artists for the week, and say "Bleh, Billboard bites . . . Ooooo lookie here, Thelonius Monk's full collection in the El'Cheap-O bin at 2.99 each."
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Thanks Mach to have cast animate dead on this thread! I've already taken some music ideas and and here is my list...
-Definitively, Passion of Peter Gabriel for desert travel... haven't found better!
-Soundtrack of Riven (computer game, the sequel to Myst) is my favourite for underground atmosphere.
-I use also particular cds for each city-states... Exemple Mich Gerber (Mystery Bay; swiss bassist...) for Balic (actually I have a song for each quarter of the city- this music gives a sad atmosphere to this city on the shore of the Silt Sea), Amon Tobin's "Down & to the Left" (great!!!) and Thimar (Anouhar Brahem) for Nibenay (I've always found this city attuned with middle-oriental music...), Britney Spears for Ur Draxa, The Art of Didjeridu (David Hudson) for Losthome, Ogo or other feral halfling encounters (I find this music quiet scary
), Desert Poems (Stephan Micus) for Gulg, Tabla Beat Science for Tyr, and so on...-Soundtrack of Atlantis for mystical psionical encounters
-Soundtrack of Bram Stocker's Dracula (some of the tracks are actually good for stressed scenes)
-SndTrk of Predator 2(suspense)
-LotR (some tracks fit well with the "woaw, such a marvellous discovery!"- I mean Saragar, New Kurn, Slave Pits of Urik or Desverendi's valley)
-Atari Teenage Riot, Asian Dub Foundation, Drum n'bass, etc. for action!
-And a lot of stuff that my players dislike anyway!
I hope my contribution will inspire someone!:D
See you
Nefal
*janitor comes in and cleans up mess*
Britney Spears for Ur Draxa
Er. Wow.
This beats the space hamsters, rogue modrons and dire athasian turkeys hands-down.
Sorry, the contingency lightning bolt went off.
*zap!*
Sorry, the contingency lightning bolt went off.
Is cool - mekillots don't conduct all that well what with those rubber shock absorbers underneath...
Now all we need to do is figure out what sets the contingency off. My vote is with the hamst... er, never mind, actually... :D
Originally posted by Jon, Oracle of Athas
*zap!*
Sorry, the contingency lightning bolt went off.
Hop! *evasion*
Just kidding... but I'm happy to see that there's people who read my posts! ;)
More seriously the soundtrack of Pirates of The Caribbean is also great for heroic actions (and I've always dreamt about a ghost ship full of undead halflings in the Silt Sea... sounds good, doesn't it?)
I'm already readying an action to dodge the next lightning...
Good luck for these rituals!
Nefal
Death of Corn
Conjuration
Level: 6
Components: S
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fort. negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
Effect: One ear of corn appears stuffed deep inside the target creature's mouth. A successful save allows the creature to cough up the ear of corn and spit it out. If the save fails, the creature immediately starts choking and is treated as it has failed a constitution check vs suffocation, and is unable to extract the ear of corn by itself. Her hit points drop to 0 immediately, and she falls unconscious. The following round her hit points drop to -1 and she is dying, losing 1 hit point for every round that passes. If someone can extract the ear of corn, a Heal check DC 10 or any application of a cure spell will stabilize the character.
As for music, I like to start out with a little Andy Griffith Christmas music, then slowly work into some great Motley Crew songs. Yeah, all those great Crew songs...can't even count them all....
Yep.
Originally posted by Nagypapi
Leave Ace of Base alone. Their pop/dance music is good quality, especially considering some other performers form today's charts.
Agreed, I have two of their albums and need the third.
Also, if you can't tell that Ace of Base is swedish, then you need some good hearing aids. Oracle was right all along, don't question the Oracle! :D
Note to flamers: I don't listen to much pop music either, so that should tell you something. ;)
Ok, ok, Happy Nation sucks, I'll give you that, hehe.
Although, whoever thinks they are good DS music background has some major issues and needs to share the drugs they are taking, cause that is some good stuff!
Originally posted by Dawnstealer
Crue is often followed up by Stryper. Can't forget that Stryper. Musical geniuses.
Stryper?!
And I thought *I* was way too much into the whole 80s hair band/glam rock thing, lol.
