“The groves were dark and silent, the stagnant waters oily black and green with algae, and the remaining wildlife clustered in the shadows. The trees loomed high above me, their dark, gnarled branches clawing at the moonlit sky, while here and there the shriek of a nightbird or the yelp of a howler monkey echoed through the jungle. The air was thick and humid, heavy with the scent of flowers and the buzzing of nighttime insects. Yet the forest seemed almost unnaturally quiet, as if some...
2022-07-26 18:09:11 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I've added a bunch of new playlists to Spotify featuring my music + some other tracks from folks in the TTRPG music community.
"The god squats arrogantly on a dais of stone, as if it were an emperor in a long, winding robe of purple and gold. A flat, featureless head towers above the rest of the body, sprouting numerous eyes and antennae. A long, pallid tongue hangs from its gaping maw, occasionally touching the ground and leaving a sparkling trail behind. The god’s skin is almost transparent, and the veins and muscles beneath glow softly."
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Today's track was based on a ...
2022-07-22 12:28:59 +0000 UTC
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"You step into a cavernous chamber with a vaulted and arched ceiling. Glittering crystals dot the walls, throwing dancing shadows across the uneven stone. The sound of your footsteps rasp on the crystal encrusted floor, which continues forever into the darkness. You can feel a terrible vibration under your feet."
Hey folks,
Today's track is a suspenseful atmospheric track featuring shivering strings and mysterious chiming percussion swells. It's the perfect ...
2022-07-21 10:18:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I'm just about recovered from Covid and should have some new music for you all soon. In the meantime, here's an awesome 5e adventure for you all to enjoy from Elritch Press and a bunch of other great collaborators, featuring some of my music. You can find the adventure attached to this post, or in the Download Archive under Collab Content.
Cloudkissed Trail
Welcome to The Cloudkissed Trail, a series of 5th E...
2022-07-20 20:09:23 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I've started a 2nd youtube channel for stuff I make that isn't music related! It's called 'Ian Makes Stuff' and the first video shows off a map I made in Dungeon Alchemist.
I'll be sharing all the stuff I make for this channel with your all in the Download Archive, so check out the new Bonus Tracks and Content folder then go into Ian Makes Stuff to find this map + the Foundry VTT data + the original Dungeon Alchemist fi...
2022-07-10 13:17:54 +0000 UTC
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"I, the ruler of all things dark and evil,
Claim this place as my own.
All the forces of Hell are at my disposal.
Beware, all who enter here!"
Hey folks!
Here's a track that's been suggested by a lot of my Bard tier supporters! TheGrinningGamer, AceKokuren, and Jaden all asked for some variation of an epic choral battle track for a final boss, Dark Souls style!
Well, here...
2022-07-07 19:47:13 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I'm live composing for a few hours today. Come along and help me decide what to write, or check out the VOD if you miss the live stream.
Thanks,
Ian.
2022-07-06 11:58:33 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
The most recent 10 tracks are now out in album form, available on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, and pretty much every other music se...
2022-07-02 19:42:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
Hot on the heels of the Foundry module update, I've also updated the TaleSpire mod with all the latest tracks. Enjoy!
Thanks,
Ian.
2022-06-30 20:16:55 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
I've updated the Foundry VTT module with 28 new tracks, so now all 100 released tabletop rpg music tracks are on there!
(If anyone runs into any issues / bugs, let me know)
Thanks,
Ian.
2022-06-28 23:04:01 +0000 UTC
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"You explore the ancient ruins, running your hands along the smooth, unknown material. You feel as though you are on the verge of discovering some great secret, some hidden knowledge that is just out of reach. But then, you see it: a rift in space-time, a crack in the very fabric of reality. You approach it cautiously, peering into the darkness beyond. From this place, the secrets of the alien ruins will be revealed."
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So happy to share my 100th tr...
2022-06-28 15:10:12 +0000 UTC
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"The Astral Sea is an unimaginably vast and empty plane of existence; a place of infinite possibilities and limitless potential. It is a plane of pure energy and pure thought; the birthplace of all things, and the home of all things. It is a place of great power and great beauty."
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New track, another one written on my portable setup whilst I was away. This one is an ambient track featuring unusual abstract noises alongside choral drones and synth t...
2022-06-24 20:09:23 +0000 UTC
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"They were once worshipped with the same fervor as the sun and the moon. But now, they are all but forgotten. They are the forgotten gods, relegated to the shadows of people's memories. It wasn't always like this, of course. In the days of yore, these deities were venerated and their temples were filled with devotees. But time has a way of erasing even the most sacred of things. And so, the forgotten gods now languish in their forgotten temples, waiting for someone to remember them." &nbs...
2022-06-20 13:45:01 +0000 UTC
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"You wander the labyrinthine pathways between the many shifting pockets of reality. As you walk along, you feel the ground rumbling slightly. The occasional crystal chimes and shatters, and you can hear a faint hissing, as if something very large and very angry is moving along the various pathways."
Hey folks,
Today's track is a custom commissions for one of my patreon supporters, LoneWolf, who needed a specific track for an upcoming encounter with a dime...
2022-06-03 13:54:31 +0000 UTC
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"A dark veil of night swept across the crowd, and the choir sang a dirge to a hero lost. Their voices flowed and echoed off the stone walls of the cathedral, which was lit by countless candles and encrusted with jewels on its towering spires and gilded altar. They sang in a dead language, but the melody caught in the air. The small crowd was silent; the song had left them without words."
