Music for A time of war

[Aunodin]

Well stumped on what kind of music i should play for the sessions i am running. Anyone got a good list from their games or recommendations?

[wackrabbit]

Serenity soundtrack along with those from BSG (new) and Blade Runner.

[Tai Dai Cultist]

Well stumped on what kind of music i should play for the sessions i am running. Anyone got a good list from their games or recommendations?

This thread isn't complete until someone suggests this.

But now that that's out of the way..

I'm partial to soundtracks, too.  They're composed so as to be heard and convey an atmosphere while still not being distracting.  I'd throw out the Pacific Rim soundtrack as another worthy suggestion for a mech-based ATOW game.

If you use electronics in your games you can bookmark a bunch of youtube or iTunes songs from various real-world cultures and play those for atmosphere when PCs are on planets derived from them.



I changed my mind about Pacific Rim OST.  It's not just a good suggestion, I'd go so far as to say you HAVE to get it for ATOW :D

[Aunodin]

This thread isn't complete until someone suggests this.

But now that that's out of the way..

I'm partial to soundtracks, too.  They're composed so as to be heard and convey an atmosphere while still not being distracting.  I'd throw out the Pacific Rim soundtrack as another worthy suggestion for a mech-based ATOW game.

If you use electronics in your games you can bookmark a bunch of youtube or iTunes songs from various real-world cultures and play those for atmosphere when PCs are on planets derived from them.



I changed my mind about Pacific Rim OST.  It's not just a good suggestion, I'd go so far as to say you HAVE to get it for ATOW :D

Ya the music help sets a decent mood. This will my first time running ATOW game since I typically run fantasy rpgs. So trying to figure out the music.

Pacific rim does have good music only problem with the youtube videos is the ads.

And yes this is in the list to have for music

[Diamondshark]

Nyan Cat  :D

In all seriousness, it depends on the mission. That being said, John Williams is always my favorite for anything.

[Deadborder]

Soundtrack from Mechwarrior 2. You don't need anything else

[Alex Keller]

Some of the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicals tracks are really good for Battletech. Done by Bear McCreary of Battlestar Galactica fame.

[Maskerade]

Two steps from hell. They have loads of stuff to cover almost every mood you might want to set. I'd also look at the soundtracks to films like Lord Of The Rings and Pirates Of The Carribbean or games like Halo.

Other suggestions would include classic rock, dark ambient and classical music, but if I go into those here I'll be here for a few years :P

[Diamondshark]

Two steps from hell. They have loads of stuff to cover almost every mood you might want to set.

True story, full stop. Immediate Music is also very good.

[epic]

I would third Two Steps from Hell as well - recently discovered 'em, and now in for all my gaming music needs.

[monbvol]

Ultimately it comes down to personal taste and what mood you want to set.

There will be matches where you'll want to crank something like The Day of Overgrowth, some where you'll want something like We are the Robot Pirates, and others where you'll want something more like Barber's Adagio for Strings.

Variety is the spice of life.

[Acolyte]

One slick trick for the GM is to vary the music based on the planet the PC's are on and use a space track for when they're not on planet. Each planet gets a particular feel: one might have Vietnam era rock and the next uses metal. For space, I like the Firefly or Homeworld soundtracks. The MechWarrior game sound tracks I reserve for combat. :)

   - Shane

[Baldur Mekorig]

I have found that the RAGE soundtrack is very good for Battletech, especially the more "fighty" themes.

[BirdofPrey]

The Heavy gear soundtrack is also good,  It's done by the same guy as the Mechwarrior 2 soundtrack.

[Maskerade]

More artists, songs and pieces!

Audiomachine. Have been listening to a lot of their stuff lately, and have just come off a 3-hour binge whilst working.

Future World Music. Not had much of a chance to listen to them yet, but what I have heard bodes well.

Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell. if you've ever seen Requiem For A Dream then you'll probably recognise this one, as it's the main theme. However, you want to use the full version found here, as the one off the soundtrack (and on iTunes & Spotify) is the truncated film version.

Machinimasound (youtube channel here) also do great music, and best of all, it's royalty free. Special mention to this track which got me into them in the first place.

X-Ray Dog. Link to website. More film scores, meaning great mood music.

Hans Zimmer of Pirates Of The Carribbean and Inception fame. Also did The Lion King.

Approaching Nirvana do some great electronic music. Might not be what you're looking for,  but their more light-hearted music is great for contrasting the seriousness of most of the "mood music" that I have suggested so far.

Frontline Assembly. More metal-y (is that even a word?)

National Anthems. Often stirring and militaristic- check out the Soviet one from WW2. Just don't do this.

[Mohammed As`Zaman Bey]

Anything with David Hasselhof singing...

[Lysenko]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX3-W10KcIY

[Coldwyn]

A bit late, but:
- For everything that´s House-centric: Real Classical Music, like Wagner for Steiner, Ancient Chinese music for Liao, and so on.
- AC/DC and other classic rock stuff