Anchovies
Posts: 421
7/22/2017
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As per the title, let's share and discuss music which reminds us of Fallen London in some way.
First up, "Love is Mystical" by the Cold War Kids. Beyond just discussing the power of love and desire, this song uses lyrical imagery uncannily reminiscent of Fallen London: "I can't see behind the sun", "love will break the chains", "love in darkness will show you the way". It's the sort of thing which would come from a recording studio in the spires of the Echo Bazaar.
The other song which inspired me to create this thread is "Louisiana Sunrise", by Escape the Clouds. Lethal sunlight, unspeakable appetites, horrible transformation, and a love story - it's enough to give a level of Unaccountably Peckish. A particularly choice verse:
The closer I get, the more I hunger
For the strangest things.
Not beignets and cigarettes
On the side of Decatur street.
No gumbos or Étouffées
Can quench this evil need.
There's only one taste I crave
With the right seasoning
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Perhaps our role on this planet is not to worship God — but to create Him.
—Sir Arthur C Clarke
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gronostaj
Posts: 403
7/22/2017
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"In all my dreams I drown", from Devil's Carnival. I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this- I see this song on nearly every FL playlist 
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Soft-Spoken Surgeon, a doctor who owes an onerous debt. Professor of medicine at the University by day, at criminal employ by night. Open to all non-harmful social actions.
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Plynkes
Posts: 631
8/15/2017
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I often listen to Debussy's Clair de Lune while playing Fallen London. It puts me in the mood. If I'm listening on Youtube the autoplay then usually takes me on a trip around Chopin, Saint-Saëns and Erik Satie afterwards, which I have no objections at all to.
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Addis Rook
Posts: 125
8/18/2017
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You know, a while back I found the perfect music for a Brass Embassy ball...
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TheWakalix
Posts: 3
4/19/2018
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Dissolve by Jonathan Coulton reminds me of SMEN. Knowledge that draws you in but damns you, awful knowledge that warps and shifts your perspective... the music video somebody made also seems vaguely Fallen Londonish.
[spoiler]On the day she finally left me
She left one thing behind
Just a small box on the table
That she wanted me to find
There was something bad inside it
It was something that I should have left alone
Now everything is standing still
It was only my head that made it revolve
Everything was fine until
It was awful instead
Now watch me dissolve
It was mine now, something secret
Something precious and rare
And then it changed me, and I liked it
Now I wish it wasn't there
Would you cancel my appointments
Pretty sure I won't be coming in today
[chorus?]
It's too late to say I'm sorry
Anyway it's not true
There's a small box on the table
And I left it there for you
And I really hope you like it
If you need me I'll be anywhere but here[/spoiler]
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curtistruffle
Posts: 139
3/5/2018
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Not exact Fallen London entry, but definetely Sunless Sea's: "Мертвые матросы не спят" by Aquarium. Hope you friends will not be offended by a song on a foreign language. In my possible defence I'll say I rarely especially praise lyrics and perceive it as a part of complex experience of listening a track.
Caption translates as "Dead sailors do not sleep" and lyrics is all about grief and sorrow of a drowned man thus parted with his beloved.
edited by curtistruffle on 3/5/2018
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I am a Dangerous patron
Jane Barlowe(Light Fingers), a Notorious Shenanigan and mediocre writer.
Cardinalli Browning(Bag a Legend), a Joyful Adventuress and a fictional character, written by Jane Barlowe.
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lukeskylicker
Posts: 85
10/12/2018
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Paradox Locke wrote:
'Everybody Wants to Rule the World,' as covered by Lorde *snip*
That's a pretty good comparison but, personally, I would have to say that the version done by Tears for Fears feels more Fallen London to me. There is such a thing as polite murder! Of course I would think a more upbeat tune is appropriate. It is rare to find this game be 100% serious (the exceptions are usually VERY notable as a result because of how much they stand out from the usual "Dark and hilarious" world of Fallen London) and the so called "7 inch" version of the song has a few notable additions to the lyrics that were not in Lorde's version.