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Here's a new track for you, based on a song suggestion from Bard tier supp...
2022-06-01 22:20:23 +0000 UTC
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"A ray of light, the grey and muted colour that comes before the dawn, peeks through the woven branches and gaps in the canopy of the forest. The birds fly in a great wave across the sky, like a river of brown and black, silent and seemingly unending. The world is so still; the ground, moss-covered and soft, the forest stretching out to the horizon both far and near. The trees' branches interlock like lovers' arms, protecting them from the world far below."
Hey folks, &...
2022-05-26 17:05:38 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
I've added a new track to the Bonus Tracks folder in the download archive. It's an older one from before I started Tabletop RPG Music, but I included it in my recent '1 hour of Atmospheric and Relaxing Fantasy Music' video as it fit the theme nicely. It's a delicate tracks featuring only woodwind instruments.
I've also attached the track to this post for quick listening!
Thanks everyone!
Download Archive
2022-05-23 09:20:04 +0000 UTC
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In this city, you will not find cars or wagons, or smoke pouring out of the chimneys. The factories are silent, replaced by the weaving of magic and science. Glass towers reach to the sky while people work below in arcane pursuits. Doctors combine divine blessings and carefully selected medicines to heal, astronomers track the stars and the patterns of the gods above, and engineers design machines infused with magical power to ease the burdens of living in a city. At night, the peop...
2022-05-19 11:48:59 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
The lovely folks over at Eldritch Press have released a new 5e 'side-quest' PDF, an 18 page adventure set on the high seas. The adventure features a couple of my tracks, plus amazing content from other fantastic creators, as is free for all of my patreon supporters to download and use!
Some fantastic curators have come together to create this great mini-...
2022-05-15 23:02:39 +0000 UTC
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From an open manhole, you take a step down into the dank tunnels beneath the endless metropolis. Discarded nutrient cubes and broken bottles litter the ground, and your hand comes away slick with bio-plasmic fluid as you steady yourself against the wall. You see neon signs shining through a layer of grime on rusted metal gratings above.
Hey folks!
One of my Bard tier supporters suggested I write some music for a sewer. I took that inspiration and decided to give it a sci-...
2022-05-12 16:32:12 +0000 UTC
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A tingly sensation of magic dances across your fingertips as you entered the throne room. The crystal, as though alive, holds the light of the sun and moon and stars and throws them into a thousand rainbows on the walls, ceiling, and floor. On the far side of the room, a throne made of the same magic crystal, where a slight woman with iron-grey hair sits. Her eyes are the same pale blue as the magic crystal. A circlet of iron rests upon her brow.
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2022-05-11 09:03:30 +0000 UTC
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"You can no longer tell up from down. The air around you is thick, drowning your screams as the Aboleth's slimy tentacles wrap around you, dragging you into its grasp. Your face hits the water with a muffled splash. Bubbles burst around you as your consciousness begins to fade and your mind plummets into madness."
Hey folks,
Thank you to Bard tier supporter Charlie who suggested a Cosmic Horror track. This track will take your players deep...
2022-04-29 14:42:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
My most recent 10 tracks are now available to listen to on Spotify, Bandcamp, Apple Music, 2022-04-28 15:32:30 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I'm going to be live composing in about an hour from this post! Not sure what I'll be writing, so feel free to come along and help me decide. It'll probably be a fairly long live stream, with maybe a break for lunch, so if you miss the start feel free to join later. Or catch the VOD afterwards.
See you there!
Ian.
2022-04-28 08:23:32 +0000 UTC
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The scent of cinnamon rolls, fresh bread and freshly-baked pies drift on the air. You see humans and elves, but also some dwarves. They all seem to be having a great time, hearing stories or songs, eating or drinking. A few are even dancing a merry jig.
Hey folks,
It's time for some more tavern music! Lots of medieval instruments working together to create a jolly and rustic vibe. Today's track is a collaboration with the great folks at Map Hatchery, details below!
2022-04-20 12:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I'm live composing some tavern music for a bit, starting right now. Come along and help me get this track done before I go away for a week (argh, time pressure!).
2022-04-16 18:39:18 +0000 UTC
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"You stand in the warm glow of the soft firelight. The sun rises slowly on the horizon, illuminating a forest the colour of brown sugar. You see tracks where the army marched through weeks before. Thick mud, crusty with damp clay is packed deeply into the prints of boots and hooves and wheels from cannons and carts."
Hey folks,
Thanks to Blueman192 who suggested I write some more 'background traveling music'. Landscape...
2022-04-14 15:36:08 +0000 UTC
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"Burning ash and fire clouds blanket the sky above. The air crackles with electrical energy. You charge towards the battle with every intention of fighting to your last breath. The demons are relentless, but you will fight with all you have. You will not stop until the battle is won."
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Today's track is epic and suspenseful, using crunchy synths and echoing pads to create a dark, almost dystopian vibe. Thanks to Bard-tier supporter Demongund whos...
2022-04-12 11:11:20 +0000 UTC
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The banner on the airship flutters in the breeze. Warring airships hover and dive, cannons pierce the clouds, gunfire and explosions rip through the air, the occasional fireball ignites the sky.
Hey folks,
Happy to share with you my latest track, Magic Reborn, an epic fantasy theme with a sense of adventure and peril. This one would work well as an intro theme to a session or campaign, or perhaps during a heroic combat encounte...
2022-04-04 23:55:04 +0000 UTC
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