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Musical Inspiration

BY: @ronism | CREATED: Jan. 31, 2018, 7:46 p.m. | VOTES: 11 | PAYOUT: $11.68 | [ VOTE ]

Musical Inspiration While Working

Today I want to share some of the music that is inspiring me as I work on my main project, which doesn't have a name yet. I've always had a story about an ancient warrior in my head somewhere. A landscape of a the world in the distant past: castles, ziggurats, temples, villages, stone monuments, A dark forest, a bitter mountain top, a desert wasteland, a creepy underground. All environments filled with atmosphere and meaning. To get into that visionary state it's helpful to have an appropriate soundtrack. Some of the videos may not work. You can always click through to youtube if your into it. Anyway I hope to have some cool updates coming from my studio account soon. Like everyone else I wish I had more time for personal work.

If I'm thinking of something epic. Nothing beats the epic music from Conan the Barbarian. The best score Basil Poledouris has made, in my opinion. The film has little dialogue and the music does the talking along with the visuals.

Conan the Barbarian Soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9icM1Wth1o

For something I consider closer to classical fantasy I mix in The Dark Crystal Soundtrack. Listening to this takes me back to being a kid with my eyes glued to the screen. I was totally blown away by this movie and it started my interest in dark fantasy. The soundtrack is whimsical, cheerful, sorrowful, scary, and hopeful. Full range of meaning and beautiful.

The Dark Crystal Soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxzzlpX1Dms

For something sobering and completely transporting I turn to anything by Wardruna. Although the world I'm building isn't necessarily Norse. I have found this use of old/natural instruments and ritualistic chants to be mind altering.

>Wardruna is a Norwegian music group dedicated to creating musical renditions of Norse cultural and esoteric traditions.

>Wardruna make significant use of Nordic historical and traditional instruments including various percussion, flutes, kraviklyra, tagelharpe, mouth harp, goat horn and lur. Non-traditional instruments and other sources of sound like trees, rocks, water and torches are also used.

Wardruna - Listen to it all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuWPsx6U8rU

I'll add a few bonus videos as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOi9gjoylas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRg_8NNPTD8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj1RS9vHcsw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy44ocuoWhE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=locW-9S00VU

TAGS: [ #blog ] [ #music ] [ #inspiration ] [ #life ] [ #soundtrack ]

Replies

@theflak36 | Jan. 31, 2018, 7:47 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Conan is the best.

@nyarlathotep | Jan. 31, 2018, 9:45 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Conan, one of the best soundtracks, and I agree it's the best of Poledouris. And you can't mention that movie without mentioning the Prayer to Crom, right?

There is also a ton of Lovecraft-inspired music on youtube, there are so many that I hardly could check them all out, but one composer that I really liked is Graham Plowman.

I'll check the rest of your suggestion tomorrow, it's late now here, kids are asleep!

@ronism | Feb. 1, 2018, 2 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Love the atmospheric lovecraftian music. Cryo Chamber youtube channel has some good stuff. I included one of the mixes (Yog-Sothoth 1) in this post and always find more in the recommended list. I'm sure you know but some people don't realize there is a cool connection between Robert E. Howard and Lovecraft.

@sneaky-ninja | Feb. 3, 2018, 9:05 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

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@aksdwi | Feb. 4, 2018, 12:32 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

This post has received a 4.50 % upvote from @aksdwi thanks to: @ronism.

@allaz | Feb. 4, 2018, 12:50 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

You got a 9.04% upvote from @allaz courtesy of @ronism!

@thunderbirdcomic | Feb. 19, 2018, 4:45 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Having some good music to anchor your mood when drawing or any kind of art is key!

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