Monday, December 17, 2018

Character Leitmotifs

I like music. I like tone setting music. I like characters with tone setting music. Here's my list.

Khorne related things: Raining Blood by Slayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ZqFlw6hYg

Togo Katoichi, the Samurai Marine: Ona Hei by Jeff van Dyck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwJ1EpxiWb4

Oniboshi, the traitor onmyodo librarian: Sonaiyo by Jeff van Dyck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzt_6YeINF8

Mallaithe, the Cursed Daemon-armour controlled swordsman: Devils Never Cry by Tetsuya Shibata (cover by Little V Mills): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjXzv0a009c

Wu Tang, the Kung Fu Cowboy mercenary: 36 Chambers of Death by Wu Tang Clan. As in the whole album.

Erioch Karpath, the "Warmonger" and heretic general: Rules of Nature by Jamie Christofferson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3472Q6kvg0 ; alternatively also Raining Blood.

Lascivious, the Glam/Sonic Sorceror of Slaanesh: Like an Animal (Fuck like a Beast) by WASP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxHl3gr-WMM ; alternatively for more class, Don Giovanni Overture by Mozart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyjVCbTo5F0 or Mozart / Jose Van Dam: Madamina (Don Giovanni) - Lorin Maazel, Paris Opera Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iTw0aTzEFo

Dark Eldar: Toxic by Britney Spears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCRT8IItGpw
or like club techno.

Investigations: The entire LA Noire soundtrack.

The Rook, the masked wanted alleged terrorist: One by Metallica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSNJ00iAZ7I; Creeping Death by Metallica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXWq3f01e2U; Ride the Lightning by Metallica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk6wLZN4X74; Four Horsemen by Metallica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4nCy5CITc8

Daemons (general): The Thing that Should Not Be by Metallica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYJGt67Mwmo

Chaos (general): Hellraiser by Ozzy Ozbourne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXo6nxt_8KM

Psykers: Veteran of a Thousand (Psyker) Wars by Blue Oyster Cult https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKNaIXtBZQ

Ordo Malleus (Daemon hunting): Chase the Devil by Max Romeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpIAc9by5iU

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