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<blockquote data-quote="DarrenGMiller" data-source="post: 1969592" data-attributes="member: 23174">I agree with a great deal of what you have said here.&nbsp; Also, thanks for the attribution.&nbsp; The reason I avoided &quot;Death of Ase&quot; in the end came down to the heavy, cold feel that permeates the work.&nbsp; Celtic music seems to have warmth even if it is sorrowful.&nbsp; However, I stayed away from anything with words and let the words I was speaking be the only words present for reasons of player conentration on the story I was trying to weave, as well as my idea that the Elves were singing the life of hte deceased.&nbsp;Here is my suggestion.&nbsp; Short of illiegally downloading music, go to your nearest discount store or full-service music store.&nbsp; Somewhere, there is bound to be a bin of cheap CD's, or a stand with samplers (you know the one, it is wood and has music playing with CD's of hymns, Celtic music, big band, piano, nature sounds, etc.).&nbsp; Pick up some cheap Celtic samplers and play through them (I own 4 of them).&nbsp; There are songs for most gaming occasions on them.&nbsp; Sure, some of it is cheesy, but they are cheap and readily available, with some good tunes for atmosphere.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;The Three Graces&quot; is the 2nd track on the CD, &quot;Celtic Legend.&quot;&nbsp; It was the first song I listened to when I started searching and the one I came back to.&nbsp;I would agree that mainstream western classical music doesn't seem right (too familiar, perhaps?).&nbsp; Brass, synths and percussion are not the best fit (except for a bodhran in the background, soft).&nbsp; R. Vaughan Williams even at his most somber, seems too joyful... but, now that I think of it, &quot;Rhosymedre&quot; is a good tune for the occasion.&nbsp; Perhaps Percy Grainger?&nbsp; Maybe too folky.&nbsp;I am heartily enjoying this discussion, both on my thread and here.&nbsp; The use of music in gaming has always been a subject near to my heart.&nbsp; I don't use it often lately, because my players are familiar with so much of it and I don't want to distract them.&nbsp; I used to always use battle music for tough combats.&nbsp;DM</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DarrenGMiller, post: 1969592, member: 23174"] I agree with a great deal of what you have said here. Also, thanks for the attribution. The reason I avoided "Death of Ase" in the end came down to the heavy, cold feel that permeates the work. Celtic music seems to have warmth even if it is sorrowful. However, I stayed away from anything with words and let the words I was speaking be the only words present for reasons of player conentration on the story I was trying to weave, as well as my idea that the Elves were singing the life of hte deceased. Here is my suggestion. Short of illiegally downloading music, go to your nearest discount store or full-service music store. Somewhere, there is bound to be a bin of cheap CD's, or a stand with samplers (you know the one, it is wood and has music playing with CD's of hymns, Celtic music, big band, piano, nature sounds, etc.). Pick up some cheap Celtic samplers and play through them (I own 4 of them). There are songs for most gaming occasions on them. Sure, some of it is cheesy, but they are cheap and readily available, with some good tunes for atmosphere. "The Three Graces" is the 2nd track on the CD, "Celtic Legend." It was the first song I listened to when I started searching and the one I came back to. I would agree that mainstream western classical music doesn't seem right (too familiar, perhaps?). Brass, synths and percussion are not the best fit (except for a bodhran in the background, soft). R. Vaughan Williams even at his most somber, seems too joyful... but, now that I think of it, "Rhosymedre" is a good tune for the occasion. Perhaps Percy Grainger? Maybe too folky. I am heartily enjoying this discussion, both on my thread and here. The use of music in gaming has always been a subject near to my heart. I don't use it often lately, because my players are familiar with so much of it and I don't want to distract them. I used to always use battle music for tough combats. DM [/QUOTE]

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