Just going to start this thread so people can post awesome music to game to. This is my first choice, I remember when this classic came out in the 80's, when White Dwarf magazine used to be cool and did articles on D&D and other games produced by other companies.
[video=youtube_share;D8mEOiI4pjs]https://youtu.be/D8mEOiI4pjs[/youtube]
Post your faves here.
I have a ton of music I play while gaming - lots of fight music. This is one of my favorites atm.
[video=youtube;ZPvD60yFvC0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPvD60yFvC0[/youtube]
Cirith Ungol always struck me as having a bit of an OSR-vibe:
[video=youtube;edPckSU41g4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edPckSU41g4[/youtube]
[video=youtube;qt6VebqhTUE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt6VebqhTUE[/youtube]
Loving it keep'em coming.
The descendants of Ghenghis Khan will destroy you with throat-singing:
[video=youtube;jM8dCGIm6yc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc[/youtube]
Germanic/proto-Viking iron age chant, also with throat-singing:
[video=youtube;QRg_8NNPTD8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRg_8NNPTD8[/youtube]
I suppose there's more than enough monsters in OSR games to make this fitting:
[video=youtube;wHugAAFCObY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHugAAFCObY[/youtube]
[video=youtube_share;lWjkslnt5o8]https://youtu.be/lWjkslnt5o8[/youtube]
Animal is the best drummer, can do double bass drum with only 1 base drum.
A little of the RV-man to rock it out!
[video=youtube;yBOQgL731Ac]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBOQgL731Ac[/youtube]
(Serious answer, anything by The Sword)
Green slime!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUGGvlTgfIw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUGGvlTgfIw)
Gloryhammer (which has a new album coming out soon) albums tell complete stories, with each song a chapter.
[video=youtube;JccQ6So7cg4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JccQ6So7cg4[/youtube]
Ozzy era Black Sabbath. War Pigs, Hand of Doom, Iron Man, The Wizard, etc.
Just started listening to Rhapsody
[video=youtube;qmxCy0NH-eM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmxCy0NH-eM[/youtube]
And Twilight Force
[video=youtube;gLxmoaewFVs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLxmoaewFVs[/youtube]
And Beast in Black
[video=youtube;pdlAZj5iDc8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdlAZj5iDc8[/youtube]
But Wagner works for me too.
[video=youtube;4i0TnNI6U-w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i0TnNI6U-w[/youtube]
Budos Band is a favorite for working out combat tactics between sessions.
[video=youtube;cHWQ88ODtLQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHWQ88ODtLQ[/youtube]
[video=youtube;tO8CAjZYAY4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO8CAjZYAY4[/youtube]
Gregorian Chant is a favorite for concept whiteboarding, as are channels of random house music.
I can't listen to regular music with lyrics and do something else at the same time. My mind trains on the lyrics. On the other hand, chant is treated mentally as instrumental instead of lyrical.
Currently building a "Sword & Sandal meets Sword & Sorcery" OSR campaign setting and so why not go with some appropriate music?
These tunes are great for a Roman Legionnaire or Spartan Hoplite going to retrieve ancient treasures and glories, slaying wild beasts, great monsters, and the hordes of Celtic and Germanic barbarians in between.
[video=youtube;BQp4kxQIaMA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQp4kxQIaMA[/youtube]
[video=youtube;HaVWWMPqY4k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaVWWMPqY4k[/youtube]
[video=youtube;-sEMRAoMhf0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sEMRAoMhf0[/youtube]
Quote from: Tod13;1080126Gloryhammer (which has a new album coming out soon) albums tell complete stories, with each song a chapter.
[video=youtube;JccQ6So7cg4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JccQ6So7cg4[/youtube]
Excellent. It is getting rare to see albums with a theme anymore.
Quote from: Blink_Dog;1080200Excellent. It is getting rare to see albums with a theme anymore.
Yup. They've been teasing on FB with pictures of the band members in costume (costume changes by song, depending on who they sing) and lyrics from the new album. The evil sorcerer escaped Dundee XIII into an alternate dimension at the end of the last album. They also have symphonic versions of the second (and it looks like third) album(s) which make great atmosphere music.
Definitely eagerly awaiting the 3rd Gloryhammer album! I don't normally play music during game though.