I can't stand this indecision
Married with a lack of vision
Everybody wants to rule the world
I'm sure we've all been there with our very first character. Before we either sent them NORTH or truly carved them out as a character of course. We YEARNED for the sky and the surface. We missed the blue sky while the people already down here for a while had realized that we were just trading it to be able to see irrigo instead and, almost, feeling frustrated at this one-dimensional mindset of "but muh sky iz gon" when the neath has so much more.
Say that you'll never, never, never need it
One headline why believe it?
Everybody wants to rule the world
Our hypothetical new player has just become a PoSI and has realized the most terrifying think in this game is not the friendly devils of the brass embassy, the brutal Jack of the streets, or the horrors of the unterzee. It is Mr. Slowcake and his notability. No, surely not. Surely I can just play the game without notability right?! Please Mr. Slowcake! I just need one more level of making waves but Time, the healer has just arrived. You can give me that point of notability. Right? Right?!
The headline is a bit trickier to pin down but (and bare with me on this one it will make sense after the next line) I believe this can be interpreted as our first encounter, be it here on the forums, from an acquaintance, or somebody over on Reddit, telling a story of how they managed to go NORTH wearing their prison clothes from start to finish. Or gained 7 impossible theorems in a row. Or the first time we heard about how much it takes to create a heptagoat. Or (in my case) checking a scrapbook to find that somebody had 1300 successful terms as a governor of Port Carnelian!
The rite of passage of the truly dedicated players of Fallen London. Raising a quality to absurd levels or collecting more of an item than you could ever need for the next 5 years of playing the game. It's... unbelievable, so we almost don't at first, but we see more of the same, the same pattern, all of these veterans of the game claiming equally absurd feats but never the same absurd feats.
And so because "Everybody wants to rule the world" our hero finds the resolve to find their absurd feat to proclaim and undertake the notability grind in earnest. Maybe it will just be becoming a paramount presence for now or becoming overgoated but they will find something to set them apart from the other dedicated players.
All for freedom and for pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world
More of a statement by the newbie than the experienced player who might have originally started the song. The newbie is not a newbie anymore. They've created a true character. They understand and appreciate the intricacies of Fallen London and that the freedoms offered by the neath are great. And just like when they heard what the thunder said, is proclaiming it loudly for all to hear.
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Whew! That took longer than I wanted it to take. I suppose the fact that I analyzed the lyrics of this song as part of a school assignment in school made me more verbose than I intended.
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A man who likes to sound smart when he's really just making it up as he goes.
Rehabilitator of Wretched Mogs.
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Bitty
Posts: 234
8/15/2017
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Peace Beneath the City-Iron and Wine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDx6m3yh6rA
Culling of the Fold-The Decemberists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EeE3443Fzo
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Parelle
Posts: 1084
8/16/2017
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Winter Winds, Mumford and Sons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KCg_QEHtkY
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gronostaj
Posts: 403
11/10/2017
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This entire playlist. I have no idea what this style of music is called; playfully-morbid cabaret? but it sounds Neathy.
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Soft-Spoken Surgeon, a doctor who owes an onerous debt. Professor of medicine at the University by day, at criminal employ by night. Open to all non-harmful social actions.
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gronostaj
Posts: 403
11/27/2017
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I was wondering whether to post this song, called "the night guest" at all, since it's in polish, but it reminds me so much of Seeking, and is so pleasantly sedate (no, the audio is not broken, it just sounds like this), that i decided you might enjoy it despite its foreign language. providing quick translation under the spoiler;
[spoiler]
why do you knock at my windows
on the nights i cannot fall asleep
your slow heavy footsteps waking
waking the creaking floor
and then you sit by my side
then you stand in front of me
your eyes are so huge, so pale, so blind
your hands are cold
your hands are cold
you show to me a wet stain
this bloody smear on your shirt
telling me to touch it, telling me to bring it to my mouth
and then, again
you walk around the empty house
writing crazy red words
with your blood on the walls
with your blood on the walls
with your blood on the walls
and when you leave in the pale morning
my eyes will hurt from the lack of sleep
then i'll see the rope taken off from the curtains
and when you leave in the pale morning
my eyes will hurt from the lack of sleep
then i'll see the rope taken off from the curtains
and an open straightrazor on the table
and an open straightrazor on the table
and an open straightrazor on the table
and an open straightrazor on the table
why do you knock at my windows?
