Music to Launch Rockets To - KSP Music Thread

[Jeb1969]

Countdown by Rush, because nothing says launching music better than actual launch audio of STS-1, spliced into the song. 

 

Edited April 9, 2016 by Jeb1969

[spacebrick3]

The Geometry Dash songs. 

[Madscientist16180]

Launch on "Astronomy Domine" (Pink Floyd), like to listen to "Set the controls for the earth of the sun" (Pink Floyd too) while flying. 

 

[commonnerfer]

I like electronic and usually listen to 99 lives music here is their website https://www.ninety9lives.com/music

[Curveball Anders]

Given my tendency to fail I have a certain love of this.

Boom Boom Boom Boom

It's the way things often go

 

[HebaruSan]

Wow, you guys are way mellow. 

Just tried launching a cartoony "spy satellite" to this. Used the downbeats of the intro to turn on SAS, max throttle, open resource panel, then pan around cinematically. Liftoff at 0:42. The first two kilometers were pretty incredible, and I thought he said "almost there" during the coast to Ap, but it's actually "always there". Needs to be longer to finish circularizing.

 

[legoclone09]

I typically go onto youtuberepeat or any other youtube repeating website and make a playlist with 80's, 70's or 60's music. I like Peter Schilling's Major Tom (Coming Home), Space Oddity, Starman, and pop from the 80's. 

[TimePeriod]

Emerald Sun - Theatre of Pain.

Seems like the logical choice for 80% of my launches.

[Balto-the-Wolf-Dog]

Some variety, but I find I always come back to this one:

 

And others from the Calling All Dawns album. Choral version of Agnus Dei, too, once in space.

[Pwnstarr]

Try starting this when you're about to launch... more ambient remix but less "spacey" than the game track.

 

 

Edited April 27, 2016 by Pwnstarr

[Kodger]

Here's the ultimate space theme song!

 

 

[Stone Blue]

Depends on my mood...

Here's my lists:
Mellow list:

Early to mid Pink Floyd

Isao Tomita's Holst The Planets

Any Japanese traditional flute music, as well as any R. Carlos Nakai

Kevin Braheny "Galaxies"

Any Orbital

Temple of The Dog

Any William Ackerman

Fudgetunnel Hate Songs in e minor

 

Upbeat list:

Any Babatunde Olatunji

Certain Beastie Boys albums, especially The In Sound from Way Out!

Any Led Zeppelin

Michael Hedges Aerial Boundaries & Live on the Double Planet

 

Hardcore list:

Any early Metallica, especially The $5.98 Garage Days Revisited EP

Any Kyuss

and finally, I cant believe no one has mentioned Hawkwind

 

Edited April 27, 2016 by Stone Blue

[el_coyoto]

2 hours ago, Stone Blue said:

Hardcore list:

Any early Metallica, especially The $5.98 Garage Days Revisited EP

Any Kyuss

and finally, I cant believe no one has mentioned Hawkwind

 

Yiiiisss, 'tallica and Kyuss are on HEAVILY featured on my playlists.
"Stage III" from Wretch by Kyuss seems especially fitting, as it really reminds me of a *huge* booster slowly getting to orbit.

I listen to different genres, but I generally put upbeat stuff when I play. I don't focus on space themed music on my KSP playlist, just stuff I really like, namely :

• Metallica, Kyuss, Queens Of The Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, Sepultura/Soulfly
• Kavinsky, Carpenter Brut (totally hooked on this one, check it out if you like the Outrun genre), Daft Punk (the TRON Legacy OST is a master piece IMO), Télépopmusik, Bjork
• Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Beastie Boys, Morcheeba, Portisead (not so upbeat, but I really like 'Dummy')
• And a few others I can't remember right now

Edited April 27, 2016 by el_coyoto
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[Stone Blue]

47 minutes ago, el_coyoto said:

"Stage III" from Wretch by Kyuss seems especially fitting, as it really reminds me of a *huge* booster slowly getting to orbit.

EXACTLY!!... I think the same thing, and like to play it during launch of some monstrous rocket I've built...

 

49 minutes ago, el_coyoto said:

I listen to different genres, but I generally put upbeat stuff when I play. I don't focus on space themed music on my KSP playlist, just stuff I really like, namely :
 

• Metallica, Kyuss, Queens Of The Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, Sepultura/Soulfly

If you like Kyuss & QoTSA, have you checked out The Dessert Sessions ??
I was able to see a young Josh Homme play live with a band called Xtra Large, at a Hard Rock Cafe opening, in '90 or '91...

How can you NOT try some Kyuss while KSP-ing, when they have an album called "Blues for the Red Sun", and spacey, Kerbalesque song titles like:

Stage III, Molten Universe, 50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up), Capsized, Allen's Wrench, Mondo Generator, Asteroid, 100°, Space Cadet, Odyssey, Phototropic, Catamaran, Spaceship Landing, Shine!, Into the Void

[el_coyoto]

15 hours ago, Stone Blue said:

EXACTLY!!... I think the same thing, and like to play it during launch of some monstrous rocket I've built...

If you like Kyuss & QoTSA, have you checked out The Dessert Sessions ??
I was able to see a young Josh Homme play live with a band called Xtra Large, at a Hard Rock Cafe opening, in '90 or '91...

How can you NOT try some Kyuss while KSP-ing, when they have an album called "Blues for the Red Sun", and spacey, Kerbalesque song titles like:

Stage III, Molten Universe, 50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up), Capsized, Allen's Wrench, Mondo Generator, Asteroid, 100°, Space Cadet, Odyssey, Phototropic, Catamaran, Spaceship Landing, Shine!, Into the Void

I've heard a few Desert Sessions a few years ago when hanging out with friends, but never got the EPs and focused on their discography for some reason. As a Josh Homme fanboy, I should definitely get them now that I have run out of studio albums to listen to.

Also, "Blues For The Red Sun" is the title of a chapter in Carl Sagan's awesome Cosmos (which I own and love). What a bunch of geeks they were... 

Edited April 28, 2016 by el_coyoto
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[V7 Aerospace]

Mr Magpie's KSP Title Screen cover

 

[KerbonautInTraining]

For launching rockets? Detach.

For general space flight I really like Stellardrone. I love all of the songs in the link, but here's another so you don't have to leave the forums:

 

Edited April 27, 2016 by KerbonautInTraining

[SelectHalfling0]

Blue Skies. But only the original (1927) version (before it was all depressing because of the depression).

 

[NotAnAimbot]

 

Edited May 21, 2016 by NotAnAimbot

[Schaufel]

 

 

Edited May 21, 2016 by Schaufel

[Schaufel]

 

 

 

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[Schaufel]

 

[teag2]

I listen to the FTL, Terraria, or Undertale Soundtrack, because that's all I ever listen too.

[Velve666]

Had a good hour playing to Vangelis - Cosmos.

Had a special moment when the commentary of "mean distance to the sun" and "orbital eccentricity" came up. I predict it will be a recurring member of my playlist from now on. 

Usually it's just some Pink Floyd or various blues. 

 

[Charkim Paul]

i just listen to the sound(noise) of the rock or the plane but while the rock go into the space the bgm will be played i think they are amazing !