ZEITGEIST Using Music in the Zeitgeist Adventure Path

I obviously can’t speak for everyone, but I love using music during certain scenes during my DMing, and Zeitgeist’s narrative structure offers prime real estate.

Here’s some tracks I have or plan to use for my group as we start digging into Adventure 4 (which is a big hit after a slightly sluggish affair during adventure 3 [I am not good at combat!]) mostly from Game OSTS.

I’d love to hear suggestions/examples of things you’ve used, but truthfully I’d also be satisfied if I were to introduce people to some cool soundtracks they may not have heard of!


General


Flint - City of Commerce

Heimdallr, the Vermillion Capital - Trails of Cold Steel


Royal Homeland Constabulary

C. S. P. D -Crossbell Police Department- - Trails From Zero


You’re Under Arrest! - Gen Battle Theme 1

That Person’s Name Is - Bravely Default



Risur’s … Finest? - Gen Battle Theme 2

Enter Velocity - Astlibra


What is Ahead of You (Level Up Theme)

What is Ahead of You - Trails Through Daybreak


Act 1

Adventure 3


Ziggurat of Apet

Between Forgotten Reveries - Trails From Zero


Attack on the Gala of the Ancients

Inevitable Struggle - Trails From Zero


Things Just Got Real (attack on the RHC)

Get Over The Barrier! -Roaring Version- - Trails From Zero


Adventure 4

Orithea - Order in the Wilds

The Prestigious Mask - Nier


Adventure 5

Borne

Battle of Providence - Bravely Second


Act 2

yet to be decided Act 2 Track

Out Come the Crawlers - Drakengard 3


Adventure 6

Pemberton’s Lair Industries

The Wretched Automatons - Nier

Adventure 8

Fighting Nicodemus on the tower

Grandma - Nier


Adventure 9

Assault on the Governor's Mansion

Gral of Erebos - Trails of Cold Steel III


Act 2 Outro

Hail to the King - The Gloom in the Corner


Act 3

Adventure 12


Voice of Rot (Possibly titled ‘This Is A Force’)

The Final Song - Drakengard 3


Adventure 13

Final Boss

Lastendconductor - Umineko

i haven't started running zeitgeist yet (and i probably won't for a while - i'm a good ways into running a doomed forgotten realms campaign that, if all goes well, won't be ending any time soon), but i have an entire word document with songs for different parts of the campaign (primarily action sequences). most are also taken from video games, but i think i have slightly different inspirations then you do. here's some examples:

Book 1:
Docker Brawl - Drink Up, There's More! (Witcher 3)
Lighthouse Siege - Storm (Half Life Opposing Force)

Book 2:
Vs. Cillian Creed (in the church) - Something Memorable (Furi)
Vs. Macbannin - The Shootist (Red Dead Redemption)

Book 3:
Fight at Mavisha's Seal - The Abyss and the Serpent (Ultrakill)
RHC HQ Fight - Enemy Within - Combat (Deus Ex)

Book 4:
Train Robbery - Diabolical Adrenaline Guitar (Half Life)
Fleeing Vendricce - We've Got Hostiles! (Black Mesa)

Book 5:
Vs. Gale - Weathering Heights (Wrath of Cortex)
Vs. the Colossus - Weapons of Mass Destruction (Ace Combat 6)

Book 6:
Stampede Ambush - Legendary Pokemon (Black/White 2)
Islas Dolas Focas - War Without Reason (Ultrakill, split into literally as many parts as possible to cover the entire assault)

Book 7:
Assault on Knutpara - Skidoo (Tomb Raider 2, but a specific cover of it)
With Macbannin vs. the Ghost Council - Outlaw's Return (Red Dead Redemption)

Book 8:
Nic's Lantern Ambush - The Part Where He Kills You (Portal 2)
vs. Nic on the Lance - ORDER (Ultrakill)

Book 9:
vs. Voice of Rot - God Devouring Serpent Phase 2 (Elden Ring)
Battle of Flint - like 5 different Project Wingman songs in a row because i want to give my players MULTIPLE heart attacks (no, you don't get any points for guessing what the last two are or when they play)

Book 10:
Escaping Axis Island - Invincible Fleet (Ace Combat 4)
Fighting the Godmind - Paradise Warfare (Carpenter Brut - hey, that's not a video game song!)

Book 11:
Gidim Ship - Intro (SiN)
Sigismund, Become Triegenes - Crucified (Army of Lovers, because...i dunno, i'm psychotic? why is this here?)

Book 12:
Meeting Srasama - 13 Angels Standing Guard 'Round The Side Of Your Bed (Silver Mt. Zion)
vs. Voice of Rot, but for real this time - Goddess of Rot Phase 2 (Elden Ring)

Book 13:
Saving the Cities - The City Must Survive (Frostpunk)
Axis Seal - Steel Haze (where truths meet) (Armoured Core 6)