Cthulhu's Librarian
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I'll second this. Excellent for evil, creepy background gaming music.Jim Hague said:
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Qualidar
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Oh, I'm all over this
Best (creepy) horror soundtracks:
Session 9 (and you owe it to yourself to see the film, if you haven't)
The Shining (the original, not the recent TV movie)
My shining CD is a copy of a Japanese import that my brother in law got off of e-bay, but it might be more accessible now.
Good Luck,
~Qualidar~
Best (creepy) horror soundtracks:
Session 9 (and you owe it to yourself to see the film, if you haven't)
The Shining (the original, not the recent TV movie)
My shining CD is a copy of a Japanese import that my brother in law got off of e-bay, but it might be more accessible now.
Good Luck,
~Qualidar~
Stone Angel
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Hell yeah Session 9. Probably the best creepy movie I have seen in the past couple years.
"I am in the weak and the wanting"
And I will second The Black Aria, that is really good.
Also look for the Ninth Gate soundtrack that is a good one too.
The Seraph of Earth and Stone
"I am in the weak and the wanting"
And I will second The Black Aria, that is really good.
Also look for the Ninth Gate soundtrack that is a good one too.
The Seraph of Earth and Stone
eris404
Explorer
Qualidar said:
I thought I was the only person on the planet who saw that film. It had a few problems, but I really loved it anyway and I second, it has one of the creepiest soundtracks I've ever heard.
I remember some time ago listening to a band called Lustmord which a college room mate of mine adored. If I remember correctly, Lustmord's music is in the ambient electronic vein and was often recorded in weird spaces like caves and crypts.
Warrior Poet
Explorer
There are also some older classical works you might try, such as Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain.
Actually, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is an excellent composition, with some great atmospheric pieces, including The Baba Yaga and the heroic march The Great Gate of Kiev.
There are some good moody moments in the soundtrack to Brotherhood of the Wolf, and, of course, I've forgotten the composer, with apologies.
I don't recall if the soundtrack to the 1977 remake of Nosferatu, starring Klaus Kinski (been a while since I've seen the film), was particularly creepy, but it might be worth a look.
Soundtrack to Francis Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, maybe? Seemed appropriately atmospheric at the time, as long as they didn't incorporate any dialogue tracks.
If I think of any more, I'll add them.
Warrior Poet
Actually, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is an excellent composition, with some great atmospheric pieces, including The Baba Yaga and the heroic march The Great Gate of Kiev.
There are some good moody moments in the soundtrack to Brotherhood of the Wolf, and, of course, I've forgotten the composer, with apologies.
I don't recall if the soundtrack to the 1977 remake of Nosferatu, starring Klaus Kinski (been a while since I've seen the film), was particularly creepy, but it might be worth a look.
Soundtrack to Francis Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, maybe? Seemed appropriately atmospheric at the time, as long as they didn't incorporate any dialogue tracks.
If I think of any more, I'll add them.
Warrior Poet
Red Spire Press
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It's been a while since I've listened to anything on the Cold Meat Industry label, but it was definitely some of the darkest ambient I ever listened to. Some of it was even good! As I recall it was a Scandinavian label with decent distribution.
If you're looking for more noise and less pure ambient, "Charlie's Family" by Download (ex-Skinny Puppy) is very good. Also "Last Night I Dreamed Of Armageddon," Terminal Sound System's latest album.
Oh, and for my fellow Session 9 fans: Brad Anderson's new film http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361862/
If you're looking for more noise and less pure ambient, "Charlie's Family" by Download (ex-Skinny Puppy) is very good. Also "Last Night I Dreamed Of Armageddon," Terminal Sound System's latest album.
Oh, and for my fellow Session 9 fans: Brad Anderson's new film http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361862/
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Desdichado
Hero
Ah, yes. I do like my Mussorgsky, I do. Then again, I like all the Russian Five.Warrior Poet said:
It's actually kinda hit or miss. A fair amount of the tracks are more romantic rather than horrifying, although they're kinda melancholically so. And for the love of God, don't play that Annie Lennox song during a game session!Warrior Poet said:
GuardianLurker
Adventurer
I've gotten good results from the Poltergeist: The Legacy soundtrack (one of the few bits of incidental music my players have ever commented on).
The True Dungeon soundtracks are pretty good. And so is the "Passion of the Christ" soundtrack (though that's more impressive than creepy).
The ultimate in creepy music though has got to be Varsele's "Arcana" but its short - only 20 minutes or so.
The True Dungeon soundtracks are pretty good. And so is the "Passion of the Christ" soundtrack (though that's more impressive than creepy).
The ultimate in creepy music though has got to be Varsele's "Arcana" but its short - only 20 minutes or so.
Halivar
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One vote for the Doom soundtracks (MIDI, yeah, but still spooky as all get out) and the Quake II soundtrack.
The overall creepiest though, is the Legend soundtrack (minus Yes's Jon Anderson singing Loved by the sun with Tangerine Dream, that was scary for completely different resons). Up a close second is some of the tracks from the Dune soundtrack (like the one played at the opening of the movie. The violins squealing is really creepy).
The overall creepiest though, is the Legend soundtrack (minus Yes's Jon Anderson singing Loved by the sun with Tangerine Dream, that was scary for completely different resons). Up a close second is some of the tracks from the Dune soundtrack (like the one played at the opening of the movie. The violins squealing is really creepy).
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Wombat
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I love mood music 
For those of a classical bent, this collection is very nice:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...104-4947701-5131113?v=glance&s=music&n=507846
It is cheap (always a plus!) and contains many of the classical horror "standards".
I also have a large collection of goth/darkwave material --Unto Ashes, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Cocteau Twins, Bauhaus, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Trance to the Sun, etc. Any band like this can be useful, albeit most of the material is almost necessarily vocal.
Then there's Dead Can Dance; many of their tunes, although not meant as such (just like poor J.S. Bach!), are now taken to be "creepy music".
You can also go looking into Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and suchlike folk music.
If you have never heard Indonesia gamelan music before, it can sound way creepy!
For those of a classical bent, this collection is very nice:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...104-4947701-5131113?v=glance&s=music&n=507846
It is cheap (always a plus!) and contains many of the classical horror "standards".
I also have a large collection of goth/darkwave material --Unto Ashes, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Cocteau Twins, Bauhaus, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Trance to the Sun, etc. Any band like this can be useful, albeit most of the material is almost necessarily vocal.
Then there's Dead Can Dance; many of their tunes, although not meant as such (just like poor J.S. Bach!), are now taken to be "creepy music".
You can also go looking into Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and suchlike folk music.
If you have never heard Indonesia gamelan music before, it can sound way creepy!