why do you knock at my windows?
i don't know why, and i don't know what for
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Soft-Spoken Surgeon, a doctor who owes an onerous debt. Professor of medicine at the University by day, at criminal employ by night. Open to all non-harmful social actions.
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wrondo
Posts: 11
6/24/2018
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After noticing some of my favorite music sound like Fallen London, I'm happy to find this thread! I'll go through and take a listen to all these songs later.
I'll leave my songs here; they're all by Rachel Rose Mitchell, and they remind me of Fallen London in an atmospheric sense, if not in any specific way (the specifics of which I don't really know yet, anyway).
The Ticketman
Although ostensibly about a boatman ferrying you around the river's waters, it also reminds me of the experience of arriving in the Neath.
Glow in the Dark
The post-apocalyptic vibe of the song reminds me of what happened to London. Also, it feels like candles.
The Hollow
Is this what the Cave of the Nadir is like? Or maybe just the Neath in general.
Falling like the Sky
Um, I have no idea what the Liberation of the Night is, other than a semi-spoilery Reddit thread I saw recently, but if I were to guess what it sounds like, it would sound like this???
Hey Alice
Although ostensibly an Alice in Wonderland song, you'd be surprised how much Fallen London has in common with Alice in Wonderland. You're underground in England, for starters. Also: mushrooms, cats, ravens, mirrors. The duality, make-one-choice-or-another theme of the song reminds me of how a lot of the gameplay of Fallen London is about making one choice or another, picking one side or another. (It's more of an Alice in Wonderland song tho.)
Carnival
What can I say, it's a Dark Carnival song. Although a bit darker than the actual carnival in Fallen London, obviously.
Edited to add Falling like the Sky
edited by wrondo on 6/24/2018
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F., an inescapable and terrifying lady.
“There are ghosts in the architecture, stuck in the firmament.”
W., an irresistible and sinister individual of mysterious and indistinct gender.
“Truth is strong and will prevail.”
Blocked; blocked; blocked; blocked; none of you are free of sin
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Honeyaddict
Posts: 501
6/24/2018
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPAr7kL-mmg [The Mariner's Revenge] and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lz_qPvKCsg [Das Narrenschiff]
The Zee and it's many stories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz2XRqoQqoA [Saint James' Ballroom]
Veilgarden's more active dancing parties
But sadly, both are a out of genre for Fallen London itself, they remind me still of those places.
edited by Honeyaddict on 6/24/2018
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Honeyaddict, Scarlet Saint, Paramount Presence
pleasure to meet you.
Has some ideas the Masters won't approve of like some items and establishing a Colony in Parabola.
I will accept most social interactions (not duping). I do enjoy role playing as well.
Have some possibly still active codes!
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asinineFlatfoot
Posts: 85
6/25/2018
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A few ambient pieces that I feel are "London-y".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hvh3aH3D5k Chrono Cross: "Lost Child of Time"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWSphawicMY Homestuck: Medium: "Rain"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoWXo3Ebon4 Final Fantasy IX: "Treno - The City That Never Sleeps"
Many other tracks from the same works could easily suit the Neath as well. Maybe I'll post some more, later. But for now, three is plenty. I'd rather not flood the list.
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LadyGrayRose
Posts: 13
6/27/2018
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Blood of Angels – Brown Bird
I can't make my mood match the weather
I can't make the weather do what I want
So I've resigned myself to pry that big old sun out of the sky
And I will live my days in darkness 'til I die
In the Halls of the Mountain King [Jazz Arrange]
This sounds like the sort of song that would play in Feducci's parlor, or perhaps at a devilishly inclined gala.
