{"id":336,"date":"2016-02-17T21:36:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T02:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mozaikcomics.com\/HeroesWithoutBorders\/?p=336"},"modified":"2016-02-17T21:37:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T02:37:39","slug":"superhero-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mozaikcomics.com\/HeroesWithoutBorders\/blog\/2016\/02\/17\/superhero-music\/","title":{"rendered":"SUPERHERO MUSIC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recent cold savaging me has me laid out for a few days, so instead of a Hero Beat article, which required way too much thought for my mucus drenched brain, I decided to go with something different this week around.<\/p>\n<p>I have two main inspirations for superheroes. The first is a given\u2026 comics. I read comics and figure out what I would have done instead or what I enjoyed reading. The second is music, and I concoct battles and superheroes in the sweep of songs. Music is very important to me, and there\u2019s nothing like blasting Two Steps from Hell or Hans Zimmer on the open road, letting my mind drift to scenes of superheroes and villains. I even put together albums for players when I can, and the following are some of the songs I burned for my players based on the Heroes without Borders campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SMALL CHANGE HERO: The Heavy<\/p>\n<p>I heard this song when I first started watching the show: Strike Back. It seemed perfect for a superhero campaign that was showing what would happen when you mix superheroes and social media and the idea behind the Internet becoming the new baseline for fame.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LtGzmxa3CH4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>GHOST: VNV Nation<\/p>\n<p>The campaign began with the death of one of the last Able-Class Metas, someone who fought during WWII. This song was his eulogy in a way and mean to signify the death of a generation of heroes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wneOAfSSMe0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>NERO: Two Steps from Hell \u2013 Archangel Album<\/p>\n<p>This piece embodies both a short comic that I want to write for Heroes without Borders, and it fits perfectly for me the idea of Prodigies, the children of metas who are born into their powers. It also hold a special place for me because when I first heard it, it also embodied a tribute I would love to have done for the MMO City of Heroes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7LtnLVRvypw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I COME WITH KNIVES: IAMX<\/p>\n<p>This was never on the original hero album, but in some ways, I can\u2019t help but see the villain Bangarang in this song. So it\u2019s become his theme song in my own head.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yStX63cqlpY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND: Blackhawk Down Score by Hans Zimmer<\/p>\n<p>This powerful piece by Hans Zimmer is from Blackhawk Down, and it perfectly embodies the group Heroes without Borders themselves. These heroes do not embody a single country\u2019s values, but an ethos of compassion regardless of religion, politics, culture, or creed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-luZXfkZ9k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NEMESIS: VNV Nation<\/p>\n<p>A more action oriented piece that\u2019s a bit of the theme song for the vigilantes\u2026 metas who use their power to pursue and punish the bad guy. It perfectly embodies taking the law into your own hands and the frustration with the current legal system that drives many metas to met out justice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dAMu8EIOVIw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>NEW FUTURE WEAPON: Billy Idol<\/p>\n<p>I loved Billy Idol ever since I heard White Wedding, and I respected him when he released his \u201cCyberpunk\u201d album. While not one of his best, New Future Weapon it\u2019s perfect for a superhero campaign, especially for thrill jockeys in powered armor suits or flighted blasters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xJZp8cJuDj8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MACHINE GUN (16Bit Remix): Noisia<\/p>\n<p>So dubstep isn\u2019t for everyone, but I enjoy elements of it. In particular, what I can only describe as Transformers-in-battle music is actually perfect for New York\u2019s Armor Mobile Police force, a mechanized police force that apprehends and enforces the law among metas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TBg9L2R5MnI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NO CHURCH IN THE WILD: Jay Z &amp; Kanye West<\/p>\n<p>Okay, so say what you will about Kanye West, but I first heard this song in conjunction with the accompanying video and its powerful imagery. To me, the song embodies a new type of metahuman, the libertarian who doesn\u2019t fall into definitions of superhero and supervillain, but rather embodies the rule of self-governance and activism. The song also influenced the first page of the webcomic itself, with Anarchy Blaze and Riot Act fighting at the Zuccotti Park Riots.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FJt7gNi3Nr4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>ART OF CONFLICT: VNV Nation<\/p>\n<p>This was the theme song for the War College. The fact that is was interspersed with Sun Tzu quotes seemed highly appropriate for the academy dedicated to training metahumans to be responsible members of society.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OVV8sxWUJ7o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DECEPTICONS: Transformers Score by Steve Jablosnky<\/p>\n<p>This was the villain\u2019s theme, and while my heroes had yet to encounter him\/her, they started seeing his\/her influence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-S_wi0FiVRo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>THE HUMBLING RIVER: Puscifer<\/p>\n<p>I first heard this song when the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron trailer premiered to this song. I fell in love with it and used The Humbling River as the \u201cEnd Credits\u201d song for my campaign. It seemed like a good end of battle, end of a long road piece.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O0YxeTjFn70?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>And just because I loved the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Trailer and the accompanying song so much, I\u2019ll post it here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AB-thwLdAu0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Individual Suites<\/h1>\n<p>My go-to for theme music and combat music in general tends to be Two Steps From Hell and composers like Thomas Bergersen. Sure, I do go to Hans Zimmer when his pieces don&#8217;t ramble too much (as well as\u00a0other movie composers), but the Two Steps crew have consistently nailed my preferences. If their music sounds familiar, it\u2019s because they started with trailer music for games and movies, and the first time I heard them was for the Star Trek Reboot with their song: Freedom Fighter. Since then, they\u2019ve been the lynchpin of my campaign scores from Fantasy, to Superheroes, to Steampunk.<\/p>\n<p>FREEDOM FIGHTERS: Two Steps from Hell \u2013 Invincible Album<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YP1QHVNHMAE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PROTECTORS OF THE EARTH: Two Steps from Hell \u2013 Invincible Album<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5Q_TSNk-p4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TO GLORY: Two Steps from Hell \u2013 Invincible Album<\/p>\n<p>This is one of several go to combat pieces I listen to when I\u2019m daydreaming. It\u2019s also triggered ideas for superheroes that end up in my books and campaigns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/abjE9Qx0O60?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DREAMMAKER: Thomas Bergersen \u2013 Illusions Album<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k20NwCro8ig?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RADA: Thomas Bergersen \u2013 Illusions Album<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u7j1Vn2TgLY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ARCHANGEL: Two Steps from Hell \u2013 Archangel Album<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve found few songs that embody flying more than this song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dJ-QLl5qjLg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL: Two Steps from Hell \u2013 Archangel Album<\/p>\n<p>A suitably epic piece for a mass superhero battle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6O6Q1OiF6LI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>STRENGTH OF A THOUSAND MEN: Two Steps from Hell \u2013 Archangel Album<\/p>\n<p>Crisis music, or that\u2019s the scene that plays in my head, as innocent lives are stake.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwJj2EpC8vg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent cold savaging me has me laid out for a few days, so instead of a Hero Beat article, which required way too much thought for my mucus drenched brain, I decided to go with something different this week [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6OdZi-5q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76,"url":"http:\/\/mozaikcomics.com\/HeroesWithoutBorders\/blog\/2015\/09\/07\/introduction\/","url_meta":{"origin":336,"position":0},"title":"Introduction","author":"Lucien","date":"September 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I have two loves in life. 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