# Apocalyptic Music for a Dying World

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [April 26, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959 "2014-04-26T22:24:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Antistar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/antistar/32/1687_2.png) [@Antistar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Antistar)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/21 "2014-10-30T00:13:46Z")

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There’s a lot of stuff here I’ll have to check out sometime - nice.

For my part, I mostly listen to soundtracks from other games when playing CDDA:

Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 0-4 soundtracks (including all the ‘unreleased’ music extracted from the game files; hours and hours of stuff)  
Hitomi Shimizu/Kuniaki Haishima - Siren soundtracks  
Alexander Brandon - Deus Ex Invisible War soundtrack  
Michael McCann - Deus Ex Human Revolution soundtrack  
Power Glove - Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon soundtrack  
Ben Houge - [Arcanum Soundtrack](http://benhouge.com/arcanum.html) (doesn’t fit CDDA as well, but it’s my favourite game OST ever, so…)

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**Author:** ![Jarlaxle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jarlaxle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jarlaxle)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/22 "2014-10-30T07:34:47Z")

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Dat nipple massage.

Works best with regular start at evac shelter. By the time I make my way to town with a makeshift I am good and ready to be suprise butt secks’d by a skeletal dog and the song is starting to kick in full motion.

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**Author:** ![Abbysynth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Abbysynth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Abbysynth)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/23 "2014-10-30T13:53:48Z")

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Basically everything post-rock is what I listen to to get that post-apocalyptic vibe.

Definitely everything Godspeed You! Black Emperor.  
[East Hastings](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Ty3YnWN80), as heard in the opening sequence of 28 Days Later  
[Kicking Horse on Broken Hill](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaJBV-Ey7ZQ)

Also, Explosions In The Sky.  
[Have You Passed Through This Night](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cr1w9liUjE)

Mogwai

Sigur Ros

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**Author:** ![Jarlaxle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jarlaxle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jarlaxle)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/24 "2014-10-30T16:06:52Z")

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[quote=“Abbysynth, post:23, topic:5959”]Basically everything post-rock is what I listen to to get that post-apocalyptic vibe.

Definitely everything Godspeed You! Black Emperor.  
[East Hastings](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Ty3YnWN80), as heard in the opening sequence of 28 Days Later  
[Kicking Horse on Broken Hill](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaJBV-Ey7ZQ)

Also, Explosions In The Sky.  
[Have You Passed Through This Night](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cr1w9liUjE)

Mogwai

Sigur Ros[/quote]

I see your Mogwai and raise you Pelican.

Also, the Myrrors is an awesome group that I hope everybody checks out yesterday if you’re into atmosphere.

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**Author:** ![Dark\_Star](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dark_star/32/267_2.png) [@Dark\_Star](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dark_Star)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/25 "2014-10-31T15:36:23Z")

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Mosquito Project - Post Apocalyptic

Everything’s Asleep

Resident Evil 2 Soundtrack - The Underground Laboratory [The Underground Laboratory]  
https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Xtx1T8cEZM?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PL244F7EDC5EC321D6

Also the 28 days later and 28 weeks later soundtracks xD

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**Post date:** [November 2, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/26 "2014-11-02T04:59:03Z")

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I always have 94.7 (music radio channel or whatever) playing in the background as I go. This started playing while I was slaughtering a city.

R.E.M. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It  
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY)

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**Author:** ![Canalan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/canalan/32/356_2.png) [@Canalan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Canalan)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2014, 6:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/27 "2014-11-02T06:16:05Z")

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I saw someone else with:  
[Blue Oyster Cult - Veteran Of The Psychic Wars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq_1cgg-OKA)

And to that I add:  
[Blue Oyster Cult - Sole Survivor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iumKvVboN0c) (Might as well be the theme of the game)  
[The Doors - The End](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSUIQgEVDM4)  
[The Glitch Mob - Fortune Days](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbAUwi4D3Ew) (Drink the Sea is pretty good as a whole)  
[robocop.mp3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHo7npmGcHU) (DEHUMANIZE YOURSELF AND FACE TO BLOODSHED)  
[Gazelle Twin - I Am Shell I Am Bone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SITjEw-jqlo)  
[YATD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sEi7BBhBJI) (Should be obvious)

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**Post date:** [November 2, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/28 "2014-11-02T21:40:53Z")

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[Shin Megami Tensei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf9P5pTyXp0)

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**Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/29 "2014-11-03T02:36:11Z")

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> [@Canalan](#):
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> [The Glitch Mob - Fortune Days](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbAUwi4D3Ew) (Drink the Sea is pretty good as a whole)

Whoa, that’s one great song.

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**Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/30 "2015-01-10T05:09:03Z")

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Well, hello, this thread. Where have you been all this time?

