From:	"Jeremy \"Bolthy\" Zimmerman" <jeremy@***********.COM>
Subject:	Re: Mood music
Date:	Mon, 25 May 1998 19:11:23 -0700

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> From: DisnyShamn <DisnyShamn@***.COM>
> To: SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET
> Subject: Re: Mood music
> Date: Monday, May 25, 1998 6:54 PM
>
> Me said:
>
> > It's even more important to have recurring NPC villains, especially
> > powerful ones, have theme music! Preferably one that starts low
> > and builds, so you can surruptitiously start it playing and watch
> > the looks on the players faces as it builds up and they realize
> > who's coming...
>
> Learned at yesterday's game some of the Really Effective music is that my
> Nightspawn GM had been using; the soundtrack from The Vision of
Escaflowne
> (anime). Doesn't use the whole thing, but there's some really great
orchestral
> pieces suitable for climactic battles, mysterious danger, etc. Let me
tell
> you, it improved our confrontation with Nightlords and their army by at
LEAST
> 200%.
>
> In fact, in SR some more pieces (with Japanese lyrics) might even be
useful.
> (Heck, I also just sit and listen to it, for that matter...)
>

On other hand, I played Billy Idol's "Cyberpunk" once, and almost got
lynched.