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<blockquote data-quote="Napftor" data-source="post: 138610" data-attributes="member: 617"><p>It's always interesting that different people seem to sound off when the ol' music thread comes along. Well, there's classical, movie soundtracks, and new age music to be had when programming a campaign soundtrack.</p><p></p><p>Classical: "O Fortuna" by Orff has already been mentioned but I can't say I find much use for it. It's good but really only appropriate for the most epic of battles and even then for short ones as the piece in question is regrettably short.</p><p> Faure's "Requiem", at least the Agnus Dei bit, is quite good funeral music.</p><p> I'm also quite partial to the first movement of Bruckner's 6th symphony. The malevolent sound makes a good bad guy theme (worked well for Bhaal in my FR campaign).</p><p></p><p>Movie Soundtracks: Here, you just can't go wrong with the 3 "j"s---> John Williams, James Horner, and Jerry Goldsmith. Each composer is prolific and has done enough adventure-type scores to last dozens of campaigns without repeating. The three J's also have numerous compilations out there, making purchase of their great music easy and affordable.</p><p>Some selections from each include:</p><p> J. Williams: Jurassic Park (I and II, although III isn't bad either by Don Davis), Star Wars (of course, just try not to think about the visual baggage), Indiana Jones trilogy</p><p> J. Horner: Star Trek II and III (both quite excellent as the theme is repeated alot, making for good party theme), Braveheart, Willow, The Name of the Rose (for those murder mysteries) and of course Aliens (there is no better melee music)</p><p> J. Goldsmith: what hasn't this guy done? You've got some oldies but goodies like Rio Conchos and King Solomon's Mines, Lionheart (NOT the Jean-Claude movie), Star Treks I, V, VIII & IX, Air Force One (also great melee music), The Mummy, The Edge (wonderful theme), the Rambo trilogy (hands down best action cues in II and III)</p><p> As mentioned, Gladiator, Conan the Barbarian, and Danny Elfman's Batman are also pretty good. Also try Galaxy Quest (Newman) and The Mummy Returns (A. Silvestri).</p><p></p><p>New Age: Not everyone's favorite category, this music does provide a good audio pool to wade through. Karl Jenkins' Adiemus line isn't bad for displaying tongues of strange or unfamiliar races. David Arkenstone has also done quite a bit of music that could be used (even his own rendition of the Middle Earth mileu that should not be ignored). There's a radio program called Echoes that I highly recommend finding on your dial for anyone interested in new age. It's usually top notch stuff and can be found sometime on many public radio stations. Go to echoes.org for details!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Napftor, post: 138610, member: 617"] It's always interesting that different people seem to sound off when the ol' music thread comes along. Well, there's classical, movie soundtracks, and new age music to be had when programming a campaign soundtrack. Classical: "O Fortuna" by Orff has already been mentioned but I can't say I find much use for it. It's good but really only appropriate for the most epic of battles and even then for short ones as the piece in question is regrettably short. Faure's "Requiem", at least the Agnus Dei bit, is quite good funeral music. I'm also quite partial to the first movement of Bruckner's 6th symphony. The malevolent sound makes a good bad guy theme (worked well for Bhaal in my FR campaign). Movie Soundtracks: Here, you just can't go wrong with the 3 "j"s---> John Williams, James Horner, and Jerry Goldsmith. Each composer is prolific and has done enough adventure-type scores to last dozens of campaigns without repeating. The three J's also have numerous compilations out there, making purchase of their great music easy and affordable. Some selections from each include: J. Williams: Jurassic Park (I and II, although III isn't bad either by Don Davis), Star Wars (of course, just try not to think about the visual baggage), Indiana Jones trilogy J. Horner: Star Trek II and III (both quite excellent as the theme is repeated alot, making for good party theme), Braveheart, Willow, The Name of the Rose (for those murder mysteries) and of course Aliens (there is no better melee music) J. Goldsmith: what hasn't this guy done? You've got some oldies but goodies like Rio Conchos and King Solomon's Mines, Lionheart (NOT the Jean-Claude movie), Star Treks I, V, VIII & IX, Air Force One (also great melee music), The Mummy, The Edge (wonderful theme), the Rambo trilogy (hands down best action cues in II and III) As mentioned, Gladiator, Conan the Barbarian, and Danny Elfman's Batman are also pretty good. Also try Galaxy Quest (Newman) and The Mummy Returns (A. Silvestri). New Age: Not everyone's favorite category, this music does provide a good audio pool to wade through. Karl Jenkins' Adiemus line isn't bad for displaying tongues of strange or unfamiliar races. David Arkenstone has also done quite a bit of music that could be used (even his own rendition of the Middle Earth mileu that should not be ignored). There's a radio program called Echoes that I highly recommend finding on your dial for anyone interested in new age. It's usually top notch stuff and can be found sometime on many public radio stations. Go to echoes.org for details! [/QUOTE]
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