Soundtrack to Destruction

[Blue]

Here's a challenge for you... Create the greatest superhero game soundtrack of all time!

(Just wanted my 50th post to be a new thread! Yeah! I'm no longer standard, I think.)

[Jeff T.]

A combination of the soundtracks of:

Superman I
The Imperial March in Empire Strikes Back
The beginning of Conan the Barbarian
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The end of Braveheart
Terminator
Background music in Predator
Queen's We Will Rock You/We are the Champions
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana

For a little comedy you can play the theme to the 60's Batman. :)

For a little horror play the main theme's to Halloween or John Carpenter's The Thing.

[Hermit]

Hope I can remember the names of titles and artists right...

"Princes of the Universe"- By Queen
"Kiss from the Rose" (?) by SEAL for romantic ones
"Dare to be Stupid" by Weird Al (Great for Foxbat or groups with no tactics)

[Tech]

Been there, done that. Created a 2 disc CD for my Champions game with themes for each hero character as well as some for certain villains, such as Firewing and Dr. Destroyer

[Starcorp Man]

Powerman 5K - Drop the Bombshell, When World's Collide, others.

Slip Knot: My Plague

Drowning Pool: Bodies

Joe Bean Esposito: You're the Best

Daredevil Soundtrack

Black Sabbath: Mob Rules

I have like 3 gigs of MP3's just for gaming music, from Sound Effects, Romantic, Action, Mystery, Horror. :)

We used to just use CD's but it got repetative.

[Blue]

The Conan S/T by Basil Polidorous
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly S/T by Ennio Marricone
The Superman S/T by John Williams
Any of the LoTR soundtracks by Howard Shore (Excluding that crappy song by Bjork from the 2nd movie)

[Patriot]

We have made our own sound track, 3 disks
Plus we sat down and thougth about a Put together a sound track , if we had a movie.

Theme song is the last line on our character development

[Supreme]

Originally posted by Starlord
...
Superman I
The Imperial March in Empire Strikes Back
The beginning of Conan the Barbarian
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The end of Braveheart
Terminator
Background music in Predator
Queen's We Will Rock You/We are the Champions
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana
...
Most of these are contained within one album. "The Boston Pops in Space" contains the Boston Pops performing the themes from "Superman", "Star Wars", and "Raiders of the Lost Ark". I just put it on and hit 'repeat.'

In general, I prefer the gaming music to have no lyrics as they are a distraction to me. I'm one of those annoying people who pays attention to each and every lyric. Comes from years of listening to Peter Gabriel, I guess.

[Evil Steve]

Add in

Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me by U2

The Planets By Holst (especially Mars)

Gladiator Soundtrack

Selected tracks from the Mortal Kombat CDs are good too, but entirely dependant on what sort of party you have :)

[Cool_Manchu]

Here is my quick stab at this off the top of my head (Im at work and don't have my handy dandy MP3 collection near by):

1. Dr. Doom - Tuscadero
2. Superman Song - Crash Test Dummies
3. Arthur Curry - Ookla the Mok
4. Brainiac's Daughter - XTC
5. Catch Me Now I'm Falling - Kinks
6. Magneto and Titanium Man - Paul McCartney & Wings
7. Ghost Rider - Henry Rollins Band
8. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
9. Stop Talking About Comic Books or I'll Kill You - Ookla the Mok
10. Jimmy Olsen Blues - Spin Doctors
11. Spider-Man Theme - Ramones
12. You Don't Mess Around with Jim - Jim Croce
13. Superman (Wish I Could Fly Like) - Kinks
14. Viva de la Santo - Southern Culture on the Skids
15. Superpowers - Ookla the Mok

:cool:

[Syberdwarf2]

I may not have all of the info right, but here's what I remember of the list we used to use....... here goes;

1. Predator S/T
2. Star Trek V S/T.....used with a champs/rifts crossover where the team leader was ressurected
3. Main Theme from Back to The Future
4. Klingon Attack Theme from Star Trek III.... theme song of a Predator-Type PC
5. Metallica's "black album"
6. Nine Inch Nails; Pretty Hate Machine

and (not from our old group.....)

