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Offline Theodidactus (OP)

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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2014, 12:10:02 PM »
Skrillex is like star trek and doctor who. A lot (maybe even a majority) of their fanbases are annoying, which I think fosters the ILLUSION that they aren't very good when in fact I think they are.
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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2014, 07:21:49 PM »
Quote from: Theodidactus link=topic=6833.  msg72582#msg72582 date=1399309802
Skrillex is like star trek and doctor who.   A lot (maybe even a majority) of their fanbases are annoying, which I think fosters the ILLUSION that they aren't very good when in fact I think they are.   

I'd argue that when it comes to Doctor Who, heheh, but that's a good point.   I think Skrillex and dubstep in general gets a bad rap in some quarters that it doesn't really deserve.   I've heard a lot of it that I really like that's also pretty different from the stuff Skrillex puts out, but people tend to lump it all in under the Skrillex category. 

It's not the kind of stuff I tend to listen to while playing Aurora, mind, but it's still pretty good IMO. 

As for Pink Floyd - some of it fits, some of it doesn't.   I tend to stay away from the more conventional-sounding acoustic rock stuff and the weird, proto-industrial stuff like 'Money' and go straight for the space-ier songs.  'Set the Controls.  .  .  ', 'On the Run', 'Obscured by Clouds' or 'Quicksilver' are all pretty good choices. 
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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #17 on: May 06, 2014, 01:29:35 AM »
Actually I think some of the stuff from incompetech would be great for Aurora ambiance, allthough I keep hearing the same tracks being used in Kerbal Space program videos on youtube, but I've found some awesome atmospheric tracks already.
Here's a collection called "Dark world" slow somewhat eery tracks which would suit whatever you happen to be doing at the time.
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=006&Search=Search

Alot of the stuff there is free, but you can support the artist Kevin Macleod by buying them, theres currently a 7 hour long collection of compilations for about 10 bucks. Or you could just download stuff and queue them up, whatever :p
« Last Edit: May 06, 2014, 01:34:19 AM by MarcAFK »
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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #18 on: May 08, 2014, 03:41:29 AM »
Couple of songs from various space sim YT videos that i liked.


from Homeworld 2 PDS mod trailer - love that one, here is the whole trailer -



index=135&list=FLuKOF762cuFDAzeDn3IMxqg

Battle Keeper a.k.a. Best part of Homeworld 2 soundtrack.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=FLuKOF762cuFDAzeDn3IMxqg&feature=mh_lolz

And one from some Freespace 2 video ;)
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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #19 on: July 18, 2014, 02:45:10 AM »
SomaFM has few stations that I love listening to while playing Aurora:

http://somafm.com/missioncontrol/
http://somafm.com/dronezone/
http://somafm.com/deepspaceone/
http://somafm.com/spacestation/

Mission Control is my favourite - nothing beats ambient with actual Apollo/STS audio logs.
 

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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #20 on: July 18, 2014, 05:25:37 AM »
I could recommend a lot of stuff, though I personally don't like to listen to music when playing Aurora. It just seems too technical for the etherial for me.
However there is one amazing and neutral title I could recommend that comes from 4x too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu-zLip6tkI&list=FLBgabXWdptKx6RYabEsb5Qg&index=58
The trancy style and then the title name hit perfectly. The rest of the soundtrack is fair, but not as outstanding as this.
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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #21 on: July 18, 2014, 11:40:29 AM »
I'd recommend the whole Space Engineers OST.

list=PLhPp-QAUKF_ishuzv6A_h4IWVB4BQZNpQ

Its got battle music, peaceful construction music, exploration music, everything.
 

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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #22 on: December 30, 2015, 09:03:27 AM »
Bump.
Stumbled upon this channel on youtube and instantly thought of Aurora.
 Trinity ward
Seems to be a fairly unknown indie at least by the tiny number of views and the lack of any subscribers. Though it's likely the channel isn't official. Check it out if you're a fan of industrial, atmospheric, electro ... Funk I guess?
Edit: I checked their website, that is their youtube channel, first subscriber lol.
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". . .  We know nothing about them, their language, their history or what they look like.  But we can assume this.  They stand for everything we don't stand for.  Also they told me you guys look like dorks. "
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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #23 on: December 30, 2015, 10:27:37 AM »
2 Wicky - Hooverphonic
Assignment: Outer Space - Kernfeld
Intelligent Creatures & Technology Eats Its Young - Powerman 5000
Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere - Powerman 5000
Wandering Star - Kid Beyond (or the original by Portishead)
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Astro Zombies - Misfits (optionally, listen to the version that's featuring Joan Jett)
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
The Final Countdown - Europe
Space Truckin' - Deep Purple
Man On The Moon - R.E.M.
Telstar - The Tornados
White Light - Gorillaz
Gravity - Gorillaz
Starshine - Gorillaz
Space - M.I.A.
Astronomy - Blue Oyster Cult (or the Metallica version, if you prefer it)

Sometimes when I want a laugh I listen to Electronik Supersonik by Zlad.

Also worth mentioning are the soundtracks to various space-themed tv shows, movies, and games, some of my favorite being Battlestar Galactica (some of these are duds, but the good ones are great!), Descent (the game), and the original Starcraft OST.

You can also pretty much just search for "space ambient" on youtube and come up with a dozen great results.
 

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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #24 on: March 28, 2016, 03:55:28 PM »
Obligatory ( i cant believe no one posted this yet )




And for more peaceful times :


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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #25 on: March 28, 2016, 04:24:42 PM »
Blood for the Blood God is always good.

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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2016, 06:10:50 AM »

For those early Nuclear Thermal/Pulse times ;D



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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #27 on: May 07, 2016, 06:26:24 PM »
That was an awesome mission, I forget how large everything needs to be with Real Solar System.
Great soundtrack too.
" Why is this godforsaken hellhole worth dying for? "
". . .  We know nothing about them, their language, their history or what they look like.  But we can assume this.  They stand for everything we don't stand for.  Also they told me you guys look like dorks. "
"Stop exploding, you cowards.  "
 

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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #28 on: October 26, 2016, 06:14:50 AM »
Album:  Mirror's Edge Catalyst (EA Games Soundtrack) by Solar Fields.
 

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Re: Music For Aurora:
« Reply #29 on: February 16, 2017, 01:09:01 PM »
Battle Keeper a.k.a. Best part of Homeworld 2 soundtrack.
The whole Homeworld series has quite good OST, I am especially in love with Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak OST.