Article: 122836 of rec.games.frp.dnd Path: news.tuwien.ac.at!newsfeed.ACO.net!swidir.switch.ch!in2p3.fr!oleane!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!mozz.unh.edu!hopper.unh.edu!tro From: Tom Oakley Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.dnd Subject: music to game by (updated2/21) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 11:47:45 -0500 Organization: University of New Hampshire - Durham, NH Lines: 92 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: hopper.unh.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Well, its been about a week know and I've gotten a lot of positive responses. Lets keep 'em comin'! =) And if anyone wants a final copy (future) for the homepage, or just for the hell of it, let me know. One request though. I'd like to think I'm musically well rounded, but theres no way I could possible know every piece of music suggested, and why it would be good to game by.........so give me some type of idea. And if anyone wants to expand on the reasons already listed, feel free to add! -Tom tro@hopper.unh.edu Music to game by: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Title/Artist |Gaming times that its good for. | | | | | |Usage: | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Soundtrack to Connan the Barbarain |Combat, plot (overall great anytime)| |or the other conan movie | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Black Arai/Glen Danzig |Mostly background music, some | | |combat | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Fantasia/Disney |Dungeons, surprise appearences | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Soundtrack to Dances with Wolves |drumming, ect. (I haven't heard it | | | yet so I don't know)| |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Soundtrack to Braveheart |Great for celtic based campaigns | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |White Zombie (Astro Creep 2000) |Combat ONLY except maybe for DARKSUN| |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Gregorian Chants (any) |Background (particularly temples) | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Troubador Songs and Medieval Lyrics |Great Background (especially for | |(from Hyperion Records) | bars, inns, etc...) | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Legend (soundtrack from the "Robin |Background | |of Sherwood" BBC series. Music | | |performed by Clannad.) | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Legend (Soundtrack to the Ridley |Good mysterious, magical atmosphere | |Scott film. Music by Tangerine | | |Dream). | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Carmina Burrana |combat | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Queen-"It's a Kind of Magic" | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Anything by Uriah Heep (sp?) | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Wagner's Ring Cycle |lots of fantasy sounding pieces | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Holst's "the Planets" |Mood music | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Dvoraks 7th and 8th | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Beethovens 5th, 7th, and | | |9th in D minor | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Schindler's List soundtrack | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Final Fantasy II or III |excellent choice =) | |(SNES game soundtrack) | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Castlevania IV (SNES game soundtrack| | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Krull soundtrack | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Indiana Jones soundtrack | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Star Wars soundtrack |questionable | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |"swing low, sweet caillac" by |interesting sound effect for tribal | |dizzy gillespie |dancing. | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | | |soundtrack | | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |Last of the Mohicans soundtrack. |background music for battles, | | |and mood music. | |------------------------------------+------------------------------------| |