Originally posted by Mach2.5
<---- is so very glad his head has already exploded with the mention of Crue, otherwise he would be picturing muls duking it out against some netherwold creatures to the tune of Shout at the Devil while the cleric tries to heal someone with Kickstart My Heart playing in the background. Let's not forget such great adventuring tunes as . . . nevermind, lets simply forget them all
God I love you...
Originally posted by Dawnstealer
Just seeing if you were paying attention. :D
You have my attention! LOL
Nice sig btw. :D
Now if we can just find a way to work Ratt and Poison into this then the ensemble will be complete...
Originally posted by NytCrawlr
Agreed, I have two of their albums and need the third.
Also, if you can't tell that Ace of Base is swedish, then you need some good hearing aids. Oracle was right all along, don't question the Oracle! :D
Note to flamers: I don't listen to much pop music either, so that should tell you something. ;)
Ok, ok, Happy Nation sucks, I'll give you that, hehe.
Although, whoever thinks they are good DS music background has some major issues and needs to share the drugs they are taking, cause that is some good stuff!
Man, don't forget that I lived on the other side of the Iron Curtain! We heard those music from the Western World we could get our hands onto, due to some black marketer truck drivers who were allowed to go to Germany or other countries in Western Europe.
It was not a matter of choice but a matter of availability. But I like them even today, and not just of nostalgie. They easily beat 90% of the pop performers of today.
And stone me if you like, but I like pop music, more then rock music.
And stone me if you like, but I like pop music, more then rock music.
Don't sweat it too much. Try hanging out with a bunch of long haired metal heads in the 80's with your Wagner collection
I like my rock and all, but I made a personal vow to try very hard not to listen to a band that wore more make up than the girls I dated. As for pop, you at least can't knock some of the singers. Some real talent in there if you dig beyond the billboard top 10.
the soothing sounds of David Hasslehoff
A co-worker of mine brought this into work as a joke.
We threw him bodily into the dumpster.
Originally posted by Mach2.5
A co-worker of mine brought this into work as a joke.
We threw him bodily into the dumpster.
Sounds like your co-worker needs to be dragged out into the street and shot....repeatedly. :D
Originally posted by Mach2.5
Don't sweat it too much. Try hanging out with a bunch of long haired metal heads in the 80's with your Wagner collection
Wagner or Winger? LOL jk
I like my rock and all, but I made a personal vow to try very hard not to listen to a band that wore more make up than the girls I dated.
Bah, be a real man you wuss!
But yeah, some of those bands were scary with the makep. Poison's Look What the Cat Dragged In anyone? Still good music overall, the imagery just needed some work.
As for pop, you at least can't knock some of the singers. Some real talent in there if you dig beyond the billboard top 10.
Amen.
Originally posted by Dawnstealer
Man, I like to just sit down, get my thoughts in order and begin GMing to the soothing sounds of David Hasslehoff. You go, David. You go.
Kitt is rolling in that penthouse of a junkyard right about now...
Anyhow, being a pretty big fan of (aka, being a die hard nerd) the Legacy of Kain game series, I happened to stumble across a little website that has most of the series of game's soundtracks, quite a few of which I think may be a nice addition to a Dark Sun game. There's nothing up on the site for the newest game, Defiance, but give it a look and see if you can scounge up any new theatrically dramatic tunes for the grand entrance of your next major villain ;)
Cud, forgot the link
Its LOK Music.com
Originally posted by NytCrawlr
Maybe we should rename this post the 80s glam/hair rock lovers thread, hehe.
I'm definately in then, 80's metal all the way.
hmmm I feel like I am on the DT forum all of a sudden.
I love it here:inlove:
P.
Guess this will do instead, heh.
\m/
\m/She want's more!
More, more, more, more, more!
Originally posted by Mach2.5
Anyhow, being a pretty big fan of (aka, being a die hard nerd) the Legacy of Kain game series, I happened to stumble across a little website that has most of the series of game's soundtracks, quite a few of which I think may be a nice addition to a Dark Sun game.
On "The Nightmare Begins" and loving it so far, danke Mach.
:D
The music from Krull is *awesome* for fantasy. That movie really got me into fantasy waaaaaay back (and being a Sinbad fan and I mean Ray Harryhausen-type Sinbad)
Ok good tunes:
--Equilibrium: film music, awesome film and for those kick a*s moments.
