gorezerker 0 Posted October 16, 2010 Do you normally use music as a mood setter when playing RPGs? My D&D group does this with epic, fantasy inspired stuff (like Castlevania and God of War OSTs), but my 40K group doesn't as much. I'd like to suggest some music to our GM, but I don't know where to start. tl;dr Do you use music with DW? If so, what? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebolazaire 74 Posted October 16, 2010 Well, you could start by checking out the Dawn of War II soundtrack. It's been released as a free download: http://www.darkreign40k.com/drjoomla/index.php/news/1-latest-news/1242-free-40k-soundtrack-from-dawn-of-war-ii Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkis 1 Posted October 16, 2010 Chaos Gate features a lot of great Space Marine hymnals, although most of them are Ultramarines themed. In addition the soundtrack from both Mass effect games, while in most cases not gothic enough for the 40k theme, underlines the space setting nicely. Music from slow paced space games like Master of Orion, Galactic Civilisations, Sword of the Stars and even Sins of the Solar Empire and Homeworld can also provide nice, unobtrusive background sound. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brother Praetus 11 Posted October 16, 2010 Bolt Thrower! I'm somewhat surprised and saddened that it was me that posted that... -=Brother Praetus=- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UncleArkie 68 Posted October 16, 2010 Depends on whats on for the evening, lots of industrial is normally the way to go especially Heimataerde and Valravn are good for their mideaval soundscapes of flutes and so on mixed with electronic stuff. Lots of Dead Can Dance, Corvus Corax, Ensiferum and so on. Also yes the various DoW soundtracks are pretty good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ak-73 248 Posted October 16, 2010 Check out "Immediate Music", especially the song lacrimosa. They also have song titles like Empyrean Mercenaries or Age of Discovery or Shield of Faith or Imperitum. All very fitting. Also gregorian chants do work extremely well as the marines are warrior-monks. Oh and of course selected works from Orff's Carmina Burana. Alex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UncleArkie 68 Posted October 16, 2010 Celldweller - Soundtrack For The Voices In My Head. Not as much for Deathwatch, but Dark Heresy. Actually It works just fine for DW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
player1083847 3 Posted October 16, 2010 All great suggestions. If you are going with Space Wolves, Amon Amarth is a must. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arag 0 Posted October 16, 2010 Some of the more martial tracks from the Battlestar Galactica soundtracks fit in rather nicely. Also good are various japanese taiko groups like Ondekoza or Kodo, the drums do feel quite martial. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cleric Cromwell 0 Posted October 19, 2010 i find a bit of Dio sets me in the right mood to play every time, suitably epic, and many fantasy topics Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Razorboy 0 Posted October 19, 2010 Lessee now: Ace Combat 5 soundtrack has some great stirring martial themes The Red Army Choir for obvious reasons Chaos Gate soundtrack Dawn of War and Dawn of War 2 soundtracks Braveheart, Kingdom of Heaven, all the Alien movie soundtracks, Thirteenth Warrior, Lord of the Rings soundtracks Just about anything by Lustmore for those creepy Tyranid invasions and Space Hulk explorations I'm also fortunate because I have a friend who's a musician and a professional studio audio engineer and he mixed up some pretty awesome custom tracks for my game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AsaTJ 0 Posted October 19, 2010 Baradiel said: All great suggestions. If you are going with Space Wolves, Amon Amarth is a must. This. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adeptus-B 926 Posted October 19, 2010 I lean toward industrail music, like Ministry. If you want full-on epic bloodletting music though, check out the Conan The Barbarian soundtrack by Basil Poledouris- it's probably better suited to Warhammer Fantasy, but sometimes killin' orks is killin' orks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ariolan 0 Posted October 20, 2010 I made this playlist in iTunes and had the characters contribute songs as themes for their characters. We decided on "A Way of Life" from Last Samurai OST as campaign theme, Ain't no Grave, Platoon title theme and Fuel by Metallica (for the Techmarine" were chosen by the players. Gattaca OST worked very well, I think. As an aside, I had a musical scene in our starting session. The player characters, aboard a ship with lots of PDF from Calixis sector to Jericho Reaches, are asked to inspect the men. The PDF salute the PC, and together a sequence of songs are sung (made up, except for the last, didn't provide lyrics or anything, just described conten), "Faithful to the Emperor" (made that a well-known song, players decided their characters would sing, too), "Poor crusader" after that and finally, "Men of Harlech", which I stole from the movie "Zulu", but