The music makes the game!

I just use a bunch of this stuff, it's pretty quality for setting tone without overpowering your or your players' voices.

https://dbfiechter.bandcamp.com/

>>52460783

pretty much the entire drakengard/nier soundtrack. common sense, really.

nier automata especially has isolated/subdued variants to every area BGM so you can take unobtrusive stuff, then blast the full-vocals experience when wild shit happens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNZmzLzvJo8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2tZJQQnAHQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrktGkr_gj8

>>52460800

Sounds good. I will use a couple of these.
As a GM i have a history of using more iconic or identifiable pieces as supplement or counbterpoint to an intro, outro or to accentuate a particular scene. (Nothing beats finding the perfect piece of orchestral hans zimmer and tailoring the paladin generals epic speech -around- the dynamics of the music)

Got suggestions for anything that'll stand out, or any artists that make short and sweet and memorable pieces?

>>52460836

Awesome, love the first one.

I never thought to look towards games for music. I dont play a lot of vidya these days. But in hindsight its obvious. Thanks a bunch, gotta mine morrowind, WoW and other iconic high budget games for soundtracks.

(Though, one of the players used to play WoW, wont he just insta-associate every scene with WoW music with the game? I dont want that. I know i cant help but link music to past memories.)

>>52460882

yeah, taht's why video games are tough.

good news is, fucking NOBODY played drakengard or nier until automata came out.

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>>52460783
I love listening to this songs while i write my cyberpunk novel or adventures for my 2020 group. maybe somebody of you likes some songs from this because these songs ar my personal opinion what kind of music fits into a cyberpunk setting and i know many people disagree. These songs arn't BGMs because they have lyrics. they are inspirational for me.

Archive - Bullets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzTLNXfTquA

Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTwlAT_AwU

Grendel - Timewave Zero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-V-xqf3LGs

MELL - Red Fraction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC6REhy5L38

Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBDwYaZKfnM

Shiny Toy Guns - Don't Cry Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw6b6tLY8RA

Placebo - Running Up That Hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQGmLw0Aj4U

Iron Maiden - Brave new World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgaL1MB8EjM

>>52460882
I use FFXIV music a lot, and some random FF remixes I've found over the years. Nier and Drakengard have great soundtracks. I'm also rather fond of The Witcher 3 and Neverwinter Nights. Torment: Tides of Numenara had a pretty decent soundtrack for games too.

If you don't mind something a bit more modern, I also enjoy using some jazz for taverns.

https://youtu.be/wPWbRGNUAMA
^For example.

I tend to stick to video game/movie soundtracks. I may associate some music to what they came from, but honestly as long as I keep it low and just there for atmosphere then I'm more focused on the game in front of me. However, everyone is different so your mileage may vary I suppose.

>>52460783
Use Perturbator for cyberpunk, you filthy casual.
https://youtu.be/IGqeyQhBPMI

>>52460783
Nox Arcana is pretty good for atmosphere once you filter the songs with (cheesy) vocals. Each one of their album has a theme if you're looking for a more specific ambiance. Most of it is oriented toward dark ambient and gothic imagery but you also have stuff like Phantom of the High Seas, Grimm Tales, Blood of the Dragon or Winter's Eve.

>>52460882
>I never thought to look towards games for music.

They are my primary source.

I mean, RPGs are obvious, but Character Action and Fighting games can cover just about any character fueled music you could want.

Who wouldn't put on Spinal's theme in the skeleton cave?

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My usual stuff...

Dead Can Dance:
>Mysterious and tribal transitioning to spiritual and Medieval. Good for setting a spooky scene. Recommended albums: Spirit Chaser, Into the Labyrinth, Aion.
Nierika -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AAkq2Vm5wQ
The Arrival and the Reunion -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOauyq9Upxo
Yulunga -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJqUbb-WuPQ&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31s

Tuatara:
>Haunting. Jazzier than Dead Can Dance, but with similar applications. Recommended albums: Breaking the Ethers, Cinemathique (Trading with the Enemy is pretty good too).
Dark State of Mind -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfHV-KhjaJ0
The Melting Sun – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nYP1LZRpZQ
The Streets of New Delhi – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpS4SfuBxE

