good gaming music CD

Brother Long wrote:
>
> On Mar 5, 7:00 am, vince garcia <vggarci....TakeThisOut@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> > Someone recently was asking about a good music CD for gaming background
> > music. I just got in what turns out to be a good one: BEST OF INUYASHA
> > vol III. Features a lot of great fantasy instrumental cuts I can't say I
> > recognize from the show. It's from Japan so you'd have to get it thru
> > ebay.
>
> I've actually found the Official D&D soundtrack wasn't bad. For more
> of a Gothic horror feel, you can try "Midnight Syndicate". Also, I'm a
> big fan of movie soundtracks--"Conan" is a good one.

Conan has always been a favorite of a lot of gamers I know. Then, when
the Lord of the Rings soundtracks came out, it kind of slipped in
popularity. I have the LP but not a CD of it.
>
> An artist I use pretty heavily is David Arkenstone.

Will have to check him out
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vince garcia wrote:

> Conan has always been a favorite of a lot of gamers I know. Then, when
> the Lord of the Rings soundtracks came out, it kind of slipped in
> popularity. I have the LP but not a CD of it.

"What is this... LP you speak of?"


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"vince garcia" wrote:..
> Someone recently was asking about a good music CD for gaming background
> music. I just got in what turns out to be a good one: BEST OF INUYASHA
> vol III. Features a lot of great fantasy instrumental cuts I can't say I
> recognize from the show. It's from Japan so you'd have to get it thru
> ebay.


Hmmm. Let's see. In my collection...

Carmen Burana -- Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. (IMO the best music from Conan).
Shards of Eberron -- Eberron Soundtrack -- David P. Dawson, Composer
The Planets -- Gustav Holst -- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performing
Epics -- Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
-- Parade of the Charioteers from the movie Ben Hur
-- Suite from Gladiator (The movie with
-- Themes from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Nordic Folk Music -- Vasen Live -- music recorded at the 2000 Nordic Roots
music festival -- Northside
Traditional Finnish Vocal Singing -- Varttina -- Northside
The Music of Life -- London Symphony Orchestra -- Joseph Curiale (One of the
great composers of our time)
XXX Soundtrack -- Universal Records (Yes, yes, it's heavy metal)
Heavy Metal Soundtrack -- Elektra Entertainment (It's all for the elves...
just sayin.)
Vertical Limit Soundtrack -- Columbia Pictures - James Newton Howard
(Another good modern composer, and the music in here is especially
appropriate for wilderness adventures)
Hildegard Von Bingen -- Gamarna -- Northside (latin songs originally written
and sung by a saint, modernized, very nice and also a touch dark)
Nordic Roots I, II, & III -- Northside -- (3 CD collection of various Nordic
folksongs, sung tales, and instrumentals)
The Memory of Trees -- Enya -- Warner Records (For the faeries, fey and wee
folk settings)
Greatest Hits -- Clannad -- (Wholesome Irish/Celtic Music)
Christus Apollo -- London Symphony Orchestra -- Jerry Goldsmith, Composer
(Only one song for D&D here called Fireworks, the rest of the soundtrack is
all from the original Planet of the Apes movies... Text by Ray Bradbury,
Narrated by Anthony Hopkins)
Babbling Brook -- St. Clair Entertainment (Good for wilderness adventures)

Links
Northside
http://www.noside.com/

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Bravo Shop (Where you can purchase
performance recordings)
http://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/Tickets/bravoshop.asp

With Regards,
Dirk Collins
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David Arkenstone is awesome. I highly recommend "Kyla: Quest of the
Dream Warrior", although "Atlantis: A Symphonic Journey" is an amazing
album as well.

DO NOT waste your time or money on "Citizen of the World", though.
That one's TERRIBLE.

I also like the Score (note--NOT the soundtrack, the SCORE) to "The
Crow". It's good for a more urban feel. The Danny Elfman Score to the
original Tim Burton "Batman" is also a good one. Danny Elfman is all
around a great composer to have in your repertiore.
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Brother Long wrote:
> On Mar 5, 7:00 am, vince garcia <vggarci....TakeThisOut@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>>Someone recently was asking about a good music CD for gaming background
>>music. I just got in what turns out to be a good one: BEST OF INUYASHA
>>vol III. Features a lot of great fantasy instrumental cuts I can't say I
>>recognize from the show. It's from Japan so you'd have to get it thru
>>ebay.
>
>
> I've actually found the Official D&D soundtrack wasn't bad. For more
> of a Gothic horror feel, you can try "Midnight Syndicate". Also, I'm a
> big fan of movie soundtracks--"Conan" is a good one.
>
> An artist I use pretty heavily is David Arkenstone.