--Tower of Strength, music single by The Mission, long heavy great stuff.
--In-A-Gadda-Davidda by Iron Butterfly: and other tracks from the Manhunter soundtrack (Manhunter is MILES better than the pile of slops that was made after Silence of the Lambs)
--Klendathu Drop, film music from Starship Troopers "BUGS!"
--Scorpio's Theme, from Dirty Harry film.
--Yellow Pearl by Phil Lynott, great rock tune has a perfectly apt line in it "Strange enchanted places, if they aren't the places you want to be"
--AC/DC playing Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Thunderstruck, Who Made who and Big Guns...yeah kick ass! Dirty Deeds always makes me think of gnarly city campaigns with assassins, crooks etc.
--Mars, Bringer of War, classical music, 'cause it OWNS.
--Motorhead playing Orgasmatron, Ace of Spades, Hellraiser and Eat the Rich, mega-gnarly!
--Man-O-War many of their tunes are perfect for gaming.
--Kick Ass form the Ghosts of Mars soundtrack
--Assault on Precinct 13, long track from The Fog film music by John Carpenter.
--Tune called RUINS form the Full Metal Jacket soundtrack, sounds like a rusty dragon.
--Das Boot, film soundtrack several of the tracks on the album rock, Konvoi for example.
--13th Warrior soundtrack, Valhalla-Viking Victory in particular.
--Burning down the House by Talking Heads, for those "napalm" moments.
--Motorhead playing Orgasmatron, Ace of Spades, Hellraiser and Eat the Rich, mega-gnarly
Heh, my first DM used to play March Or Die when the party was involved in a war campaign . . .
Montagues and Capulets by Prokofiev.
get it here ---->http://www.gyregam.com/darksun/music.html
Listen to it with one of the following two scenes in mind.
Templars and hired thugs chasing down members of the VA until cornered then forced into a fight.
....or.....
Sentry on the battlements of the city of Tyr calls out to below to warn of an approaching Tyr storm racing across the Tablelands.
:D
flindbar
Originally posted by Silverblade The Enchanter
--In-A-Gadda-Davidda by Iron Butterfly: and other tracks from the Manhunter soundtrack (Manhunter is MILES better than the pile of slops that was made after Silence of the Lambs)
Oh man I love that song.
*goes to kazaa and d/l's it*
laaa laaa laa ...gadda...vida...laaa.....always.....love you...laaal laaa.
Thanks for bringing that one up man, hadn't thought about that song in ages.
P.
Hmmm that spelling mistake in my sig has now been fixed
*hangs head in shame:embarrass *
Did I mention "Mozart in Egypt" already? Requiem/Dhikr is something else!
Originally posted by Kamelion
There is an awesome cover of In-A-Gadda-Davidda by Slayer on the "Less Than Zero" soundtrack.
Yup, ran Dark Sun to Slayer's In-A-Gadda-Davidda before too.
Though, Skeleton's of Society fitted the theme better.
Here are some links to some Dark Sunesque music.
Here are a few tracks from Dark Zion, a failed MMORPG. It does have some nice concept art too.
http://www.wumple.com/Old/Wombat/DarkZion/public/sound.html
I found this which are mp3s from Metriod Prime. Some of them work really well (particularly "Parasite Queen Battle"), even though they are hi-techish.
Same site also has some mp3s from Eternal Darkness, a few of which perked my interest (if I can clip out the voices in the begining of a few of them).
Lastly, I can't believe I've never heard Slayer's Iron Butterfly cover?!?!? I'm so ashamed . . .
Also good, the Soundtrack to Star Ocean:Till The End Of Time, Volume 2. Volume 1 sounds a bit too Star Trekish. Course, the whole things sounds a bit science-fictiony, but you might find something you like.
Originally posted by Dawnstealer
Radiohead's "Talk Show Host," "Pyramid Song," and "Spinning Plates" are all good background songs and mood songs.
I'm probably going to get slammed for this, but I really like Creep that was done by them.
I should check out more of their stuff, hehe.
http://mystika.mysteria.cz/download/bylar.mp3
It is good.
