Good "DND" Music

[Half-blood]

Hiya, I've been looking for a list of good playlist of DND music, for traveling. Fighting. Boss battles. Underwater Etc. Any suggestions?

[Frosty]

I find that lots of the music from Super Metroid work great for ambience. Final fantasy 6 and Chrono Trigger music work well for boss battles. And of course, Lord of the Ring music always rocks.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Anything epic.

Nothing beats Mussorgsky for a creepy scene, and almost any metal can make an exhilerating battle scene.

[valadil]

Midnight Syndicate actually made a D&D album. Give that a try.
Vangelis has a lot of movie theme songs that don't come from movies anyone recognizes. This is important if you want a scene to be remembered for the story you tell, not because it had that awesome song from Braveheart.
Blackmore's Night does a ton of pseudo medieval stuff that's perfect for tavern music.
Sephiroth is some of the creepiest music I've ever heard. It can be a little jarring though, so make sure you only use it when actually needed.

[Wooter]

Baldur's Gate soundtrack cd?

[SilentNight]

Pirates of the Carribean. If you are dealing with a big reveloution battle with a bad ass leader then I cannot recommend you higher than the minute and 1/2 or so ofBastille Day by Rush.

[drengnikrafe]

I'm really fond of the FFI music. Namely the stuff involving underwaterness, for the ambiance. But only when there's no combat, because most of it's calm. So, traveling in a light mood? Underwater FFI.

[Moff Chumley]

Holst is great. If you can get your hands on any live King Crimson, that makes for some very, very, gritty fight music. As for Musskorgy, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's adaptation of Pictures at an Exhibition is downright EPIC.
Dream Theater has some great D&D music, and Vangelis is also good. Stravinsky makes some good mood music, and Echoes by Pink Floyd is also very good.

[tahu88810]

My history teacher once told me of a band called 'Bad Fish' or something like that.
Never heard of 'em, but apparently they're a blend of rock and D&D

[HoopyFrood]

I'm a fan of "Tank" and "NY Rush" by The Seatbelts from Cowboy Bebob for some battles.
Cowboy Bebop music in general is good for ambient music.

[Hzurr]

Pirates of the Carribean.

Actually, just about any soundtrack by Hans Zimmerman. The Gladiator one is a personal favorite.

[Glawackus]

If you are dealing with a big reveloution battle with a bad ass leader then I cannot recommend you higher than the minute and 1/2 or so ofBastille Day by Rush.

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[streakster]

Oi, Newgrounds Audio. Some good stuff there.

For a chaotic plane: This.
Gearing up for battle: This.
The heroes face the charging army one last time: This.
Team intro:This.

There's more there. Take a look.

[AslanCross]

I find that the music of Super Robot Wars (some of it) works very well with some of the more epic battles in D&D.

Here are some examples:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QGtj5tP6-c8 "ZEST SEVEN"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hchsrbnQ0fA "Dark Prison"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRPKQlpz5tI "The Gate of Magus." This is currently my BBEG's theme.

Apart from this, I use Neverwinter Nights music.

[Mando Knight]

Mute City.
For dire fights, Against the Black Knight
Gourmet Race!

Battle of the Heroes!

Linky!

[Collin152]

Nothing says "Final Boss" like latin chants.
And nothing chants in latin better than "O Fortuna"

[Talya]

Lots of good suggestions.

Loreena McKennitt has several good ones.

[Coplantor]

For hordes of barbarian warriors marching and preparing for battle: Warriors of the world (united) by manowar. And I totally agree with "O fortuna" and everything from Hans Zimmerman. Jhon Williams has a few of good themes also.

[Dr Bwaa]

The Omen soundtrack has some good stuff. and there's always the Phantom (otO) Overture, though everyone will probably recognize it. Actually, a lot of the soundtrack from Titanic is pretty good, too.

[JupiterJazz]

Hiya, I've been looking for a list of good playlist of DND music, for traveling. Fighting. Boss battles. Underwater Etc. Any suggestions?

Fighting/Boss Battles:
Notorious B.I.G.
Tupac
Bone Thugs
Very very few eminem songs
Coolio
Snoop
Dre
*Cypress Hill
*50 cent or more explicitly "Many Men", and "Toy Soldier." His only two good songs.

As for traveling, well you can never go wrong when you ride wit Ricky Ross. Especially if you got the whole Port of Miami CD.

* Edited in.

[drengnikrafe]

*Smacks head*
What was I thinking?
March of the Valkyries! Always Epic.

[Azerian Kelimon]

Can't believe it, but...

No one mentioned contingencies?

For victory music, steal no further than the final fantasy victory theme. 8 and 9's are highly recommended.

For ANYTHING that has to do with innuendo, rob Warrant's cherry pie. Your players will be ROFL'ing by the end of it.

For traveling, but especially for REALLY important traveling, like the Showdown of Destiny, Guns 'n' Roses version of Knockin' on Heaven's door is excellent.

For puzzle solving, the Indiana Jones theme works like a charm.

For any confusing or terrifying situation, the beginning of Rush's YYZ is really good. Because it sounds so dischordant, your players will freak out.

For battles, I'd recommend Chrono Cross' normal battle theme (Aah, arabic reminiscences) for run of the mill encounters, One for encounters that are going REALLY bad, Back In Black for a comeback, and possibly Cowboys from Hell for the BBEG, and Killing in the Name of for Dragon's.

And of course, for any bard to bard challenge, any version of The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

[Sleet]

For underwater, get the soundtrack to Whale Rider.

[sonofzeal]

The music from Clock Tower 1 (SNES) is sheer brilliance for creepy scenes, abberations especially. "Intro" by VNV nation is great for surveying rubble. "Frontier" by Dead Can Dance will forever be my primary Druid track. The Battle theme from Chrono Trigger is good for fights, and Knights and Merchants had some awesome cheerful "out and about around town" music for when things are going nicely.

[Dode]

Correct answer: 300 - The Soundtrack

[Mushroom Ninja]

Baldur's Gate soundtrack cd?

FTW!

Final Fantasy 7 -- One Winged Angel -- Sheer pwn for boss fights!

[Azerian Kelimon]

Naaaaah. Too cliché. If the players hear that, they'll simply Maximize Empower Twinned split ray Enervation the BBEG. Better not give them ideas.

Much better to be unorthodox. Werewolf? Bark at the moon. Manipulator? Cult of Personality. Puppetmaster? The beast and the harlot. Go outside the box, heavy metal and hard rock are a goldmine for ambience songs that leave a mark.

[Reptilius]

Final Fantasy 7 -- One Winged Angel -- Sheer pwn for boss fights!

I would agree, but it's too villain-specific. Go for a slightly more general boss song:

• Dancing Mad-FF6
• Battle on the Big Bridge-FFV

There's a great cantata remix of Dancing Mad on OCRemix that I highly recommend.

If a character is undergoing some sort of (re)training, look no further than Eye of the Tiger.

[Collin152]

Also, Night on Bald Mountain.

[Deepblue706]

When sure you're going to die: Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer
When you're making a comeback: Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
When you're adventuring through a strange land: Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

Give me some time, and I'll think of more.