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Message no. 1
From: Jason Ustica <usticaj@****.COM>
Subject: Blade Runner soundtrack (Re: Music during games sessions.)
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 23:52:00 -0700
This reminds me of soemthing: Why do so many cyberpunk-genre roleplayers
like the Blade Runner soundtrack?? IMHO, it sucked *big time*. I was
expecting some fairly dark music, but it turned out to be poorly recorded
70's filled noise. So many poeple have reccomended it in the past that I
went out and bought it. Mistake! I took it back the same day (luckily the
store accepted reutrns).

It must be the association factor in the music itself. It probably
reminds many people of the way they felt while watching Blade Runner, and
that same feeling can be brought in to the RPG session when listening to
the soundtrack. I just can't see that the *music* itself is the attraction.

Any comments?

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* Jason Ustica * Coming to you from Lancaster, CA * GO L.A. KINGS!! *
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Message no. 2
From: Eve Forward <lutra@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Blade Runner soundtrack (Re: Music during games sessions.)
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 05:30:24 -0700
It's Vangelis. If you don't like Vangelis, you don't like Vangelis.
I happen to like it. And as for background noise, it's OK for gaming.
My SO has some music called "Djam Karat" or something, and I HATE it;
it sounds like the music represenation of the flu, but he and many
others think it makes great background for SR. Personal tastes, go
figure.
I used to have the demo-tape of someone who did music for films;
it was a selection of themes and it was good SR music; had that movie
feel without conjuring up images from any movie. It got lost though...

-E
Message no. 3
From: "Andrew W. Ragland" <RAGLAN45@*****.MMC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Blade Runner soundtrack (Re: Music during games sessions.)
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 11:46:53 -0500
>This reminds me of soemthing: Why do so many cyberpunk-genre roleplayers
>like the Blade Runner soundtrack?? IMHO, it sucked *big time*. I was
>expecting some fairly dark music, but it turned out to be poorly recorded
>70's filled noise. So many poeple have reccomended it in the past that I
>went out and bought it. Mistake! I took it back the same day (luckily the
>store accepted reutrns).

Funny, I have the same opinion about Nine Inch Nails. All I hear is noise.
Meanwhile, Blade Runner has inspired some wonderfully dark moods. I came up
with the plotline of my sickest scenario while listening to Blade Runner. I
also like Kitaro and David Arkenstone, so I guess you just have to have the
taste for it. FYI, I also like SOM, cranked up REALLY LOUD, and bought the
Crow CD for the title track by the Cure.

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Message no. 4
From: Matt Hufstetler <gt2778a@*****.GATECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Blade Runner soundtrack (Re: Music during games sessions.)
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 13:32:43 -0400
> This reminds me of soemthing: Why do so many cyberpunk-genre roleplayers
> like the Blade Runner soundtrack?? IMHO, it sucked *big time*. I was
> expecting some fairly dark music, but it turned out to be poorly recorded
> 70's filled noise. So many poeple have reccomended it in the past that I
> went out and bought it. Mistake! I took it back the same day (luckily the
> store accepted reutrns).

All except for that one bloody song in the middle, I really rather like
that soundtrack. It just fits well with most of the way my Games go.



Matt 'Comatose Raspberry' Hufstetler
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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