What's your launch theme?

[AdmiralTigerclaw]

Just as advertised, what is your launch theme when you hit spacebar on the pad?

I have two:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSCPfALweOM

For a main engine start followed by launch clamp release and booster ignition, it times nicely with the above for 6 seconds and then 12 seconds.

Always good for those Kerpollo rockets. Especially once you get to the climax of the song.

What music launches YOUR rockets?

Edited August 7, 2014 by AdmiralTigerclaw

[SkyRender]

Definitely

. Love that song.

[Concentric]

John Cage's 4'33".

But seriously, I don't have one.

[TrooperCooper]

Ignition at 0.57 seconds

Or during the real countdown at 2:40 shortly afterwards...

Edited August 7, 2014 by TrooperCooper

[moogoob]

It dates back to my time in Orbiter - this was my default "reached space" music for a while. Made circularization burns that much more epic.

[TimePeriod]

DragonForce - Revelations

'Valley of the Damned' Album.

Lyrics:

"With the North Star the guides us"

"We ride on the sky"

"Blazing up through the heavens"

"Like Eagles we fly"

[Frank_G]

That strongly depends on mood and mission... Here a small selction of nice launch themes

Noise Unit - Monolith

Rossini - Wilhelm Tell Overture (for the more ridiculous ship designs...)

Also very famous: Captain Future Theme (for ye goode ole dayze)

And of course... Battlestar Galactica Theme (1978 classic series)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzyHxYxc-Mo

Enjoy

[Frank_G]

Ignition at 0.57 seconds

Or during the real countdown at 2:40 shortly afterwards...

I love space night... gave me lots of sleepless nights, just because i couldnt turn off the tv...

[problemecium]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqp1xmXq4wE

Engine ignition at 1:09

[Alshain]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZJczZ6gbVU

Edited August 8, 2014 by Alshain

[Renegrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZJczZ6gbVU

^ Definitely! Seconded. (and now I'm wondering about that launch missile - is it liquid or solid fuel? what's the mass of the Phoenix? was that a sub-orbital launch? ...do they have DRE installed?)

I also like Major Tom (Shilling's, Shiny Toy Gun's, or even Shatner's, hehe) for launch purposes.

[Alshain]

^ Definitely! Seconded. (and now I'm wondering about that launch missile - is it liquid or solid fuel? what's the mass of the Phoenix? was that a sub-orbital launch? ...do they have DRE installed?)

I also like Major Tom (Shilling's, Shiny Toy Gun's, or even Shatner's, hehe) for launch purposes.

The Phoenix is liquid fuel (based on the ignition mechanism shown in the video) and has a 4 meter cockpit (based on lines from teh movie). You could probably extrapolate the rest based on visuals.

Edited August 8, 2014 by Alshain

[syfyguy64]

[SelectHalfling0]

I use this song mainly for my hideous behemoth contraptions that should not work but do:

[Levelord]

This seems to fit the testing phase of my rockets, and perhaps some missions

Bonus video, the lyrics to this song is like the description in the contracts.

Edited August 7, 2014 by Levelord

[archont]

Surprised nobody has mentioned this yet.

There is no force no money and no power

To stop us now and change our fate

Before we rise

Now every problem is destroyed

We raise our hands and bodies to the peak

Into the Universe - towards the stars we go

Sending machines up to the sky

[Thomas988]

This song gets me bobbing my head every time. I also think the lyrics couldn't be any more fitting. Just an epic song.

[optimusjamie]

The Last Frontier

Alternately, Crusader

[Richy teh space man]

If it's a big launch I'm doing, then the Bird is the Word:

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[razark]

John Cage's 4'33".

Gotta love those classics. I have an .mp3 file of that one.

I sent one to a friend. He spent a couple minutes messing with the volume.

What's really amusing was that it was the second time I sent it to him.

[Mitchz95]

[Scaftin]

I depends on the launch. If we're talking about a dramatic launch then we have this.

If it's just a normal launch then I have normally a Miracle of Sound song playing

[KASA Space]

The song that's on Pandora.

[zxczxczbfg]

Also Sprach Tharathustra. Buuum, buuum, buuum, bum-BUUUUUUUUM!

[Tempestwrath]

Flight, from the anime Outlaw Star. Awesome track that kind of captures the spirit of adventure. I often use it when doing planetary transfer burns too! Lasts just long enough, most of the time.