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neoananzi Since: Mar, 2011
#1: May 25th 2012 at 11:16:51 AM

I'm starting a new RPG over the summer and need help coming up with a soundtrack. It's going to be an Apocalyptic Interplanar game, with the characters being the only ones who can stop the Big Bad plane destroyer from the Far Realm. I'm going to use Metallica's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" for the first session, but need help finding more music to set the mood.

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#2: May 25th 2012 at 12:17:14 PM

Anything off E.S. Posthumus's third album, anything by Two Steps From Hell, and the Gladiator soundtrack are my standbys.

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#3: May 25th 2012 at 8:18:43 PM

There's TONS of good music on www.ocremix.org that I have used for RPG soundtracks. I actually had different lists sorted - creepy, combat, Big Bad - but I do have something like 200 songs downloaded from there.

Also, consider music from albums like the London Symphony Orchestra Best Game Music Ever, or instrumental groups like Rodrigo y Gabriela.

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#4: May 26th 2012 at 11:18:17 PM

I use OC Remix and various anime songs pretty much exclusively myself.

Kyle can attest to what songs I use in my current game after all.

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#5: May 27th 2012 at 6:36:22 AM

Anything off E.S. Posthumus's third album, anything by Two Steps From Hell, and the Gladiator soundtrack are my standbys.
You might add two other albums by ES Posthumus and stuff from other trailer music companies, like Immediate Music and X-Ray Dog. The (AFAIK) complete X-Ray Dog collection weighs a hefty 10 gigabytes at 44.1/320kbps stereo MP 3.

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peccantis Since: Oct, 2010
#6: May 28th 2012 at 1:48:56 PM

If you and your group doesn't have a strong memory of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (soundtrack by Hans Zimmer), then I wholeheartedly recommend it. It has a wonderful apocalyptic, gritty, dramatic feel throughout. It's available on Spotify too.

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#7: Jun 2nd 2013 at 2:51:45 AM

Two steps from hell, and Blind Guardian are my favourite fantasy RPG music

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#8: Jun 3rd 2013 at 8:22:34 AM

Perfect music for the climactic last battle somewhere down the line: Sacred Realms, by Blind Guardian.

Beyond that... I'll have more suggestions when I wake up.

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#9: Aug 31st 2013 at 1:58:21 PM

I recently used the instrumental version of To the Beginning by Kalafina for the battle where the party fought the God of Aggression.

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#10: Aug 31st 2013 at 2:29:01 PM

There is a lot of Homestuck music that could work well, depending on what you need it for. (Admittedly there is also a lot that would be utterly useless.)

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