Paint it Black

[InVinoVeritas]

...just listen. You'll know what to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwJp_Xh8lP0

[steveflam]

That was amazing

[Gonzoron of the FoS]

awe inspiring...

[Nerit]

Coincidentally, I ran into a great album called Infernal Violins which has a similar but instrumental version of "Paint in Black!" It includes some riffs from "Sympathy for the Devil."

Errr, I can only find a public version on Grooveshark, though: http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Sympa ... es+/2LCj7m

[Joël of the FoS]

This version of Paint it black sounds like if one night, Strahd woke up from his coffin very happy, and started to dance and sing in his castle, à la 50's musicals.

[hidajiremi]

If anyone cares about it, Vitamin String Quartet does incredible chamber music covers of rock, metal, and punk songs. You can find most of their catalog up for listening on Grooveshark.


Jeremy Puckett

[Gonzoron of the FoS]

Vitamin String Quartet is awesome. I use them for my campaign all the time.

[InVinoVeritas]

The Infernal Violins take is nice. It's like a Mordentish take on Karel Gott's Balok version.

Remind me of another music trick I did in a campaign. I used Khatchaturian's Masquerade Waltz as the theme for Borca:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNSDJoSNH-g

Soon, the PCs ran out to the countryside to find solace from the politics of the city. They got rest in a small village, and then as entertainment, they played Taraf de Haïdouks' version of the Masquerade Waltz.

I can only find that version on iTunes, but they're a Romanian gypsy folk band.
Here's an example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFmEkXSdRF0

[Joël of the FoS]

Great links, both. I didn't know the Katchaturian one (the sabre dance fall on my nerves, but this one is great).

The Rom reminded me of the movie Latcho drom, which these guys made parts of the music. Great movie.

Joël

[Gonzoron of the FoS]

Very cool, InvinoVeritas.

I did something similar for a recurring villain. His "theme" was Nine Inch Nail's A Warm Place (yes, NIN, but not your average NIN song).

I found several remixes of the song, none of which I can find right now to show you. But the point is, for chatting with the guy, I used a trance-y quiet version. For battle, I used a drum n' bass fast version. For his sob-story background tale, I used a version with a violin backup. I couldn't believe how many different tones I was able to pull off with a single obscure song.

(Now searching on youtube, I found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2W9hiWS2dQ which I'll have to use sometime)

[brass]

Very cool, InvinoVeritas.

I did something similar for a recurring villain. His "theme" was Nine Inch Nail's A Warm Place (yes, NIN, but not your average NIN song).

There is a very cool haunting vocal mix of a warm place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Ps6lnBr4k

Think you can download it from their main site in the remix section.

Also the Ghosts instrumental album is a gold mine for atmosphere with about 30 tracks. The first 9 tracks can be downloaded for free to give you a taste.

http://ghosts.nin.com/main/order_options

[InVinoVeritas]

Oh, heck yeah. A Warm Place is an excellent Ravenloft song. But hey, I use NIN in other places, too.

I used "Gave Up", remix from the Fixed album, in a fight with a clockwork vampire whose screams caused Confusion.

I finished that particular session with "Self Destruction, pt. 2" from Further Down the Spiral just as the final piece to finish the adventure--as the credits roll, essentially.