Guy
>We run an irc campaign, which means we can share midis and wav sound FX
>for
>use in-game. Midi's are way *cheesy*, but since we each have our own pc you
>can choose to turn your speaker off. Personally, I luv 'em - 'double cheese
>on my burger please!'
>
>Movie and TV themes rank as the most common type of music we use - The
>Good,
>the Bad & the Ugly, Lawrence of Arabia, Avengers, 2001, Dune, Fame, Psycho,
>Gallipoli (JMJ's 'Oxygen'), Chariots of Fire, Fanfare for the Common Man,
>Exorcist (Tubular Bells), MASH, Apollo 13, Mission Impossible, X-Files,
>Millennium, Twilight Zone, Billyo The Kid (Knocking On Heaven's Door),
>Betelgeuse and Dr Who.
>
>Light classics include Night on Bare Mountain, the Desert Song, Nomad Dance
>(we're in Prax), Bach's Toccata and Fugue in Dm, and his Jesu. And Wagner
>of
>course - Siegfried's Funeral March, Valkerie, the Vorspeil from Parcifal,
>etc.
>
>Pop themes include stuff like Apache Nomad, Whiter Shade of Pale, People
>are
>Strange, and some Beatles, REM, Zeppelin, Nirvana and U2 toons (These are
>instrumental midis remember, not the originals). Jokey pop tunes are also
>up
>there - having just the tune makes the joke a *little* more subtle - Bad
>Moon Rising, Bad, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Desperado, Losing
>My
>Religion.
>
>We also use various folk tunes, mostly from the UK - swirling bagpipes,
>dainty harps, and thumping drums - Brian Boru's March, lots of O'Carolan,
>and favourite Lunar marches nicked from Nick or Janes' website. Plus of
>course, Raise The Tribes For Starbrow (Follow Me Up To Carlow).
>
>Character themes include the Man Who Sold The World (my Lokarnos merchant)
>,
>Here Comes the Sun and Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (the 'Domers), Big
>Girls Don't Cry (guess!) and Whiter Shade of Pale (the humakti).
>
>And last but not least, a collection of midi's nicked from computer games,
>often with helpful titles like 'Atmospheric', 'Dungeon', and 'Battle'.
>
>Plus the wavs - simple sound FX like animals sounds (lots of zebras, for
>some reason), battle and magic effects, laughs and screams, winds and
>rains,
>and the immortal 'six nipple' joke from Red Dwarf.
>
>All these are readily available on the web. If folk play with a laptop or
>pc
>handy, I can easily make my zipped collection available for use in-game.
>But
>I must remind you of the cheese. :)
>
>
>John
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Galactic Overlord. Drama Critic. Swear fealty to Torgon at http://www.cafepress.com/torgonthrone/ . Torgon has spoken.
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