Also, go down to your local library and look in the International Music CDs section. You are bound to find something Dark Sun. I found African music as well as traditional Chinese and Indian.
Flight of the Valkaries is too well known and works more as a distraction that "mood music."
Granted, but check out some of the other sections of Wagner's Rings Das Nibelungen (Ring Cycle, to which Ride of the Valkyries is a single part). Most of the better sections would be unknown to many people (unless of course they've watched the old movie Excalibur half a dozen times).
Also, Ral is right on. Even a small scale public library is likely to have a smattering of classical and 'world' music to delve into . . . damn, speaking of I think I've still got Motzart's Don Giovanni sitting around somewhere, only 2 years overdue
Always remember to return stuff to your library (I'm afraid to find out how much I owe).Originally posted by Dawnstealer
In the Halls of the Mountain King is another.
Savatage did an album based off this, good listen too.
Fits bout as well as the orginal.
Originally posted by Mach2.5
Most of the better sections would be unknown to many people (unless of course they've watched the old movie Excalibur half a dozen times).
Damn good movie, that's a must have for my DVD collection.
P.
Originally posted by Ka'Tor - New SK of Tyr
I am new to DM-ing (haven't even started yet, but hopefully in the next two weeks or so) and I was definately thinking of using some Apocalyptica and some Patrick Rondat (Nyt if you are into guitar based music like Satriani and Vai definately check this guy out he's got mad chops)
Apocalyptica was damn good.
Metallica's S&M was up there as well.
I'm not much of an instrumentalist, I like it sparingly, would rather listen to classical then just some guy or gal playing guitar for the most part.
But, I do like some of Satriani and Vai.
It was not Indian music I barrowed, but Armenian. It is very middle eastern and somber. It is called Apricots From Eden. It is good.
Right now I am listening to Chinese Tradional music. It is like The Crouching Tiger/ Hidden Dragon Soundtrack, but without the Crouching or the Hidden.
Metallica's S&M was up there as well.
*pukes*
S&M was rushed and contrived. The symphony was by far presented as background noise. Even comments later on from members of the orchestra said they had little time to work on the project at all. If you really want to hear a good metal + symphony mix (and mind you, I am still not a fan of theirs), Scorpions album Hurricane 2000 was downright kick arse. Its everything that S&M should have been (no one beats the Berlin Symph. anyhow).
Originally posted by Mach2.5
*pukes*
It wasn't that bad, heh.
If you really want to hear a good metal + symphony mix (and mind you, I am still not a fan of theirs), Scorpions album Hurricane 2000 was downright kick arse. Its everything that S&M should have been (no one beats the Berlin Symph. anyhow).
Heard some of it, and I do agree it's better than S&M, but I still like S&M as well.
St. Anger is a whole different matter though.
Seriously doubt anyone likes that album, and if they do they need help, heh.
Originally posted by Mach2.5
Here's the link for Unto Ashes:
Unto Ashes
In the meantime, I'll check out the links you gave. Keep em commin too. Can't have too much background music
Great band, along with a lot of the more ambient, electronic, and "worldy" bands that have been suggested, in particular Dead Can Dance & VNV Nation.
You might also try some Mindspawn, Edge NX, more ambient Current 93, some Wumpscut songs without vocals (almost all of his albums are laced with them), and more experimental industrial stuff that does not have vocals.
Originally posted by Mach2.5
*pukes*
S&M was rushed and contrived. The symphony was by far presented as background noise. Even comments later on from members of the orchestra said they had little time to work on the project at all. If you really want to hear a good metal + symphony mix (and mind you, I am still not a fan of theirs), Scorpions album Hurricane 2000 was downright kick arse. Its everything that S&M should have been (no one beats the Berlin Symph. anyhow).
Or Therion or Scholomance, or a lot of those psuedo-gothic metal bands with lots of symphonic elements.
"You can dance if you want to,
You can leave your friends behind,
'Cause if your friends don't dance,
And if they don't dance,
They ain't no friends of mine."
Nothing says "Athas" like 80's one-hit wonders.
Good times.
Dune: Children of Dune
Blade musical score
Evanesence: Falle
anything from Lorina Mckenitt
Ra
Disturbed: Both Albums
DMX: flesh of my flesh (don't mock it till you try it)
"Come on, Eileen ta-doo-rah hey, come on, Eileen ta-doo-rah yay"
Or the greatest and name in the universe, Kashagoogoo "Shy, shy, hush, hush . . ."