made it a song from a world from Calixis sector about defending your home, hinting to the PCs the PDF were ferried off to fight some other war, erroneously believing they are defending their homes. Playlist: God's Hands Michael Nyman Michael Nyman Gattaca Attack Abigail Mead Abigail Mead Full Metal Jacket Anon: Hymnus: Crux Fidelis Alberto Turco: Nova Schola Gregoriana Swordplay Harry Gregson-Williams Harry Gregson-Williams Kingdom of Heaven Allegro Bear McCreary Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Path Apocalyptica Eicca Toppinen Cult Resident Evil Main Title Theme Marilyn Manson A Way Of Life Hans Zimmer Hans Zimmer The Last Samurai Cantate Domino The Choir of Westminster Cathedral/Stephen Cleobury/Andrew Wright Mondoshawan Eric Serra Eric Serra 5th Element Cleansing Marilyn Manson Resident Evil The Thousandth Landing Bear McCreary Battlestar Galactica Season One Volentieri Mediaeval Baebes Undrentide Band Of Brothers Suite One Michael Kamen Band Of Brothers The Doldrums Iva Davies Christopher Gordon/Ira Davies/Richard Tognetti Master and commander Dance Of The Trolls Mediaeval Baebes Undrentide God's Gonna Cut You Down Johnny Cash The Morrow Michael Nyman Michael Nyman Gattaca Struggle Apocalyptica Eicca Toppinen Cult Anything Is Possible Don Davis Don Davis The Matrix Brother Of The Cruciform Sword John Williams Indiana Jones and the last Crusade Alba Mediaeval Baebes Worldes Blysse Sniper Abigail Mead Abigail Mead Full Metal Jacket My Face In Thine Eye Anne Dudley Tristan & Isolde OST Mangalores Eric Serra Eric Serra 5th Element Ain't No Grave Johnny Cash Composer/writer Unknown American VI: Ain't No Grave The Other Side Michael Nyman Michael Nyman Gattaca Spectres In The Fog Hans Zimmer Hans Zimmer The Last Samurai Mantra Tool Tool Lateralus Richard's Joust / Geoffrey's Battle City of Prague Philharmonic (Nic Raine) Barry, John/John Barry The Lion In Winter Dowland: "...From Thenc I Went To The Landgrave Of Hessen..." Sting, Eden Karamazov John Dowland Songs From The Labyrinth The Battle Iva Davies Christopher Gordon/Ira Davies/Richard Tognetti Master and commander - The far side of the world Russian Ghost Ship Harald Kloser Harald Kloser The Day After Tomorrow Burning the Past Harry Gregson-Williams Harry Gregson-Williams Kingdom of Heaven Debussy: Suite Bergamasque - 3. Clair De Lune Peter Schmalfuss Claude Debussy Galaxy Bounce The Chemical Brothers Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons Tomb Raider Transition Abigail Mead Abigail Mead Full Metal Jacket Antarctic Echoes Vangelis Antarctica Scarborough Fayre Mediaeval Baebes Mirabilis String Quintet In E, Op. 11/5, G 275 - 3. Minuet In A I Musici Luigi Boccherini Strauss Jr. (J): Blue Danube, Op. 314 Peter Falk: Orchestra Of The Vienna Volksoper Johann Strauss Jr. New Year's Concert Vivaldi: Violin Concerto In G Minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315, "The Four Seasons (Summer)" - 1. Allegro Non Molto Nigel Kennedy Bin Kein Hauptmann, Bin Kein Grosses Tier The Comedian Harmonists Best of Comedian Harmonist Eya, Eya, Nova Gaudia City of Prague Philharmonic (Nic Raine) Barry, John/John Barry The Lion In Winter A Knife In The Dark Howard Shore Howard Shore The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring The Steward Of Gondor Howard Shore & Billy Boyd Howard Shore The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ejacobs 16 Posted October 20, 2010 Yeah I second Bolt Thrower. Geez we're old. E Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meph 0 Posted October 20, 2010 ejacobs said: Yeah I second Bolt Thrower. Geez we're old. E Yay! Bolt Thrower! I still have that CD somewhere.... For action scenes, I've found that Devil Driver is awesome and for dark moods I've found Thurisaz a brilliant band (the Belgian one, with the CD 'Circadian Rhythm') Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captaincutlass 4 Posted October 20, 2010 I created this podcast a while ago, featuring mostly movie music: gamejunks.podomatic.com I hope some of you can enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Birch 1 Posted October 20, 2010 Brother Praetus said: Bolt Thrower! I'm somewhat surprised and saddened that it was me that posted that... -=Brother Praetus=- Keep the faith, Brother! They will come again... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiromoon 0 Posted October 20, 2010 Bad Birch said: Brother Praetus said: Bolt Thrower! I'm somewhat surprised and saddened that it was me that posted that... -=Brother Praetus=- Keep the faith, Brother! They will come again... They have, five years ago with the album 'Those Once Loyal' from 2005! I am slightly surprised no one suggested Sabaton... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gorezerker 0 Posted October 20, 2010 Thank you, everyone, for all the suggestions. In our first session we used the Dawn of War II OST and it was suitably epic. I'm trying to shy away from straight up metal because, while I am a big fan, most everyone else in the group is not. We also have the Mass Effect OSTs and actually the Blade Runner OST for the slow, creepy, investigation bits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
