Comments on: Post-apocalyptic Music (ideas anyone?)

By: Grevlis

Grevlis — Sat, 29 May 2010 08:03:09 +0000

Nightwish (Tarja Era), Kamelot, After Forever and Xandria.

^_^

By: Drunken Goon

Drunken Goon — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:41:20 +0000

Odin 310, did you write that music? If so then you should get a job making music for video games (MMOs especially) and/or movies. Nice work!

By: Odin 310

Odin 310 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:51:08 +0000

Well, post apocalyptic music should be a powerful sound….something to say : “It’s the end..”.Try my videos from youtube . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2hXlq83CMk and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6erD1Y1OoLs&feature=related ENJOY

By: abdul

abdul — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:12:32 +0000

Check out this apocalyptic mix:
http://illogicalcontraption.blogspot.com/2010/02/bromantic-interlude-5-abdul-alhazred.html

By: GlassBHalfFull

GlassBHalfFull — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:54:17 +0000

When I think “Post-Apoc Soundtrack” one artist pops into my mind…. Rob Zombie! If you think about it, the soundtrack would not be a literal depiction of the “way things are” in a post-apocalyptic world like the fact that electricity is non existent therefore past music would have no way of being played, no a “soundtrack” ((to me anyhow)) tells a storu of the events happening in the world and sets the tone and pace for what that environment would be like… That being said, I see Post-apoc world as a place in utter chaos, no rules, no one to enforce right and wrong. Life would be fast paced, do or die, fight to survive, kill or be killed and when I think of that, Rob Zombie with tracks like “Living dead girl” (off American made music to strip by not hellbilly delux) and “More human than human” a pace is set of utter anarchy.

By: Drunken Goon

Drunken Goon — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:33:57 +0000

Ahh… I like the sound of that. Far more romantic than a drum circle.

By: Iota

Iota — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:38:42 +0000

Really, post-apocalyptic music would be some mish-mash of cultural output. If we are talking a place with no electricity, maybe an old hand-cranked Victrola playing 78s of jazz, gospel, classical, and blue grass. Imagine a new, post-civilization cult holding Caruso and Gershwin 78s as holy music.

By: deek

deek — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:52:55 +0000

I’m going to have to agree with lostmoya above me. GYBE has to be one of the most epic sounding bands ever. I should say that it’s not for everyone though, but if you’re a fan of music, and can stand instrumental, this music is built on beautiful layers and crescendos. They have gone on to influence many bands, no doubt.

This is the first track of their first release. Keep in mind that it’s pretty mellow compared to a lot of their other stuff, but you really get a sense of desolation. Not only from the instruments, but from the spoken word.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aLjup934Rk

By: lostmoya

lostmoya — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:33:11 +0000

I think there's a lot to be said for various shades of post-rock/ambient electronic as the soundtrack to the (post-)apocalypse. The one I remember most was Godspeed! You Black Emperor soundtracking 28 Days Later, but anything off their "Lift yr skinny fists" album would do. And there's tons of more recent stuff like Saxon Shore, Joy Wants Eternity, Efterklang, Eluvium, Ef, pg.lost, etc. which is pretty appropriate. .-= lostmoya´s last blog ..Copenhagen: the fifth story | Findhorn Foundation =-.

By: Justin Thijssen

Justin Thijssen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:53:27 +0000

Hey, what about the Atomic age music from the game Fallout 3 and stuff?
here 2 good examples=):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgDF2xfcbv8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSK-1guFLDk