Never.Originally posted by Sonja
To give an exotic Dark Sun flair, I'd play middle eastern music. Try Rachid Taha.
"Douce France, cher pays de mon enfance..."
Why not? ;)
And what's about "People of the Sun" of Rage Against the Machine? Sounds good too!
Mayhaps Led Zeppelin's "Moby Dick." Yes, nothing like a 20 minute long drum solo to just scream "Dark Sun."
Mach silly? Never.
Jon's right. I'm the perfect embodiment of seriousness with my stoic and grim posts. I would never resort to mocking tones, topic derailment, absurdity, or wonton abuse of other people's threads.
I am the Dark Knight, the Lone Wolf. My Grim and Piercing stare strikes fear into all . . .
I don't have any links, but have recently come across a few soundtrack bits for two movies that I'm going to start using for my trible little cannibals: Shaka Zulu and Roots, both movies about Africa with dang fine tunes (lotsa good drum tracks).
Shaka Zulu and Roots
You mean Roots... from Sepultura? (an extract: "Roooooooooots bloody roooooooooooooots"
) hmmm, I like this sound...This thread LIVES!
I'll say the soundtrack to the Last Samurai. Cool movie and cool soundtrack.
And Hans Zimmer does the soundtrack (same guy who did Gladiator and i think the rock and con air among others) so theres a bit of a pedigree there.
And the Crow soundtrack.
And another album by a heavy metal band who sing about d&d :D
Troy.
I use both of these soundtracks.
And I used once "into the fog" of the Master and Commander soundtrack to describe the entry to the arena.....my players got a goose bumps.
Passion of the Christ.
I will second that.
:D
Did I mention Opeth.
Opeth is the answer to most of life's questions.
"would you like ketchup with that sir?"
"Opeth"
see how this works.
So in closing, use Opeth. \m/
First off is http://www.solarian.tk/ 'Cinematic' style music. Very, very decent stuff. Especially the Evil Theme, though all of it is more than workable.
Next is The Hamster Alliance Productions . Come on, with a name like that, how can you go wrong. Most of the clips wouldn't make very good game tracks, but Conga Calienté Demo off the main page and
Detaché Paniq in Gmin (both versions) as well as the short but apt Assault Orchestra.
Originally posted by Mach2.5
Found two more little nuggets to add to the general collections.
First off is http://www.solarian.tk/ 'Cinematic' style music. Very, very decent stuff. Especially the Evil Theme, though all of it is more than workable.
Next is The Hamster Alliance Productions . Come on, with a name like that, how can you go wrong. Most of the clips wouldn't make very good game tracks, but Conga Calienté Demo off the main page and
Detaché Paniq in Gmin (both versions) as well as the short but apt Assault Orchestra.
Listening to most of this stuff as we speak, thanks again Mach.
Great stuff!
From the Dragonlance Movie Site are some tracks that aren't all that bad. Christian Marcussen definately steals the spotlight for me, but Nyt's droolin over Blind Guardian's Soulforge.
Originally posted by Mach2.5
Another.
From the Dragonlance Movie Site are some tracks that aren't all that bad. Christian Marcussen definately steals the spotlight for me, but Nyt's droolin over Blind Guardian's Soulforge.
And Lake of Tear's Raistlin and the Rose....
:D
http://www.nivbed.com/musical.htm
Not only is they guy one hell of a artist (definately one of my favorites), but the music is downright kick arse.
Originally posted by Ka'Tor - New SK of Tyr
Or you could just use Opeth or Opeth or maybe even some Opeth.
Did I mention Opeth.
Opeth is the answer to most of life's questions.
"would you like ketchup with that sir?"
"Opeth"
see how this works.
So in closing, use Opeth. \m/
Damn, why did I ever get you turned on to that group? LOL
No more Opeth for you!
Originally posted by xlorepdarkhelm
If curious - "Star Control II" was an old favorite computer game of mine that had (for it's time) an awesome soundtrack, and there is a project to update it so that it can work once again on modern computers, as well as redo the soundtrack, graphics and so on, called "The Ur-Quan Masters", which can be downloaded by going to http://sc2.sf.net. It's only at version 0.2 (Beta) currently, and doesn't work 100%, but is constantly being worked on.