Quote from: S'mon;1080269Definitely eagerly awaiting the 3rd Gloryhammer album! I don't normally play music during game though.
I don't either. Even if I had considered it, my group's play style is too... unpredictable.
Right. In. The. Feels.
[video=youtube;Onb8AuDdNuE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onb8AuDdNuE[/youtube]
I've never been a fan of playing background music with games, but Joe Satriani wouldn't be a bad choice as it is almost entirely instrumental pieces and could work for everything from fantasy to sci-fi.
Hill of the Skull sounds like it was made as a sound track to a heroic last stand. it always makes me think of Boromir fighting the orcs at the end of Fellowship of the Ring.
[video=youtube;tl4OB2zjzD4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl4OB2zjzD4[/youtube]
Cool #9 has a kind of jazzy sound that would go well with heist plans.
[video=youtube;o2fExyjlG7Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2fExyjlG7Q[/youtube]
The Extremist is just a solid action score.
[video=youtube;LP7OYW8rA20]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP7OYW8rA20[/youtube]
[video=youtube_share;d6VAHS42XAU]https://youtu.be/d6VAHS42XAU[/youtube]
Bathory's Nordland I & II.
Check out "Ring of Gold" at the 24:00 mark.
[video=youtube;MRmFwTO5ofk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRmFwTO5ofk[/youtube]
Also, "Lake of Fire" gets me in the Sword & Sorcery mood.
[video=youtube;9NtNHRTamfY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NtNHRTamfY[/youtube]
I support many of these choices. I would definitely add Dragonland.
[video=youtube;4OEhuweo7FI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OEhuweo7FI[/youtube]
This thread is such a fail. Nobody has even mentioned the gold-standard fantasy soundtrack:
[video=youtube;S_tcJduo-O0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_tcJduo-O0[/youtube]
All this other corny, fantasy-themed cheese metal is horrible and fucking lame.
For all those bards out there... "Band on the Run." :cool:
Some years ago a similar thread came up over on BGG about music for use with RPG sessions.
My suggestion was to grab the BGM music files from Neverwinter Nights as they were saved as individual media files.
Quote from: Omega;1080733Some years ago a similar thread came up over on BGG about music for use with RPG sessions.
My suggestion was to grab the BGM music files from Neverwinter Nights as they were saved as individual media files.
Yes, video game soundtracks are amazing. I have quite a few saved on my phone. Games and movies have done more to innovate and push music forward than many modern "standalone releases" that I see today. That's unless you are super into pop music, of course, and I'll admit that I'm not hater of pop music in small doses.
For instance, the first time I heard the Diablo 1 soundtrack, it basically blew my mind. I had no idea music like that even existed. Then you take something like "Skyrim", "Hotline Miami" or "Journey" (not the band, lol) and you realize that there is some great stuff out there. Another recent one is the "Mandy" soundtrack. That shit is bonkers. I shouldn't even have to mention the likes of John Williams, etc.
(I like Journey just fine, btw.)
Erang for the ambience and atmosphere
[video=youtube;rvTNO5rHh3E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvTNO5rHh3E[/youtube]
Been playing a lot of Sabaton - Heroes recently, especially this paean to '80s metal Satanism. Makes me think of bored schoolboys doodling 6-6-6 on their geometry textbook:
[video=youtube;-9Ls1jWX-TM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Ls1jWX-TM[/youtube]
(If you type 7734 into a calculator and turn it upside down it spells - HELL!!!) :eek:
Black Aria by Glenn Danzig is a good one. Not rock, but definitely intense and genre appropriate.
[video=youtube;sETxadz_p6k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sETxadz_p6k[/youtube]
[video=youtube;KSfA0i6Typw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSfA0i6Typw[/youtube]
Greetings!
Here is an mystical tribal sound that I find interesting.
Semper Fidelis,
SHARK
[video=youtube;R1WR0Zs-_bs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1WR0Zs-_bs[/youtube]
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This is a video of Russians defending Donbas against Ukrainian forces, with heavy urban warfare. The song is awesome.:)
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SHARK
The perfect song for a Lion & Dragon campaign
[video=youtube;k9WZO4W1be4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9WZO4W1be4[/youtube]
[video=youtube;5q6skxRLnsI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q6skxRLnsI[/youtube]
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This is an ancient classic, "Preliator" by the band, Globus.
