Ambience. Contextualize Arkhona and make it a very harsh place to fight in. Most of the time on the map i guess there doesn't need to be music anway. Though in key situations make a tune like approaching entrances or engaging in combat. Steven Lumpkin spoke of killing fields, who knows? Put on headphones and listen to the "tank-treads" in the background. Maybe when approaching entrances to Ork or Chaos-captured bases. Inside Chaos structures and the like Another piece of music for entrances, maybe when approaching PvE-Tyranid caves. Tyranide-Caves Chaos Combat. But only playing for the enemies of Chaos. Though, before you start to listen, i would tone down the chanting quite a bit... less melody and more background instruments. i mainly mean that deep horn/trumpet-thingy. at 1:25 for example. 2:05 better still
I've read your discussion about music styles, that fits into WH40K. I have to agree with LooManckstrat. Though like DemetriDominov, I'd make some exceptions. Imagine the following, whithout the main electronic-tune and concentrate on the rest, like the industrial background. strings, sonar-like sounds, hammering, pounding. just the first couple of seconds. the radar-thingy is great. notice how well the radar-thingy mixes and merges with the rest of the song! Edit 2: I'd personally would go for industrial background... less 'music' and more pounding and stomping. tank-treads. machines colliding. cold, echoey, haunting chanting. with occasional upbeating melodies. Wh40K is after all not void of science fiction. Epic Orchestra might be too much and too distracting. If you desperately want something heroic, pick 'Titus' theme' from Space Marine or 'Battlements'. Romantic and heroic, a bit tragic. Unlike Nintendo-Games like Legend of Zelda or Squenix, Final Fantasy, Wh40K's Atmossphere, despite TT-models, isn't cartoony enough to justify "in-your-face-music". It would sound clumsy and cobbled together. Full-on Metal wouldn't fit, though i can imagine traces of it in the background like guitars and stuff, riffs even, while there is something less crazy in the foreground. Edit: Wastelands Metroid Prime's soundtrack is fuckin' great.. but then again, many tracks sound too over the top. WH40K isn't futuristic enough, but its a great source for inspiration echoey, 'lonely' stuff. electric surges like crackling or other computer/software-related stuff skip to 30 seconds. maybe battle music could "awaken" like that. a skirmish between marines in the outskirts.
I wish It's a beautiful song, the lyrics are killer too. I was learning to play it a while ago and found that guy doing an instrumental. I like when anything Chaos has a sense of tragedy.
Yes... Heavy on the base drums(a "war drums" vibe) with Latin phrases for the vocals. 40K Universe is laden with Gothic architecture and altered Latin words and phrases. The music should capture that vibe. Not too futuristic or electronic of a sound, more of a throwback/classical sound IMO.
Listen to my last suggestion. I post it again below. That is what i have in mind. I agree on the SPace Marine theme, that there should be something like you mentioned, but it still leaves room for this. skip to 0:30 industrial background. (tank-treads! cold, echoey. hammering, pounding.)
I tried to resist...but the sweet cacophony drives me to post! by Bruva Alfabusa. Also longer version here...I should have posted this in 40k meme. Meh maybe I will later.
I think something like this would be perfect. This makes me feel in the middle of the battlefield ready to exterminate any Mon-keigh crossing my path! View: http://youtu.be/jU3zGW356hY
This: View: http://youtu.be/7_1rs1n-RLU This is just the most awesome battle theme I know. It has everything a good Warhammer-40k battle theme needs to have: 1. Choir: that is very important! Gives an epic "Gothic" feel and is ideal for Warhammer 40k 2. Powerful drums: Represents the sheer POWER AND KICKASSERY 40k has to offer and makes the theme overall feel faster and better 3. Some kind of gong or bell: Gives the music a kind of apocalyptic, eschatological feel
there should be some small window on the screen with music to chose ,coz there is so meny good tracks that most of you presented , i have one that i will listen while playing EC for sure, it create that psychodelic cazyness when you listen to it and kill enemy View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeuuSOUj0v4 its sick INSANE IN THE BRAIN specially for CHaos and orks, well space marines are also brainwashed soo....i guess just not for Eldars, i dont know .What do you all think