"Launch fighters, launch fighters, launch fighters, launch fighters, launch fighters, launch fighters"
Some words that meant dread for most ships in the game.
Gads I loved Star Control. Friend had Star Control II for his ancient PC, and I have Star Control (Original, 7 races each side I believe) for sega genesis. I am definitely gonna have to check out this site, cuz SCII rocked!!
As for music... I also like Rammstein, some of the selections off ...And justice for all (Metallica) work fairly well, specially Blackened. Bits off Tool (aenima, lateralus, undertow, opium, pick any of them)
Another rather inspiring soundtrack is The Rock. Not all of the tracks mind you, but some of them are very good at setting mood.
Depending on what you like, also check out The Scarlet Pimpernel Encore soundtrack, it has a few selections that might fit certain DS games.
For an action paced selection with a bit more of a techno feel, try the soundtrack to Valkyrie Profile if you can find it (PS1 game that rather rocked, and I am trying to find a replacement since one of my game discs cracked) I don't have any near me, but some friends have tracked down soundtracks to anime and various Final Fantasy games and such at certain anime stores and cons.
I also agree with Conan, and a lot of other listings here
Originally posted by NytCrawlr
It wasn't that bad, heh.
Heard some of it, and I do agree it's better than S&M, but I still like S&M as well.
St. Anger is a whole different matter though.
Seriously doubt anyone likes that album, and if they do they need help, heh.
Okay, so I need help... I like St. Anger. I like all Metallica albums (I am a hard core Metallica Fan 0 Really glad I caught them here in Vegas in March with Godsmack, damn good show).. each of them has a certain mood to it, and I listen to them accordingly. When Load came out, the majority thought it was crap, and at the time I enjoyed it a lot, and it tends to be one of the more listened to albums in my collection.. followed by S&M, Live S**t: Binge and Purge, etc etc..(For the most part, I do tend to like the live recordings opposed to studio recordings - Kill em all Whiplash sucks beans compared to LS; Binge and Purge's version)
And while we mention Lorena McKinnett, I find that a lot of Enya's have a similar mood.
Oh, and I haven't seen any Godsmack on any of the lists. . Stand Alone, Realign, Straight out of Line, Faceless, I F****n hate you, Voodoo.... Heck quite a few could add some good DS mood.
Originally posted by Gilliard DeRosan
(I am a hard core Metallica Fan
I am too, but I cannot stomach the ST. Anger album, it's Metallica selling out even more and trying hard to be nu_metal, bleah.
And while we mention Lorena McKinnett, I find that a lot of Enya's have a similar mood.
Enya rules!
Oh, and I haven't seen any Godsmack on any of the lists. . Stand Alone, Realign, Straight out of Line, Faceless, I F****n hate you, Voodoo.... Heck quite a few could add some good DS mood.
Godsmack is what Metallica should be these days IMO. Damn good band. Sculley rules!
Voodoo has been played to death I agree.
I agree with Gilliard - different albums for different moods. "St. Anger" is for those moods where I want to switch the CD player off and go to the shops or something else more interesting instead.
Originally posted by NytCrawlr
Voodoo has been played to death I agree.
Bah, out here in Vegas, it's Running Blind that has been played to death. If Godsmack comes on the radio, 9 times out of 10 it's running blind. .
Originally posted by Kamelion
I agree with Gilliard - different albums for different moods. "St. Anger" is for those moods where I want to switch the CD player off and go to the shops or something else more interesting instead.
Amen brother.
Originally posted by Mach2.5
Thanks for the heads up Kam, but I really think the wreck happened shortly after Master of Puppets, and instead of losing one great musician (Cliff), we instead lost them all.
Nah, it was after the Black Album, the hair cuts is what gave it away.
Hell I'd rather listen to Justice For All all the way through, several times, then listen to St. Anger once all the way through. Hell just let me listen to One over and over and over and over and over....
Master of Puppets was THE Metallica album though.
I'd also recommend Loreena McKennit's "Marco Polo" and "Marrakesh Night Market".
the music has to have anger and malice....
