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Using Music to enhance the Mood
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benjamin
Explorer
Syrinscape does The Wilhelm Scream - no prob - lol
Syrinscape will do that...
Just download the mp3 from:
The Wilhelm Scream: Free MP3 Download
Or many other places...
...stick it in the right directory and Voila... it'll appear in your SoundSets!
I tell you what, it creates a great response at our table when it occurs!
See:
Welcome to Syrinscape | Syrinscape
...for the program and tutorials on how to add the Scream into any of the excisting Sets or indeed, how to make your own complete SoundSets from scratch.
Of course there is also a very awesome NEW VERSION coming soon... [goes back to tapping computer]
Benjamin
Syrinscape will do that...
Just download the mp3 from:
The Wilhelm Scream: Free MP3 Download
Or many other places...
...stick it in the right directory and Voila... it'll appear in your SoundSets!
I tell you what, it creates a great response at our table when it occurs!
See:
Welcome to Syrinscape | Syrinscape
...for the program and tutorials on how to add the Scream into any of the excisting Sets or indeed, how to make your own complete SoundSets from scratch.
Of course there is also a very awesome NEW VERSION coming soon... [goes back to tapping computer]
Benjamin
Trit One-Ear
Explorer
Some of my most memorable gaming experiences have had mood-appropriate music in the background. Two stand out most:
The first was while investigating a mystery in an insane asylum in a Warhammer game. We also played by candle light in my friend's cramped bedroom giving the whole atmosphere a really creepy vibe.
The second is almost entirely opposite. In a home brew D20 Mad Max style world, we ran a chase scene on a stolen speed-rail train, while pursued by a horde of gun-toting bikers. The one "combat" lasted all night, and rocked a great power metal soundtrack.
Now, I was a player in both games, and loved it. I would be excited to try something similar for the game I'm currently running, but due to cross-country locations, we're playing online. Making sure everyone can be heard over Skype without music can be hard enough. I do occasionally throw in some music clips at times, such as Queen's "Save Me" after a player misses a save three or four times in a row.
I actually find listening to music while prepping for a game can be greatly helpful as well. I once drew inspiration for a dark superhero campaign from Radiohead's "Hail to the Thief". Currently my D&D music is anyone by Shearwater.
Trit
The first was while investigating a mystery in an insane asylum in a Warhammer game. We also played by candle light in my friend's cramped bedroom giving the whole atmosphere a really creepy vibe.
The second is almost entirely opposite. In a home brew D20 Mad Max style world, we ran a chase scene on a stolen speed-rail train, while pursued by a horde of gun-toting bikers. The one "combat" lasted all night, and rocked a great power metal soundtrack.
Now, I was a player in both games, and loved it. I would be excited to try something similar for the game I'm currently running, but due to cross-country locations, we're playing online. Making sure everyone can be heard over Skype without music can be hard enough. I do occasionally throw in some music clips at times, such as Queen's "Save Me" after a player misses a save three or four times in a row.
I actually find listening to music while prepping for a game can be greatly helpful as well. I once drew inspiration for a dark superhero campaign from Radiohead's "Hail to the Thief". Currently my D&D music is anyone by Shearwater.
Trit
The Little Raven
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I use Syrinscape, and have for a couple years now. Check it out.
The thing I've found works best with it is (brace for it)... World of Warcraft music.
Once you have the game fully downloaded, you can use MPQEditor to go into the various MPQ data files and extract all of the music and ambient sounds. The music is broken up into shorter files, so you can have multiple clips that will play with a gap, so the music isn't always playing, but it comes in and out at times.
In my Ravenloft campaign a couple years back, I also used voice files from C'thun (an Old God; parasitic immortal being) as "whispers from the Land," as they felt appropriate.
Increased the mood 10 fold in my opinion.
The thing I've found works best with it is (brace for it)... World of Warcraft music.
Once you have the game fully downloaded, you can use MPQEditor to go into the various MPQ data files and extract all of the music and ambient sounds. The music is broken up into shorter files, so you can have multiple clips that will play with a gap, so the music isn't always playing, but it comes in and out at times.
In my Ravenloft campaign a couple years back, I also used voice files from C'thun (an Old God; parasitic immortal being) as "whispers from the Land," as they felt appropriate.
Increased the mood 10 fold in my opinion.
The Little Raven
First Post
Bloodlines' ambient sounds, club music, and official soundtrack are my go-to sounds for modern games (which usually have horror elements).
For sci-fi-ish games, I usually pull the music files from Half-Life 2, as I find it to be excellent for mood without being overwhelming.
Word. One of my old DMs used to play nu-metal and other bands he liked while we played. It almost never fit the mood of the game, would make some of us non-fans cringe, and would distract him while he played air-guitar or something.
If you don't have a goal with the music, in the game itself, then I find there's little use for it.
Nytmare
David Jose
Let me take this moment to push the RPG SoundMixer on all y'all.
RPG-SoundMixer - The new PnP RPG Experience
RPG-SoundMixer - The new PnP RPG Experience
This should help "enhance the mood":
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61lke-zN8GU&feature=youtube_gdata_player]Turn Off The Lights - Teddy Pendergrass (1979) - YouTube[/ame]
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