Music to Explore to?

CMDR Clilverd

CMDR Clilverd
Greetings Commanders!

Jumps can get a bit tedious, especially when you're exploring the depths of space in and beyond the core. So to pass the time I listen to music.
So, I would love some recommendations! My only preference is that it enhances the Sci-Fi experience and acts as a kind of custom ED Sound Track.

If you have any music in mind that achieves this effect for you personally, please go ahead and post it below!
It might not enter the playlist but id still like to see the music you listen to. My playlist is below, enjoy!

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Electronic:

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Interloper, World of Sleepers, Hydroponic Garden
Solar Fields - Movements, Red, Green, Blue, Earthshine
Tycho - Dive, Awake
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Brian Eno - APOLLO
Ayreon - Universal Migrator, Timeline
Stellardrone - Light Years
Sergio Walgood - The Mind And Space
Michael Meyer - Lamusetwa
Sasha - View2
Hybrid - I Choose Noise
Gas - Pop
Burial - Burial, Untrue
Zymosis - Between Two Points
Sundial Aeon - Hypnosis
Aural Planet - Lightflow
Peder Mannerfelt - Lines Describing Circles
Richard Goulet - A Dying Sun
Jon Hopkins - Immunity
Ephemeral Mist - Moon Ritual
Ott - Skylon
Ozric Tentacles - Arborescene
Working For A Nuclear Free City - self titled
Maluns - Temporal Extend
Subheim - Approach
Eguana - Eguanca, We Turn Into Water

Progressive / Rock / Metal:

Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People
TOOL - Lateralus, 10,000 Days
Tesseract - Altered State
Watter - This World
Grails - Deep Politics, Doomsdayer's Holiday, Burning Off Impurities
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
Hammock - Departure Songs, Oblivion Hymns
Shape Of Despair - Monotomy Fields
ISIS - Wavering Radiant
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, Live At Pompei
Red Sparowes - At The Soundless Dawn
Porcupine Tree - Signify
Solar Quest - Orgship
We Lost The Sea - Departure Songs
Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
God Is An Astronaut - self titled
65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas
Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light

Other Songs:

Frank Sinatra - Fly Me to the Moon
R.E.M - Man On Te Moon
Kyp Shard - Unknown
David Bowie - Space Oddity, Star Man
Gojira - Born In Winter, The SIlver Cord
Metallica - Orion, The Call of Ktulu
Daylight Dies - Waters Edge
Katatonia - The Racing Heart
Hawkwind - Silver Machine
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Lou Reed - Satellite of Love
Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive
Sonic Youth - The Diamond Sea
YES - Starship Trooper
Stiff'n the Tears - Driver's Seat
Deep Purple - Space Truckin'
Johnny Cash - Walk The Line
Public Service Broadcasting - Go!
Eternal Tapestry - Beyond The 4th Door
Eagle Eye Cherry - Desireless
Radiohead - Street Spirit
MUSE - Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole
Symphony of Science - We Are All Connected
(Echo) - Once Was A Man

Orchestral:

Vaughan Williams - Symphony No.6, Fantasia on a Theme (Thomas Tallis)
Beethoven - Symphonies No.5, No.7, No.9, Moonlight Sonata
Mozart - Requiem
Handel - Sarabande
Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube Waltz
J.S Bach - Cello Suite No.1, Goldberg Variations
Gabriel Faure - Requiem
Gustav Holst - The Planets
Audiomachine - Ice Of Pheonix

Original Sound Tracks:

Hans Zimmer - Interstellar, Inception, The Thin Red Line, The Gladiator
John Williams - STARWARS Episodes 4, 5, 6, 7, Jurassic Park
Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings 1, 2, 3
Brad Fiedel - Terminator 2
Clint Mansell - MOON
Jon Hallur Haraldsson AKA "Real-X" - EVE Online
Cliff Martinez - Solaris
Jocelyn Pook - Eyes Wide Shut
Dario Marianelli - Pride & Predudice
Mica Levi - Under The Skin
John Murphy - In The House, In A Heartbeat
Daft Punk - Tron Legacy
Kenneth Anger - Lucifer Rising

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Here's a link to a similar thread to this, courtesy of the author Temple604:

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=236187

CMDR Clilverd
 
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CMDR Clilverd

CMDR Clilverd
Any category is fine if you feel it emphasizes the Sci-Fi experience for you.
I'm looking for any music that enhances the space travel experience - this is partly personal preference so post whatever music you feel suits the game! ;)

Thanks for your link! i will sift through some of these bands
 

StiTch

StiTch
An area I have a great interest in as a musician.

I come from a rock/metal background but have a fairly varied taste. If you're up for trying something a bit different give the album Altered State by Tesseract a go. That can be very immersive in its own way.

I have also come to love Infected Mushroom for my relatively short exploration trips, but I am not sure EDM is what you're after ;)
 

CMDR Clilverd

CMDR Clilverd
Ah i was wondering how long it would take to DJENT haha
Tesseract are a very interesting band, ive never thought to listen to them while playing ED - thanks!
I dont know Infected Mushroom and will check them out, if you can listen to heavy music check out Uneven Structure - Februus

thanks for the replies so far!
 

StiTch

StiTch
Ooh, I forgot...I love my Massive Attack and Aphex Twin for exploring. We have a vinyl player and a vinyl of mezzanine playing in the background with all the music from Elite cut off and the remaining sound effects going through the same speakers as the turntable is actually a bit magic.
 
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Hellhawk666

Hellhawk666
This: [url]https://ashterra.bandcamp.com/album/worlds-inside-the-worlds-2[/URL] contains a lot of the incidental music used in Space Engine.

This: [url]https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/album/light-years[/URL] is about as perfect for space-themed music as you can get. Check out their other releases as well.

This: [url]https://sergiowalgood.bandcamp.com/album/the-mind-and-space[/URL] isn't too bad either.

Spend some time looking through Bandcamp for similar material and support indy releases. :cool:

Oh yes, and Soma FM as well - Soma Deep Space is about all the radio I ever listen to. Free to use, but worth a small subscription to help the team.
 
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Bran Tse Mallory

Bran Tse Mallory
CMDR Clilverd said:
Greetings Commanders!

I am a member of Distant Worlds Expedition, and while i am enjoying it, the jumps can get a bit tedious when you cant find the time to have fun AND keep up with the fleet.
So to pass the time, when I'm not watching or reading something on the internet between FSD jumps, i am often listening to music.

I would love some recommendations for atmospheric/soundtrack music that makes the exploration experience more immersive and cinematic, as other than this style, i will of course be listening to my own tastes in bands.

Here are some personal examples of works i listen to sometimes while exploring:

INTERSTALLAR OST
STARWARS OST
CARBON BASED LIFEFORMS - INTERLOPER
SOLAR FIELDS - MOVEMENTS
HOLST - THE PLANETS
WATTER - THIS WORLD
BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO.7

So, does anyone have any recommendations? preferably sound tracks or similar styled music that isn't too upbeat and has a sci-fi effect to it. Orchestral stuff is fine.

Thanks,
CMDR Clilverd
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Space belongs to Mozart in my opinion. The beauty and majesty of space is only matched by a full orchestra playing with passion.

3 Hours for you:

[video=youtube;aJZtIHeI27s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJZtIHeI27s[/video]
 
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Temple604

Temple604
There a good mix of solar fields and other artists on here :)

[video=youtube;2TTyFYlrODg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TTyFYlrODg[/video]
 
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