The Conan the Barbarian Soundtrack:
>Powerful orchestral music. Makes you want to walk through doors without opening them first. Great for battle.
Riders of Doom -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onGWF8mz1Zw&feature=youtu.be&t=1m36s
The Orgy -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOUs6er51bI
Anvil of Crom -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6nyEcIk98

Ian Anderson's album, Divinities:12 Dances with God:
>Light orchestral music: sometimes whimsical, sometimes soaring, but usually fairly minimalist. Good for exotic foreign ports and travel when danger isn't menacing.
In the Pay of Spain -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHJEe4oqc1M
In Sight of the Minaret -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK6ue0vD4gI
In The Moneylender's Temple -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQjkSbTKBv4

Chris Poland's album, Return to Metalopolis--
>Instrumental thrash moving towards jazz; a bit Satriani-esque. Haunting and wistful but nevertheless energetic. Good for riding into the lost ruins of Kyzanaek trailed by saber-wielding ghouls.
Alexandria -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIHY0xAR4jo
Apparition Station -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXY_fRDF2pc
Khazad Dum -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbL3imaBeYw

Last time i ran an Epic Fantasy, I ran Black Aria. It went bretty good.

https://youtu.be/ZP8czwHOWh0?list=PLG8fsSKs4Hmcrf-RBs5Z_f5ERct2UOYes

>>52461330
>Iron Maiden - Brave new World
There are elements of greatness in this, but the whole of the thing is sadly inferior to their classic stuff.


Speaking of Maiden, here's some thematically-appropriate stuff for a fantasy campaign:

Sun and Steel - https://youtu.be/2ZPWbkR2BbE
Flash of the Blade - https://youtu.be/ur8l3qDVr84
The Duellists - https://youtu.be/ty66q5RAL3E
Invaders - https://youtu.be/BLqsCPbrCM8
Powerslave - https://youtu.be/TzrfJsIQNrg
Alexander the Great - https://youtu.be/1oTEQf1d9Iw


And some stuff that could work fine, even if it doesn't necessary have a specific fantasy campaign theme:

Sea of Madness - https://youtu.be/RGPizVJlOsg
Ides of March / Wrathchild - https://youtu.be/OaTPAmP6Ak0
Losfer Words - https://youtu.be/9sf4HeZtlnI
Prodigal Son - https://youtu.be/GxWsDJjsFKI
Strange World - https://youtu.be/loNv0yB5Bqs


Or, if you'd rather have instrumental stuff:

https://youtu.be/Ip3BYUoVxWo?list=PL2XG2AufEKTk5evzUpQBDQ92pp-lppGCi

Ace Combat has some legendary music that can easily translate to different genres
AC:5 is pretty solid
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB5A294C912C49005
AC:0 for a Spanish flair
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA34334E24E820B75

Stuff from Jeremy Soule. Also composer for Elder Scrolls
Prophecies is pretty medieval
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yrH5arV7NI&list=PLB7EDE0664B82E3C7
Factions for asian flair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUaxwXSRvso&list=PL7BE88110895C113F

Bastion is folky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s1F523S2lw&list=PLC26D4FE16FA60595

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>>52460783
>What genre of music could work for an epic fantasy game?
Not sure if they'll be to your tastes, but the following OSTs are all pretty good for this.

>The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL924DFB59EB36FA1A
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2b_qlgl5E_wjt23v5Jpv2YcycUymsSG7
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQmdgbQBRnIcMck738CMcWHxYz1Zu8c7n
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT_-qLnzlvMa-bIXhJGdx4xJHohaIhTo8

>The Chronicles of Narnia
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18vVEBOfpWaRmD4GsixBxVinQzPwFvfv
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ5ipbvA2bojdj6ILeLMQ1fIySeEULpFB
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9StJyJ7bYq9uO3NKSXLu97XNVe7rptHw

>Eragon (shit movie, but good OST)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIqI59ooDcUoKMGtgUUBc3uy2dqyAoQSw

>Maleficent
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAPt-yIxMtKZxl_KQzIiXoGklpazm4Fm

>Dragon Age
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7E568787B13D27D7
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33652123E000770E
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1FohRYdWClBTT8U3uFDXTdc_nz4Sdleu

>The Elder Scrolls
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4BFF9D1A531D61ED
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCC2676E23AB41832
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8CB7943AB56938F8

>>52460783
>Daft Punk for cyberpunk

10/10 music taste