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Reflections turn into Ramblings
Okay, so I just posted a link to a youtube clip of Night On Bare Mountain to get my players in the mood for our next sesh. Posting music clips before a session is something I've done a couple of times recently. (We can't choose what music plays during the session because we play in a pub.) This got me thinking about a thread SanjMerchant started a few months ago that I didn't have time to respond to. Shortly after that, by sheer coincidence, one of my players posted a list of tracks he felt were appropriate for each character in our campaign which was interesting because it was very different from what I would have chosen myself and made me realise how personal music choices are - perhaps to the extent that sharing them is almost pointless!
That said, the fact is that I have had a Zeitgeist playlist on my ipod since the campaign began. On it there are 'themes' for adventures or sections of adventures, for the campaign as a whole, for specific NPC and - perhaps most importantly - for each PC. When I'm out walking my dog, or driving to work, and ruminating on twists and turns for the next few sessions, I make sure to play the appropriate theme. It doesn't matter that the player might not recognise, might even disagree with my choice - or that the choice is in some cases totally anachronistic or lyrically inappropriate - as long as the track I've chosen creates the right mood in my very own head.
This is my main campaign theme, chosen to chime with the busy urban mystery of Dying Skyseer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSkOfi-oLl4
And here are a few of the PC's songs:
Korrigan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diKcaqRwuss
Leon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw5pZps-aIc
Rumdoom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilIDkkD0jIg
Matunaaga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41oGXgVmZg
Xambria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZhAG01aDFg
Gupta: (Odd one this, but I was listening to it a lot when planning the reboot and certain early scenes involving her are now inextricably linked to this song in my mind. This tune works for Conquo too, especially the drums towards the end. But he has his own theme anyway...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRWUoDpo2fo
Conquo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5IpN3grKDI
Malthusius: (Aw.) ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAdqFUYusdA
Uriel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2inNYauU1o
Uru: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WZha_LHVS8
And here are some themes for specific, recent scenes:
Schism, Act Two - The Frost Giant's Rift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypyt_vXd5dw
Schism, Act Three - As their Ship Approaches Mutravir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiK2JlBpzvI
Diaspora - Travelling in the Jungle and Exploring the Elafaivaren Ruins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INHttEHCZEw
Finally, Some key NPCs:
Nicodemus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EOlZyD26T4
Kasvarina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fHoMw8tCzo
Han Jierre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP2SS8ggLtU
Lorcan Kell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O22CM5oYJng
Ramble over. Normal service will resume shortly.
Okay, so I just posted a link to a youtube clip of Night On Bare Mountain to get my players in the mood for our next sesh. Posting music clips before a session is something I've done a couple of times recently. (We can't choose what music plays during the session because we play in a pub.) This got me thinking about a thread SanjMerchant started a few months ago that I didn't have time to respond to. Shortly after that, by sheer coincidence, one of my players posted a list of tracks he felt were appropriate for each character in our campaign which was interesting because it was very different from what I would have chosen myself and made me realise how personal music choices are - perhaps to the extent that sharing them is almost pointless!
That said, the fact is that I have had a Zeitgeist playlist on my ipod since the campaign began. On it there are 'themes' for adventures or sections of adventures, for the campaign as a whole, for specific NPC and - perhaps most importantly - for each PC. When I'm out walking my dog, or driving to work, and ruminating on twists and turns for the next few sessions, I make sure to play the appropriate theme. It doesn't matter that the player might not recognise, might even disagree with my choice - or that the choice is in some cases totally anachronistic or lyrically inappropriate - as long as the track I've chosen creates the right mood in my very own head.
This is my main campaign theme, chosen to chime with the busy urban mystery of Dying Skyseer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSkOfi-oLl4
And here are a few of the PC's songs:
Korrigan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diKcaqRwuss
Leon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw5pZps-aIc
Rumdoom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilIDkkD0jIg
Matunaaga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41oGXgVmZg
Xambria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZhAG01aDFg
Gupta: (Odd one this, but I was listening to it a lot when planning the reboot and certain early scenes involving her are now inextricably linked to this song in my mind. This tune works for Conquo too, especially the drums towards the end. But he has his own theme anyway...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRWUoDpo2fo
Conquo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5IpN3grKDI
Malthusius: (Aw.) ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAdqFUYusdA
Uriel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2inNYauU1o
Uru: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WZha_LHVS8
And here are some themes for specific, recent scenes:
Schism, Act Two - The Frost Giant's Rift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypyt_vXd5dw
Schism, Act Three - As their Ship Approaches Mutravir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiK2JlBpzvI
Diaspora - Travelling in the Jungle and Exploring the Elafaivaren Ruins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INHttEHCZEw
Finally, Some key NPCs:
Nicodemus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EOlZyD26T4
Kasvarina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fHoMw8tCzo
Han Jierre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP2SS8ggLtU
Lorcan Kell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O22CM5oYJng
Ramble over. Normal service will resume shortly.