7. March of the High Guard.....(main theme from season one of Andromeda)
8. Anything by RUSH
9. The Batman (I&II) S/T
10. Opening Theme from Deep Space Nine
11. Welcome To The Jungle..... Guns n Roses
12. Primal Scream... Motley Crue
13. Dragula.... Rob Zombie
14. Insane in the Brain... Cypress Hill
15. I'm Afraid Of Americans..... David Bowie (featuring Trent Reznor)
16. Magic Carpet Ride... Stepphenwolf
17. The Lethal Weapon S/Ts
18. I Still Believe.... the version from "The Lost Boys" S/T

That's all I got so far.......

[Acroyear II]

How about these:

Batman Beyond (both soundtracks)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Highlander
The Shadow
The Phantom
Spider-Man
Last Starfighter
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
Darth Maul's Theme (Star Wars I)
Who Wants To Live Forever (Queen)
Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story
Eyes Wide Shut (couple of creepy tracks for the right occasions)
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: First Contact
Supergirl
Robotech

Can't think of any more right now.

Acroyear II

[Crusader108]

There was a thread like this on the old Board. Here are my choices for Superhero (and Villain) Soundtracks:
Hero Songs
Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler
Twilight Zone by Golden Earring
Wild Boys by Duran Duran
Union of The Snake by Duran Duran
The Ride of The Valkyries by Wagner
Sabre Dance by Khachaturian (The Speedster Theme)
Sunglasses At Night by Corey Hart
Weird Science by Oingo Boingo (The Techie Theme)
Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider
We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister
Rock You Like A Hurricane by Scorpions
Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar
Mr Roboto by Styx
Who Made Who by AC/DC
Private Eyes by Hall And Oates
Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers
We Are The Champions by Queen
Another One Bites The Dust by Queen (Vigilante Theme)
You Belong To The City by Glenn Frye
Radar Love by White Lion
Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones
The Superman Theme
The Batman Theme by Danny Elfman
People Are Strange by The Doors (The Mutants Theme)
Riders On The Storm by The Doors

Villain Songs
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Marilyn Manson
Rock of Ages by Def Leppard
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC
Night On Bald Mountain by Modesto Mussorgsky
Toccata and Fugue In D Minor by Bach
Hells Bells by AC/DC
Smuggler's Blues by Glenn Frye
Breaking The Law by Judas Priest
The Terminator Theme
Shout At The Devil by Motley Crue

[lemming]

Originally posted by Crusader108
Radar Love by White Lion
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Quick question: Why the White Lion version (which I've never heard) as opposed to the Golden Earring version. Especially since you mentioned Twilight Zone.