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Miza de Leon — Seeker | Accepting all social interactions, dupes included.
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gronostaj
Posts: 403
11/28/2017
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Caroline Augusta Baroness Aubrecker wrote:
this is based on the poem by Siergieja Jesienina. - a Russian poet who committed suicide. Parts of the song are literal translations of Jesienina's own poem - the night guest.
technically, "the night guest" is władysław broniewski's poem, inspired by and written about jesienin's.... hm, suicide. credit where credit's due (; and i always say it's a shame the entirety of the poem wasn't included in the song, because it gets even more reminiscent of SMEN further on
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Gronostaj (pl. Ermine), a decadent duellist of mysterious and indistinct gender. Seeker. Willing to die- but not of boredom. Open to all social actions, including the harmful ones.
Soft-Spoken Surgeon, a doctor who owes an onerous debt. Professor of medicine at the University by day, at criminal employ by night. Open to all non-harmful social actions.
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Siankan
Posts: 1048
8/16/2017
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Karl Jenkins's "Palladio" sets the mood for me quite well.
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Chrisotoph
Posts: 18
8/15/2017
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Don't know which reminds me of which - probably both these and FL strike my heart in similar places - but here they are:
Jethro Tull - Bourée
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2RNe2jwHE0
and then inevitably
The Jacques Loussier Trio - The Bach Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCuv9gSu09U
Bassa - Tango Azul (or really anything from Bassa)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6j4ODrFulI
(I might be a bit partial because I frequently dance tango, but I think there is such love, desire and dark playfulness (or playful darknesss) which reminds me of Fallen London).
And then
Jean Sibelius (Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago S.O. (CSO)) - Violin Concerto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsbrRAgv1b4
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Jeremy Avalon
Posts: 345
8/10/2017
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What's that? An album literally subtitled "A Self-Banishment Ritual"? Sounds like the perfect SMEN album to me.
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Unlikely
Posts: 11
11/9/2017
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I found a folk song! King Henry generously entertains a very hungry guest. It's roud 3967.
I'm listening to the Furrow Collective version, but you may know a better one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfDWfU99X3k
Some texts are here.
https://mainlynorfolk.info/steeleye.span/songs/kinghenry.html
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Parelle
Posts: 1084
11/9/2017
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I am much amiss to leave off the Amelie soundtrack which is very Fin de sicle Paris and perhaps particularly good for the Feast of the Rose.
https://youtu.be/7gZmsAKQ8ZE
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Pluta
Posts: 2
11/9/2017
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The Devil So Charming by Birdeatsbaby is a bit on the nose honestly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9G8LwNWnvk
As well as Sailor Boy by Black Tape for a Blue Girl
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ChangelingChilde
Posts: 231
4/20/2018
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The lyrics of this one are amazingly fitting for the Bazaar.
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DO you recall how the Hunger began?
I'm sorry, my darling, I don't think I can!
OUT past the High Wilderness and beyond
I fear I've gone Seeking, for of Him I'm fond.
--The Elfin Cannibal
Seven scars, seven chains, a soul too stained for Hell, and seven sainted candles burning at the well.
Gone to Grieve on the 17th day of the 7th month, 1897. Will be Vake-hunting next.
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Grimsby
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5/1/2018
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The Forest Awakes by St Vincent and David Byrne is pretty much the theme song for Parabola, in my eyes. The many references to nature and the absurd nonsense-connections that the lyrics make really remind me of it. I like to listen to it whenever one of my characters ends up in the Mirror-Marshes.
The Forest awakes
A desert at dawn
A mountain at night
And the river moves on
The people awake
They're marching along
The streets are alive
With a terrible song
Forwards and backwards in ev'ry direction
The atom's perpetual motion
The shifting of light on the banks of the river
I'm free but I'm keeping my clothes on
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