{"id":308,"date":"2014-03-24T15:36:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T20:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/?p=308"},"modified":"2014-03-24T15:38:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T20:38:32","slug":"your-storys-soundtrack-fight-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/your-storys-soundtrack-fight-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Story&#8217;s Soundtrack: Fight Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/KirkSpockKalifi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-315\" alt=\"KirkSpockKalifi\" src=\"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/KirkSpockKalifi.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/KirkSpockKalifi.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/KirkSpockKalifi-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><em><small>The ultimate battle in all of Battledom has already been written, filmed, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_dnZHea_TI0\" target=\"_blank\">scored<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Music is another huge component of my writing process.\u00a0 It helps me buckle down and focus in a way nothing else can (aside from wondrous, blessed coffee).\u00a0 Everything I listen to in this manner is instrumental- I find lyrics distracting- but there&#8217;s a wide variety of styles I like for different moods, pacing, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I&#8217;ll share some songs from my &#8220;fight&#8221; playlist- stuff that gets the blood flowing and raises the stakes!\u00a0 I hope you enjoy these.\u00a0 If you have your own favorites, please share links in the comments!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Epic Last Stand Asskicking<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Armed With Death<\/strong> (from <em>The Walking Dead<\/em> video game)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tPbj3xEZDFI<\/p>\n<p>This plays during Lee&#8217;s last fight, on his way to rescue Clementine.\u00a0 Great game, but invest in a tissue factory before you play it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Techno-y Asskicking<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Combat Music 5<\/strong> (From the <em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em> soundtrack)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"X-COM Enemy Unknown Unoffical OST - Combat Music 5 Extended\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MBuWT7D3_Wg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A great game and soundtrack.\u00a0 If you like this one, go grab the remaining tracks (and the game, if you enjoy turn-based strategy).\u00a0 You won&#8217;t be disappointed!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shoot Straight<\/strong> (from the <em>Shadowrun Returns<\/em> soundtrack)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_detailpage&#038;v=pjowifCdxFU#t=127<\/p>\n<p>As above, great music from a great game; well worth tracking down more.\u00a0 It&#8217;s around 2:08 that my favorite part starts up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Never Return Alive<\/strong> (from the <em>Streets of Rage 2<\/em> soundtrack)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Streets of Rage 2 Soundtrack - Boss Battle (Never Return Alive)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XFcdQObbT8o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This one takes me back!\u00a0 I must&#8217;ve beaten this game about 3,000 times during my teenage years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Fantasy-Themed Asskicking<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dragonborn<\/strong> (from the <em>Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim<\/em> soundtrack)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eVVXNDv8rY0<\/p>\n<p>More amazing music from Jeremy Soule, the John Williams of video game soundtracks.\u00a0 (I have an autographed copy of this soundtrack!)\u00a0 If the refrain around 2:08 doesn&#8217;t make you want to jump out of your chair and rip a dragon&#8217;s head off, I&#8217;m afraid you&#8217;re not a living human.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ride Forth Victoriously<\/strong> (from the <em>Europa Universalis IV<\/em> soundtrack)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Europa Universalis IV - Original Soundtrack \/ OST -  Ride Forth Victoriously\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-X2kJSXl4YM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This game is <em>Civilization<\/em> on crack, in real-time.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t the fortitude to play, but I enjoy watching others, and listening to the soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Western-Themed Asskicking<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sixty Seconds to What?<\/strong>\u00a0 (from the <em>For A Few Dollars More<\/em> soundtrack)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ENNIO MORRICONE -&quot;Sixty Seconds To What?&quot; (1965)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AFtmdorQG-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Music that both Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef will kick your ass with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Man With a Harmonica<\/strong> (from the <em>Once Upon A Time In The West<\/em> soundtrack)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Once Upon A Time In The West - Man With A Harmonica\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m6BQKFs3-VM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Haunting and dramatic- Ennio Morricone at his best.\u00a0 (Fun fact: the German title of this film is <em>Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod,<\/em> or <em>Play Me The Song of Death.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Share your own links below.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s get an awesome music exchange going!<\/p>\n<p><!-- Place this tag in your head or just before your close body tag. --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/plusone.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!-- Place this tag where you want the widget to render. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"g-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106756336697302613382\/posts\/anZ2YNqKg6h\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ultimate battle in all of Battledom has already been written, filmed, and scored. Music is another huge component of my writing process.\u00a0 It helps me buckle down and focus in a way nothing else can (aside from wondrous, blessed coffee).\u00a0 Everything I listen to in this manner is instrumental- I find lyrics distracting- but there&#8217;s a wide variety of styles I like for different moods, pacing, etc. Today, I&#8217;ll share some songs from my &#8220;fight&#8221; playlist- stuff that gets&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/your-storys-soundtrack-fight-music\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325,"href":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308\/revisions\/325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}