Ok, a partial list trying not to duplicate others:
Back In Black by AC/DC
Hell's Bells by AC/DC
Highway to Hell by AC/DC
TNT by AC/DC
Friend or Foe by Adam Ant
Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant
We've got to get out of this place by The Animals
Dragnet by Art of Noise
Peter Gunn Theme by Art of Noise
Happiness is a Warm Gun by The Beatles
Helter Skelter by The Beatles (or Siouxsie)
Only the Good die young by Billy Joel
Don't Fear the Reaper by BOC
Flaming Telepaths by BOC
Godzilla by BOC
Harvester of Eyes by BOC
Something's Gone Wrong Again by The Buzzcocks
Dream Police by Cheap Trick
One of my Kind by Concrete Blond
I'm afraid of Americans by David Bowie
California Uber Alles by Dead Kennedys
Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedys
I fought the law by Dead Kennedys
Viva Las Vegas by Dead Kennedys
Barrel of a Gun by Depeche Mode
How much Coffee can one man drink by Dr. Tasty
Hotel California by Eagles
Pump it Up by Elvis Costello
Watching the Detectives by Elvis Costello
Wild Wild West by Escape Club
We Have Explosive by FSOL
Hey Man, nice shot by Filter
Who do you love by George Thorogood (or Jesus & Mary Chain)
Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'N' Roses
People Who Died by Jim Carrol
Wicked Gravity by Jim Carrol
Dead Souls by Joy Division
Screaming for Vengeance by Judas Priest
You've got another thing comin by Judas Priest
Last by Nine Inch Nails (more, but you're eyes are probably starting to glaze over)
Is She Wierd by the Pixies
Flash by Queen
Dragulla by Rob Zombie
Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie
Paint it Black by Rolling Stones
Sympathy for the Devil by Rolling Stones
Skin by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Cities in Dust by Siouxsie and the Banshees
92 by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Face to Dace by Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Happy Worker by Tori Amos
Everybody wants to rule the world by Tears for Fears
Istanbul by They Might be Giants
Minimum Wage by They Might be Giants
Particle man by They Might be Giants
Professional Widow by Tori Amos
Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire
I want Candy by Bow wow wow
Mission Impossible Theme by several
Irish Folk Song by Dennis Leary
Sixteen tons by Johnny Cash (well, almost anything by him)
Knights in White Satin by Moody Blues
Come out and Play by Offspring
Creep by Radiohead
The Seeker by The Who
Walk this way by Aerosmith
Genesis by Alan Parsons
Games People Play by Alan Parsons
Snake Eyes by Alan Parsons
No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice Cooper
Channel Z by B-52s
Private Idaho by B-52s
Bad Company by Bad Company
Happy Boy by The Beat Farmers
Blowin Sky High by Berlin
Army of Me by Bjork
Atomic by Blondie
Rip her to Shreds by Blondie
Die Young, Stay Pretty by Blondie
I'm always touched by your Presence Dear by Blondie
Kung Fu Girls by Blondie
ETI by BOC
Black Blade by BOC
Imaginos by BOC
Iron Man by The Cardigans (Well, purists will want the Black Sabbath version)
Erase-Rewind by The Cardigans
Explode by The Cardigans
My favorite Game by The Cardigans
Dangerous Type by the Cars
Cult of Personality by Living Colour
Can you Dig it by Pop will eat itself
Mr & Mrs Smack by Eat
I like Gumby by Jonathan Richman
Only a Lad by Oingo Boingo
I melt with you by English Beat
Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde
I hate my generation by Cracker
Human Fly by The Cramps
Can't find my Mind by The Cramps
Zombie Dance by The Cramps
What's behind the Mask by The Cramps
Strychnine by The Cramps
Wish you dead by Curve
Fait Accompli by Curve
The whole Album of Tijuana Hit Squad by Dead Bolt
Through being cool by Devo
Beautiful World by Devo
Satisfaction by Devo
Whip It by Devo
Mechanical Man by Devo
Speed Racer by Devo
Explosions by Devo
Get Rid of that Girl by The Donnas
I Wanna Be a Unabomber by The Donnas
A Mistake by Fiona Apple
Super-Vixen by Garbage
Vow by Garbage
#1 Crush by Garbage
Birth, School, Work, Death by The Godfathers
Barracuda by Heart
If Looks could Kill by Heart
Caeser by Iggy Pop
Dog Food by Iggy Pop
Knocking Em Down in The City by Iggy Pop
Mr. Dynamite by Iggy Pop
Can I play with Madness by Iron Maiden
Run to the Hills by Iron Maiden
No Anchovies Please by J. Geils
White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane
Blue from a Gun by Jesus and Mary Chain
Head On by Jesus and Mary Chain
It's too Late by Jim Carrol
Look Sharp by Joe Jackson
Violence is Golden by John Fogerty
There goes a Tenner by Kate Bush
Experiment IV by Kate Bush
Coffee Homeground by Kate Bush
Rubberband Girl by Kate Bush
Eat the Rich by Krokus
Telepathy by Lene Lovich
Help Me Mary by Liz Phair
Supernova by Liz Phair
Headache by Liz Phair
Mummers Dance by Loreena McKennitt
Jungle Law by Love and Rockets
Jesus built my Hotrod by Ministry
Stigmata by Ministry
NWO by Ministry
Bill Gates must Die by John Vanderslice
Elvis is Everywhere by Mojo Nixon
Get out of my Way by Mojo Nixon
Big Mistake by Natalie Imbruglia
Impressed by Natalie Imbruglia
Heresy by Nine Inch Nails
Closer by Nine Inche Nails
Last by Nine Inch Nails
Dead Mans Party by Oingo Boingo
Nasty Habits by Oingo Boingo
Scum by Penelope Houston
Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel
Empty Spaces by Pink Floyd
Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd
Waiting for the Worms by Pink Floyd
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun by Pink Floyd
Static by Planet P Project
King for A day by Planet P Project
Power by Planet P Project
Can't get there from here by REM
I Wanna be Sedated by The Ramones
Somebody put something in my Drink by The Ramones
Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider
Two Headed Dog by Roky Erickson
Creature with the Atom Brain by Roky Erickson
The Zoo by Scorpions
Catwoman by Shakespear's Sister
Tomorrow never Dies by Sheryl Crow
Placebo Effect by Siouxsie and the banshees
Sin In my heart by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Metal Postcard by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Nicotine Stain by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Suburban Relapse by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Switch by Siouxsie and the Banshees
This Town Ain't Big enough for both of us by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Hall of Mirrors by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Gun by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Detonation Boulevard by Sisters of Mercy
Lucretia by Sisters of Mercy
Ribbons by Sisters of Mercy
More by Sisters of Mercy
Kung Fu by Ash
Route 66 by Depeche Mode
Veteran of the Psychic Wars by BOC
Reach Out by Cheap Trick
Surfin Dead by The Cramps
Burn the Flames by Roky Erickson
Earthquake Song by The Little Girls
Jimmy Olson Blues by Spin Doctors
Psycho Killer by Talking Heads
Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon
Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner by Warren Zevon
Excitable Boy by Warren Zevon
I'll Sleep when I'm dead by Warren Zevon
Lawyers, Guns, and Money by Warren Zevon
Mr. Bad Example by Warren Zevon
Poisonous Lookalike by Warren Zevon
George of the Jungle by Weird Al
Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top

