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Jacque
2011-03-27, 01:46 PM
Hey all,

In the near future my players will meet a fairy like organisation/society based on theatre, carnivals, festivals, fairs and such, focusing on luring victims into sins and mischiefs. To make the session more enchanting I want to create a music playlist with appropriate gloomy mystical music. Does anyone have any suggestions for appropriate music?

I've found music like Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter to be somewhat suitable - at least the first 20 seconds of it or so.

Shinizak
2011-03-27, 01:49 PM
Hey all,

In the near future my players will meet a fairy like organisation/society based on theatre, carnivals, festivals, fairs and such, focusing on luring victims into sins and mischiefs. To make the session more enchanting I want to create a music playlist with appropriate gloomy mystical music. Does anyone have any suggestions for appropriate music?

I've found music like Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter to be somewhat suitable - at least the first 20 seconds of it or so.

Nox arcana, anything by them. especially music box.

Frozen_Feet
2011-03-27, 01:51 PM
When I think of gloomy, the first thing I think of is bands like Viikate (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBK8mYJ5IXQ), but I think they might not have the mystical edge you're looking for. E Nomine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFROltjS7Ws) might be closer to mark.

Shadowleaf
2011-03-27, 03:10 PM
Gorgol Bordello (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM1Ahn0Osjo) :smallbiggrin:

Angry Bob
2011-03-27, 04:16 PM
Gloomy Sunday. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kkxbw3s2pM)

SillySymphonies
2011-03-28, 06:27 AM
(...) a fairy (...) focusing on luring victims into sins and mischiefs.

The soundtrack of Coraline (http://coraline.com/) seems appropriate: [sample] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8ry1f_3Lsk).

Ghost in the shell's intro music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6aqDZW1BUM&feature=related) may not be exactly what you are looking for, though it is mystical and somewhat gloomy.

EDIT: Witchyworld's theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnOkcc_5ddg) from BanjoTooie seems to fit the 'creepy carnival' theme.

The Big Dice
2011-03-28, 06:32 AM
Creepy carnival? Years Ago (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7ldQGv_n50) by Alice Cooper should fit the bill perfectly.

Ormur
2011-03-28, 10:07 AM
The soundtrack from The Ninth Gate.

Tiki Snakes
2011-03-28, 10:10 AM
Nox arcana, anything by them. especially music box.
Nox Arcana - Music Box (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTFHogsXGG0)
I'm going to go ahead and second that.

Telonius
2011-03-28, 12:18 PM
"Black Chamber," by Blind Guardian, particularly the revised track from Forgotten Tales. (At work and can't link to youtube).

Force
2011-03-28, 12:33 PM
Kielo, by Battlelore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgYK6ta85VU). It's an instrumental.

TroubleBrewing
2011-03-28, 01:35 PM
Bohren & Der Club of Gore. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_1-zwBsvjw) They're a German "Black Metal" band, which is not at all what it sounds like. Imagine jazz music being played by corpses. It's a personal favorite of mine during Call of Cthulhu, Savage Worlds, Vampire, basically anything that needs a "gloomy/classy" vibe.

Also appropriate for the carnival theme is one of my favorite bands of all time, Murder By Death (http://vimeo.com/4425741). (Ignore the video. It's totally unrelated to the song, it was just the only video I could find that wasn't a live performance of the song.) This song in particular (The Organ Grinder) is perfect for a "dark carnival" vibe, but the entire album (In Bocca Al Lupo) will work.

Ramza00
2011-03-29, 10:52 AM
There are many songs from Chrono Cross that would fit the bill, and since there are almost 3 hours of music on that soundtrack it would be easy to pick a few songs out of the 67 offered.

Lost Pieces (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyyS-7dFg38&feature=related)

BraveSirKevin
2011-03-29, 11:39 AM
The original Ghostbusters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5JgvmilwNI) score by Elmer Bernstein is full of the right mix of gloom, creepiness and theatricality. Ghostbusters II's score, also by Elmer Bernstein, adds even more.

A more subtle kind of gloom can be found all over the Dark Knight score, particularly in piece like "Harvey Two-Face" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH24X-wEZ9U) or "I'm not a hero" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfO3szikvnI&feature=related)

aldeayeah
2011-03-29, 11:45 AM
Some Final Fantasy 6 music can fit the bill.

Kefka's Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hqmeDtVEoE) (not so gloomy)
Another world of beasts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVFq1mjcdP0)
Phantom Train (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znZNrMzeRWc)

Jacque
2011-03-29, 11:59 AM
Awesome feedback, guys. I haven't heard all of the proposed yet, but Nox Arcana is definately great for my purpose!

Dr.Epic
2011-03-29, 12:31 PM
Requiem for a Dream

Cieyrin
2011-03-29, 01:34 PM
Look into anything by Midnight Syndicate, they specialize in making gloomy background music and even did a D&D soundtrack a couple years back. Born of the Night and Realm of Shadows probably fit you bill best. You can find a lot of it on YouTube if you want to sample through.

Radar
2011-03-29, 03:08 PM
If theatre and such are in the picture, I'd venture into classics:
- this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJQJOs7ax0I) particular waltz by Khachaturian has sort of a "decadent fall" feel to it (it would really fit as the music being played on the sinking Titanic, if it wasn't written way later),
- you can't go wrong with Wagner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_LrHBPfeas) either,
- for a particularly disturbing scene you can amplify the mood with a very famous part (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKZr3ExeXUc) from Mozart's piano concerto (such contradictions can work to great effect). His Requiem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi8vJ_lMxQI) is an obvious choice as well, but not as a contrast.

Aside from that, Danny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYx4IKR1CXM) Elfman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZktSPrGSck&feature=related) might be the right composer for the task.

Some games like The Witcher (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0I4d9ooz8w&feature=related) have distinctively dark soundtracks.

Some other unrelated tracks worth checking:
1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1x8HDTYvJM&feature=related), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ4zNRxxB88)

edit: fixed some bad typos and such.

Swooper
2011-03-29, 07:43 PM
I've gotten some mileage out of the soundtrack from Pan's Labyrinth.

Also: Portishead.

TechnOkami
2011-03-29, 09:52 PM
If this isn't gloomy enough for you, then I don't know what else is. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrXtQ8a4w6E)

Fax Celestis
2011-03-29, 09:59 PM
Camille Saint-Saens, Danse Macabre (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csJJIp7jCYA). Even the NAME is gloomy. Enjoy.

Radar
2011-03-30, 02:27 AM
If this isn't gloomy enough for you, then I don't know what else is. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrXtQ8a4w6E)
This reminds me of Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJhVM930YXY) Can (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9TXLiM79lY&feature=related) Dance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ypPcPhk6s&feature=related).

Music I've overseen earlier:
Tom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aTvELXNXNU) Waits (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8reJvRWXKI&feature=related),

Jarveiyan
2011-04-02, 09:39 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QHxzGDbop4 , this good enough? It's called Lilium and is a very depressing song in my opinion.

wizuriel
2011-04-02, 09:44 AM
seconded for midnight syndicate

http://youtu.be/MHLwwscxpl0