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[ephrion]

I have a siege battle theme planned out, as well as some more peaceful "general game time" music.  It will be symphonic/classical style, with a lot of really gutsy low instruments ( French horns, church organ, contrabass, very dwarven instruments I think ).  I might throw some electric guitar and kit drumming, for fun.

Anyway, if you've got any suggestions or ideas for other themes, let me know.  I might get this battle theme done today if I really bust my ass.

[Urist McCyrilin]

I think that's a goALL GLORY TO THE DF MUSIC.
DO NOT TAMPER WITH THE DF MUSIC.
*cough*

[ephrion]

Hell, as far as I know its not even possible to implement the music in the game so that it'd switch from "main theme" to "battle theme" when a siege comes.  It's more of a fun thing for me.  I actually really like Toady's guitar parts, but a bit of variety never hurts

[Leonon]

Use a keytar.

Also, your music needs more cowbell.

[LegoLord]

There was already a thread for something like this awhile back.  Big group effort type thing.  It might still be going even though the thread seems inactive now.  I do believe Toady has some plans for musical improvement, though.

[ephrion]

There was already a thread for something like this awhile back.  Big group effort type thing.  It might still be going even though the thread seems inactive now.  I do believe Toady has some plans for musical improvement, though.

That's cool.  I actually contacted Toady a few months ago about helping out with the music and he told me he wanted to do it all himself.  Of course, seeing the sheer amount of mods available nowadays, I couldn't help but make my own little contribution...

Use a keytar.

Also, your music needs more cowbell.

I'm going for dwarfy, not gay. 

[kefkakrazy]

This reminds me of one of my favorite features from the old Total Annihilation game. The music was awesome orchestral stuff, and it would normally be really calm, when you were building your forces? But when a battle broke out, it would suddenly change to this broad, sweeping, epic style. Entirely fitting for a game that, in retrospect, might be described as "what happens if Dwarves built an epic civilization?" Seriously, the entire plot of the game is basically "two halves of an immense civilization have undergone tantrum spiral and have utterly destroyed everything in the galaxy with nuclear weaponry while attempting to kill each other." You can even unleash Project Fuck the World a la Boatmurdered... you just do it with nuclear weaponry rather than magma.

[Lummox JR]

I've always felt computer games never gave enough attention to context-sensitive music, and sadly the module formats (.mod, .xm, .s3m, .it, etc.) don't really have anything built in to support that. Context-sensitive music in DF would be great.

On the topic of music, a while back I got to thinking how awesome it'd be to have music with the character of the epic themes in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I know it's weird, but the music in that film has incredible atmosphere. Something with that kind of feeling would really fit DF well.

[Albedo]

Also, your music needs more cowbell.

The Tibetan all-cowbell choir needs more cowbell.

[zchris13]

This reminds me of one of my favorite features from the old Total Annihilation game. The music was awesome orchestral stuff, and it would normally be really calm, when you were building your forces? But when a battle broke out, it would suddenly change to this broad, sweeping, epic style. Entirely fitting for a game that, in retrospect, might be described as "what happens if Dwarves built an epic civilization?" Seriously, the entire plot of the game is basically "two halves of an immense civilization have undergone tantrum spiral and have utterly destroyed everything in the galaxy with nuclear weaponry while attempting to kill each other." You can even unleash Project Fuck the World a la Boatmurdered... you just do it with nuclear weaponry rather than magma.

The contingency plan is technically using alien technology from beyond space.

But I have those tracks on my lappy. Listening to them occasionally.

[ephrion]

I've always felt computer games never gave enough attention to context-sensitive music, and sadly the module formats (.mod, .xm, .s3m, .it, etc.) don't really have anything built in to support that. Context-sensitive music in DF would be great.

I totally agree.  Music really adds so much to anything its a part of, can you imagine Star Wars without the Imperial March?  Or Final Fantasy without Uematsu's excellent compositions?  I know I get excited whenever "A Vile Force of Darkness Appears!", I can only imagine what some epic battle music would do

This reminds me of one of my favorite features from the old Total Annihilation game. The music was awesome orchestral stuff, and it would normally be really calm, when you were building your forces? But when a battle broke out, it would suddenly change to this broad, sweeping, epic style. Entirely fitting for a game that, in retrospect, might be described as "what happens if Dwarves built an epic civilization?" Seriously, the entire plot of the game is basically "two halves of an immense civilization have undergone tantrum spiral and have utterly destroyed everything in the galaxy with nuclear weaponry while attempting to kill each other." You can even unleash Project Fuck the World a la Boatmurdered... you just do it with nuclear weaponry rather than magma.

That game sounds awesome, and I want it now

[Opirian]

I had this song pop into my head

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ncPRsArEhA

just the music not the video

[Gergination]

I think simply having more of Toady's guitar songs would be awesome.  I know that's not a concern right now but he'll get around to it eventually.  I really like the title song myself.