Mark
CreativeMountainGames.com
I'll add this thread to the Game-Related Music Threads and Links thread.
Music at the gaming table?
I haven't gone looking for them in years- mainly since I have all the ones I wanted- but there used to be all kinds of environmental sound recordings available...usually pretty cheap!
I have a couple of thunderstorms, crashing surf, gentle surf, island breeze, and even one of the Everglades at night.
A quick search revealed these:
Amazon.com: environmental sound cd
http://www.bizrate.com/environmental-music/ocean-sound/
Now, the thing to be careful about is that some of these things went all "New Age" and include music over the environmental sounds. Usually, though, they let you know that in the product description.
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renau1g
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I was about to mention this, I haven't heard it personally, but I heard good things about it.
Henrix
Explorer
It's ok, as background music, but not great.
It's a lot like a movie soundtrack without the parts that marks really dramatic points, which can be distracting. This also makes it bland. And, quite frankly, they're not great musicians.
Muzak for gaming.
What about mixing up an instrumental playlist and some good Tarrantino-style classic rock / british invasion / punk? Sometimes it makes for an interesting mix. I used a bunch of rock for a one-shot game I did. It took the players by surprise but it can add a different atmosphere.
Have a bar fight? Try "Slaughter" by Billy Preston. Have a big nasty boss (Like Graz'zt), try "Putting Out the Fire" by David Bowie.
Just a thought.
Have a bar fight? Try "Slaughter" by Billy Preston. Have a big nasty boss (Like Graz'zt), try "Putting Out the Fire" by David Bowie.
Just a thought.
The Little Raven
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I use Syrinscape and build a custom soundscape for each area in my adventures that warrants one. I pull my ambient sounds and music clips from World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2. Between these games, I can put together pretty much any kind of area.
In modern games, I tend to put together a "movie" soundtrack for various parts of the story.
In my last modern "hunter" game, in which the PCs worked for a shadow agency dedicated to hunting monsters, I used tracks like "Magic Carpet Ride" for car chases, "The Girl from Ipanema" when they have a long elevator ride to meet with their unhappy handler, and "Fame" by David Bowie when they were attempting to negotiate with a faerie pimp.
In modern games, I tend to put together a "movie" soundtrack for various parts of the story.
In my last modern "hunter" game, in which the PCs worked for a shadow agency dedicated to hunting monsters, I used tracks like "Magic Carpet Ride" for car chases, "The Girl from Ipanema" when they have a long elevator ride to meet with their unhappy handler, and "Fame" by David Bowie when they were attempting to negotiate with a faerie pimp.
For combat I found out that symphonic metal (Turisas) tends to work for my group... But that is provided you and your gamers like metal in the first place 
Usually I have one of my players who hosts us in his room play music, usually low volume from a random play-list. Sometimes it gets drowned out, but sometimes I ask of him for a certain mood of music.
I've thought about adding my own more suitable music, but that's something for when I host my game at home eventually.
One thing that comes across as hard to do is combat music LENGTH. I can barely cram a single round into a single 4 minute song. And since I tend to favour fairly large battles I would need a LOT of music.
Usually I have one of my players who hosts us in his room play music, usually low volume from a random play-list. Sometimes it gets drowned out, but sometimes I ask of him for a certain mood of music.
I've thought about adding my own more suitable music, but that's something for when I host my game at home eventually.
One thing that comes across as hard to do is combat music LENGTH. I can barely cram a single round into a single 4 minute song. And since I tend to favour fairly large battles I would need a LOT of music.
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