Monster Hunter Soundtrack

[teitan]

OK, I am getting ready for a campaign dealing with a group of monster hunters in the desert and really need a soundtrack that evokes that hot desert night fighting werewolves etc feel. Think John Carpenter's Vampires or the old Werewolf T.V. Show...

so far I have a few: Bob Seger, Turn the Page. Phil Collins, Air of Night. Commodores, Easy. Tom Waits, Goin' Out West and Hang on St. Christopher. ANy other ideas along these lines?


Jason

 

[jaerdaph]

The Eagles - Hotel California

and any Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

 

[NeuroZombie]

Any Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, especially the song "Red Right Hand"

If you are not familiar with them, they are a kinda strange mix of lounge and goth. Weird, but very cool and I think appropriate for what you are looking for.

 

[Bran Blackbyrd]

Ah, Red Right Hand is a great, creepy song. I first heard it on Songs in the Key of X and later it showed up in a couple of movies, notably Scream.

Two old songs that were never meant to be creepy but show up in creepy movies constantly;
Percy Faith - Theme From a Summer Place (instumental)
Example: This one played in Con Air as a dead body fell from a plane and into traffic.
Santo and Johnny - Sleepwalk
Example: Stephen King's Sleepwalkers.
Probably not what you're looking for, but in a very specific type of situation they work great for freaking the players out.

Songs in the Key of X probably has a few other good songs for this sort of thing. Unmarked Helicopters by Soul Coughing and Frenzy by Screamin' Jay Hawkins are favorites of mine. They must be at least a little appropriate for this or they wouldn't have used them in X-Files in the first place.

 

[AmbushBug]

Death Valley Nights - Blue Oyster cult
Black Letter Days -Frank Black

 

[Mistwell]

An lot of Alabama 3 (AKA A3, not to be confused with the band Alabama) would work for this. You might know them from the theme to Sopranos.

 

[JPL]

For my money, nothing says dark and edgy like "Rhythm of the Night" by DeBarge.

 

[Shadow64]

An lot of Alabama 3 (AKA A3, not to be confused with the band Alabama) would work for this. You might know them from the theme to Sopranos.

Wow - someone else who actually listens to A3! (I only know of one other person who knows of them/llistens to them on a regular basis) Their version of Hotel California might be pretty good for something like this.

For my own 2 cents: Maybe Run Rabbit Run from House of 1000 Corpses. Might be a bit much, but for a good chase scene it would work.