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post Jan 14 2007, 10:08 PM
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Hmmm, two threads, both about music...

When I've run other games (yes, I admit I've been unfaithful) I've always worked hard at creating atmosphere by finding the right music to play in the background. It can't be too intrusive, because then it detracts from rather than adds to the game. When I ran 1st/2nd edition, my favourite track was a Cure cover of Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze: I used to play it when the runners were meeting Johnson in Dante's Inferno (although it was tempting to use Voodoo Chilli).

So, here's a fun project for musos out there. Create a perfect tracklist for a Shadowrun games evening. Stick in some "Sacred Spirit" for those tribal moments, maybe, or some prog rock for matrix moments. What do people think?
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post Jan 14 2007, 10:12 PM
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Usually it just distracts already easily distractable players. >_>

We had a running joke of whenever there was a sudden combat, "roll initiative!" and we'd chuck on First It Giveth by Queens of the Stone Age. But really it doesn't turn out too well, as combat takes about fifteen minutes.
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post Jan 14 2007, 10:12 PM
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A bit of Rammstein always goes well for the firefight and autochase scenes :wobble:
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post Jan 14 2007, 10:21 PM
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QUOTE (Bashfull)
... although it was tempting to use Voodoo Chilli ..

Is this some Tex-Mex version of Hendrix?
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post Jan 14 2007, 10:29 PM
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White noise fading into pink noise fading into white noise, at random intervals generally in the 5-20 minute range.

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post Jan 14 2007, 10:34 PM
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Spice Girls. Nothing helps to bring the frustrations of trying to short the controls on a door, with the sprinklers going off, and guards pumping rounds into your general direction, like "If you wanna be my lover..."
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post Jan 15 2007, 12:09 AM
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QUOTE (Muzzaro)
Spice Girls. Nothing helps to bring the frustrations of trying to short the controls on a door, with the sprinklers going off, and guards pumping rounds into your general direction, like "If you wanna be my lover..."

Or even better, the Offspring's cover of that song.
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post Jan 15 2007, 01:03 AM
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If you can find it, I think the Prince of Persia: Warrior Within soundtrack does a great job of setting the right atmosphere for ShadowRun. At least in anticipation of and for fights.
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post Jan 15 2007, 01:07 AM
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QUOTE (Fortune)
QUOTE (Bashfull @ Jan 15 2007, 09:08 AM)
... although it was tempting to use Voodoo Chilli ..

Is this some Tex-Mex version of Hendrix?

...

That's a horrible, horrible joke.
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post Jan 15 2007, 08:07 PM
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If I recall correctly, that was the joke. The original Seattle sourcebook had a restaurant called Voodoo Chilli. It is a pun on Voodoo Chile.
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post Jan 15 2007, 08:30 PM
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Blue Oyster Cult's Don't Fear the Reaper is perfect for any life threatening situation to really mess with your player's minds.
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post Jan 15 2007, 08:46 PM
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Culture Club's "Do you really want to hurt me?" whenever the PCs are preparing to interrogate someone. Or if a PC is about to get lucky, "The Crying Game".
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post Jan 15 2007, 08:53 PM
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I use a randomized playlist with Combichrist, icon of Coil, 16 Volt, Spahn Ranch, Slick idiot, selected tracks from Evanescence, KMFDM, MDFMK, Orgy, PIG, Rosetta Stone, some recent Sigue Sigue Sputnik tacks, Razed in Black, and Shining.

my players really seem to like it.
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post Jan 15 2007, 11:44 PM
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Play Bad Moon On the Rise by Creedence Clearwater Revival when you start the run. That should set the proper tone :). Play Behind Blue Eyes by The Who when the runners meet the Johnson. Play The Lotion Song by The Greenskeepers when the runners get caught (think Silence of the Lambs :D). Play Disco Science by Mirwais for when the runners are escaping from Lone Star or corpsec (think the rabbit scene in Snatch). I'd also recommend any of the Metropolis CDs. They provide a good mix of industrial style music that could fit most shadowruns.
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post Jan 15 2007, 11:47 PM
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Play Stuck in the Middle With You whenever the runners are interrogating a Lone Star officer or other corporate security or law enforcement.

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post Jan 16 2007, 01:49 AM
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QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Jan 15 2007, 02:30 PM)
Blue Oyster Cult's Don't Fear the Reaper is perfect for any life threatening situation to really mess with your player's minds.

We need more cowbell.

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Play Stuck in the Middle With You whenever the runners are interrogating a Lone Star officer or other corporate security or law enforcement.

Jesus fucking Christ dude.

QUOTE (WhiskeyMac)
Play Bad Moon On the Rise by Creedence Clearwater Revival when you start the run. That should set the proper tone :). Play Behind Blue Eyes by The Who when the runners meet the Johnson. Play The Lotion Song by The Greenskeepers when the runners get caught (think Silence of the Lambs :D). Play Disco Science by Mirwais for when the runners are escaping from Lone Star or corpsec (think the rabbit scene in Snatch). I'd also recommend any of the Metropolis CDs. They provide a good mix of industrial style music that could fit most shadowruns.

I'm going to have to say... No.

Bad Moon Rising is what you play shortly before your PCs drive into a dumpster.
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post Jan 16 2007, 02:16 AM
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Almost anything by Evanessence played on a soft volume generally works as a backflow without much need to switch tracks ect.
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post Jan 16 2007, 04:37 AM
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Egghhuhu

Oh, sorry. I just vomited in my mouth a little.
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post Jan 16 2007, 04:54 AM
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Oh come on, they're not that *hork*

I mean, they're not—*hork, hack*

They're—*hic, haec, hoc*

Never mind.

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post Jan 16 2007, 07:24 PM
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...I bring actual music into play very sparingly and only for key scenes. For one Decker club I used a little Larry Fast form the Synergy Series for a bit of ambiance. For one scene in a small underground Bistro in Vienna, I used Mingus & Billie Holladay. When the team was in this installation looking for their extraction target, I put on some Chopin Piano music (which the NPC was playing) very quietly and as they neared or strayed away from the room I adjusted the volume accordingly.
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post Jan 16 2007, 10:10 PM
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Yes, yes K, they really are. And its not sad that I totally envisioned a cat hacking up a hairball.

I love using SFX for select games that I want to 'take to the next level', but it all depends on the game. Doing it too often takes... not only too much work but it cheapens the thrill when it comes together correctly. KMFDM to Chopan, Tool, and even a select few seconds from My Chemical Romance.

Yes, I had to scrub with bleach after that last one.
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post Jan 17 2007, 02:19 AM
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Whitehouse—Why You Never Became a Dancer.

Also, the Silent Hill 1 soundtrack. Except for the opening, which is too recognizable (though awesome), and the opera. I don't know what the opera's doing there.

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post Jan 17 2007, 03:28 AM
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Deus Ex soundtrack. Duh.
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post Jan 17 2007, 12:00 PM
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Guess there is no love for the 2 official Shadowrun Soundtrack albums. =P

Figures...Those albums were mediocre at best.
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post Jan 17 2007, 12:07 PM
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QUOTE (SuperFly)
Guess there is no love for the 2 official Shadowrun Soundtrack albums. =P

You imply anyone can even FIND an official Shadowrun soundtrack.
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