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#1
wrecan
Nov 11, 2010 6:46:08 I want to compile a list of music that is either apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic (no dystopias, please) to help set the mood at the beginning of Gamma World games. Here's what I have so far. (Clearly, I am a child of the '80s)

Apocalyptic

"It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M.

"How Far We've Come" by Matchbox 20

"Bad Moon Rising" by Credence Clearwater Revival

"We Will All Go Together When We Go" by Tom Lehrer

"Sinner Man, Where You Gonna Run To", traditional gospel

"The Final Countdown" by Europe

"Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones

"London Calling" by the Clash

"Eve of Destruction" by the Turtles

"99 Luftballoons" by Nena

"Christmas at Ground Zero" by "Wierd Al" Yankovic

"1999" by Prince

"We Will Become Silhouettes" by Postal Service

"(I'll Love You) Till The End Of The World" By Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"The Man Comes Around" by Johnny Cash

Post-Apocalyptic

"(Nothing But) Flowers" by Talking Heads

"I Remember California" by R.E.M.

"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" by Billy Joel

"All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan

"Everything is Broken" by Bob Dylan

"Badlands" by Bruce Springsteen

"Wooden Ships" by Crosby, Stills & Nash

The albums "2112" and "Grace Under Pressure" by RUSH

#2
uripadeez
Nov 11, 2010 10:42:28 I would suggest RUSH "2112" (heck, both sides really) and "Grace Under Pressure".
But my all-time G-World favorite inspiration needs to be the Tom Petty video for "You Got Lucky"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTAhZKP5wCY

#3
wrecan
Nov 11, 2010 11:00:36 Good call on RUSH. The Tom Petty video is certainly post-apocalyptic, but the lyrics aren't.
#4
Serpine
Nov 11, 2010 12:45:05 The last 3 albums from Abney Park
(Lost Horizons, Aether Shanties, End of Days)

They blend in a lot of world styles and obscure instruments which fits the melded worldlines concept, and a lot of the songs are basically telling the story of a steampunk airship moving through a post apocalypse setting. The downside is it may inspire people to get that Keelboat from the starting gear list kitted out for piracy... Or that may be an upside depending on your perspective.
#5
Popesixtus
Nov 11, 2010 13:13:43 Movie soundtracks are amazing. Terminator II (my personal favorite), the Matrix, Fast & Furious... anything to get the table adrenaline up.
#6
mvincent
Nov 11, 2010 14:41:46 "1999" by Prince
"Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult (always reminds me of "The Stand")
#7
whitishknight
Nov 11, 2010 16:39:42 "We Will Become Silhouettes" by the Postal Service. After surviving the radioactive apocalypse...
#8
microbless
Nov 11, 2010 16:49:14 I use a lot of Aphex Twin. It's a great, dirty sound.
#9
mementomori
Nov 11, 2010 17:17:33 the album: Warp Riders by The Sword

here is a track  (incidentally, I think that tune could be a cool launch point for a D&D or Gamma World campaign)
#10
roninsfx
Nov 11, 2010 17:23:33 Here is my Gamma World playlist:

The "Sorcerer" soundtrack By Tangerine Dream
"(I'll Love You) Till The End Of The World" By Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
"The Adversary" By Crime & The City Solution
"Asche Zu Asche" By Rammstein
"Headhunter V3.0" By Front 242
"Down In The Park" By Gary Numan
"Weapons Of Mass Distortion" By The Crystal Method
"Until The End Of The World" By U2
"Future Legend/Diamond Dogs" By David Bowie
"Beautiful World" By DEVO
"Search & Destroy" By Iggy & The Stooges
"The Man Machine" By Kraftwerk

#11
kinowolf
Nov 11, 2010 19:14:56 Tu-Pac. Start to finish.
#12
FrozenWastes
Nov 11, 2010 22:57:27 Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9IfHDi-2EA
#13
tyweise
Nov 11, 2010 23:53:29 Powerman 5000 - When Worlds Collide