  
Titled “Nordic Ambient Music”. 3 hours long. Works surprisingly well most of the time, IMO, but does sometimes force you into fantasy D&D RPG vibe. Might be great if one were to cut out the “bad parts”.

Then there’s these two similar mammoths. Creepy, disturbing, dark ambient. Sometimes soothing. 1+ hours long each.

  

“Dark ambient” btw is what I used as search words in YouTube to find those. Please share any great search words. Also, if you ever get your hands on a game called NEO Scavenger, that game’s entire soundtrack is probably potent material for Cataclysm.

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**Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/31 "2015-01-10T14:01:35Z")

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Well, Ride of the Valkeries is always good for a fight.

There’s also a song… I don’t remember the name, but it is in the style of an announcer talking about what to do in the event of nuclear war. It ends “mine is the last voice you will ever hear. Do not be alarmed.”

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**Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/32 "2015-01-10T16:49:51Z")

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Ever since Fallout 2, I basically associate Louis Armstrong with apocalypse. So, La Vie en Rose, Kiss to Build a Dream On, What a Wonderful World (perfect for the apocalypse).

Also, while I haven’t tried it…I think Tool’s Aenema would be a good listen. ‘Learn to swim’

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**Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 6:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/33 "2015-01-11T06:07:17Z")

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The album “Black Messiah” by D’Angelo is probably the best thing I’ve ever used as a soundtrack to this game.

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/34 "2015-01-13T00:41:53Z")

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> [@mdtexeira](#):
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> Ever since Fallout 2, I basically associate Louis Armstrong with apocalypse.

Well its good to know I’m not the only one.

Didnt need to play fallout 2 to form that association though. 😑

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/35 "2015-01-13T00:56:12Z")

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A soundtrack to a lab delve: [http://youtu.be/uIlGeT6N6Xs](http://youtu.be/uIlGeT6N6Xs)

And here’s a slightly more atmospheric track for overworld shenanigans: [http://youtu.be/1J8fCN13tZQ](http://youtu.be/1J8fCN13tZQ)

For refugee camps: [http://youtu.be/A1CbeY08eKA](http://youtu.be/A1CbeY08eKA)

Once you’re confident in your ability to save what’s left of the world and you’re also traveling around in a sweet ride: [http://youtu.be/3L\_8V3ex2Jo](http://youtu.be/3L_8V3ex2Jo)

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/36 "2015-01-13T11:44:16Z")

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I tend to listen to Mark Morgan’s Vault archives (Fallout 1&2 soundtrack). They’re free to download by the way:

[http://auralnetwork.com/releases](http://auralnetwork.com/releases)

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/37 "2015-01-13T16:29:04Z")

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> [@AllisonW](#):
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> A soundtrack to a lab delve: [http://youtu.be/uIlGeT6N6Xs](http://youtu.be/uIlGeT6N6Xs)

You hit the nail on the head with this one. Perfect lab music.

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**Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/38 "2015-01-18T07:20:17Z")

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> [@Nighthawk](#):
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> [quote=“AllisonW, post:35, topic:5959”]A soundtrack to a lab delve: [http://youtu.be/uIlGeT6N6Xs](http://youtu.be/uIlGeT6N6Xs)

You hit the nail on the head with this one. Perfect lab music.[/quote]

More music. BOOM HEADSHOT. [http://youtu.be/kCx0N-\_5wrQ](http://youtu.be/kCx0N-_5wrQ)

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**Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 7:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/apocalyptic-music-for-a-dying-world/5959/39 "2015-01-18T07:22:43Z")

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[quote=“AllisonW, post:38, topic:5959”]

More music. BOOM HEADSHOT. [http://youtu.be/kCx0N-\_5wrQ[/quote]](http://youtu.be/kCx0N-_5wrQ%5B/quote%5D)

Creature Feature is always good.

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well I use royalty free music from : Kevin MacLeod ([incompetech.com](http://incompetech.com))  
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Specific songs from that site:

Songs / titles:  
Aftermath  
Awkward Meeting  
Bent and Broken  
Birch Run  
Darkest Child  
Darkness is Coming  
Devastation and Revenge  
Dub Feral  
Epic Unease  
Ghostapocalypse - 1 Departure  
Ghostapocalypse - 2 The Call  
Ghostapocalypse - 3 Road of Trials  
Ghostapocalypse - 4 Temptress  
Interloper  
Irregular  
Lightless Dawn  
Lithium  
Lone Harvest  
Martian Cowboy  
Plaint  
Private Reflection  
Slow Burn  
Spring Thaw  
Static Motion  
The Chamber  
The House of Leaves  
Thunder Dreams  
What You Want ver 2  
Wounded

I may add more to the list, There is simply to many songs on that site to go through all of them in one go.  
I tried to choose music that had an “end days” feel to it.

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