The Theme of Your Setting

[Nomadic]

Different settings have wildly different feels to them and thus are embodied by very different styles of music. I am curious though as to what you all view as a proper embodiment of your setting. So then give us your setting name and one or more songs that you think fit the style. I'll throw one out there.

Mare Eternus: Song
Why: Mare Eternus embodies the epic cinematic feel that is found in alot of major movies and tv shows. Sure there is a great deal of other things including the standard RP fare. However it is all often found wrapped up in a very dynamic style. This song in particular I think captures that feel perfectly

[Matt Larkin (author)]

That's an awesome song Nomadic.

Eschaton: Song
Why: This was actually the song that inspired the setting and its main story, although the theme has now shifted more towards a fate vs. free will dichotomy.

[khyron1144]

Island City: "Battle of Evermore" by Led Zeppelin  a decent cover by Heart

Terra: "Kings and Queens" by Aerosmith  strange youtube video for the song

Terra Nova: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin  A youtube video for the song that's not very visual.

[SilvercatMoonpaw]

I've drawn from a lot of different songs:

The Indiana Jones theme.
The themes to Ducktales, Tailspin, and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
Various version of "Holding out for a Hero".
"Super Powers" by Ookla the Mok.
"We Are One" from Lion King 2.
"Two Worlds", "Son of Man", and "Strangers Like Me" from the Disney version of Tarzan.
"I'll Make a Man Out of You" from Mulan (both the English and the Chinese version as sung by Jackie Chan).
"Kung Fu Fighting" both the original version by Carl Douglas and the version in Kung Fu Panda.

[beejazz]

My setting.

Truthfully, not just this song, but anything and everything klezmer (plus other related stuff). It's weird, energetic, and intense, while keeping a little old school tradition in there. Sometimes slower and more thoughtful... sometimes frantic and silly. Took me a while to find an appropriate song.

 Close second worth listening to. In fact, there are several runners up for this.  Like this.  And this.  And this.

[Polycarp]

One of my favorite mood-setters for the Clockwork Jungle is this one from EB.  Short but sweet.

Edit: For obvious reasons, Nomadic should like this one too.

[Nomadic]

One of my favorite mood-setters for the Clockwork Jungle is this one from EB.  Short but sweet.

Edit: For obvious reasons, Nomadic should like this one too.

Whoever named that song has excellent taste

[Kindling]

Knife's Edge: Song
Why: Dark, trippy, mysterious, vaguely occult, more than a little scary, and exotic. Everything really that I think of the Edge being...

Reth Jaleract: Song
Why: Life on Reth Jaleract is fast, brutal, violent, relentless, and, like the man says, "no one ever wins, no one finally loses, except the dead"

[limetom]

Threads: Song.

Why: First and foremost, the video, on top of the song, is integral as to why it fits.  Right now, I'm really thinking about transitioning my setting from (medieval) fantasy to modern fantasy.  This song and video would then fit absolutely perfectly.  It has the right visual look, the right sound, the right everything.  

In my head, how Karin is dressed in the song is basically how I imagined the character Lasa (from my stories set in Threads) looking.

[SilvercatMoonpaw]

Have you written any of that setting anywhere?

[LordVreeg]

Work is nutsy and this is a hard question to answer.

Much of the historical underpinnings of Celtricia are based on music.  The founding of the White City and it's earliest history is partially based on the Thomas Dolby Song of the same name, as well as the Flat Earth.  The inclusion of Verkonnen Vreeg is partially inspired/affected by the song Dissidents and Hyperactive.  

The Bard Numansongs and the greatest conflicts of the Age of Heroes are partially based on a set of albums put out as I created and added to that large historical story arc.  Are Friend's electric epitomizes the Vicorian renaissance and a time when magic really did take the place of technology.  There was a huge underclass with almost no access to magic, and it was not all a time of light and beauty, but for those with the access and power, instruments and music were heavily modulated by magic.  The Bard's struggle with his position as the avatar for Amerer and the incredible alone-ness was based on this and distorted versions of some of his writings (the lyrics) are still found today, and there have been Amererian faiths based on them (the Cult of the Telekonese Prophesies comes to mind).
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Down in the park

The New Police's Damonicly spawned replicants, the Machmen, are also based here.

There is more, as there always is, but I hope this serves as a partial answer.