Industrial music....
its is all about Android Lust..... ANDROID LUST!
www.androidlust.com
a few others though.. a few of which were mentioned earlier...
NIN
Sepultura (and Soulfly if you know who they are!)
TOOL
Frontine Assembley
:wumpscut:
and I even agree with the post about DMX..
Equilibrium Soundtrack by Klaus Badelt is very good gaming music. Get it now.
That was a bad ass movie, I need to check out the soundtrack now.
Enya rules!
I play Conan soundtrack, Gladiator soudtrack, a couple of Middel Eastern Soudtracks... mostly for mood or specific settings... ususally we just play whatever we've bought last, sometimes Goth, sometimes Pop.
Hmm... all of this is great stuff. I'm hoping to get the Gladiator Soundtrack. Now that I think of it, Troy would also work out very well.... Hmm..
It does... and I love the Children of Dune soundtrack.
It does... and I love the Children of Dune soundtrack.
I'll have to make some notes for the next time I have the inclination to purchase some CD's.
It does... and I love the Children of Dune soundtrack.
The original 1984 Dune soundtrack is magnificent, as well!
The original 1984 Dune soundtrack is magnificent, as well!
Yeah, I was just thinking about acquiring it... now I'm sure about it.
Sting: Desert Rose
"I realize that nothing's as it seems
I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand"
Can't you just see Korgundard (before he gets eaten) or Oronis singing this to themselves?
Sting: Thousand Years
"A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head
On and on the mysteries unwind themselves
Eternities still unsaid"
I just get a feeling of some of the hurt and pain that many of the long-lived beings on Athas feel. Pryeen, some semi-remorseful SM's, etc...
added in this edit:
Dr. Dre: California Love
"Fiendin’ for money and alcohol
The life of a west side playa’
Where cowards die, it’s our ball
Only in cali where we riot now rallies are live and die."
I hear the tribal rythmns of some rowdy slave tribes, or particularly nasty elven nomads.
Thoughts?
Conan soundtracks
Midnight Syndicate
Gladiator
Lord of the Rings soundtracks, even the animated film ST.
Dracula
Willow
Harry Potter
The Mummy STs
The Patriot
Aliens
Rambo STs
EDIT: I'll wait, since it's linked in the archive thread
The Eberron soundtrack that came in the Sharn: City of towers book. Definitely has a nice feel all around to it.
I am going to see if my group wouldn't mind a little background music, and that is one that I am going to start with if they agree.
Others would be
Last of the Mohicans Soundtrack
The Rock soundtrack (mentioned this up above, but as bits of the Eberron ST remind me of a track in this, it bears repeating)
I still need to set about picking up Conan, Gladiator, maybe even Master and Commander, Alien(s, 3, etc)
Oh, Willow might be a good soundtrack too. And, for some of the big, climactic moments.. Back to the Future.
Cold's "End of the World".
Nine Inch Nail's "Closer".
Beastie Boy's "Intergalactic".
Kiss "Journey of 1000 Years".
Kiss "Into the Void".
Kiss "God of Thunder".
Infact, most stuff by Kiss fits the bill of a good Dark Sun game if you ask The Koga. :P
Nine Inch Nail's "Closer".
Beastie Boy's "Intergalactic".
Kiss "Journey of 1000 Years".
Kiss "Into the Void".
Kiss "God of Thunder".
Infact, most stuff by Kiss fits the bill of a good Dark Sun game if you ask The Koga. :P
Wha...?
Those are some good drugs you are on, please share. :D
:bounce:
The Koga loved darksun and had no idea this forum exisisted! And ofcourse looking through the archives (and loving music.) he HAS to give his opinion..
Cold's "End of the World".
Nine Inch Nail's "Closer".
Beastie Boy's "Intergalactic".
Kiss "Journey of 1000 Years".
Kiss "Into the Void".
Kiss "God of Thunder".
Infact, most stuff by Kiss fits the bill of a good Dark Sun game if you ask The Koga. :P
WTF!!!!
:DNo guys, the Koga's cool. He's active in the other forums (OA and psionics mainly I think). The third person thing is kinda weird, but it's part of his charm, like my over-use of smilies.
I don't care if he's cool or not, that's not the issue.
