D&D General Music tracks for a desert campaign, reminiscent of Dune, Lawrence of Arabia

[Rabulias]

First thing that came to my mind for a desert expanse was Atticus Ross' soundtrack to The Book of Eli. It has a bit of a modern sound, but you can be the judge from this opening track:

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

There’s a track by Japanese tycho drum group Kodo that has a “world beat” flavor that could work for you. While the drumming is Japanese, the lyrics are sung & chanted in other languages (none are English). The song is “Oseka Prayer”, from their album, Mondo Head, done in partnership with Mickey Hart. I can’t find it on YouTube currently, but I know it’s on Spotify & Pandora.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Jazz bass phenom Jonas Helborg often dips his viking toes into desert sands.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Ginger Baker metaphorically and musically went to the Middle East with his album, Middle Passage, working with bassist/composers Bill Laswell, Jah Wobble and Jonas Hellborg on various tracks.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Brian Eno’s Dune soundtrack has some stuff that might work for you, like these:

 

[Guest 7034872]

Passion by Peter Gabriel

That was the first one that came to mind for me. He did an excellent job.

 

[BookTenTiger]

This is such a great collection of music!

 

[jayoungr]

Both have vocals, but the first is wordless vocalizing and the second is non-English, so hopefully not too distracting.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Material is one of Bill Laswell’s polymorphous side projects that often aims for a middle eastern vibe as a unifying theme. Here’s “Mantra“ from the album Hallucination Engine.

 

[RangerWickett]

Thanks, all. Session ended. I'll fill you in later.