Dark Sun music?

Dannyalcatraz · Aug 14, 2010

What music you use will depend upon the kind of mood you want to set.

The suggestions made so far are excellent, up to a point, and to them, I would add Peter Gabriel's [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTAaKAVpOOM"]The Last Temptation of Christ [/ame]soundtrack.

If you want something more contemporary, or to change things up by region, culture, or situation, I'd investigate music by:

Drone bands like
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrclNyck6HY"]Earth[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS53zy-DPF8"]Sunn O[/ame]

Progressive musicians like
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8calsRhaYzA"]Robert Fripp[/ame]
Brian Eno (esp. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9kPIp4MtX0"]Music for Airports[/ame], [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjP5iWtnsUA"]Music for Films[/ame] series), but[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMXaE9NtQgg&feature=related"] other stuff too.[/ame]

New Age musicians like
Vangelis (esp. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32UODtg41zc&feature=related"]Soil Festivities[/ame])
Phillip Glass (esp. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFnmH9a2RkE&feature=related"]Koyaanisqatsi[/ame])
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxPTjPzTVdM&p=F18499E8C8FA5540&playnext=1&index=16"]Tangerine Dream[/ame]

"World-beat" musicans like:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPdOmY1BjAU&p=225FEE45CB107FE7&playnext=1&index=1"]Kodo[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxNhcTKJIGs"]Rabih Abou-Khalil[/ame]

Avante-Garde groups/composers like:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpL7YqtD28o&feature=related"]Kronos Quartet[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdLhRB4dJJI"]Glenn Branca[/ame]

mgbeach · Aug 14, 2010

Check out Celestial Aeon Project. Some great ambient stuff. Some is probably appropriate for Dark Sun. And free to download or stream..

Free music downloads: Celestial Aeon Project - Jamendo

And here's a link to everything with the "fantasy" tag at that website. A quick listen to some of the stuff sounded promising as well..
Download music: fantasy - Jamendo

Scribe Ineti · Aug 14, 2010

Stumblewyk said:
I'm a compulsive prepper when it comes to D&D. I'm about two or three months away from unleashing Athas on my players, and I'd like to assemble a thematically appropriate ambient music playlist for Dark Sun.

I've been doing the same thing for the last six months or so. I've compiled a pretty solid selection of ambient music, combat music, and scary music for my Dark Sun playlists.

Here's some of the soundtracks I've been pulling pieces from. I dig them all; maybe you'll like some of them too.

Loreena McKennitt, the tracks "Kecharitomene" and "Sacred Shabbat" from her album An Ancient Muse.

Children of the Nile
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Destroyer
Clash of the Titans (2010)
Dark Crystal
Dragonslayer
Dungeons & Dragons
Elder Scrolls: Morrowind
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
Eragon
Kingdom of Heaven
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Merlin
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
Passion of the Christ
The Road Warrior
The Scorpion King

I still have the following scores to go through, and I think there are tracks in there I'll be able to mine:

Black Death
Centurion
Prince of Persia
Robin Hood (2010)
The Last Airbender
Lost (seasons 1-5)

mgbeach · Aug 14, 2010

Scribe Ineti said:
I've been doing the same thing for the last six months or so. I've compiled a pretty solid selection of ambient music, combat music, and scary music for my Dark Sun playlists.

Here's some of the soundtracks I've been pulling pieces from. I dig them all; maybe you'll like some of them too.

Loreena McKennitt, the tracks "Kecharitomene" and "Sacred Shabbat" from her album An Ancient Muse.

Children of the Nile
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Destroyer
Clash of the Titans (2010)
Dark Crystal
Dragonslayer
Dungeons & Dragons
Elder Scrolls: Morrowind
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
Eragon
Kingdom of Heaven
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Merlin
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
Passion of the Christ
The Road Warrior
The Scorpion King

I still have the following scores to go through, and I think there are tracks in there I'll be able to mine:

Black Death
Centurion
Prince of Persia
Robin Hood (2010)
The Last Airbender
Lost (seasons 1-5)

Just saw Centurion last night. AWESOME! And the music was great as I recall.

I am a soldier of Rome! I will not yield!

Scribe Ineti · Aug 14, 2010

mgbeach said:
Just saw Centurion last night. AWESOME! And the music was great as I recall.

I am a soldier of Rome! I will not yield!

Where did you see it? I wasn't sure I'd be able to see it here in the States. Guess I better poke around and see if I can find it. I love the score; hope I can see the film either on screen or on the DVD.

Dannyalcatraz · Aug 14, 2010

Certain guitar maestros have also got some music that may suit your needs:

Buckethead

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khOLZ-qGzuo&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - Death Cube K - Maggot Dream[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTl9qZPgPq8&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - Death Cube K - Thanatopsis[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqVulRYILFI&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - Death Cube K - Maps Of Impossible Worlds[/ame]

Ronnie Montrose

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH4IHXIPu3c&feature=related]YouTube - Ronnie Montrose - Black box.wmv[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XNUMk1uwXY]YouTube - RONNIE MONTROSE - ZERO G[/ame]

Shawn Lane
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax02a5q-hNE&feature=related]YouTube - Shawn Lane - Savitri[/ame]

Michael Hedges

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPB-ShG_UWY&feature=related]YouTube - Michael Hedges - Ritual Dance[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE7eVfIAkkE&feature=related]YouTube - Michael Hedges -- Aerial Boundaries[/ame]

And some epic bass players as well:

Jonas Hellborg

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpIDB9KayMo&p=CB96DD2B49E13AFC&playnext=1&index=11]YouTube - Black Rite - The Word - Jonas Hellborg, Tony Williams and Soldier String Quartet[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZMhSQm0q-0&feature=related]YouTube - Shawn Lane Jonas Hellborg - Hell Is Other People[/ame]

Bill Laswell
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWIz2hcAPc4]YouTube - Bill Laswell & Jah Wobble - Alsema dub[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htLWH6ITk8I&feature=related]YouTube - Virus B- Jah Wobble / Bill Laswell[/ame]

nnms · Aug 14, 2010

Adaptation and Survival by Tribes of Neurot

It's basically "music" made up from sounds recorded of insects.

Creepy, alien and dangerous tone.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOJ5BwvmVx8]YouTube - Tribes of Neurot "High Mobility" 01[/ame]

Cor_Malek · Aug 14, 2010

You might find this thread useful: Music suggestions for Dark Sun, some good suggestions there, easily accessible as well.http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/278523-music-suggestions-dark-sun.html

Silverblade The Ench · Aug 14, 2010

The 13th Warrior!!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM7xasPssXs]YouTube - 13th Warrior Soundtrack - Valhalla - Viking Victory[/ame]

and yes Centurion is damn good, brutal as heck, too.
Even the Romans knew to leave us haggis bashers in peace

Woodwyrm · Mar 13, 2011

Soundracks to the three God of War series of games. Similar in style to 300. Just remember to trim out a couple of tracks with talking interspersed in them from the first one.