Your comic's soundtrack

The Zebu · Post by **The Zebu** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:33 pm

behold

Phact0rri · Post by **Phact0rri** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 4:09 am

apatheticus wrote:All I can tell you is that the recurring theme song to Gin and the Devil would be "Drunk is Better than Dead" by the Push Stars. If you're curious as to what that song is about, read the title again. Very much to the point.

Not that my comic gets a little dark.

hey there's"whats the use of getting sober when you are just gonna get drunk again?" by Louis Jordan *grinz*

Apatheticus · Post by **Apatheticus** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:19 am

I've never heard it, but it sounds like a country song, in which case... no. Can't do the country.

Phact0rri · Post by **Phact0rri** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:13 am

Country, no its jazz big band, by one of the most talented players from the 40's. If you've ever watched Tom And Jerry, they play a lot of Jordan on there. Its total Jive.

it was also covered by Joe Jackson.

Apatheticus · Post by **Apatheticus** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:33 am

I'll have to check that out. You have to admit, though, the name sounds very stereotypically country. Or rockabilly.

Esoterik · Post by **Esoterik** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:16 pm

The Zebu wrote:behold

Wow... I really like this one. Great work!

Ida · Post by **Ida** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 1:32 pm

I am SO doing this! Jsut need to, Y'know, actually do it...

Dr.Otto · Post by **Dr.Otto** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 5:54 pm

---Looks like I'm the only one going the symphonic route so far.

There doesn't seem to be a way to attach images here, so I'll just do a track listing. I've tried to stick with one composer so as to add some consistency, and the style I feel fits the best is composed by David Newton Howard (though I also like James Horner and John Williams). Some of these pieces I've built story sequences around in the comic, others are for planned sequences yet to come, but all of them help to set the kind of theatrical tone I've tried to establish for the strip:

From Disney's 'Atlantis' (David Newton Howard):
1) The Submarine
2) The Leviathan
3) The Journey
4) Fireflies
5) The City of Atlantis
6) The Secret Swim
7) The Crystal Chamber

From Disney's 'Treasure Planet' (David Newton Howard):
1) To the Spaceport
2) Billy Bones
3) The Map
4) Silver
5) Ben
6) The Back Door
7) The Portal

From 'The Pagemaster' (James Horner):
1) Stormy Ride

Phact0rri · Post by **Phact0rri** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:52 pm

apatheticus wrote:I'll have to check that out. You have to admit, though, the name sounds very stereotypically country. Or rockabilly.

yeah maybe a little cowboys and thier alcholism! I don't know much about country music really. Johnny Cash, and some of the really old players from around that time. but I couldn't really say how much anything sounds like county.. that is my flaw.. I know very little about Country and western music...

maybe I should study up... *looks around* yeah maybe staying ignorant if for the best.

Chaos Cricket · Post by **Chaos Cricket** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:53 pm

I think I can safely say that not knowing about country music is not a flaw. The opposite, perhaps.

Blackbird · Post by **Blackbird** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 9:05 pm

Haha! This thread is awesome! I've been posting a soundtrack for my comic since it started; each page has a song (which becomes the title of the comic in the archives) I was surprised that no other comic I'd seen had thought up this little gimmick...

Anyway, so far I've got:

The Ladder- Yes
Blue Grey Medley- ? (1860s folk medley)
Up The Ladder- Dune (Miniseries)
Post Parasite- Beyond Good and Evil (Videogame)
Boss After Mili- Beyond Good and Evil
Home Theme- Beyond Good and Evil
I'm So Glad- Cream
10- Mechwarrior (Videogame)
I Want to Tell You- The Beatles
Stutter Shark- Mechwarrior
My Wife- The Who
Taxman- The Beatles

And I'm trying to decide on this week's as I type.

Also, country music pains me. Bluegrass, etc is good, but modern country pop is just awful.

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:08 pm

i like music.

Coyotzin · Post by **Coyotzin** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 1:25 am

Dr.Otto wrote:---Looks like I'm the only one going the symphonic route so far.

Not the only one; I just mix and match symphonic with sung tracks, but most are instrumentals

Dr.Otto · Post by **Dr.Otto** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 12:51 pm

---I must've not been paying close enough attention. :p

Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 6:09 pm

I already have enough chapters to fill a CD now:

Prologue: Building a Mystery (Sarah Mclaughlin)
1: Bulletproof (The Nields)
2: Star Man (David Bowie)
3: In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
4: Boys Don't Cry (The Cure)
5: Learning to Fly (Tom Petty)
6: Particle Man (TMBG)
7: Devil With a Blue Dress On (Little Richard)
8: Safety Dance (Men Without Hats)
9: Season of the Witch (Donovan)
10: I'm a Believer (The Monkees)

BloodKnight · Post by **BloodKnight** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:29 pm

Ack, can't list songs because..too many.

So I'm going to name the groups instead:

Juno Reactor, Prodigy, System of the Down, and a classical music here and there. Yes, it's strange that there is a bit of electronic music for something meant for fantasy, but my comic doesn't have JUST horses and wooden ships.

Kensou X · Post by **Kensou X** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:21 pm

OH this is easy. Dehn and I already worked on this when we got back. It's basically all the videos we were constantly watching over seas so it's mainly a lot of european and arabic music so if you don't recognize some names it's time for you to search your butt off cause some of this stuff is really good.

Ich Troje - Babski swiat
Alizee - j'en ai marre
Nancy Agram - Ahasmak Ah
Coldplay - God Put a Smile On Your Face
Mezo - Mezocrakja*
Scooter - Maria (I like it loud)*
Nancy Agram - Ya Salam
Panjabi MC - Jogi
Bhangra Knights vs Husan - Husan
Caparezza - Il segundo segundo me
Music Monks - Seed
Jarabe de Paolo - Bonito

The songs with asterixes were songs that I actually hated but they were part of experience regardless.

Toxic · Post by **Toxic** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:39 pm

I'm shocked you're not including MC Frontalot on it.

RPin · Post by **RPin** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:58 pm

Yes, but where are the covers? They're the best part!

Chaos Cricket · Post by **Chaos Cricket** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:40 pm

Pin is right! Without covers, there's no context for the songs.