Hmm, I said partial didn't I. yeep.

[Crusader108]

Why the White Lion version (which I've never heard) as opposed to the Golden Earring version.

Simple ignorance. I didn't know Golden Earring had a version.
:D

[Hermit]

"Ride of the Valkries" by Wagner and other Classical bits can be nice as well for background.

The organ music from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera is good for villain Intros :)

[Blue]

Man I feel old. I think I'm the only one who remembers Joe Satriani's classic instrumental "Surfing with the Alien", with the equally classic Silver Surfer on the cover.

I'm gonna go take my Geritol now.

[zornwil]

Well, I'll just go for what I'd like best for my campaign, this is off the top of my head:

for tense, mystery, or suspenseful scenes:
some Curve
a little bit of Moby
Ni Ten Ichi Ryu (did Two Swords Technique)

for those more tranquil as well as more emotional moments at the base
lots of Yo La Tengo

for the really emotionally intense scenes
some Mission of Burma snippets
some Roni Size/Represent
some Tricky

for the more comedic and light-hearted scenes
some Cornelius

for the fight scenes
some Chemical Brothers
bits of Nine Inch Nails
some Damned

for scenes specific to our robotic hero Neumann
Krafterk from the Radio Activity album
lots of Raymond Scott's music for toddlers
mixed with a little Spike Jones only subtly put in
some Depeche Mode
some Morton Subotnik

for scenes specific to our super-scientist/mage Troll
lots of Throbbing Gristle
a little Danny Elfman (from his soundtracks)

for scenes specific to our world's-greatest-detective who shifts into strange elemental/chemical shapes
sometimes inscrutable dead silence (even the incidental sounds disappear)
some Edgar Varese
some Japanese noise music a la Mosada

for scenes specific to our mentalist with an inner voice
Miles Davis
Ornette Coleman
some of that guy who did "Sleep Tonight"

for scenes specific to our shape-shifting child-like mimicry artist
lots of Elvis Presley (he specializes in imitating him)
They Might Be Giants' music for children

for scenes specific to our newest member, the woman of steel (literally), I'll have to see her more in play, but at least for her intro
a little Metal Machine Music
but moreso maybe Devo?

