Jhaierr Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 I ran across this music in the Star Walk app. It's fantastic ambient music for that "space" feel. Astropilot - Solar Walk -- http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/solar-walk/id368611181 (You can listen to a sample of each track.) I believe it's also available on Rhapsody and other online music places. Was hoping this might be useful during a game to give the players that "sci-fi" feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! My Rhapsody search for 'solar walk' found no matching entries; could you post a little more information? I'm curious about this one. Never mind; I found it. Many thanks for posting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! Well, you could always play, "U Smile" at 1/8 speed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! And here's some more; a bit darker and edgier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1my1UC96ng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhaierr Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! Ooh very cool. I like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! I have a ton of recommendations. I recommend you PM or IM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraven Kor Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! Well, shameless plug maybe, but my good friend Scott Rockwood (of Madahoochi) has a few I feel are fitting: - More of a space-age folk song, it is an ode to Tito Ortez or whoever, the first tourist in space, though the lyrics have nothing to do with that event - "Look to the sky, ma, to see all the rich people.... floating in front of the moon." - An instrumental that I would think is fitting for "fight scene" music in a sci-fi game. They have a few other songs that might be fitting - Nuclear Man, Boom, Frisco Bay (a happy little tune about the end of the world), Cycle of Creation (70's style tune about new civilizations rising from the ashes of the previous.) I also find a lot of the electronica / jam-band types have some good sci-fi music; Galactic, Particle, Umphree's McGee instrumentals, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Ozric Tentacles, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Medeski Martin and Wood (particularly the "End of the World Party" album), Lotus, etc. Any of the non-primus Les Claypool supergroups, and especially Buckethead. That One Guy has a few as well. Pink Floyd has plenty, as does Rush, or Dream Theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! What? No one's mentioned Vangelis? Shame on you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! What? No one's mentioned Vangelis? Shame on you all. Well... it seemed kinda, Idunno... obvious? I try to recommend stuff folks might not have heard before, and I figure pretty much everyone here knows about Vangelis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibj7qS2yF6g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! Justing Bieber slowed down 800% Although I should point out that there seems to be some disagreement as to whether that is actually what the sound clip is. I don't have the software to speed it up, so I can't check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhaierr Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! Well... it seemed kinda, Idunno... obvious? I try to recommend stuff folks might not have heard before, and I figure pretty much everyone here knows about Vangelis. Um, actually I hadn't! Just listened to some of his stuff in samples. Really great. The 1492 music is fantastic, for instance. But I never knew much about the Blade Runner music 'til now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! The classic space album is Albedo 0.39. Also, Heaven and Hell, from which a lot of music for Cosmos was taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! Soundtrack for Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 are both pretty good for sci fi stuff. I don't have it yet, but the soundtrack for Starcraft 2 sounds pretty awesome in game. I really want the Protoss music from the second or third "crystal" mission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! How about the various music compilation CDs from Babylon 5? That's some of the best space music that's ever been released over the years (granted, given the length of time that's passed since those discs were originally released, they might be a little hard to find in the regular music stores, but online places like Amazon.com might have them). Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! I have a "Best of" for the Babylon 5 music. Some of it is good stuff. Some of it is repetitive. I agree that is a good addition to the genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StGrimblefig Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! The music from the game Homeworld is great for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraven Kor Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! The music from the game Homeworld is great for this. Yes, yes it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! are we counting all the assorted space related filk music in this thread on space music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! Banned from Argo: one of the all time classics, about a federation starship crew on shore leave, probably NSFW. theres a newish punk/filk band called Toyboat that does a hard rock version of this Dawsons Christian: a really good ghost story set in space, another classic Hope Eyerie: Benson Arizona[From the Movie Darkstar] The Phoenix: got plenty more I can reccomend, these are just some of my favorites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! oh crap, I was just trying to post links, dont hurt me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! It's not like the definition of "Space Music" is set in stone. Sometimes it's techno, sometimes it's new age, sometimes it's John Williams' Star Wars OST. And sometimes it's like this: It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere I'm all alone, more or less Let me fly far away from here Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun I want to lie shipwrecked and comatose Drinking fresh mango juice Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun I'll pack my bags and head into hyperspace Where I'll succeed at time-warp speed Spend my days in ultraviolet rays Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun We'll lock on course straight through the universe You and me and the galaxy Reach the stage where hyperdrive's engaged Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feralucce Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! http://www.incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ With a little searching there are some good atmospheric pieces I have used in campaigns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Re: "Space" music recommendation! Shpongle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhaierr Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Re: "Space" music recommendation! (Thread necromancy activated.) Astropilot has released Solar Walk 2: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/solar-walk-2/id521481268 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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