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV500W4BHU
#14
Whitt
Nov 12, 2010 1:38:26 The Borderlands videogame soundtrack is perfect.
#15
crowboy
Nov 12, 2010 5:59:35 Some more tracks that I think would be a great fit:

Suede - Stay Together (Full Version)
The B-52's - Rock Lobster - that vaguely sounds like a true gamma monster
The Beatles - Help!
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
Vangelis - One More Kiss, Dear (part of Blade Runner soundtrack and very Falloutish)
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There?
Pixies - Wave of Mutilation
Porcupine Tree - Radioactive Toy
The Shortwave Set - Replica
#16
roninsfx
Nov 12, 2010 9:27:20
Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9IfHDi-2EA

Great pick!
#17
csteinhoff
Nov 13, 2010 17:04:02 Moby....I like Play it feels to me like something that was made form pieces and parts. Cage the Elephant.....and the rest of the Borderlands sound track. I also like a few things out of "Age of Conan" sound track.....
#18
shidara1
Nov 13, 2010 19:01:47 Check out "Barra Barra" from the Blackhawk Down soundtrack. It's a tribal-sounding Arabic song that's just perfect for a GW marketplace or tavern or other "alien feel" place.

And to second it, the Borderlands soundtrack, along with the ending credits tune "No Heaven" by Champion, are perfect as well.
#19
ristarr
Nov 14, 2010 13:16:29 Since I record my sessions, I am looking for music that I can use legally as part of my game. I have come up with Ghosts I-IV and The Slip which are Creative Commons releases. I also am adding a lot of things from the experimental section of the community audio section of the Internet Archive. This is a particularly good soundtrack for a GW game.   www.archive.org/details/Zum-tunguska

There are lots of other dark atmospheric tracks there also. And some truly weird stuff like www.archive.org/details/residuum-i_am_si...
where they take a minute long text as read by a computer and playing it back into the room to record it again. They then do that over and over 59 times. The slight delay imposed by each of the recordings turns it into just a ambient soundscape after about 30 recordings and you can't recognize words anymore, it has just turned into music. I am going to put all 59 tracks scattered throughout my game mix and see if anyone gets suspicous about it.
#20
mib_dg
Nov 30, 2010 22:03:57 Blue Oyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
Rob Zombie - Reload
Rob Zombie - Superbeast
Dean Elliot - Thundarr the Barbarian opening theme
The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die!
Motorhead - Ace of Spades (the ideal Porker themesong)
Lunatic Calm - Leave You Far Behind
Jenny Owen Youngs - What the F#ck Was I Thinking?
The Laziest Men On Mars - The Terrible Secret of Space
Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla
KLF - What Time is Love?
MC Lars - iGeneration
MC Lars - Space Game
Strong Bad - Trogdor the Burninator
Flight of the Conchords - Robots (The Distant Future)
KMFDM - Megalomaniac (Excessive Force Remix)

#21
anticlimax
Dec 04, 2010 22:19:54 my first stab at dming this is coming up. i plan on using some mixture of these three artists.

the residents

negativland

goblin

drawing a lot of inspiration for the gamma world style from sources like the church of the subgenius and the 80's film the toxic avenger. really want to drive home the freakish extra-dimensional explosion element.

#22
RPJesus
Dec 04, 2010 23:06:20 Does Komm Susser Tod count?
#23
chintznibbles
Dec 05, 2010 5:51:19 I am planning on busting out Pendulum's Slam...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1BEQcKVRRk

... when the players figure out how the special ancient junk (a tiny serrated metal stick with a plastic base? Junk!) they just picked up transforms their rusty pickup from a convenient horse-wagon to a sweet ride and start barrelling down some crumbling desert highways. It's all awesome "low rider" type stuff in the beginning and then kicks into high gear - perfect for a chase scene when something large and hungry gets wind of the noise!

Also considering The Terminal off of the same album for a climactic encounter with an ancient android computer intelligence.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-M1EkXo5_c

Also strongly considering recreating the intro scene from Borderlands, but we'll see who in the audience has actually played the game first. ;)
#24
Guroth_the_Forsaken
Feb 25, 2011 15:25:18 Oh wow, I've got to go home and find my list of tunes and post it!

