I wrote a symphony for Kintargo!

[ttornikoski]

Hello, everyone! My apologies if this is the wrong forum to post this. I've been GMing Hell's Rebels for quite a while now and, as a result, delving into the history and culture of both Cheliax and Ravounel. As a result, Kintargo has unsurprisingly become one of my favorite locations in the Lost Omens setting – and a great source of inspiration for an amateur composer such as myself.
Last spring, I finally finished a roughly half-an-hour musical piece dedicated to the city:

Argent – The Silver Symphony
SoundCloud link: https://on.soundcloud.com/MMDeL

Movement I: The Silver City (0:00–06:51): We are introduced to Kintargo as it was before the fall of Cheliax. A melancholic melody reminds us of all that was lost.
Movement II: Infernal House Thrune (06:51–14:43): A bell tolls on the Temple Hill 4, 6, 0 and 6 times, heralding the year of Aroden’s death followed by the onset of the Chelish Civil War. A melody based on the tritone, the ”devil’s interval”, marks the ascension of House Thrune and the threat they present to the people of Kintargo.
Movement III: Rise of the Ravens (14:43–22:11): This movement details the famous Kintargan freedom fighters, the Silver Ravens, and their struggles against the advancing forces of Thrune. The rousing fanfare is followed by a menacingly mysterious section symbolizing Jackdaw’s surrender and Brakisi’s betrayal, but the fighting spirit is never truly lost. This leads us to…
Movement IV: Song of Silver (22:11–28:58): The greatest weapon of the Silver Ravens and the anthem of Kintargan resistance. I originally wrote this section as a self-contained piece for our campaign; originally the song also has lyrics, of course, but only in my native Finnish, I’m afraid. Still, I hope the melody fits.

If only you have time to listen to my work, I’d be extremely grateful. Any and all feedback, positive or negative, is very much appreciated. Thank you in advance – I hope you enjoy!

[James Jacobs]

It's always exciting to see folks' inspiration result in things that enhance and expand an Adventure Path! Sounds great! Thanks for sharing! :-)

[WagnerSika]

Sounds awesome! Could you post the lyrics or a link to them?

[zimmerwald1915]

WagnerSika wrote:

Sounds awesome! Could you post the lyrics or a link to them?

I second the motion.

[The Raven Black]

ttornikoski wrote:

Hello, everyone! My apologies if this is the wrong forum to post this. I've been GMing Hell's Rebels for quite a while now and, as a result, delving into the history and culture of both Cheliax and Ravounel. As a result, Kintargo has unsurprisingly become one of my favorite locations in the Lost Omens setting – and a great source of inspiration for an amateur composer such as myself.

Last spring, I finally finished a roughly half-an-hour musical piece dedicated to the city:

Argent – The Silver Symphony
SoundCloud link: https://on.soundcloud.com/MMDeL

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[UnArcaneElection]

We need more compositions and composers here! The style is more modern than what I would have expected(*), but on the other hand, ust because Golarion's cultural and technological evolution rates seem to be about 1/10 that of Earth, it doesn't mean that artists would necessarily be equally slowed. Moreover, what the inhabitants of Golarion lack in technology, they can partly make up with magic. This performance sounds like it has an orchestra with a piano and a synthesizer. The latter is not totally off-the-wall for Golarion, since even though electronic synthesizers would probably not be found outside Numeria, it should be reasonably easy (even if expensive) to accomplish the same thing with magic, given the existence of low-level magic for making illusionary sounds. So in a nation like Cheliax with a strong interest in the arts and wealthy (even if usually unsavory) patrons thereof, one would expect to find some arcanaphones.

(*)This is the cue for somebody to compose a soundtrack for the Chelaxian Inquisition.