Epic Music ascallion • Now • 50%

[General] The sidebar has been updated. And Epic Music is looking for additional mods.

Considering the post requesting an update to the sidebar was posted over a month ago, it doesn't need to be said that I am not on top of things. If anybody wants to spend a fraction of their goodwill on modding Epic Music, leave a comment below!

Epic Music as_is_tradition • Now • 100%

Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard - Now We Are Free

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[Remastered version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIfiSOoAdgw) One of my favorite songs.

Epic Music as_is_tradition • Now • 100%

Damjan Mravunac - Dunes

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From the game **Serious Sam: The First Encounter**. A variation of it from **Serious Sam 3: BFE** - [Boss Fight Strings](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReBCr9hmxIc)

Epic Music as_is_tradition • Now • 83%

Ennio Morricone - On Earth as it is in Heaven (from The Mission)

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Variations: [Vita Nostra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXPt2Nv5LAA) [River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J4coFY7lxo)

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Basil Poledouris - Riddle of Steel/Riders of Doom (Conan the Barbarian, 1982)

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When I was a kid, Conan the Barbarian was my favorite movie. A large part of that was the epic soundtrack. There are a number of tracks on it I think would fit here and I'll eventually post others but this was my favorite. Favorite parts: * 2:13 vocals start * Trumpets at 3:24 Basil Poledouris took inspiration from the [Carmina Burana](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOVP7qfWMA8) by Carl Orff when creating the Conan soundtrack. The CB is epic as well and is worth a listen. Most people are probably already familiar with the opening movement (O Fortuna).

Epic Music as_is_tradition • Now • 88%

How do you define "epic music?" - Cinematic music that speaks to the soul

The answer to this would be good to include in the sidebar so people would have a better idea what’s ok to post. Epic music is its own [genre](https://en.everybodywiki.com/Epic_music), but it can also be used to describe music more broadly - music from other genres that evokes a feeling of awe or other strong emotion. The, uh, other place’s epic music community describes it this way: “Music that speaks to the soul either lyrically, melodically, instrumentally, aurally, rhythmically, vocally, technologically, emotionally, temporally, or in some other profound way.” (a broad definition that would encompass multiple genres) What kind of music would you like this community to focus on? EDIT: I just came across ascallion's [post](https://lemmy.ca/post/672000) on !newcommunities@lemmy.world from 2 months ago where they described it as ***Cinematic music that speaks to the soul***. That description answers my question.