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 wrecan Nov 11, 2010 6:46:08	I want to compile a list of music that is either apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic (no dystopias, please) to help set the mood at the beginning of Gamma World games. Here's what I have so far. (Clearly, I am a child of the '80s) Apocalyptic "It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M. "How Far We've Come" by Matchbox 20 "Bad Moon Rising" by Credence Clearwater Revival "We Will All Go Together When We Go" by Tom Lehrer "Sinner Man, Where You Gonna Run To", traditional gospel "The Final Countdown" by Europe "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones "London Calling" by the Clash "Eve of Destruction" by the Turtles "99 Luftballoons" by Nena "Christmas at Ground Zero" by "Wierd Al" Yankovic "1999" by Prince "We Will Become Silhouettes" by Postal Service "(I'll Love You) Till The End Of The World" By Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "The Man Comes Around" by Johnny Cash Post-Apocalyptic "(Nothing But) Flowers" by Talking Heads "I Remember California" by R.E.M. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" by Billy Joel "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan "Everything is Broken" by Bob Dylan "Badlands" by Bruce Springsteen "Wooden Ships" by Crosby, Stills & Nash The albums "2112" and "Grace Under Pressure" by RUSH
#2 uripadeez Nov 11, 2010 10:42:28	I would suggest RUSH "2112" (heck, both sides really) and "Grace Under Pressure". But my all-time G-World favorite inspiration needs to be the Tom Petty video for "You Got Lucky" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTAhZKP5wCY
#3 wrecan Nov 11, 2010 11:00:36	Good call on RUSH. The Tom Petty video is certainly post-apocalyptic, but the lyrics aren't.
#4 Serpine Nov 11, 2010 12:45:05	The last 3 albums from Abney Park (Lost Horizons, Aether Shanties, End of Days) They blend in a lot of world styles and obscure instruments which fits the melded worldlines concept, and a lot of the songs are basically telling the story of a steampunk airship moving through a post apocalypse setting. The downside is it may inspire people to get that Keelboat from the starting gear list kitted out for piracy... Or that may be an upside depending on your perspective.
#5 Popesixtus Nov 11, 2010 13:13:43	Movie soundtracks are amazing. Terminator II (my personal favorite), the Matrix, Fast & Furious... anything to get the table adrenaline up.
#6 mvincent Nov 11, 2010 14:41:46	"1999" by Prince "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult (always reminds me of "The Stand")
#7 whitishknight Nov 11, 2010 16:39:42	"We Will Become Silhouettes" by the Postal Service. After surviving the radioactive apocalypse...
#8 microbless Nov 11, 2010 16:49:14	I use a lot of Aphex Twin. It's a great, dirty sound.
#9 mementomori Nov 11, 2010 17:17:33	the album: Warp Riders by The Sword here is a track (incidentally, I think that tune could be a cool launch point for a D&D or Gamma World campaign)
#10 roninsfx Nov 11, 2010 17:23:33	Here is my Gamma World playlist: The "Sorcerer" soundtrack By Tangerine Dream "(I'll Love You) Till The End Of The World" By Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "The Adversary" By Crime & The City Solution "Asche Zu Asche" By Rammstein "Headhunter V3.0" By Front 242 "Down In The Park" By Gary Numan "Weapons Of Mass Distortion" By The Crystal Method "Until The End Of The World" By U2 "Future Legend/Diamond Dogs" By David Bowie "Beautiful World" By DEVO "Search & Destroy" By Iggy & The Stooges "The Man Machine" By Kraftwerk
#11 kinowolf Nov 11, 2010 19:14:56	Tu-Pac. Start to finish.
#12 FrozenWastes Nov 11, 2010 22:57:27	Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9IfHDi-2EA
#13 tyweise Nov 11, 2010 23:53:29	Powerman 5000 - When Worlds Collide www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV500W4BHU
#14 Whitt Nov 12, 2010 1:38:26	The Borderlands videogame soundtrack is perfect.
