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Jake

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Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« on: November 06, 2008, 02:53:08 pm »

Led Zepplin - Immigrant Song Definitely the song to play as your dwarves start to carve their new home out of the side of a mountain in some desolate wasteland.
Dragonforce - Operation Ground And Pound Everything by Dragonforce, in fact.
This arrangement of some Chinese pop ballad I've never head of. Pleasantly mellow, makes me think of long days of peace and industry as my dwarves occupy themselves with great works of architecture and craftsdwarfship.
Enya - Book of Days In similar vein to above; the song I'd play over a time-lapse video of a grand construction project.

Feel free to add your own.
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Never used Dwarf Therapist, mods or tilesets in all the years I've been playing.
I think Toady's confusing interface better simulates the experience of a bunch of disorganised drunken dwarves running a fort.

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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2008, 02:54:56 pm »

Personally, I've replaced the song_game.ogg with "Battle Comrade" from the Disgaea soundtrack.  It's upbeat and hot-blooded and generally awesome, and makes my dwarfs feel accomplished when they kill a few orcs
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When you're following an angel, does it mean you have to throw your body off a building?

"So kids, what story do you want me to read to you tonight?"
"Oooh!  Oooh!  Goldibeard and the The Rotting Corpses!"
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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2008, 02:57:42 pm »

This? Hell yeah!
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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2008, 03:25:57 pm »

3 inches of blood & Opeth
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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2008, 05:44:03 pm »

Women and Men by They Might Be Giants.  Immigrant waves pop that song into my head every time.
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Alternately: The Brick Testament. It's a really fun look at what the bible would look like if interpreted literally. With Legos.
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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2008, 06:18:19 pm »

In the Hall of the Mountain King from the Peer Gynt suite. In fact, a lot of Romantic music works well for DF.
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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2008, 08:08:58 pm »

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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2008, 09:05:49 pm »

What about speed metal reminds you of Dwarf Fortress?

It's like putting ordinary, bland, generic metal onto a vinyl turntable and playing it at a higher RPM. That is to say, it has nothing to do with dwarves.

I also dislike it, of course.
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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2008, 09:45:34 pm »

This? Hell yeah!

That's the one, Jake.  Is it perfect or what?  I never have been able to find a lyrics translation for it.
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When you're following an angel, does it mean you have to throw your body off a building?

"So kids, what story do you want me to read to you tonight?"
"Oooh!  Oooh!  Goldibeard and the The Rotting Corpses!"
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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2008, 09:59:46 pm »

The Siege by Nox Arcana.
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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2008, 12:45:48 am »

The obvious answer is Finntroll.
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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2008, 01:09:21 am »

This reminds me of DF a lot, it's from UO. I often listen to it while playing fortress mode
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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2008, 01:19:41 am »

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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2008, 01:22:28 am »

In the Hall of the Mountain King from the Peer Gynt suite. In fact, a lot of Romantic music works well for DF.

i prefer This one more.

and else
Rhapsody of Fire - Village of Dwarfs
Rhapsody of Fire - Dawn of Victory
.. lots more of rhapsody
Epica - Mystica
Epica - Caught in a Web Best performance to listen while in a giant cave spider infested cave in adventure mode ;)
Epica - Crystal Mountain
Epica - Quietus
.. still also lots more of epica

Xandria- Firestorm reminds me of Goblins ^^

and some viking themed ones:
Týr - Hail to the Hammer
Nightwish - Over the Hills and Far way
Leaves' Eyes - Farewell Proud Man
Imperia - Breaveheart


and at last a german one in a medival style, its a story about a dwarf (translation of the title would be "dwarfs song"), the enitre song is about 8 minutes
Amber&Gefährten - Zwergenlied

Enitre Lyric translated ;)
good thing i found the email with this, translated it a year ago for someone in U.S. ^^ long time before i even know whats DF is :>
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From "Angroshs Kinder" Das schwarze Auge Zwergenhandbuch - (Angrosh Children, the dark eye, german pen&paper, dwarven handbook):
"Elves!? Their men dont wear beards, and their women bathe nacked to lure you into the water and drown you. Thank Angrosh they are as ugly as the day and all big and skinny."

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Re: Music That Just Says, 'Dwarf Fortress'
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2008, 02:20:20 am »


i prefer This one more.


That is the least nerdy thing I've ever seen done with a cello.
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