Re: [DL] Epic Battle Music

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

Gladiator. . . ohoho.  Especially Barbarian Horde - influences of Wagner's 
Ride of the Valkyries and Holst's Mars - Bringer of War.  Especially 
minutes 5:35-6:00 - you can just see barbarians being shattered against the 
glorious might of Imperial Rome harrrr!!

<ahem>

Other good combat soundtracks are the Mortal Combat CDs - good for Wu 
fests.  The Trio from the Good the Bad and the Ugly is naturally, perfect 
for a showdown at high noon, as is The Musical Pocket Watch from Fist Full 
of Dollars.  With of bit of timing you can play the action cards during the 
song so that the dice are rolled at the end of the first crescendo, or if 
you have a player that's into it, at the end of the song.

Try it some time.  Start counting Ace. . . King. . . Queen. . . Jack. . 
alongside the final 30 seconds of <thum dadadada thum! thum! thum! thum! 
dadadadada thum!> and see if you player doesn't immediately throw the dice 
when the song ends.


 >Gladiator is -higly- recommended; it's what I always
 >write my DeadLands journal to.  And anime soundtracks
 >are great, especially Princess Mononoke and Ghost in
 >the Shell.  If Anime Nation doesn't have what you're
 >looking for, try www.rightstuf.com, or even a mall
 >anime kiosk sometimes.  But don't forget horror video
 >games either, like Resident Evil and Silent Hill.
 >
 >Marguerite of EMGB, otherwise known as Maggie Jensen
 >
 >--- David Farris <brkredlg@gate.net> wrote:
 >> Dirk...
 >>
 >> maybe the music from Gladiator or The 13th Warrior?
 >>
 >> If you're looking for a little more subtle but no
 >> less epic, music from the
 >> movie Heat is good, especially the ending theme when
 >> Al Pacino is hunting
 >> for Robert DeNiro called "God Moving Over The Face
 >> Of The Waters"
 >>
 >> Another good source for music is the three CDs ffrom
 >> the Mortal Kombat
 >> movies, though Annhilation is by far the best.
 >>
 >> Lastly...if ya can afford it, try music from anime
 >> like the original
 >> Bubblegum Crisis, Macross II Soundtrack I, Macross
 >> Plus Soundtracks I, II
 >> and For Fans Only (For Fans Only, if I remember
 >> right, has the killer theme
 >> of Guld and Isamu's Valkyrie fighter dogfight in eps
 >> 4) or Mobile Suit
 >> Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory. Don't know how well
 >> they work for the Weird
 >> West, but I think they fit fine in the Wasted West
 >> fine. Go to
 >> www.animenation.com they might have some CDs
 >> there...not sure anymore.
 >>
 >> Oh well....hope this helps
 >
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