| From: | Stephanos Piperoglou <steve@*******.HOL.GR> |
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| Subject: | Re: Music during gaming sessions. |
| Date: | Mon, 25 Sep 1995 20:35:57 +0200 |
> Call me old fashion, but there are some great classical selections that
> can really add to the mood of a session. Try Verdi's "Requiem", the
> opening to Carmina Burana, the fourth movement in Brahm's Fourth
> Symphony, "Symphonie fantastique", the Saltarello from Mendelsohns'
> "Italian" Symphony, and the "Dies Irae" from Mozart's
"Requiem". I know
> this kind of music isn't the type one would normally attribute to
> Shadowrun, but IMHO it can set one heck of a mood. Imagine the players
> reaction as they walk into an insect hive hearing the "Witch's Sabboth"
> from "Symphonie Fantastique", or the "Dies Irae" from any
Requiem.
I *love* this kind of music for most fantasy RPGs, but I can't fit it in
Shadowrun... still, it's just for specific scenes (battles with undead
call for Carmina Burana, but the damn thing doesn't last long enough!).
--
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