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Landstander God Of Cake from Somewhere else Since: Jan, 2001
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#1: May 30th 2009 at 11:09:26 PM

Exactly What It Says on the Tin

  • The Who, "A Quick One While He's Away"
  • Queen, "Bohemian Rhapsody"

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Korgmeister Sapient Blob of Tofu from Zimbabwe Since: Dec, 1969
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#2: May 30th 2009 at 11:16:22 PM

How are we defining "Epic" here?

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#3: May 30th 2009 at 11:17:08 PM

I Am the Highway by Audioslave. And the '78 Lupin theme is pretty fuckin' rad.

Yeah, I don't often listen to loud/exuberant music.

edited 30th May '09 11:19:42 PM by FurikoMaru

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trouserwearingbarbarian Since: Jan, 2001
#4: May 30th 2009 at 11:17:37 PM

I was about to ask the same thing. Really long? Extremely grandiose? Both?

Korgmeister Sapient Blob of Tofu from Zimbabwe Since: Dec, 1969
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#5: May 30th 2009 at 11:19:40 PM

And also, are vocals required?

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melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#6: May 30th 2009 at 11:21:44 PM

For "epic", I usually think of movie soundtracks

  • Luis Bacalov (Kill Bill), "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" and "The Grand Duel (Parte Prima)"
  • Ennio Morricone (Once Upon A Time In The West), "Death Rattle/Man With A Harmonica"... (I think the second song above was actually an homage to this ST)
  • Chopin (The Pianist), "Ballade in G minor"
  • Nino Rota (The Godfather), "Speak Softly Love" and the main theme
  • Metal Gear Solid's theme song, I don't know the name

Korgmeister Sapient Blob of Tofu from Zimbabwe Since: Dec, 1969
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#7: May 30th 2009 at 11:24:08 PM

Hybrid - Finished Symphony

Also pulls double duty as my favourite song ever. But it is extremely epic.

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Landstander God Of Cake from Somewhere else Since: Jan, 2001
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#9: May 30th 2009 at 11:31:20 PM

Oh we don't have to be strict, either a long saga song or something of a Crowning Music Of Awesome or both. I was just listening to "A Quick One While He's Away" and thinking of other awesome long songs that tell a story.

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Korgmeister Sapient Blob of Tofu from Zimbabwe Since: Dec, 1969
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#10: May 31st 2009 at 2:07:09 AM

Epic songs that tell a story, eh? The opening song from The Protomen - Hope Rides Alone is highly epic. Especially about 30 seconds in when the guitars suddenly kick in.

EDIT: Oh, BTW as bad as it gets by the end of the song, It Gets Worse. What I love about The Protomen is just how much of a World Half Empty Deconstruction it is.

edited 31st May '09 2:08:21 AM by Korgmeister

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trouserwearingbarbarian Since: Jan, 2001
#11: May 31st 2009 at 2:09:45 AM

If telling a story is important to epicness, then "Frankie Teardrop" definately qualfies. evil grin

Hmm, I'm listening to Morrissey's "Late Night, Maudlin Street", and I suppose it partially counts by these standards. It's not very loud or dramatic musically, but it's long (about 8 minutes) and it tells a story, So Yeah.

Also, how could I forget "This Is Hardcore" by Pulp? (Well, I think it's pretty epic, in its own way.)

edited 31st May '09 2:19:45 AM by trouserwearingbarbarian

Noimporta Since: Jan, 2001
#13: May 31st 2009 at 7:35:36 AM

Emerald Sword Saga - Rhapsody Of Fire

I'm too lazy to search for all of the links.

edited 31st May '09 7:35:44 AM by Noimporta

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#14: May 31st 2009 at 11:01:39 AM

Dimmu Borgir — "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse"

Sufjan Stevens — "Star of Wonder"; "Majesty, Snowbird"; "You are the Blood"

Starflyer 59 — "I Like Your Photographs"

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#16: May 31st 2009 at 4:32:42 PM

King Crimson's "Fallen Angel" and "The Great Deceiver".

Pendulum's "The Tempest".

Pink Floyd's "The Trial".

Deep Purple's "Sweet Child in Time".

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#18: Jun 1st 2009 at 1:37:14 AM

Joy Electric — "The White Songbook"

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#19: Jun 1st 2009 at 1:59:16 AM

The Cat Empire's "The Wine Song".

Porcupine Tree's "The Sky Moves Sideways" (the full version of which runs to over 34 minutes).

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#20: Jun 1st 2009 at 3:38:20 AM

Seconding that mention of Dimmu Borgir.

edited 1st Jun '09 3:47:43 AM by Highlord Asehujiko

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#21: Jun 1st 2009 at 3:58:49 AM

Winner Takes All by Van Halen, and Eye of the Tiger.

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#22: Jun 1st 2009 at 5:57:09 AM

  • "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (yeah, it's on here already, but it bears repeating grin)
  • Pretty much anything Jim Steinman's ever written, but particularly "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "Holding Out for a Hero"
  • "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin

edited 1st Jun '09 5:58:36 AM by lee4hmz

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#23: Jun 1st 2009 at 6:21:07 AM

C'mon guys.

Never forget:

GHOST LOVE SCORE

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Landstander God Of Cake from Somewhere else Since: Jan, 2001
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#24: Jun 1st 2009 at 3:15:46 PM

Oooh forgot about Paradise by the Dashboard Light and other Meatloaf Bat Out Of Hell epic awesome-ness! Hell the title track alone is the very definition of Epic Awesome!grin

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#25: Jun 1st 2009 at 3:38:06 PM

I second "Ghost Love Score". Of course, I can't exactly say no to the selections from Queen and Led Zeppelin, either.

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