Musical inspiration.

[imported_Grev Drasen]

In one of these threads I read somebody mentioning how movies/television had a big impact on their roleplaying, and I was thinking the same thing about music.

What kind, if any, music do you listen to when you're roleplaying or writing? I usually put on my 'non-lyrical' playlist or otherwise the words will throw me off.

Scottish bagpipes usually... or some spiritual junk with yelling/chanting.

[Vega Van-Derveld]

I have a playlist of tracks that fits some of my characters.

For Vega it's a lot of alternative and rock [Rammstein, Pearl Jam, Fuel, Megadeth, Metallica, etc]. For Dasquian it's Enya, Celtic and Panpipe stuff. For Salem it's a lot of more gothic rock, electronic and synth stuff [Cruxshadows, Bella Morte, Gary Numan, Stabbing Westward, etc].

Anything from Final Fantasy (usually 6, 7 or 8) gets me in the mood too.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

For Arya I like "Clubbed to Death" by Rob D :D

[Kurzen Fox]

Ooo. Woman in the red dress. :)

[Ryla Relvinian]

(LD, your pic looks like she's checking out her pits... ya know, "Sure? Unsure?") :D

But back to the topic... I usually listen to classical, mainly a shoutcast (online radio) station, but I've been known to listen to anything from Al DiMeola to Barenaked Ladies to Dave Matthews Band to Jaco Pastorius to Jethro Tull to Kevin Gilbert to Moxy Fruvous to Shpongle to Tool to Yes.... you get the idea. :p

[Lilaena De'Ville]

:o *runs to put on more deoderant*

[Riley Chambers]

I usually play demonic music for any of my sith characters. Movies? I'd have to say some of the scary movies hold a role in how my characters act, but not much. Like Resident Evil, Carrie, and some others that I can't think of right now.. I'm tired and cranky... :p

[Lord Gue]

I listen to kid rock, Michelle branch, 80's music, nelly, savage garden, and anything off the xXx soundtrack when I post....

[Kurzen Fox]

Prodigy, Apollo 440, Rhapsody, Bowie, A Perfect Circle and Creed all make for good ambiance too :)

[Dante]

Motzart - Dies irae
Nobuo uematsu - Succession of witches, the extreme, Griever, liberi fatali, one winged angel
Carl orff - Carmina Burana
someonoe else - danse macabre
tekken tag - final boss theme
basically, if everyone else thinks its depressin/wierd, i love it

[Geist Laich]

*pokes*

Nope music for me.

But if I did, it'd prob. be Arrogant Worms/Canadian Bands

[Kelt Simoson]

Sieken: Prolly some Korn and Sliptknot
Kelt : Basically mostly Creed

[Diego Van Derveld]

Diego:

Rammstein - Tier
Metallica - Of Wolf and Man
Bush - Mouth
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
The Guess Who - Clap for the Wolfman
Phish - Wolfman's brother
The Tragically Hip - I'm a Werewolf, Baby
Warren Zevon - Werewolf in London
Better than Ezra - Normal Town
Duran Duran - Hungry like the Wolf
The Tragically Hip - The Dire Wolf
Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady

Sanis:

Pulp Fiction Theme
Eric Clapton - Layla
The Allman Brothers - Midnight Rider
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
The Loving Spoonful - Summer in the City
Three Dog Night - Mama told me not to come
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Beck - Where it's at
Kid Rock - Cowboy
Jimi Hendrix - Red House
James Brown - This is a Man's World
Geto Boyz - Damn it feels good to be a Gangsta
The Refreshments - Banditos
The Doors - Riders on the Storm
Pink Floyd - Money
Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
The Eagles - Hotel California (Live: Hell Freezes Over)
The Refreshments - Uno Soda, Por Favor.
Queen - Another one bites the Dust
Kid Rock - Only God knows why
Mystikal - Shake it Fast
Metallica - Turn the Page
Moby - Run On
Lulu - The Man with the Golden Gun
Duran Duran - View to a Kill
Quarashi - Stick Em Up
Saliva - Click, Click, Boom

Anbira:

Holz - Mars: Bringer of War
Hanz Zimmer - Gladiator: Battle Hymn
Hanz Zimmer - Gladiator: Collosseum
Dragonball Z - Vegeta's Theme
Toto - Dune Theme
Creed - What If
Queen - Who wants to Live Forever
Metallica - Enter Sandman

Jubei:

Moby - Natural Blues
Moby - Porcelain

Darth Vader:

John Williams - Emperor's Theme
John Williams - Imperial March

Cirrsseeto:

The Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
Sir Mixalot - I like big Butts

Keerrourri Sarrtarroa:

Shadows of the Empire - Xizor's Theme
Tom Jones - Thunderball

Eluna:

Styx - Mr. Roboto
Command and Conquer soundtrack - I'm a Mechanical Man
Tina Turner - Goldeneye
Garbage - The World is not Enough

Wednesdaydale:

Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger

[Geist Laich]

Styx sung/sang/sings Mr.Roboto?!?!?!?!

Actually, I'm wondering who sings this one song...

Lyrics (just cos maybe someone here knows)

Ra-ra-rasputine lover of the Russian Queen.
He was a cat who really was gooone!
Ra-ra-rasputine Russia's greatest love machine!
It was a shame how he carried on.

ANYone know who sings that song?

[imported_Grev Drasen]

Geto Boyz - Damn it feels good to be a Gangsta
lol, Classic song.

Geist, I believe it's Boney M.

[Geist Laich]

*checks*

You're right Grev!

Thanks! That has been pissing me off for almost a year now......I knew i should've asked here first....

[Diego Van Derveld]

Styx sung/sang/sings Mr.Roboto?!?!?!?!

|I

...

