Help make a Ravenloft Playlist

[CowardlyPaladin]

Hello all

I am running a Ravenloft game, which is basically going to be a mix of Curse of Strahd and the 3.5 Expedition to Castle Ravenloft, and I would really like to make a musical playlist for the whole experience, and I would like to know if people have any advice. I basically want three types of musical pieces, story arch music, dramatic moment music, and reoccurring music. Any recommendations would be welcome, ideally spooky, atmospheric and recognizable so players can tell the emotion of the scene from the music.


General Music (Basically this will be reused the most)

Threat Appears-

Mystery-

Spooky thing happens- Exorcist Theme?

Sign of a Great Crime- Silent Hill Music Box

Ireena Theme- Silent Hill 2 Laura Theme (instrumental)

Traveling in Ravenloft-

Just talking to villagers-

Strahd Appears (hostile):

Strahd Appears (Non Hostile):




Story Arch Music

1) Zombie Invasion
Ah Zombies
Fighting Music
Battle in the Town Square
Entering the Church
Final Battle
Doru

2) WItches and Demons
Going to the Woods
Fighting Witches
Evil Rituals
Reveal of the Demon Lord
Dark Magic

3) The City of Joy

Welcome to Vallaki
All Will Be Well
No Fun is no Blinksky
Meet the Baron
Hey look, its Izek
Watcher House
Festival/Lynching Time

4) Wolves and Skins
The Woods are Scary
Varikov the Trapper
The Cave
Discovery of the Dead
Werewolf Pack attacks
Ambush
Fallen Nymph
Shrine of Mother Night
Protect the Children

5) The Windmill
Pies for Sales
The price- Drunken Whaler (dishonored0
Children in a Cage- Coroline Theme
Witches Hut-
Witch Battle

6) Other Hags
Vistani Camp
Eva theme
Fortune Telling Theme
Battle with Eva
Drowned Lady Theme
Baba Zelenna Theme
Baby Lysaga Theme

7) The Old Tower
Rictavio Theme
Tower Theme
Ezmerelda Theme
Lich Theme

8) Amber Temple
Welcome to teh Temple
Dark Secrets
Legacies of Evil
Lich Restored
The nature of the Curse

9) Winery and Druids
Order of the Feather
Welcome to the Winery
The Blights attack
Druid Grove
Tree Awakens

10) The Abby
SMall Town
Mongrolfolk appear
The Abbot Appears
Wedding
Meet the Bride
Abbot Reveals his true Face

11) Dusk Elf
Dusk Elf Village
Ressurection
Evil Dreams
Betrayal
Back story revealed

12) Strahd's Castle
First Encounter with Strahd
The Chapel
Tomb of Strahd found
Backstory revealed
Final Battle
Strahd's Body destroyed
The Curse is Lifted


plot Tracks

Strahd's Theme
Sunsword Theme
Amulet Theme
Mist Theme
Ghost Theme


Any ideas?

[Grear Bylls]

Hello all

I am running a Ravenloft game, which is basically going to be a mix of Curse of Strahd and the 3.5 Expedition to Castle Ravenloft, and I would really like to make a musical playlist for the whole experience, and I would like to know if people have any advice. I basically want three types of musical pieces, story arch music, dramatic moment music, and reoccurring music. Any recommendations would be welcome, ideally spooky, atmospheric and recognizable so players can tell the emotion of the scene from the music.


General Music (Basically this will be reused the most)

Threat Appears-

Mystery-

Spooky thing happens- Exorcist Theme?

Sign of a Great Crime- Silent Hill Music Box

Ireena Theme- Silent Hill 2 Laura Theme (instrumental)

Traveling in Ravenloft-

Just talking to villagers-

Strahd Appears (hostile):

Strahd Appears (Non Hostile):




Story Arch Music

1) Zombie Invasion
Ah Zombies
Fighting Music
Battle in the Town Square
Entering the Church
Final Battle
Doru

2) WItches and Demons
Going to the Woods
Fighting Witches
Evil Rituals
Reveal of the Demon Lord
Dark Magic

3) The City of Joy

Welcome to Vallaki
All Will Be Well
No Fun is no Blinksky
Meet the Baron
Hey look, its Izek
Watcher House
Festival/Lynching Time

4) Wolves and Skins
The Woods are Scary
Varikov the Trapper
The Cave
Discovery of the Dead
Werewolf Pack attacks
Ambush
Fallen Nymph
Shrine of Mother Night
Protect the Children

5) The Windmill
Pies for Sales
The price- Drunken Whaler (dishonored0
Children in a Cage- Coroline Theme
Witches Hut-
Witch Battle

6) Other Hags
Vistani Camp
Eva theme
Fortune Telling Theme
Battle with Eva
Drowned Lady Theme
Baba Zelenna Theme
Baby Lysaga Theme

7) The Old Tower
Rictavio Theme
Tower Theme
Ezmerelda Theme
Lich Theme

8) Amber Temple
Welcome to teh Temple
Dark Secrets
Legacies of Evil
Lich Restored
The nature of the Curse

9) Winery and Druids
Order of the Feather
Welcome to the Winery
The Blights attack
Druid Grove
Tree Awakens

10) The Abby
SMall Town
Mongrolfolk appear
The Abbot Appears
Wedding
Meet the Bride
Abbot Reveals his true Face

11) Dusk Elf
Dusk Elf Village
Ressurection
Evil Dreams
Betrayal
Back story revealed

12) Strahd's Castle
First Encounter with Strahd
The Chapel
Tomb of Strahd found
Backstory revealed
Final Battle
Strahd's Body destroyed
The Curse is Lifted


plot Tracks

Strahd's Theme
Sunsword Theme
Amulet Theme
Mist Theme
Ghost Theme


Any ideas?

Ive personally been planning to have an 8 hour track of harpsichord muscic, and have some storm, rain, and wolf howling noise. For Strahd I’m planning on using a reaslly awesome re-recording of Davy Jones’ theme from PotC, as I think it really fits in.

[Zonugal]

I'd start off using the soundtrack to Netflix's Castlevania series. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXyGIXRcT2E)

[Tawmis]

The best thing for any DM...
https://tabletopaudio.com/

[Waterdeep Merch]

I recently ran Ravenloft for Halloween using this 90's synth track. It's especially cool when running the castle, since the songs are tailored to specific parts.

Unofficial Ravenloft Soundtrack (https://synthbard.bandcamp.com/album/ravenloft-the-unofficial-soundtrack)