lastbesthope
Mongoose
Nice music Bluejay
LBH
LBH
Soundtrack for your Games?
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Jeremy Soule at Directsong
Clovenhoof
Mongoose
Style said:
(the "english subtitles" are mock ones, much like the "Fishmaster")
Try the J.B.O. version. Better voice and more drive. ^^
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=LfqSj4zQ-B0
MegazoicWizard
Mongoose
James Horner's Krull soundtrack is certainly one of the finest fantasy scores; definitely in the same league as Poledouris' work, though perhaps more traditional and uplifting in tone.
He also did the Gladiator score (useful, though bit boring IMO) with Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance, who have also put out some incredible and exotic neoclassical/new age-y sounds, albeit not all suited to the Hyborian world.
Also Michael Kamen's Highlander score is also excellent. Very beautiful Celtic-themed stuff appropriate to Cimmerian travels.
For eastern sojourns, Kenji Kawaii's score to Ghost In The Shell has a wonderful flavour in parts, particularly those utilising Angelite/Bulgarian Women's Choir, who produce some truly amazing sounds.
They often collaborate with Huun-Huur-Tu: traditional Mongolian throat-singers who have to be heard to be believed. Obviously apt for any eastern settings.
Oh and Corvus Corax are a group producing amazing medieval music using traditional European wind instruments - martial/imperial in tone and very close to Poledouris' themes from Conan the Destroyer...
http://www.myspace.com/spielleute
He also did the Gladiator score (useful, though bit boring IMO) with Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance, who have also put out some incredible and exotic neoclassical/new age-y sounds, albeit not all suited to the Hyborian world.
Also Michael Kamen's Highlander score is also excellent. Very beautiful Celtic-themed stuff appropriate to Cimmerian travels.
For eastern sojourns, Kenji Kawaii's score to Ghost In The Shell has a wonderful flavour in parts, particularly those utilising Angelite/Bulgarian Women's Choir, who produce some truly amazing sounds.
They often collaborate with Huun-Huur-Tu: traditional Mongolian throat-singers who have to be heard to be believed. Obviously apt for any eastern settings.
Oh and Corvus Corax are a group producing amazing medieval music using traditional European wind instruments - martial/imperial in tone and very close to Poledouris' themes from Conan the Destroyer...
http://www.myspace.com/spielleute
Yogah of Yag
Mongoose
Currently enjoying two albums by Lustmord: Place where the Black Stars Hang and Heresy, both released by Soleil Moon Records. They are dark, sinister and excellent as background music for gaming or reading REH's (or HPL's) stories. I cannot recommend them highly enough! 8)
seanbickford
Mongoose
The Flesh+Blood sountrack, also composed by Basil Poledouris, is pretty good. In fact, it sounds almost exactly like the Conan soundtracks. Hard to find, but you can buy it to download off of Amazon.
I think I may compile a master playlist for Conan and bundle it up in a bittorrent sometime soon.
I think I may compile a master playlist for Conan and bundle it up in a bittorrent sometime soon.
seanbickford
Mongoose
Lustmord is pretty awesome and pretty creepy. Perfect for general exploration, crypts, temples, etc. Nothing really great for combat... a little too subdued. I'll check out Corvus for action scenes.
I like Purifying Fire alot.
I like Purifying Fire alot.
seanbickford
Mongoose
As a preface, please realize that I am being ridiculously picky about the music for my game. I've sampled only about half of the music suggested on this thread, but I was wondering if anyone could guide me to a more specific feel.
A lot of these soundtracks and albums are great, but they can sound a little too refined. Sweeping violin sections are badass, but they aren't "Conan" enough for me. The original Conan OST is just about perfect (as well as Destroyer and Flesh+Blood). I'm looking for heavy drums, stark war-like brass, male choirs, etc. Dark, brutal, epic. As well, (and this is where movie soundtracks shine) it needs to be interesting, but not distracting. Lustmord (IMO) is a little too backgroundy.
Any suggestions? Anything off this list that I should pay especial attention to?
A lot of these soundtracks and albums are great, but they can sound a little too refined. Sweeping violin sections are badass, but they aren't "Conan" enough for me. The original Conan OST is just about perfect (as well as Destroyer and Flesh+Blood). I'm looking for heavy drums, stark war-like brass, male choirs, etc. Dark, brutal, epic. As well, (and this is where movie soundtracks shine) it needs to be interesting, but not distracting. Lustmord (IMO) is a little too backgroundy.
Any suggestions? Anything off this list that I should pay especial attention to?
seanbickford said:
The 300 soundtrack, if you don't mind the electric guitars, is sufficiently badass for my game. I've had a lot of success with the music from the God of War II sndtk and to a lesser extent the music from the Age of Conan sndtk. The sndtk for the single-player video game works better than the AoC sndtk IMHO.
seanbickford
Mongoose
Nice, thanks. The God of War II soundtrack is pretty good. 300 gets kind of thrown off with the electric guitar, but I might try it anyway.
Clovenhoof
Mongoose
A few more songs I find very fitting and inspiring:
Heidevolk - Saksenland
Majestic choirs to lead any Barbarian party into merry mass migration.
We raise our horns and shall drink
to those who fell in the enemy's lands
from hither and far we have come
and now return to Saxon land
(the chorus, if I managed my Language
utch skill check)
Glittertind - Rolandskvaedet
The Song of Roland in an archaic-sounding Norse dialect.
There they battled by Roncevales for two days and three
Bluemen felled by Roland's sword which mowed like a scythe
Forward flew the bluemen-spears, blotted out the sun
Frightened was a comrade, bade Roland to sound his horn
("blámadr", i.e. blue-man, was Old Norse for, well, negro.)
Heidevolk - Saksenland
Majestic choirs to lead any Barbarian party into merry mass migration.
We raise our horns and shall drink
to those who fell in the enemy's lands
from hither and far we have come
and now return to Saxon land
(the chorus, if I managed my Language
utch skill check)Glittertind - Rolandskvaedet
The Song of Roland in an archaic-sounding Norse dialect.
There they battled by Roncevales for two days and three
Bluemen felled by Roland's sword which mowed like a scythe
Forward flew the bluemen-spears, blotted out the sun
Frightened was a comrade, bade Roland to sound his horn
("blámadr", i.e. blue-man, was Old Norse for, well, negro.)
seanbickford
Mongoose
Finally found the Conan 2007 video game soundtrack from Mike Reagan. Perfect.
Download here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=06DVDRIE
Download here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=06DVDRIE
David St-Michel
Mongoose
I have a few dozen cds I use in my game.
Mostly, I keep to the "nature's music" when I'm generally explaining something.
When they're going up against some nasty weird stuff, I pop in "Chorus of Whales". I know it sounds funny, but the sounds whales make when they are chatting it up is utterly disturbing.
I also have a personnal fave : Mountains, by Thom Brennan. I've been using this CD for the last decade or so in nearly all of my games, and I still find new ways to use the songs for dramatic effect.
Since I'm a bit old-school, I use the Heroes of Might and Magic 1 and 2 cds. Most are small sounds, but there are a few songs that are really worth it.
Mostly, I keep to the "nature's music" when I'm generally explaining something.
When they're going up against some nasty weird stuff, I pop in "Chorus of Whales". I know it sounds funny, but the sounds whales make when they are chatting it up is utterly disturbing.
I also have a personnal fave : Mountains, by Thom Brennan. I've been using this CD for the last decade or so in nearly all of my games, and I still find new ways to use the songs for dramatic effect.
Since I'm a bit old-school, I use the Heroes of Might and Magic 1 and 2 cds. Most are small sounds, but there are a few songs that are really worth it.
