 Shadowrun soundtracks?, The quintessential music question! |
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 May 3 2007, 05:01 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: 2-January 04 From: California Protectorate Member No.: 5,949  |
Every now and again this pops up on the boards, figured we were about due for a new incarnation. :-D
I really don't have many good suggestions for soundtracks for runs. The stuff at http://www.alarinmusic.com/music/shadowrun.php is quality stuff, though. I hope she makes some more Shadowrun flavored tracks soon. Some music from Devil May Cry seems to fit in with Shadowrun. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust fits in with the more mystical side of things, but the techno is sadly lacking. Serenity's soundtrack (the Firefly movie) is pretty good too. Though, I'm pretty certain that Mal and his crew are closet runners anyways. :-D I've been trying to track down this Alex Cremers Shadowrun CD I've heard about on the forums, but have had no luck at all. Also, I've heard mention of a "Shadowrun Concept Album" that was released only in Germany. If anyone has either of those, I'd love to get my grubby little hands on them. :love: What do YOU listen to when you run the shadows? |
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May 3 2007, 06:34 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 24-April 07 Member No.: 11,525 |
Halo and Halo 2 soundtracks serve me well. Battlestar Galactica(the new series) has some phenomenal music. Almost anything from Hans Zimmer is gold, but in particular the Batman Begins and Gladiator soundtracks. If you can't tell, i'm really into the heavy drum-reinforced orchestrates when it comes to RP, mostly because it sets up a quick, action packed mood. I stay away from lyrics as much as I can.
If you're more in the mood for a bit of techno-esque tracks, I might suggest OverClocked Remix.org. It has fan made remixes of all your favorite video game theme songs, from NES era to present day. They have some really great stuff; my particular favorites are the Streets of Rage mixes. Most of it is electronic, but not exclusivly. Amon Tobin(DJ name Cujo) has some great electronic music. Specificly, he did the soundtrack for Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, and it was a huge hit. Intense electronic mixed instrumentals made for dramatic espionage action. I probably have more suggestions if you'd like some more, just message me. |
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May 3 2007, 06:46 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
Soundtracks:
Halo Halo 2 Matrix Matrix Reloaded Matrix Revolutions Animatrix Jade Empire Serenity and some Hoobastank and AFI. |
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May 3 2007, 06:47 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 164 Joined: 9-December 04 From: former Bug City, now CFS Member No.: 6,875 |
Horror-type stuff:
Electric Wizard - Stuff from "Dopethrone" and the first track off of "Fanatics" Wolf Eyes (anything) General techno background: Some M83 Sound and that Meat Beat Manifesto album "Subliminal Sandwich" Fennez RZA instrumental tracks (like the stuff on the Ghost Dog soundtrack) Black Dice (new stuff) works especially well. It's modern and primitive at the same time in a way that a lot of other music never really can be. Stewart Walker Fantasy stuff: Lord of the Rings Soundtrack? Sorry, don't have as much for this. Old Ravi Shankar and Chinese music things. Tai Chi music works well Also, the Vibracathedral Orchestra Rick Wakeman actually did this CD of songs that were inspired by LOTR. I don't expect that anyone actually bought that. |
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May 3 2007, 07:01 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 24-April 07 Member No.: 11,525 |
On the topic of Fantasy music, by far Elder Scrolls is my favorite.
You can buy(and download) them at DirectSong.com. You can listen to them for free to see if you like them. If you want to download a couple for free, they have some for open download at the Elder Scrolls Website. |
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May 3 2007, 01:46 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 11-July 06 Member No.: 8,863 |
i still like the genesis shadowrun's game for shadowrun, and the blade runner soundtrack.
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May 3 2007, 02:04 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,706 Joined: 30-June 06 From: Fort Wayne, IN Member No.: 8,814 |
Oddly enough, when I first started running SR (back in 1st edition), we usually had Sir-Mix-Alot playing in the background...with the setting in seattle, it just kinda seemed to fit...it was a lot of his older stuff, but I swear, to this day, whenever I run a game, I kinda have his music in the back of my head!
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May 3 2007, 02:11 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,512 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 392 |
Cyberpunk by Billy Idol is one of my favorites for SR.
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May 3 2007, 02:49 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Seattle ain't bulls***in! |
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May 3 2007, 02:49 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Visual Audio Sensory Theatre by VAST.
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May 3 2007, 02:58 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Fight Club Soundtrack (Dust Brothers)
Most techno works pretty well for me. Also metal such as Fear Factory for combat and stuff. |
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May 3 2007, 03:43 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,706 Joined: 30-June 06 From: Fort Wayne, IN Member No.: 8,814 |
HA! Exactly... |
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May 3 2007, 03:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 633 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 8,301 |
I rarely actually play music during sessions, but for me, most of L7's music is pretty good for Shadowrun. I'm most likely to go for hardcore punk/metal type stuff, because it fits the way I see the setting. Also, I'm not really into a lot of electronic music, so I'd be unlikely to have much of that on hand. Though Juno Reactor would be pretty good.
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May 3 2007, 09:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: 2-January 04 From: California Protectorate Member No.: 5,949 |
Well, I found the Alex Cramer stuff. It's availible for a tiny fee at http://music.mp3hotfly.ru/albums/10261_Shadowrun.html. $1.10 for the album isn't too bad. Still have yet to find that German one, though...
EDIT: Pooh. They're not accepting American CCs at this time. Oh well. |
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May 3 2007, 10:57 PM
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Street Doc Group: Admin Posts: 3,508 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Neverwhere Member No.: 6,114 |
We use a lot of industrial especially Zeromancer, KMFDM and Nine Inch Nails (especially their new album Year Zero).
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May 3 2007, 11:45 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-January 05 From: Quebec Member No.: 6,924 |
Personally, I wouldn't trust those Russian sites to buy stuff with my Creditcard.
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May 4 2007, 04:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: 2-January 04 From: California Protectorate Member No.: 5,949 |
Eh. I've been doing alright with www.allofmp3.com. The sites seem legit enough, anyways.
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May 4 2007, 08:49 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 1-May 07 Member No.: 11,573 |
i'm a big fan of kmfdm and pig. no music while running, but driving to a run, i like to get pumped up.
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May 4 2007, 09:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 238 Joined: 24-January 07 Member No.: 10,756 |
I know I'm the only person who plays shadowrun to ever think this, but Tupac really works well for Barrens Rat games. Good beats, lots of anti-authority overtones, and lots of attitude. Especially now with all the Orksploitation crap, if you're feeling ironic.
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May 5 2007, 12:19 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 18-April 07 From: Doncaster, UK Member No.: 11,482 |
I got the Deus Ex soundtrack downloaded off the web... thats pretty good.
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May 5 2007, 01:56 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 26-August 05 From: Louisville, KY (Well, Memphis, IN technically but you won't know where that is.) Member No.: 7,626 |
I'm partial to VNV's fast stuff for action scenes and slower or instrumental for pacing, CruxShadows is good in bars or to set a mood, Kittie is gets used for thrashpunk settings, and Type-O Negative for darker. 5th Element, Crow, Terminator 2, and the Batman scores are good.
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May 5 2007, 04:14 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 26-September 02 From: Northern California Member No.: 3,324 |
I always figured orxploitation rock to be akin to Statix-X.
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May 5 2007, 06:39 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 30-January 07 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 10,845 |
Orcs = Black People
Hasn't anyone ever gotten the metaphor. Thus black people's music is Orc's music. (While I am a little bit racist, I look down on everyone equally) |
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