#15 crowboy Nov 12, 2010 5:59:35	Some more tracks that I think would be a great fit: Suede - Stay Together (Full Version) The B-52's - Rock Lobster - that vaguely sounds like a true gamma monster The Beatles - Help! King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man Vangelis - One More Kiss, Dear (part of Blade Runner soundtrack and very Falloutish) Muse - Knights of Cydonia Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? Pixies - Wave of Mutilation Porcupine Tree - Radioactive Toy The Shortwave Set - Replica
#16 roninsfx Nov 12, 2010 9:27:20	Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9IfHDi-2EA Great pick!
#17 csteinhoff Nov 13, 2010 17:04:02	Moby....I like Play it feels to me like something that was made form pieces and parts. Cage the Elephant.....and the rest of the Borderlands sound track. I also like a few things out of "Age of Conan" sound track.....
#18 shidara1 Nov 13, 2010 19:01:47	Check out "Barra Barra" from the Blackhawk Down soundtrack. It's a tribal-sounding Arabic song that's just perfect for a GW marketplace or tavern or other "alien feel" place. And to second it, the Borderlands soundtrack, along with the ending credits tune "No Heaven" by Champion, are perfect as well.
#19 ristarr Nov 14, 2010 13:16:29	Since I record my sessions, I am looking for music that I can use legally as part of my game. I have come up with Ghosts I-IV and The Slip which are Creative Commons releases. I also am adding a lot of things from the experimental section of the community audio section of the Internet Archive. This is a particularly good soundtrack for a GW game. www.archive.org/details/Zum-tunguska There are lots of other dark atmospheric tracks there also. And some truly weird stuff like www.archive.org/details/residuum-i_am_si... where they take a minute long text as read by a computer and playing it back into the room to record it again. They then do that over and over 59 times. The slight delay imposed by each of the recordings turns it into just a ambient soundscape after about 30 recordings and you can't recognize words anymore, it has just turned into music. I am going to put all 59 tracks scattered throughout my game mix and see if anyone gets suspicous about it.
#20 mib_dg Nov 30, 2010 22:03:57	Blue Oyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) Rob Zombie - Reload Rob Zombie - Superbeast Dean Elliot - Thundarr the Barbarian opening theme The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die! Motorhead - Ace of Spades (the ideal Porker themesong) Lunatic Calm - Leave You Far Behind Jenny Owen Youngs - What the F#ck Was I Thinking? The Laziest Men On Mars - The Terrible Secret of Space Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla KLF - What Time is Love? MC Lars - iGeneration MC Lars - Space Game Strong Bad - Trogdor the Burninator Flight of the Conchords - Robots (The Distant Future) KMFDM - Megalomaniac (Excessive Force Remix)
#21 anticlimax Dec 04, 2010 22:19:54	my first stab at dming this is coming up. i plan on using some mixture of these three artists. the residents negativland goblin drawing a lot of inspiration for the gamma world style from sources like the church of the subgenius and the 80's film the toxic avenger. really want to drive home the freakish extra-dimensional explosion element.
#22 RPJesus Dec 04, 2010 23:06:20	Does Komm Susser Tod count?
#23 chintznibbles Dec 05, 2010 5:51:19	I am planning on busting out Pendulum's Slam... www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1BEQcKVRRk ... when the players figure out how the special ancient junk (a tiny serrated metal stick with a plastic base? Junk!) they just picked up transforms their rusty pickup from a convenient horse-wagon to a sweet ride and start barrelling down some crumbling desert highways. It's all awesome "low rider" type stuff in the beginning and then kicks into high gear - perfect for a chase scene when something large and hungry gets wind of the noise! Also considering The Terminal off of the same album for a climactic encounter with an ancient android computer intelligence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-M1EkXo5_c Also strongly considering recreating the intro scene from Borderlands, but we'll see who in the audience has actually played the game first. ;)
#24 Guroth_the_Forsaken Feb 25, 2011 15:25:18	Oh wow, I've got to go home and find my list of tunes and post it!