Yeah, I think we did.
Really? I never paid attention to the name I guess; the beginning of the song mentions Sgt Pepper, so I just kind of figured.
The song in question, incidentally, is called "With a Little Help From My Friends." Its most famous cover is probably by the recently late Joe Cocker, and I think was used as the theme for the 1980's sitcom The Wonder Years, starring Fred Savage (who is probably better known to most of the forumites here as the sick kid from the Princess Bride.)
"Battle Without Honor or Humanity" is simply the best song for whatever epic activity your doing…!
Such a nice soundtrack for this game, Bastion… Love it!
What about this one for Visionary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WlzLcJonDA
I like it, although I probably would have chosen something more eerie for her (of which I don't have any good examples).
For Paul VII, I would use the instrumental theme from Captain America: the First Avenger. (It bugs me a bit that Paul VII's helmet is a WWI army helmet and not a WWII one.)
For Fanatic, I really like Salva Nos from the Noir soundtrack.
That works, but I think that we should go for the Ur example of Ominous Latin Chanting: O Fortuna.
(As a third choice, Two Steps from Hell's Archangel seems thematically appropriate as well.)
I think there are better choices than O Fortuna, since all of Carmina Burana is about as secular as it's possible to be while still being (at least partially) in Ominous Latin. No God involved at all.
I'd prefer a Dies Irae for Fanatic. Any Requiem that gets shouty should have one (so not Fauré). Mozart? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0T7eMctuJLQ Or Verdi? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDFFHaz9GsY Text is about the day of Judgement.
I see Tempest enjoying classical music, yes.
And eating rotten eggs and needing someone to turn his pages for him while he's in his aquarium?
Both great selections. Makes me want to play Smite the Transgressor and throw down some Martyr damage.
Verdi over Mozart, Mozart is much more Redeemer Fanatic, all flying about setting up attacks, less I'm in your face Smiting you.
Yeah, I agree. I personally prefer the Mozart, but the Verdi's better for regular Fanatic, definitely.
I was thinking PW, she's my favorite now, outside the Arena, mostly I really love the evolution of the Character seen in the base powers.
At first she doesn't really care about allies, she's jumping in the middle of the badguys and smiting all of them.
Then she returns, wiser and more cautious. Strategically planning the smiting.
Lastly we have her aiding her team, leading from the middle of the fray, back in the badguys face, but this time thinking like a leader.
She is Epic.
Also the power and it's awesome synergy with Undaunted and damage boosts is fantastic.
Oh yeah, you're refering the fish man in Hellboy, right? You might have read my subconscious…!
I know this may be a bit overplayed because it is Homestuck, but for our dear Omnitron-X, may I suggest some Variations for his techno-time travel shenanigans?
There is always a better option than O Fortuna. Most. Overused. Song. Ever. Thanks for that Simon Cowell, I cringe every time I watch Excalibur now (well, that's not the only reason why I cringe, time hasn't been altogether kind)
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I do like O Fortuna, but I'm tired of hearing it and tired of singing it, because the alto part at least is extremely dull. The only interesting moments are finding the somewhat counter-intuitive first note from the opening chord (which I still have to think about to get right despite singing it many times) and the rhythm in the non-soprano parts in the last line being different to the very prominent soprano rhythm and thus difficult to count correctly. Other than that it's pretty boring to sing and that means choirs struggle to maintain the intensity during the low volume bits without gradually getting louder, so it's usually far less effective than it should be.
Completely unrelated to theme music, but the third movement of Carmina Burana is called Veris leta facies and it's simple and beautiful and graceful and it's my favourite movement in the whole piece, and deserves to be heard more. I also like the ones about drinking and sex and the tenor solo as a swan singing about how he's been killed, cooked and eaten.
Two pieces that I think would work well as a theme for Legacy - and, in either case, maybe more for Paul VII than Paul VIII - are either Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" or the theme from Alan Silvestri's score for "Captain America: the First Avenger" (which latter is the part played on the DVD menu, just so you know what I'm thinking of). They're pretty similar in style.
For Expat, Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" would be pretty fitting.
Setback could use "Danger Zone" from "Top Gun."
Parse strikes me as a woman who would appreciate the intricacies of Bach's "Goldberg Variations."