Slightly Off-topic Poll: Battle Music!!!!

[Melusine]

Do any of you actually listen to music while playing BG2 and if so, what kind of music do you like best? (or if you don't listen to anything, then what music would theoretically be your ideal BG2 soundtrack?)

For me, during battles Orff's Carmina Burana works really well (Wagner would probably also have a nice effect) and other than that I sometimes listen to dark wave or gothic music (Arcana, Raison d'etre) to capture the right sphere while playing

I know this is the second sore excuse for a poll I've started this evening, may it serve as evidence that I'm really very very bored today

[Lord of Alcohol]

I usually have the sound on but at times not and then its....Black Sabbath/Ozzy...

Well. i dont listen while im playing, i like the in game music that comes on occasioanaly, but if i did, it would be :

Ultima Thule :Ragnarok!
Blind Guardian : Nightfall in middle-earth (yeah i now i know)
Slayer (if im feeling bad muhaaa)
Iced Earth
Emperor ( these guys are bril. death metal. the nordic feel is excellent.)

Oh and Conan the Barbarian soundtrack! It absoulutely kicks a$$!!

The music in the game is quite good for a game soundtrack. However, if we stray from that, then I usually go with Holst's: The Planets, specifically Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. I also like to listen to Barber's Adagio for Strings in G Minor (you may recall it from "Platoon")and ANY theatrical music by Danny Elfman (Batman, The Simpsons, Pee Wee Herman, etc...)whilst chunking up those nasties. Quite the effect to shoot off a series of sequencers and have Mars playing in the background. Thrilling!

[Melusine]

Hmmm...I have this theory that there are a lot of people who play RPGs/BG2 who listen to metal or at least rock music. I'm wondering if this is true?

Ode to Joy, definitely. Yes, I may be sick.

[MidNightForce]

I cant imagine that... Rpg and heavy mettal or rock music? If there are any people out there, who really practise this thing, then only a few. It just doesnt fit together. This kind of music is for action or shooting games acceptable, but rpg? No, i personally cannot imagine that...

I think that is pretty true, I listen to that kind of music anyway.

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------------------------------------this art work is not mine aleks who is sitting next to me did that.


good music is.
smashing pumkins (old stuff) naked agression, nirvana, D.A.D.

and aleks says metallica metallica metallica metallica metallica.

but that is mostly him not me.

[MidNightForce]

Oh forgot to say that carmina burana rocks! I use though the game music, which unfortunately is not very loudth. Especially the music in the sphere, this stronghold for mages, is wonderfull. But its only about 40 sec . If you want more BG2 music i suppose to search in napster for it.

Personally I listen to the in-game music as I like the enviromental audio and the NPC conversations, but maybe I am sad. I think the music is also excellent and appropiate, but just to confirm your darkest fears Melusine, I too like rock music, but then again my age is a good excuse for that.