Hey guys, I'm looking for some music to use as background music for an animation I'm working on for university, based on Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road'. Although I can find stuff that's close, I can't quite find exactly what I'm looking for. This is the best example I can give:
russian circles
pelican
red sparows
Isis (has vocals but they have very extended sections with no vocals)
Jesu (vocals but tracks without, and very long instrumental sections)
Final
Explosions in the sky (though if you listen to godspeed I am sure you are familier with these folks)
something that I always recommend when people ask about dark feeling stuff is Samuel's Era 1 and Magic, a 2cd album that is vastly different from their normal stuff:
OR something very different look for Dark Tranquility album closers, recently they have been doing amazing outros like the following (even if this is not at all what you are looking for, this is an amazing song)
Not sure you want to go too industrial if the theme is The Road. The film has a really stunning soundtrack that might point you in the correct direction, specifically they went with a more folk sound with the violin. And it wasn't all gloom and doom. Sometimes it was downright pretty.
I only throw this out since you already have a million great suggestions that would be my answer. Mogwai and Godspeed have to have something you're looking for. Or the Ghosts album, for sure.
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Maybe check out OCRemix and see if theres something up your alley. The Darkside of Phobos album has some tracks that might work for you. I've always been fond of this one myself
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EDIT: More near misses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EQXEIoZrZE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvEj6Q4UDrg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnU25VIDM7s
Mogwai
Mono
Explosions in the Sky
Tarentel
Red Sparowes
Do Make Say Think
i'd take a look at some of tool's and nine inch nails' deeper tracks
tool, disposition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiTtWnx_rjY
nine inch nails, lights in the sky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVkV321rV3U
or taking a slightly different tack, some of the darker/more ambient square rpg tracks
ff6, world of ruin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1mkBwMmcaY
chrono cross, dead sea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ine3_jdQIIs
ff7, the great northern cave:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAReag1yzEY
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1lE90gT37U&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LUgTvYyXnQ&feature=related
Murder by Death has one that may work
http://murderbydeath.bandcamp.com/track/those-who-left
Oh, check out some of the early Silver Mt. Zion records. They're a side project of Godspeed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_W7ydnPtB4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDdTpVrcNvQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux9DTiPhkws
pelican
red sparows
Isis (has vocals but they have very extended sections with no vocals)
Jesu (vocals but tracks without, and very long instrumental sections)
Final
Explosions in the sky (though if you listen to godspeed I am sure you are familier with these folks)
something that I always recommend when people ask about dark feeling stuff is Samuel's Era 1 and Magic, a 2cd album that is vastly different from their normal stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goQRykF96Jc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs5GHjW9nh4&feature=related
OR something very different look for Dark Tranquility album closers, recently they have been doing amazing outros like the following (even if this is not at all what you are looking for, this is an amazing song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TC3p4YOhIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT86_ShMKHU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xBMIpRC2sI
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Griswold: I don't know why I didn't think of Nine Inch Nails earlier, thanks for reminding me!
Napp: Grails is also very, very close, a few songs of theirs are in the running for the winner. Also holy shit Murder By Death are in Australia.
schuss: That song not so much, but some of their other stuff might fit.
DisruptedCapitalist: The tone is right, but the synths don't fit the feel that I'm going for.
Natas: Really good Suggestions! Again I've been browsing through a couple of these but there are several there I haven't heard at all.
I'll give all of these a good listen, cheers everyone! Don't let me stop you if you have more suggestions, though.
Also, I hate to break it to you, but MBD had to cancel their Australia tour... I'll send you a PM with the details since it isn't exactly on topic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIkciQjUKkE
Eupfhoria: Yes! Lots of good stuff, thanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwMvD4it8Qk
Like... damn near everything he does.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlYBPuHeZxw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99tUIo7GRC0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EWhjJb6iS0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMoCbXIDJ7k
NB: Has chorus/choir but subtle not profound and overrunning the instruments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oE896qS2E8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN6sfJ1qFQg
EDIT: Also, as this is a vidya games forum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnyytCAORrQ&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQjBvQbI0ws&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gT6AnrDwew
Have you thought about how something like this might contrast with your animation?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0NGNKbRU4o
I only throw this out since you already have a million great suggestions that would be my answer. Mogwai and Godspeed have to have something you're looking for. Or the Ghosts album, for sure.
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And then everything else off of Ambient 4!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMXuFxY7uOo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_1-zwBsvjw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIR1KfKXH6s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb-3eBlv_qE&feature=related
Try out The Soft Moon, too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRSedVIaYxc