Tenderfoot Thahd Askman Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Or is it just me? The games ahve no music, and as a console RPG player, I am always used to music, especially for important battles. So I find some MIDIs to use a boss fight themes when I play the games. For example, for bosses or major fights in Avernum 1 I used Final Fantasy VI's boss battle theme. For Grah Hoth I used Lufia II's boss theme. for the Royal Spire I used Final Fantasy IV's boss theme. I liked the added excitement the songs added to the fights. So far my "regular boss theme" for Avernum 2 is the Sinstral fight theme for Lufia 2. I dunno what else I will use yet. I almost used an Overworld theme, but I decided against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I've done that before, except I use MP3 songs. I stopped, because Windows Media Player started having some fun with me. Nothing says 'fight to the death' like an old, twangy country song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I usually have music playing while I play Spiderweb games. (Although I usually have music playing just in general.) Dikiyoba listens to the Lord of the Rings soundtracks most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Yeah, I'll listen to pretty much anything while playing, unless I'm feeling like I need total immersion... then it's either instrumental stuff or nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I listen to very nearly nothing but instrumental music, and I listen to it whenever I'm alone at my computer, so yes, I do listen to music while playing Avernum. That said, I've also played without music and it doesn't in any way change the experience. —Alorael, who now vaguely remembers that Realmz allowed one to assign one's own music to various situations as well as using the (terrible) defaults. That may be a false memory but it's a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Burning Shiv:—Alorael, who now vaguely remembers that Realmz allowed one to assign one's own music to various situations as well as using the (terrible) defaults. That may be a false memory but it's a good idea. I had a game like that. It was an RTS, which allowed you to reassign either the default tracks or your own music to certain categories (Peaceful, Combat, etc.). I preferred the in-game music though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Drakefyre Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I play music, but it's generally whatever's currently playing in iTunes, nothing specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Are you thinking of Total Annihilation, Nioca? The game does let you choose music, but it already has a good selection. Realmz's music quality was about the same as the rest of its quality, which doesn't say much for the composer. —Alorael, who also just listens to whatever is on iTunes, and his iTunes just plays randomly through everything. On the other hand, there are occasional moments that demand specific music. Dies Irae was made for the GIFTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Andraste Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Dies Irae does indeed suit the GIFTS. I want a recording of that one spider song from A1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Kingy Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I just put on all music on my computer and whatever plays, plays. It's just background noise but I feel it does add a bit more enjoyment to the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Come the Rivers:Are you thinking of Total Annihilation, Nioca? The game does let you choose music, but it already has a good selection. Wow. You recognized it just from the small description I gave? At any rate, Total Annihilation does have excellent music. I actually wanted to have some of the music in a format that could be used outside of the game, but couldn't find any sort of soundtrack, or files on the game CD. I know I would play those tracks in both Avernum and Geneforge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Kingy Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 You could always record it by having Polderbit Sound Recorder on in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Zeviz Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 I prefer silence while playing games. (Or doing anything else for that matter.) I turn on my PC speakers only if I want to listen to something online, or if I want to hear what sounds a game has. I might have radio in the background if a game is particularly mindless or a radio program particularly good, but it's a distraction, rather than enhancement of playing experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 I have a rather odd taste in music. My preference when doing anything on the computer is Spike Jones and His City Slickers, which parodied the big bands of the '40s and '50s. Another favorite is a vinyl album: "Dr. Fritz Guckenheimer and his Saurkraut Band: Music for Non-Thinkers." The entire recording staff, including the band, while highly inebriated (the bandleader himself consumed 4 liters of lager), recorded this record inside a shop full of expensive glassware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Synergy Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 You might also enjoy Tom Lehrer. "So if Sunday you're free, why don't you come with me, and we'll poison the pigeons in the park. And maybe we'll do in a squirrel or two as we poison the pigeons in the park. We'll watch them all die with laughter and merriment, except for the ones we take home to experiment..." -S- is for Super Stupid Songs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Tyranicus. Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Quote: Originally written by S is for Synergy:You might also enjoy Tom Lehrer. "So if Sunday you're free, why don't you come with me, and we'll poison the pigeons in the park. And maybe we'll do in a squirrel or two as we poison the pigeons in the park. We'll watch them all die with laughter and merriment, except for the ones we take home to experiment..." -S- is for Super Stupid Songs "When they see us coming, the birdies all try and hide, but they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide." God I love that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 The secret of success in mathematics? Plagiarize. Let no one else's work evade your eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 "Oh we'll all go together when we go..." Oh yeah, I must recommend Farshid Etniko as far as instrumental atmosphere music goes. It's interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila SoylentGreen Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Play music on media player but NOT slow paced or WILLY WONKA !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Willy Wonka music (I expect that you mean from the remake) sounds like it'd be pretty good for something like A3's Filth Factory. Quote: Originally written by SoylentGreen: Play music on media player but NOT slow paced or WILLY WONKA !!! This needs to be preserved for posterity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk The Loquacious Lord Grimm Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I've found that some slower-paced music can actually be quite good for the Avernum outdoors and small caves, though it varies from song to song and where one is in the plot. -------------------- The Silent Assassin should be flying in from San Diego sometime tonight, if he actually sticks to his itinerary. Meaning in all likelihood that he'll be arriving from Atlanta sometime late tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Reading those old posts about Tom Lehrer songs made me think of National Brotherhood Week, which is one of his songs that is not dated at all, and probably never will be. I let iTunes do its thing as I play Avernum. My most vivid musical connection is listening to "Achilles' Last Stand" and "In My Time of Dying" over and over again while going through the land of the dead in Nethergate. That was freaking amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Lenar, you should keep a log of the Silent Assassin's exploits. I find them highly amusing, and I'm sure many others do as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk The Loquacious Lord Grimm Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Nioca: We both try to, or at least the funnier ones; but have only done so for ourselves. I may put an archive in The Library, since you've brought that up. I myself also tend to keep the player on random. And since Kel brought up his most vivid memory of random music... The instant I killed Vahkohs for the for the first (final) time in DwtD, my player brought up the song "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone. Those familiar with the title should appreciate the sick irony. -------------------- The Silent Assassin is late, of course. I think I shall start by turning my cell phone off and unplugging the land lines to see how he attempts to get me to pick him up from the airport... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Lenar Labs:The instant I killed Vahkohs for the for the first (final) time in DwtD, my player brought up the song "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone. Those familiar with the title should appreciate the sick irony. It's funnier when you remember that O-Zone is from Romania, the home of vampires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Me. Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Back when I had like one song, "No Phone" by Cake was endlessly looping in the background as I played A3. Now whenever I hear it I think of killing slimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Andraste Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I like listening to Les Mis while playing Avernum. Not sure why. However, Riverdance is the only choice for Nethergate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Tyranicus. Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I always listen to Celtic music while playing Nethergate as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila SoylentGreen Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Yeah i guess willy wonka remake soundtrack would be good for some dungeons like Generic Dungeon, blah blah blah........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila SoylentGreen Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Hey look, it's a free copy of "greatest sci-fi movie sound tracks", Oh crud the jersey devil got it, that freakin freak, ohno its coming for me nooooo, nooo nooooo aaaggghhh,he got me,damn ohhhhh... Gotcha!!! anyway get a sci-fi soundtrack, okay, thanks, BYE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Um... thanks. I guess. Really, I maintain that most music can easily be adapted to dungeon-crawling. In fact, I imagine that some fast techno could even make Undead Valley more interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Ephesos:Um... thanks. I guess. Really, I maintain that most music can easily be adapted to dungeon-crawling. In fact, I imagine that some fast techno could even make Undead Valley more interesting... There are some things that even techno cannot do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Good enough techno that only plays while you play Undead Valley could be an incentive, I suppose, but that would have to be some very impressive techno. —Alorael, who might do it for some especially good Domenico Scarlatti. Not that Scarlatti is especially suited to dungeon crawls, mind you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Misc Staple Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I listen to the Exile background music, converted into MP3s. And... about 1,000 other songs that could fit into my pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila SoylentGreen Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Play LOTR soundtrack, maybe??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Misc Staple Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Yep, I have a few songs from Fellowship that I listen to. Six minutes long, so sometimes I skip them by if I want a quicker beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Exiled N5cromancer Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I lisen to age of empires music when i play its great for the types of thing you tend too do in avernum(and exile) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk ginger8445 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 yes I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Arch-Mage Solberg Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I'm a big fan of Country and Southern Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I listen to The Smiths, and Radiohead. But quietly - I like the background sounds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Emperor Tullegolar Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I play music with games that don't require much concentration, like World of Warcraft. Spiderweb games, however, have a lot of dialogue and story that you need to pay attention to, and I don't like to listen to music when reading for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Exiled N5cromancer Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I listened to music while reading once..I didn't even notice it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Ah, but it's so easy to forget that you're reading when it's a song that you really like, or one with really prominent lyrics. I've found that it's not very annoying when playing Avernum, though... Listening to comedy, though... that's another story. That makes it really difficult to focus on the giant cockroaches without laughing. And it's even worse when you're trying to code stuff in BoA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 By Eph: Quote: Listening to comedy, though... that's another story. That makes it really difficult to focus on the giant cockroaches without laughing. And it's even worse when you're trying to code stuff in BoA. Oddly enough, I enjoy music when I'm coding, but need absolute silence when debugging. Therefore, unless I'm doing something so easy I can get it right on the first try, I don't listen to music. Speaking of which, is there a version of the BoA 3D Editor that has no sounds? It'd be nice to listen to music during town design. -------------------- Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. - Brian W. Kernighan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Upon Mars. Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 I listen to Daniel powter when i die in AV on my ipod and yeah!!!! that what they are for, fooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Quote: Originally written by Dintiradan:Speaking of which, is there a version of the BoA 3D Editor that has no sounds? It'd be nice to listen to music during town design. I've been asking this for months now, and I've been told there is a version out there with no sounds. I can't for the life of me find it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd thedudealex Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 I play music every time I play Avernum. I usually play Castlevania: Curse of Darkness now. You'd be surprised how much some of the songs fit the gloomy mood of Avernum (A1 at least). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Sven_v2.0_LITE Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 These guys . My mother gave me an anthology of their muzak for christmas, and it went straight into iTunes to be played in the background of my Avernum playing. EDIT: Wow, am I bad at URL tags... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug jamesmcm Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Well, i never stop listening to Iron Maiden so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Kingy Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 If you enjoy Iron Maiden you should listen to Primal Fear. I actually like them more and the vocals are essentially the same. They have some damn good songs such as Tears Of Rage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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