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]
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]
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