[zakueins]

There's a lot of good anime soundtracks that'll be great for a Superheroic game.

http://www.jameswong.com/ykproject/core.html

Yoko Kanno does some of my most favorites, including Cowboy Bebop (my MA in one game was named Spike, had a Pickpocketing skill of 21-.... There's a story about when he stole the Campaign Master Villan's Superweapon key that's worth two beers at a con.)

Ghost in the Shell (the movie) is great for a Miami-Vice type of vibe in music. Speaking of Miami Vice, Jan Hammer's music for Miami Vice (especially the two soundtracks and Escape from Television) are spot-on for any '80s game. Also, the GTA 3:Vice City soundtracks (which are a cool compliation of about 1/3rd of my favorite '80s music and bands).

[AndyM]

Some more stuff that (I don't think) has been mentioned.

We Can Be Heroes, The Wallflowers - from the Godzilla s/t
Black Hawk Down (s/t)
The Hunted (s/t) Kodo drums and all
Metallica S&M
The Usual Suspects (s/t) (great for mystery stuff)
Peter Gabriel's Passion (great for desert, mystery stuff)
Peter Gabriel's Rabbit Proof Fences
Training Day (s/t) good urban stuff
Vangelis, Mythodea
The Eagles, In the City

>> There's a John Williams fanfare collection that features: Duel of the Fates, the Atlanta Olympic theme, Indiana Jones theme, Star Wars title and a bunch of other stuff. I cannot recommend that enough. Great stuff.

That's some of the stuff I listen to while preping for games and (when there's music available at the game) would like to listen to.

[Syberdwarf2]

In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel

[lemming]

Originally posted by Blue
Man I feel old. I think I'm the only one who remembers Joe Satriani's classic instrumental "Surfing with the Alien", with the equally classic Silver Surfer on the cover.

I'm gonna go take my Geritol now.

Old! Yeah right. You're a young punk. :D

Well, at least you've got the most popular birthday which also seems to belong to the oldest members.

[MisterBaldy]

For me, I'd have to say that there are only two soundtracks that did anything for me...as far as "Superhero Movies" goes.
1) The Batman soundtrack (Prince showed his genius when he created that one)
2) The Spiderman soundtrack

There's a lot of great choices to play "mix & match" with, by why bother...I really think that those are two of the best out there, as far as Superhero Movies go.;)

[cubist]

NIN- Downward Spiral, this was what the guy who wrote Fight Club was constantly listening to while he wrote the book apparently
Shocore- Bonecracker(was on the episode of Smallville where the other kid got Clark's powers, they played it during the parking lot scene where the kid flipped a pick-up truck - Vancouver Band)
Crow Soundtrack
Cool World Soundtrack
KMFDM--Drug Against War
Oh, my current SAS characters theme song- Peter Gabriel's Shock the Monkey(damn dirty monkey's gonna get it too)

[Mavnn]

Originally posted by Blue
Man I feel old. I think I'm the only one who remembers Joe Satriani's classic instrumental "Surfing with the Alien", with the equally classic Silver Surfer on the cover.

I'm gonna go take my Geritol now.

Nope. I've gamed to Surfing, and on these boards I count as a young 'un (24).

I think most of my suggestions are already up, but a special mention has to go to 'Jimmy Olsen Blues' by the Spin Doctors. I used this track to start every session of my last Champions game - it helped set the mood ;).

Michael "I've got a pocket full of kryptonite" Newton