:headbash

:verymad

This is what happens when you become addicted to Japanese things. You lose perspective.

[Levi Argon]

Diego, you forgot Quarashi - "Stick em up" for Sanis. :)

[Diego Van Derveld]

>_<!!!!

I knew I'd forget something mondo important!

[Admiral Lebron]

Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels
Rawhide by the Blues Brothers
Bohemian Rapsody by Queen
Sing Sing Sing by the immortal Bennie Goodman
Layla (Unplugged version) by Eric Clapton
Breakdown by tantric

Whatever really....

[Diego Van Derveld]

Layla (Unplugged version) by Eric Clapton

Arg...that version is the suck. How can you stand it?

[Seerrasseei Tsseerra]

Layla? ewww...that goes on forever....I listen to punk bands generally when I'm posting like Good Charlotte, Midtown, Starting Line, Lucky 7, Default and the like.....

[Diego Van Derveld]

Layla? ewww...

:headbash @ Seer

Do you have the attention span of a goldfish or something? Good grief, kids these days!

[Seerrasseei Tsseerra]

when you're made to sing his "Would you know me in heaven" song in chorus, the song that has no end, you would hate the guy too.....it has nothing to with my attention span...*bops Diego with the paper*

[imported_Firebird1]

:|

I listen to alot of Techno and Hard Rock when writing my characters. I only listen to classical music in my car, it keeps me awake.

*Gets Layla stuck in his head.*

Great, now that song is stuck in my head, again!

And on my Birthday too....

*Drowns Layla out with the new Disturbed.*

[Morgan Evanar]

Portishead is great music to write to. I usually just shuffle through 3k some odd songs to find something I'm in the mood for right then. For example, right now its Arvil 14th by Aphex Twin.

[Marcus Telcontar]

right now, The Tea Party

[Ryla Relvinian]

Marcus, they are great. I have tryptich on loan from my brother and it rocks my world. :D

(Is 9 minutes and 42 seconds into Inna-Gadda-da-Vida... Long songs RULE!!)

[Dae Jinn]

Originally posted by Marcus Q'Dunn
right now, The Tea Party

canadian band :) They're really good! i had their first or second album....somewhere...I listen to my walkman, mostly the radio, Dance music or Alternative.

Lately, Sloan, and Joy Division :lol

[Taylor Millard]

I don't listen to music when I post. Well not always.

Right now I'm listening to the 'Red Dragon' sound track, then 'Hannibal'

[Admiral Lebron]

The original is good. But the unplugged version allows you to hear the guitar part better. I like the 17 minute version of Inna Gadda Devita personally.

[Gitane Blesse]

For Gitane:
Snake River Conspiracy - Vulcan
Snake River Conspiracy - Somebody Hates You
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Premature Burial
Concrete Blondes - Everybody Knows
The Elisian Fields - Barely Recognize you
Emiliana Torrini - Telepathy

For Morrigan:
Erin McKeown - Queen of Quiet
Fiona Apple - Fast as You Can
Jewel - Foolish Games
Sarah McLachlan - Drawn To the Rhythm
Killing Hiedi - Mascara
Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon is Now
Garbage - Alien Sex Fiend
Garbage - Medication

For Emily:
Everlasting Pain - Soul of White
The Fugees - Killing me Softly
Morgana's Kiss - Out of Focus
The Pixies - Where is My Mind
Waxing Pathetic - Placebo
Xteriphonia - Tequila (live)
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Peek-a-boo

For Emiliana:
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)
Emiliana Torrini - Dead Things
Emiliana Torrini - Baby Blue
Shakespeare's Sister - Hello (Turn Your Radio On)
Sarah McLachlan - Hold On
Natalie Merchant - Ophelia
hack//SIGN - Fake Wings
151 - Was It Worth It
XTC - Dear God
Soul Coughing - Circle



..And I thought it was "In the Garden of Eden" :p They were just too drunk to say it right.

[Peter McCoy]

For Garrett:

"3rd Rock From The Sun" Theme
"Monkey Wrench" (Foo Fighters)
"Learn To Fly" (Foo Fighters)
"Breakout" (Foo Fighters)
"Dope Hat" (Marilyn Manson)
"The Beautiful People" (Marilyn Manson)
"House Of Fun" (Madness)
"One Step Beyond" (Madness)
"The Timewarp" (Ricky Horror Picture Show)
"Dude Looks Like A Lady" (Aerosmith)
"Pink" (Aerosmith)
"The Farm" (Aerosmith)
"Scaring Myself" (Bowling For Soup)

i DON'T REALLY USE MANY OF MY OTHER CHARACTERS NOW, BUT IT WAS MORE OR LESS ANYTHING i FELT LIKE LISTENING TO. bUT THOS EONES ABOVE REALLY GET ME IN THE MOOD FOR rpING AS gARRETT.

EDIT: Soddy about the capitals! :( Damn buttons!

[Admiral Lebron]

They were high, not drunk. :smokin

[Alpha]

Lesse:

Lifehouse
Michelle Branch
Lord of the Rings soundtrack,
Any FF
That song they keep playing on the commercials fro Kingdom Hearts (Simple and Clean, I think)
Disturbed
Godsmack
Nelly
Matchbox Twenty

And more that I've forgotten about.

[Makoto Neosis]

Kid Rock
Creed
Metallica
Limp Bizkit
Tool
POD
Disturbed
Guns n' Roses


A few others, those mostly though

[Figrin D'an]

Whatever happens to come up on my playlist, or I just click though until I find something that fits my current mood. My mind can multitask quite well, so I don't post to a limited set of songs or musical genres. I don't associate my personal mood with my IC personality or actions.

My musical tastes are quite diverse... but that is another subject entirely.