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SHARK
[video=youtube;2ZsRSh4ECoA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZsRSh4ECoA[/youtube]
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This hard medieval song is inspiring for when the action heats up.
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SHARK
Quote from: SHARK;1080846[video=youtube;2ZsRSh4ECoA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZsRSh4ECoA[/youtube]
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This hard medieval song is inspiring for when the action heats up.
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SHARK
Awesome!
[video=youtube;ePYe3lqsu-g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePYe3lqsu-g[/youtube]
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The "Song of Kings" by Clamavi De Profundis is an excellent song for spiritual edification and contemplation.:)
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SHARK
[video=youtube;M7Et_8BgKFU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Et_8BgKFU[/youtube]
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This is an Indian song from a movie soundtrack, produced in India a few years back. It's a fun song and video.:)
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SHARK
[video=youtube;QFAfWH_CKVw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFAfWH_CKVw[/youtube]
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This song, "The Mystic's Dream" by Loreena McKinnit is simply enthralling.
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SHARK
[video=youtube;RooTTuLCfNM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RooTTuLCfNM[/youtube]
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This song, "All Soul's Night" by Loreena McKinnit, is another beautiful classic.
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SHARK
[video=youtube;NW2tYM2LZik]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW2tYM2LZik[/youtube]
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This song, "Huron "Beltane" Fire Dance" also by the beautiful Loreena McKinnit is very nice.
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SHARK
[video=youtube;jv5UEp4d0HQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv5UEp4d0HQ[/youtube]
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Loreena McKennit has many albums, and many beautiful songs. This song, "Santiago" (Dancing Gypsy) is especially wonderful.
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SHARK
[video=youtube;7TU0hE47hS0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TU0hE47hS0[/youtube]
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This song is simply breathtaking. Sublime and deep.
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SHARK
Quote from: Doc Sammy;1080847Awesome!
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Isn't it, Doc Sammy? This song rocks when the attack begins, and the blood flows! I'm glad you like it. It is not a very common song, it seems.
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SHARK
[video=youtube;RI3fkqA9-IA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI3fkqA9-IA[/youtube]
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Peter Hollens does this song all by himself. "Song of the Lonely Mountain." Outstanding.
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SHARK
[video=youtube;OjINuMEuSKA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjINuMEuSKA[/youtube]
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This is a wonderful song of victory, "Let's Go!" By the Red Army Choir, celebrating the Red Army's victorious march against the Nazi's. You may want to start drinking Vodka with this song on!:)
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SHARK
[video=youtube;ko4Q0cgo1N8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko4Q0cgo1N8[/youtube]
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This song, "The Chosen Ones" by the band Dream Evil, rocks! Another song for your battle events!
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SHARK
[video=youtube;9smvyPi5ZN8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9smvyPi5ZN8[/youtube]
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This song, "Hail to the King" by the band, Avenged Sevenfold should inspire you, brothers!:)
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SHARK
[video=youtube;Sam4lq2WHos]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sam4lq2WHos[/youtube]
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This song, "The Warrior Song--Hard Corps" was created in honour and rememberance of all of the United States Marrines that have served our great nation. I listen to this often on loop when creating dungeons for my players. LOL.:)
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SHARK
This song always gets me in the mood for a Ravenloft game.
[video=youtube_share;OKRJfIPiJGY]https://youtu.be/OKRJfIPiJGY[/youtube]
[video=youtube_share;YdXQJS3Yv0Y]https://youtu.be/YdXQJS3Yv0Y[/youtube]
Quote from: Blink_Dog;1081485[video=youtube_share;YdXQJS3Yv0Y]https://youtu.be/YdXQJS3Yv0Y[/youtube]
Who knew orcs had such wonderful singing voices?
Molly Hatchett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv49qKpMwWk
Heavy Metal Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Y23bsGpRE&t=29s
Riot - Swords & Tequila
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHTJnl9bZSo
Rush - Fly by Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VcswhBy9tk&list=PLHbJwjT5h7KDnX9y48f3eoSHpvq0qKmNn
Rush - 2112
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5jwxrTqoEA
Boston - Boston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zDR5jmCXOg
Then if we want to go a bit mellow...
