I need a soundtrack for a dungeon-crawling adventure with the vibe of a cheesy 1980s fantasy movie

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For OpenQuest I use either of these (US & Euro):

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

If I wanted a proper cheesy 80s fantasy movie vibe, Deathstalker is a pretty terrible movie, but not a terrible soundtrack:


My preference, though, would be for Chuck Cirino's Deathstalker 2 soundtrack, but that doesn't seem to be on YouTube.

 

[bulletmeat]

My preference, though, would be for Chuck Cirino's Deathstalker 2 soundtrack, but that doesn't seem to be on YouTube.

At least they got the theme:

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Frazetta!

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Heck yeah. It's perfect - cheap synths trying to create epic medieval music.

I have it on a split CD with the Chopping Mall soundtrack.

At least they got the theme:

 

[niklinna]

Frazetta!

No, that's Boris Vallejo.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

No, that's Boris Vallejo.

Vallejo!

 

[niklinna]

Vallejo!

Found this interesting article, which sadly has lost several of its example images, but enough are there to see the differences!

Frank Frazetta Vs. Boris Vallejo... Resolved (expanded teaching edition) — Sequential Artists Workshop

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Earlier version of same article, with some of the missing art.

Frank Frazetta vs. Boris Vallejo… Resolved!

PLEASE NOTE: When I wrote this piece, I had NO idea it would get so many hits. This started merely as a lesson for my students on the subtler points of narrative anatomy and visual storytelling. Th…

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[billd91]

Honestly, we had a hard time resisting these even though they are a bit more tied to their movies than many more generic fantasy:

 

[S'mon]

This is the greatest thread ever.