tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post4342148127974235631..comments2023-08-09T23:49:41.885-04:00Comments on Rule of the Dice: The soundtrack of a gameJohn Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05940190831705865182noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-58560035189381403422011-02-23T20:28:03.265-05:002011-02-23T20:28:03.265-05:00A cool list!
And I couldn't help but notice t...A cool list!<br /><br />And I couldn't help but notice the Conan soundtrack on there as well. Damn it, I might as well just buy the album of every single movie Basil Poledouris has ever scored. That man makes epic music in the most epic manner possible.Joe Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-48405096528715566012011-02-19T13:10:37.341-05:002011-02-19T13:10:37.341-05:00I'm a big fan of music on game night. Here is...I'm a big fan of music on game night. Here is what I like to use: http://digitalorc.blogspot.com/2010/10/effective-music-in-gaming.htmlHartwell602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3254678458058359332011-02-18T06:16:58.967-05:002011-02-18T06:16:58.967-05:00I forgot about the ambient music channel! Yeah, t...I forgot about the ambient music channel! Yeah, that was some fucked up noise. Hilariously, trippingly awesome.<br /><br />And if you have to stop the game for SOMETHING, might as well be porn...CDGallant_Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-15455599825925449092011-02-18T04:09:41.441-05:002011-02-18T04:09:41.441-05:00:) indeed. The owner of the local bar at the space...:) indeed. The owner of the local bar at the spacestation is a nostalgic Solomani. Apart from honky tonk and southern rock on the jukebox he has his bar filled with baseball and western parafernalia. Your cosy piece of earth in a desolate system.<br /><br />Mind you, our spacecraft is regularly being repaired using gaffertape and welding. It's not the kind of sterile, high tech scifiRoel Kerkhofshttp://www.beholdthedice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-48003817155734505022011-02-17T22:22:24.328-05:002011-02-17T22:22:24.328-05:00wow, I should really re-read what I wrote before h...wow, I should really re-read what I wrote before hitting reply! Please know I'm at hour 14 of a 15h work day...Jsalvatorinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-78333658681930810602011-02-17T22:18:49.339-05:002011-02-17T22:18:49.339-05:00We have had music before - often just the LOTR sou...We have had music before - often just the LOTR sound track, or when I had digital cable, we would try the "Ambient Music" channel or others like that. backfired the one time though when someone switch the channel and found a porn on TMN at 1am... game got derailed for a few miutes there...Jsalvatorinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-6502155778484995602011-02-17T21:20:23.756-05:002011-02-17T21:20:23.756-05:00Yeah, the less work for me, the better. Hell, an a...Yeah, the less work for me, the better. Hell, an automated playlist would be essential should I want to do anything like that. And I know I'm far too lazy to make that work. :P<br /><br />Movie soundtracks really do seem like the way to go, or purely instrumental pieces. A bit of Ventures maybe for a 60's-era game of Austin Powers-style spy parody.Joe Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-43874647867934353962011-02-17T21:11:22.957-05:002011-02-17T21:11:22.957-05:00Ennio Morricone does, indeed, kick seven kinds of ...Ennio Morricone does, indeed, kick seven kinds of ass. Although I think I'd try to use some of his lesser known works, 'cause if I just recycled his score on the Dollars trilogy for every western game I tried to run, my players would all start acting like Clint. ;)<br /><br />I've heard about some of those music CDs created specifically for gaming. I think RPGNow has several songs and soundtracks for sale that are meant specifically for roleplaying. I've never tried one so far, but I'm mighty tempted. That Erdenstern has a lovely website and looks really neat; I'll have to have a listen and see if they would be any good for a non-horror game, as my group still refuses to touch Call of Cthulhu.Joe Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-69186335169221942982011-02-17T21:06:24.147-05:002011-02-17T21:06:24.147-05:00That's a good point about the pop-ish tunes (o...That's a good point about the pop-ish tunes (or anything with lyrics actually) being a distraction. I think if I ever used my BOC example, I'd probably only run the song at the start, perhaps even before play, and then use a non-lyrical soundtrack for the game itself.