I have a rather extensive collection of gaming music that I keep on my
iPod (a couple of the regulars here have had the opportunity to peruse
it). Some of my stuff is ripped from video games, and some more of it
is stitched together by yours truly using ripped/sampled sounds and an
editor.

For a while now I've considered figuring out how to set up a website
where people could download this stuff. I imagine I could get in legal
trouble for posting actual unedited game music and sounds from games
like BGII, NWN, etc. -- but what about tracks that I make on my own by
combining samples of ripped music and sounds? For example, I have a
"Droaam Tavern" track of about 9 minutes featuring background barroom
babble sprinkled with many Orcish and Goblinoid exclamations and
conversations as well as background musicians playing music from
Planescape:Torment and Masters of Orion II (the Bulrathi track in
particular sounds Goblinoid to me). Could I get in trouble for making
something like this available to download?

(I've also got a sweet, sweet "Skaven Warrens" track featuring tunnels,
rats, the odd metallic grind or clang, and Skaven shrieking at each
other in their horrid language. Oh, and rat ogres being whipped by
their masters. Fun stuff if you plan to adapt Skaven to your D&D
campaign world)

(And a swamp, and a jungle with dinosaurs, and a jungle without
dinosaurs, etc. All of these borrow pieces from at least 5-6 different
sources)

- Ron ^*^
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"Werebat" wrote:
> Brother Long wrote:
>> On Mar 5, 7:00 am, vince garcia wrote:
>>
>>>Someone recently was asking about a good music CD for gaming background
>>>music. I just got in what turns out to be a good one: BEST OF INUYASHA
>>>vol III. Features a lot of great fantasy instrumental cuts I can't say I
>>>recognize from the show. It's from Japan so you'd have to get it thru
>>>ebay.
>>
>>
>> I've actually found the Official D&D soundtrack wasn't bad. For more
>> of a Gothic horror feel, you can try "Midnight Syndicate". Also, I'm a
>> big fan of movie soundtracks--"Conan" is a good one.
>>
>> An artist I use pretty heavily is David Arkenstone.
>
> I have a rather extensive collection of gaming music that I keep on my
> iPod (a couple of the regulars here have had the opportunity to peruse
> it). Some of my stuff is ripped from video games, and some more of it is
> stitched together by yours truly using ripped/sampled sounds and an
> editor.
>
> For a while now I've considered figuring out how to set up a website where
> people could download this stuff. I imagine I could get in legal trouble
> for posting actual unedited game music and sounds from games like BGII,
> NWN, etc. -- but what about tracks that I make on my own by combining
> samples of ripped music and sounds? For example, I have a "Droaam Tavern"
> track of about 9 minutes featuring background barroom babble sprinkled
> with many Orcish and Goblinoid exclamations and conversations as well as
> background musicians playing music from Planescape:Torment and Masters of
> Orion II (the Bulrathi track in particular sounds Goblinoid to me). Could
> I get in trouble for making something like this available to download?

I'm no lawyer, and this isn't legal advice, it's just my opinion:

Yes, on that last question. Big Trouble When you play your music for
yourself, it's one thing, the moment you start broadcasting it on the radio,
giving away copies of your music, or transferring copies via the internet
it's another.

Create and record the music for yourself though, from scratch, or from
previously written sheet music where the copyright has expired, or license
the existing music to re-sell, and you would be good to go.

Re,
Dirk
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Dirk Collins wrote:

> "Werebat" wrote:
>
>>Brother Long wrote:
>>
>>>On Mar 5, 7:00 am, vince garcia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Someone recently was asking about a good music CD for gaming background
>>>>music. I just got in what turns out to be a good one: BEST OF INUYASHA
>>>>vol III. Features a lot of great fantasy instrumental cuts I can't say I
>>>>recognize from the show. It's from Japan so you'd have to get it thru
>>>>ebay.
>>>
>>>
>>>I've actually found the Official D&D soundtrack wasn't bad. For more
>>>of a Gothic horror feel, you can try "Midnight Syndicate". Also, I'm a
>>>big fan of movie soundtracks--"Conan" is a good one.
>>>
>>>An artist I use pretty heavily is David Arkenstone.
>>
>>I have a rather extensive collection of gaming music that I keep on my
>>iPod (a couple of the regulars here have had the opportunity to peruse
>>it). Some of my stuff is ripped from video games, and some more of it is
>>stitched together by yours truly using ripped/sampled sounds and an
>>editor.
>>
>>For a while now I've considered figuring out how to set up a website where
>>people could download this stuff. I imagine I could get in legal trouble
>>for posting actual unedited game music and sounds from games like BGII,
>>NWN, etc. -- but what about tracks that I make on my own by combining
>>samples of ripped music and sounds? For example, I have a "Droaam Tavern"
>>track of about 9 minutes featuring background barroom babble sprinkled
>>with many Orcish and Goblinoid exclamations and conversations as well as
>>background musicians playing music from Planescape:Torment and Masters of
>>Orion II (the Bulrathi track in particular sounds Goblinoid to me). Could
>>I get in trouble for making something like this available to download?
>
>
> I'm no lawyer, and this isn't legal advice, it's just my opinion:
>
> Yes, on that last question. Big Trouble When you play your music for
> yourself, it's one thing, the moment you start broadcasting it on the radio,
> giving away copies of your music, or transferring copies via the internet
> it's another.
>
> Create and record the music for yourself though, from scratch, or from
> previously written sheet music where the copyright has expired, or license
> the existing music to re-sell, and you would be good to go.

See, that's my first thought, and then I think of all the *sampling*
that goes on and I wonder what the law says about that. I mean, if I
make a track and in includes, say, the mynock from The Empire Strikes
Back shrieking in the background once, is that copyright infringement?

Or do musical artists get permission for everything they sample?

- Ron ^*^
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Werebat wrote:
>
>
> Dirk Collins wrote:
>
>> "Werebat" wrote:
>>
>>> Brother Long wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mar 5, 7:00 am, vince garcia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Someone recently was asking about a good music CD for gaming
>>>>> background
>>>>> music. I just got in what turns out to be a good one: BEST OF INUYASHA
>>>>> vol III. Features a lot of great fantasy instrumental cuts I can't
>>>>> say I
>>>>> recognize from the show. It's from Japan so you'd have to get it thru
>>>>> ebay.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've actually found the Official D&D soundtrack wasn't bad. For more
>>>> of a Gothic horror feel, you can try "Midnight Syndicate". Also, I'm a
>>>> big fan of movie soundtracks--"Conan" is a good one.
>>>>
>>>> An artist I use pretty heavily is David Arkenstone.
>>>
>>> I have a rather extensive collection of gaming music that I keep on
>>> my iPod (a couple of the regulars here have had the opportunity to
>>> peruse it). Some of my stuff is ripped from video games, and some
>>> more of it is stitched together by yours truly using ripped/sampled
>>> sounds and an editor.
>>>
>>> For a while now I've considered figuring out how to set up a website
>>> where people could download this stuff. I imagine I could get in
>>> legal trouble for posting actual unedited game music and sounds from
>>> games like BGII, NWN, etc. -- but what about tracks that I make on my
>>> own by combining samples of ripped music and sounds? For example, I
>>> have a "Droaam Tavern" track of about 9 minutes featuring background
>>> barroom babble sprinkled with many Orcish and Goblinoid exclamations
>>> and conversations as well as background musicians playing music from
>>> Planescape:Torment and Masters of Orion II (the Bulrathi track in
>>> particular sounds Goblinoid to me). Could I get in trouble for
>>> making something like this available to download?
>>
>>
>> I'm no lawyer, and this isn't legal advice, it's just my opinion:
>>
>> Yes, on that last question. Big Trouble When you play your music for
>> yourself, it's one thing, the moment you start broadcasting it on the
>> radio, giving away copies of your music, or transferring copies via
>> the internet it's another.
>>
>> Create and record the music for yourself though, from scratch, or from
>> previously written sheet music where the copyright has expired, or
>> license the existing music to re-sell, and you would be good to go.
>
> See, that's my first thought, and then I think of all the *sampling*
> that goes on and I wonder what the law says about that. I mean, if I
> make a track and in includes, say, the mynock from The Empire Strikes
> Back shrieking in the background once, is that copyright infringement?
>
> Or do musical artists get permission for everything they sample?
>
> - Ron ^*^
>

Here are some (presumably) helpful links.


Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music)


Emusician:

http://emusician.com/tutorials/emusic_clear/


CSUSA:

http://www.csusa.org/caw/caw_2006_teachers_articles_clearances.htm
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Sea Wasp wrote:
>
> vince garcia wrote:
>
> > Conan has always been a favorite of a lot of gamers I know. Then, when
> > the Lord of the Rings soundtracks came out, it kind of slipped in
> > popularity. I have the LP but not a CD of it.
>
> "What is this... LP you speak of?"
>
> --
>
um...a 12" wide black thing that spins and plays music when a needle is
run through grooves cut into it...
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Heroquestelf wrote:
>
> David Arkenstone is awesome. I highly recommend "Kyla: Quest of the
> Dream Warrior", although "Atlantis: A Symphonic Journey" is an amazing
> album as well.
>
> DO NOT waste your time or money on "Citizen of the World", though.
> That one's TERRIBLE.
>
> I also like the Score (note--NOT the soundtrack, the SCORE) to "The
> Crow". It's good for a more urban feel. The Danny Elfman Score to the
> original Tim Burton "Batman" is also a good one. Danny Elfman is all
> around a great composer to have in your repertiore.

Elfman is indeed pretty darn good. Don't forget James Horner, though.
PERFECT STORM is one of my favorites, and PAGEMASTER has some wonderful
heroic cuts on it
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On Mar 8, 11:47 am, "Dirk Collins" <dirk.coll....TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote:
> "vince garcia" wrote:..
> > Someone recently was asking about a good music CD for gaming background
> > music. I just got in what turns out to be a good one: BEST OF INUYASHA
> > vol III. Features a lot of great fantasy instrumental cuts I can't say I
> > recognize from the show. It's from Japan so you'd have to get it thru
> > ebay.
>
> Hmmm. Let's see. In my collection...
>
> Carmen Burana -- Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. (IMO the best music from Conan).

O fortuna is in Excalibur too... Very popular for medieval fights in
movies, I wouldn't be surprised to find it in many others. I don't
like playing music at games with any voices in it though, too
distracting.

> Shards of Eberron -- Eberron Soundtrack -- David P. Dawson, Composer
> The Planets -- Gustav Holst -- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performing

Ah, that would probably be very good for sci-fi

> Epics -- Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
> -- Suite from Gladiator (The movie with

?

I rather like Dead Can Dance - especially the Chant of the Paladin
which I always think of when I'm playing one.
Unfortunately they fail the voices test.

Saraband has some nice medieval music, but it again has voices (not
sure I'm spelling it right, as I can't find it on the internet, or it
might just be too obscure)

The Horde (the PC game) has some awesome tracks that I think would be
great for D&D on it. It's a pretty fun silly game to boot.

And of course Diablo...

I generally find music too distracting at the game, and I never seem
to get anything organized and have it like some of you do to make it
good for the right moment.
I've been playing some for my bard though... Mandolin Impossible off
of Youtube for my inspire courage, and a military dirge when someone
dies or is close to it

- Justisaur
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"Justisaur" wrote> On Mar 8, 11:47 am, "Dirk Collins" wrote:
>> Shards of Eberron -- Eberron Soundtrack -- David P. Dawson, Composer
>> The Planets -- Gustav Holst -- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performing
>
> Ah, that would probably be very good for sci-fi

Actually The Planets is much more suitable for Fantasy. For Sci-Fi I would
definitely go with

Kraftwerk
Tangerine Dream
Johnny Cash (I know roll your eyes... but it's cool for space...)
Just about anything you could find on Darkwave Radio
http://www.live365.com/stations/steveslimelight

Just about anything you could find on Alien Technology radio
http://www.live365.com/stations/alientechnology

Just about anything you could find in Moving in Space Radio
http://www.live365.com/stations/atombob

Just about anything at Golden Synthpop radio
http://www.live365.com/stations/hooperi

Just about anything you could find on Robotron radio
http://www.live365.com/stations/iceage7

Just about anything you could find on Planet Pulse Radio
http://www.live365.com/stations/seeji

Re,
Dirk
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On Mar 11, 7:24 pm, "Dirk Collins" <dirk.coll....RemoveThis@verizon.net> wrote:
> "Justisaur" wrote> On Mar 8, 11:47 am, "Dirk Collins" wrote:
>
> >> Shards of Eberron -- Eberron Soundtrack -- David P. Dawson, Composer
> >> The Planets -- Gustav Holst -- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performing
>
> > Ah, that would probably be very good for sci-fi
>
> Actually The Planets is much more suitable for Fantasy.

The version of "Mars" by Emerson, Lake and Powell is suitable for sci-
fi.

Brandon
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