The fact that he thinks KISS = Dark Sun music is what I'm trying to wrap my brain around, esp since I'm a decent fan of theirs, heh.
I don't care if he's cool or not, that's not the issue.
The fact that he thinks KISS = Dark Sun music is what I'm trying to wrap my brain around, esp since I'm a decent fan of theirs, heh.
Thought you meant his general weirdness. My bad :surrender :D
WTF!!!!
If you think thats bad, I listen to ABBA for my Mezteca campaign
If you think thats bad, I listen to ABBA for my Mezteca campaign
Nah I can see that since Mezteca is a romantic campaign setting, and alot of ABBA's works is romantic in nature.
Hell I'm weird. Weirdness is a good thing IMO, heh.
If you think thats bad, I listen to ABBA for my Mezteca campaign
Yah if I was playing Mezteca, I'd probably be listing to ABBA too :D
I use music to great effect in my games. I'm always on the lookout for new music. What kind of music do you use to enhance the mood in your Dark Sun games? Soundtracks, composers, instruments? My favorites include:
(Snip)
What are your own favorites? Do any of you have original compositions made specifically for your games? Does anyone know any composers that would be willing to compose some Dark Sun music? It would be neat to have some original music composed for DS. If feedback is substantial, we could turn this into a project.
Also, if you happen to know about good instrumental oriental and middle-eastern music you think fits Dark Sun, please let me know.
How funny is this? I actually have a home-made CD in my car labelled "Dark Sun Music", from my last campaign. I was just listening to it today.
What's on it? Let's see if I can remember...
1. "In the Coliseum" by Tom Waits (used for character generation)
2. "The Hub" music from the Fallout game (City of Tyr)
3. One of the wandering encounter tracks from Fallout, for desert encounters
4. "Raiders" music from Fallout, for Gith attacks (General Gith theme song)
5. A few tracks ripped from Fallout: Tactics for Gith attacks, giant attacks, etc.
6. Music ripped from Diablo II, the jungle city (approaching Draj)
7. Music ripped from Baldur's Gate II, the Ahm bazaar (Urik)
8. Music ripped from Icewind Dale II, the monastery (Nibenay's monastery)
9. Varttina's Ilmatar CD, first track "Itkin" (Nibenay's Dancing Wall)
10. "Crossing the Desert" track from Disney's Dinosaur soundtrack (Caravan travel)
11. "Caravan", the old swing/scat song, mostly as a joke (Kendricks and Ross)
12. "Maya" track from "Voices of Forgotten Worlds" (Draj festival)
13. The same tracks anyone would use from the "Gladiator" movie
14. "Black Wings" by Tom Waits (used in a puzzle, the mysterious Avangion)
15. "Kominitzeuchpere" (spelled wrong), a weird Tom Waits song sung in German that sounds like what I imagine a Gith bard taunting captives would sound like. Give it a listen.
16. Thornton/Ramzy's "Immortal Egypt", various tracks (Raam, of course)
17. "When all the World was Green" (I think that's the title), Tom Waits (End of Campaign)
Well there are more... That CD was a real labor of love.
Wish I could make it available online for you all.
- Ron ^*^
If anybody, when he get the time, would grab all the titles he scattered here or could pack in one post what he usually use in a DS session, that would surely help peoples (like me now) try some new music selection.
That's just my 2 cents.
"Smaragdwald" directly translated becomes "Emerald Forest". A quick search revealed that the movie's english name is indeed "The Emerald Forest".
Oh, yes, I remember this. Of course I was about 8 when I saw it, so mostly what I remember was catching a glimpse of some native girls' bare breasts. :D
- Ron ^*^
If anybody, when he get the time, would grab all the titles he scattered here or could pack in one post what he usually use in a DS session, that would surely help peoples (like me now) try some new music selection.
I probably won't have time to compile this thread into a listing/article, but if someone has, please do. I'd be happy to post such a compilation on Athas Online.
Haven't had time to listen to it yet, but World of Warcraft Collector's Edition has a soundtrack I hear is very good.
It is, I have the CD.
As it stands, I'm currently going through my entire MP3 collection, converting them to the safer & actual open format called OGG/Vorbis, as well as organizing, and then burning CD's from them that I feel wouild be good for roleplaying campaigns. once done, I'll list what I compiled.