<br /><br />And really, some groovy choices there. I cannot see an instance where a Basil Poledouris soundtrack would be a bad thing. Conan the Barbarian has one of the single best musical scores of all time. :)Joe Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-79375711163849624252011-02-17T21:02:10.389-05:002011-02-17T21:02:10.389-05:00Exactly! Something to keep the mood fun but not di...Exactly! Something to keep the mood fun but not distract. And actually the Peter Jackson LOTR movies had great music for an epic sense of adventure.Joe Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-42705801415031021112011-02-17T21:00:26.529-05:002011-02-17T21:00:26.529-05:00That is really groovy! I've been itching to ru...That is really groovy! I've been itching to run a Traveller game for ages now and I never would have thought of that kind of musical mix. It seems like it would give it a more familiar, kind of down-to-earth vibe (which is actually in line with the older Traveller features like cassette tapes and somewhat primitive computers).Joe Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-35628055509751997882011-02-17T16:51:45.240-05:002011-02-17T16:51:45.240-05:00I've always found the trick to using music in ...I've always found the trick to using music in games is to keep it simple. While it's tempting to use special music for each scene (soft eerie music for exploring, stirring epic music for climatic battles, Justin Bieber for love scenes, etc.), you're just adding extra work for yourself, fumbling with CDs or tracklists in iTunes or whatever. Just pick an appropriate soundtrack (preferably 60-90 minutes worth so it doesn't get too repetitive) and play it in the background.<br /><br />My favourite music I've used recently is Trent Reznor's "Ghosts" album for a Dead Reign campaign (Great setting, terrible rules. Fucking Palladium). Creepy, atmospheric industrial - reminds me of Resident Evil.CDGallant_Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-42770515071598936232011-02-17T13:09:43.945-05:002011-02-17T13:09:43.945-05:00We usually have music. Deadlands is greatly improv...We usually have music. Deadlands is greatly improved by using Western soundtracks - Ennio Morricone rules. The Sleepy Hollow soundtrack is great for Vampire, but we overused it. Pirates of the carribean is ideal for 7th Sea of course. For our last Shadowrun session, the gamemaster brought the Blade Runner soundtrack and I think that Ghost in the Shell would work as well.<br /><br />The gamemaster of my Cthulhu group owns several CDs by Erdenstern, a group that does music specifically for roleplaying. Those are pretty awesome and very effective in creating and suporrting the mood. <a href="http://www.erdenstern.de/" rel="nofollow">Here's their website</a>Book_Scorpionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-29323053229248513862011-02-17T12:16:14.307-05:002011-02-17T12:16:14.307-05:00I love using music in my games. You keep it low in...I love using music in my games. You keep it low in the background so people don't have to talk over it and its not distracting. Movie soundtracks are a good source of gaming music because there is usually no lyrics for people to sing along with :)<br /><br />I use a lot of Conan, Krull and Kingdom of Heaven for fantasy<br />Escape from New York, Dawn of the Dead [2004} and the new Tron: Legacy work well for post-apocalyptic games.<br /><br />Classical is also good. But I shy away from anything pop just because people recognize the songs and then start singing along or it takes them out of the game and into the music.<br /><br />http://frothyfriar.blogspot.com/Bklujannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-14263818418888638932011-02-17T12:14:04.173-05:002011-02-17T12:14:04.173-05:00When I have gamed in the past we listened to the L...When I have gamed in the past we listened to the LOTR soundtracks in the background. We played it loud enough so there was ambient music, but not so loud that it distracted from the game play.Jenhttp://www.myadorablesmalltownlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-77510552187456692972011-02-17T09:02:24.528-05:002011-02-17T09:02:24.528-05:00That reminds me of Cowboy Bebop, but calling back ...That reminds me of Cowboy Bebop, but calling back to the South instead of to Chicago et al. Cool stuff.<br /><br />I've been meaning to use a soundtrack in one of my games, but it's never materialized. Thinking of grabbing some Half-Life 2 stuff to use for the party who's trapped in a Fae dimension.Andy Haugehttp://twitter.com/playersideblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-83604395964658926292011-02-17T07:25:49.349-05:002011-02-17T07:25:49.349-05:00In traveller we use a list of honky tonk country, ...In traveller we use a list of honky tonk country, soul and southern rock to represent the nostalgia for earth during better days. We even made a D66 list of the jukebox at Murphy's Bar & Grill, the local bar on our spacestation in the spinward marches: http://www.beholdthedice.com/blog/?p=26Roel Kerkhofshttp://www.beholdthedice.comnoreply@blogger.com