Signup
Welcome to... Canonfire! World of GreyhawK
Features
Postcards from the Flanaess
Adventures
in Greyhawk
Cities of
Oerth
Deadly
Denizens
Jason Zavoda Presents
The Gord Novels
Greyhawk Wiki
#greytalk
JOIN THE CHAT
ON DISCORD
    Canonfire :: View topic - Music and gaming.
    Canonfire Forum Index -> The Backalley
    Music and gaming.
    Author Message
    Apprentice Greytalker

    Joined: Jan 17, 2002
    Posts: 25
    From: Kenosha, WI

    Send private message
    Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:53 am  
    Music and gaming.

    I took a cursory glance around to see if this topic was already in play but couldn't find anything, so...

    The topic is music and gaming. Do they come together for you? Do you have background music on when your group is together or do you find it a distraction and don't bother.

    I do play some music, not too loudly so it gets in the way, but just loud enough so it lends a particular mood to the atmosphere. For years I have been playing the music of Tomita. His recordings are of classical pieces interpreted on synthesizers. His work is so varied that I can use it in different settings and it fits perfectly.
    CF Admin

    Joined: Oct 14, 2003
    Posts: 586
    From: Rel Astra

    Send private message
    Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:04 am  

    I often use the Conan soundtrack by Basil Poledouris, but have also used Thunderstorm Audio, Celtic, and Tribal music depending on the environment, all of which I bought at the local Bookworld for af ew bucks a piece.
    _________________
    Kneel before me, or you shall be KNELT!
    Master Greytalker

    Joined: Apr 13, 2006
    Posts: 654
    From: Frinton on Sea England

    Send private message
    Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:28 am  

    My group also uses soundtracks, Celtic stuff and favourite classics-Mahler, Dvorak and Holst. For a battle, on goes the heavy stuff; and as a rock music buff (I have even more cd's than I do gaming stuff Shocked ) the choice is vast. As a DM, there's no better sensation than beating the stuffing out of a party while Deep Purple, Rush, Sabbath, Metallica and Dream Theater (to name but five) thunder away in the background. And the players love the effort their DM has put in practising how to roll dice and air guitar at the same time as screaming "50 damage to the loser in the cape. Hah!!!!"

    I need to lie down for a moment.
    Apprentice Greytalker

    Joined: Feb 28, 2008
    Posts: 127
    From: Charlotte, North Carolina

    Send private message
    Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:55 pm  

    Loreena McKennett is a good choice. Her music has a very ethereal feel.
    Display posts from previous:   
       Canonfire Forum Index -> The Backalley All times are GMT - 8 Hours
    Page 1 of 1

    Jump to:  

    You cannot post new topics in this forum
    You cannot reply to topics in this forum
    You cannot edit your posts in this forum
    You cannot delete your posts in this forum
    You cannot vote in polls in this forum




    Canonfire! is a production of the Thursday Group in assocation with GREYtalk and Canonfire! Enterprises

    Contact the Webmaster.  Long Live Spidasa!


    Greyhawk Gothic Font by Darlene Pekul is used under the Creative Commons License.

    PHP-Nuke Copyright © 2005 by Francisco Burzi. This is free software, and you may redistribute it under the GPL. PHP-Nuke comes with absolutely no warranty, for details, see the license.
    Page Generation: 0.46 Seconds