Mortality Radio is a net-based radio station dedicated to the pen-and-paper role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and the d20 universe it spawned. Hosted by Mortality.net, and run by two of its moderators (Adlon and Smaug), the radio show is broadcast[…]
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Explore the Epic Soundscape of the Dungeons & Dragons Soundtrack
For decades, Dungeons & Dragons players have cobbled together custom soundtracks for their games from diverse sources, including various movie soundtracks (Conan the Barbarian, Lord of the Rings), game music tracks (Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights) and even specialized albums (Midnight[…]
Read moreA New Dawn Rises Over The Lord of the Rings
At Dawn at Rivendell is filled with the music and poetry of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, as performed by the Tolkien Ensemble. This is the Denmark-based Tolkien Ensemble’s third outing, and this time around they are aided[…]
Read moreExplore Alternate Realities of Sound with Sci-Fi in Hi-Fi
All through my high school career and a good chunk of my college one, I spent a fair amount of time questing for the soundtrack to the movie 2010. I finally got it in my sophomore year (1992), when my[…]
Read moreSoaring to Cosmic Glory with Enterprise
Enterprise is Paramount’s attempt to revitalize the Star Trek franchise by returning to the adventurous, thrill-seeking, curious days of the Federation’s youth. The series, which follows the crew of the original starship Enterprise on its maiden voyage, has been largely[…]
Read moreSuspenseful Terror Haunts Signs Soundtrack
Signs is a tightly woven, self-contained sci-fi horror film that owes as much to Alfred Hitchhoch’s thrillers as it does to George Romero’s Living Dead. Both Romero and Hitchcock excelled at putting their protagonists in increasingly more difficult and psychologically[…]
Read moreThe Fellowship of the Ring Provides a Near-Perfect Gaming Soundtrack
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first film in the Lord of the Ring’s movie trilogy, provided gamers with what they’ve always wanted: a great, glorious movie capturing fantastic adventures on the big screen. It’s offers a cinematic backdrop for[…]
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