I had the disturbing idea to develop a soundtrack of sorts to listen to while reading the first Necroscope novel. In fact, I presented my friend Travis a copy of this cd, and gave him a pdf of the currently out-of-print graphic novel to pique his interest. A few days later, he asked if he could borrow the book. I gave him my copy and purchased a new one later.

Now he plans to read the rest of them and enjoys the soundtrack as well.

I need ideas for the second volume of the soundtrack, but there are only certain styles of music I will allow to even come NEAR my speakers. The following should give you a clue on my preferences.

 

This the unofficial soundtrack for book 1. Any suggestions on epic metal/gothic/industrial songs that would be appropriate for the rest of the series? I'm thinking a few younger bands like Trivium or Throwdown would match Yulian Bodescu's temperament nicely, while throwing back to Danzig and Judas Priest will cover Thibor's transformation. Any thoughts?

 

1. Testament - D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate) (3:33)

2. Moonspell - Shadow Sun (4:23)

3. Rob Halford - Light Comes Out Of Black (4:57)

4. Slipknot - Purity (4:25) Thibor's dilemma perhaps?

5. Slayer - Beauty Through Order (4:36)

6. Pantera - Avoid The Light (6:27)

7. Cradle Of Filth - No Time To Cry [sisters Of No Mercy Mix] (4:19)

8. Type O Negative - Everyone I Love Is Dead (6:11) Fits Harry Keogh well

9. Judas Priest - Burn In Hell (6:42) Damned Russian stepfathers!

10. Slayer - Bloodline (3:20)

11. Chimaira - Impending Doom (6:05)

12. Property - Prince of Darkness (5:27)

13. Arch Enemy - The Immortal (3:47)

14. Shadows Fall - Embrace Annihilation (5:10)

15. Disincarnate - Deadspawn (4:27) Yes the lyrics are directly related to book 5.

16. Vader - Rise Of The Undead (3:52) Why did I include this? Hmmm. Let me count the reasons.

17. Behemoth - Be Without Fear (3:17)

i like it. i dont have any suggestions at the moment except see what you can find from russian bands (i dont know any) or music to fit the russian side too.

I don't really know many Russian bands. Oh, and this is 100% just for my own amusement, and a few friends. It's merely a music compilation centered around a specific theme, that of what songs I would like to hear in a Necroscope film. Nothing intended to cause an uproar.

As far as that game goes, I think I will try to get my hands on the Official books and simply see if I can stir some interest in some players here at home. Trying to take it online would be one hell of an undertaking, and by doing so that may even kill it because you have to make a few adjustments that are different from the original rule sets when you go online.

Once you do that, the probability of Brian approving it is very slim, and it would be better off sticking to the one he does like. I still intend to look for additional means of drawing new fans to the series. Simply putting the books in front of them does not guarantee they will read it, especially if they are in thrall to the Twilight plague.

One thing I do want to propose to Brian is a crossworld version, using the rules from the RPG he has approved. The Titus Crow and Necroscope universes have so much to offer one another, and it would be great to find a way to bring them together without causing problems. Any ideas how to make this work? I think Titus Crow would operate best on Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu RPG system. I have no idea if we can apply Necroscope rules to it until I've looked over the WEG books. Any thoughts on that?