Gjallarhorn - Suvetar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omEUwseYleo
Vasen - 30 Ars Jiggen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=770ig9bYZYM&list=PLEex3vkBbgqy-OXIBAKEFuTPmCeIRFEEc
Gamarna - Vittrad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cscXSx-H6bQ&list=RDEMzuhTSzQ2NS9e-TZzcvLSqg&index=2
Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55OJ17cHeJA
Antti Martikainnen - Folksong (Slavic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqJ7bUzyCXA&list=RDBqJ7bUzyCXA&start_radio=1
Vasen - Wedding March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJraoerMTK0
Peter Gundry - Lady of the Dawn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABn1vPwpwug&list=PLbAVwx_wCarvwUhi0rgL5eYzfuQDW8vao
Annbjorn Lien - Loki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GquiFbPswT4
Annbjorn Lien - Galadriel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTHaT36xJFU
Annbjorn Lien @ Celtic Colors Festival 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvr5UIGC99k
Värttinä - Lasetus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlSPnk7j8DM
Värttinä - The Village awaits the next Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9XhWt7ts08
Ale Möller - Polar Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMH0XyWw9r4
Alle Möller - Trio Haninge Kulturhus 30/11 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iH7Y2Y3Q0Y
Wild Boot - Honey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-c9n_nY5K4&list=PLCfyF_pOB9Z1XhBtvg_7KT--Lgbpzgin-
A couple more...
Aly Bain - Full Rigged Ship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOhrvNjVVH0
Just about anything by Hildegard Von Bingen, but I especially like the Garmarna versions of her songs...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_P1IGAHJKU&list=PLvcX_SEOwOFX6snkIpfI64368KLsjqlpa
Gamarna - Hildegard Von Bingen (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soags5-IFAE
I rarely use vocalised music anymore in my gaming, apart from the occasional battle theme. I've found the recent renaissance of the Dungeonsynth genre great for OSR gaming. It conveys the proper flair for retro fantasy.
[video=youtube;DffQVP6UqVQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DffQVP6UqVQ[/youtube]
[video=youtube;duJBjG0UafM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duJBjG0UafM[/youtube]
When I need a heroic battle theme, I go with something like this:
[video=youtube;h2ST8pmlZds]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2ST8pmlZds[/youtube]
[video=youtube;vWXwRpiN72Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWXwRpiN72Y[/youtube]
Groo!!!!
https://soundcloud.com/indrusiak/dirty-job-groo-the-wanderer (https://soundcloud.com/indrusiak/dirty-job-groo-the-wanderer)
For Battletech games, I dig on the Pacific Rim soundtrack.
One of the best old-school D&D songs: Battle Hymn, by Manowar.
[video=youtube;EtNqj9g8HJE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNqj9g8HJE[/youtube]
A few consistently inspirational pre-/post-session albums:
[video=youtube;WyqCxB8Kkgs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyqCxB8Kkgs[/youtube]
[video=youtube;eEsmxJvgcjU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEsmxJvgcjU[/youtube]
[video=youtube;5vTZc263Whg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vTZc263Whg&list=OLAK5uy_mOhqutYB2z2k_WO4GaXifRTxNZWyeRaV4[/youtube]
A few albums from my ambient "table music" playlist, also suitable for prep inspiration:
[video=youtube;1xODUinIOfE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xODUinIOfE[/youtube]
[video=youtube;8tb0YuVGY0U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tb0YuVGY0U[/youtube]
[video=youtube;mW-ZbEHeICw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW-ZbEHeICw&list=OLAK5uy_n2cp795_tlg-FVzERpzM-PRDv_p6m1Mh0[/youtube]
Okay so great soundtrack here but --- HOW THE FUCK hasn't someone added these:
[video=youtube;k0g-TcjDf68]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0g-TcjDf68[/youtube]
[video=youtube;GKY--qaHWSw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKY--qaHWSw&list=PLAb2lmNIYk_4KiCDuJT5gDX4oZlSQIxxv&index=15[/youtube]
[video=youtube;hV2ideRjDIk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV2ideRjDIk&list=PLAb2lmNIYk_4KiCDuJT5gDX4oZlSQIxxv&index=22[/youtube]
[video=youtube;QcXVnyiQjBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcXVnyiQjBE[/youtube]