Random Nerdery of the Day
While there are a number of things I enjoy about the Mutants & Masterminds games I've run, one of my guiltier pleasures was constructing the soundtrack for it. Though I usually only ran a few songs at an audible level to avoid anyone having to shout over them, I created a rather extensive playlist for various DC characters. The Joker in particular has a rather sizable list, partly because he's the character that inspired me to write up a playlist for game, partly because there are a ton of songs about psychos, serial killers, and murder in general.
Anyway, as it's often only heard in snippets, I figured I'd share it for those who care to give it a read through. While most fit the general feel of the characters (as I see them), some are only tangentially related to the character in question - for example, Deathstroke gets "Jump Around" solely because of the line, "Or better yet the Terminator." Otheres are there because they amuse me, such as "Under The Sea" with Aquaman.
Aliens!/Space
At the Drive-In - One Armed Scissor
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
Dave Matthews - Satellite
David Bowie - Space Oddity
David Bowie - Starman
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe
Hum - Stars
Marcy Playground - Sherry Fraser
They Might Be Giants - For Science
They Might Be Giants - See the Constellation
Apocalypse Wow
Bear McReary (Battlestar Galactic Season 2 Soundtrack) - Baltar's Dream
Nine Inch Nails - The Day the World Went Away
Tom Waits - Drop of Poison
Tom Waits - Earth Died Screaming
Tool - Aenema
Aquatic/Aquaman
Beatles, The - Yellow Submarine
Little Mermaid Soundtrack, The - Under the Sea
Rasputina - Barracuda
Atom, the
They Might Be Giants - Particle Man
Batman
Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy
Black Adam
Leonard Cohen - By the Rivers Dark
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Darker with the Day
Paul McCartney - Live and Let Die
Booster Gold
Beck - Loser
Ben Folds - There's Always Someone Cooler Than You (RKane_1)
Huey Lewis & the News - Power of Love
Magnetic Fields, The - You Love to Fail
Nathan Fillion (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog) - Everyone's A Hero
Calculator, The
Cake - You Turn the Screws
Rolling Stones, The - Under My Thumb
Crazy Jane
Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Crow Jane
Darkseid
Cardigans, The - Godspell
Faith No More - Star A.D.
God Lives Underwater - No More Love
Nine Inch Nails - Happiness in Slavery
Nine Inch Nails - Heresy
Nine Inch Nails - Mr. Self Destruct
Deathstroke the Terminator
House of Pain - Jump Around
Doctor Sivana
Freezepop - Brainpower
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
They Might Be Giants - For Science
Doom Patrol, The
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Kermit - Rainbow Connection
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
Tenacious D - City Hall
They Might Be Giants - I Should Be Allowed to Think
Green Lantern
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
Johnny Sorrow
Tom Waits - Earth Died Screaming
Tool - Aenema
Joker, The
12 Monkeys Soundtrack - Introduccion (12 Monkeys Theme)
Beatles, The - Helter Skelter
Beatles, The - I Am the Walrus
Brian Jonestown Massacre, The - Seer
Cake - Cool Blue Reason
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Elliot Smith - Son of Sam
Faith No More - I Started a Joke
Inklings, The - The One With the Knife
Nick Cave - The Curse of Milhaven
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand
Paul Evans - Happy Go Lucky Me
Placebo - Where is My Mind
Stealer's Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with You
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
They Might Be Giants - No One Knows My Plan
They Might Be Giants - When it Rains it Snows
JSA
Andrews Sisters, The - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Charles Trenet - BOUM!
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot
Decemberists, The - Sons & Daughters
Kite-Man
Charlie Brown Theme, The
Coasters, The - Charlie Brown (Duncan Summers)
Mary Poppins - Let's Go Fly a Kite
Kyle Rayner
Stroke 9 - Kick Some Ass
Tenacious D - Kyle Quit the Band
Lady Shiva
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
Tenacious D - With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass
Lex Luthor
Cake - Comfort Eagle
Cake - Turn the Screws
Dead Kennedys - Kill the Poor
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World
Rage Against the Machine - Darkness
Rage Against the Machine - Sleep Now in the Fire
Rasputina - The Mayor
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Lobo
Blondie - One Way or Another
Mary Marvel
Bloodhound Gang, The - Along Comes Mary
Mister Mind
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head
Placebo - Where Is My Mind
They Might Be Giants - Doctor Worm
Mister Miracle
Diana Ross & the Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Rage Against the Machine - Freedom
Rozalla - Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)
OMAC/Brother Eye
Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye
Prometheus
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Bloodhound Gang, The - It's Tricky
Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton - Anything You Can Do
Faith No More - Be Aggressive
Fountains of Wayne - I've Got a Flair
Nine Inch Nails - March of the Pigs
Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy
Red Hot Chili Peppers, The - Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky
Red Hot Chili Peppers, The - Search and Destroy
Tenacious D - With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass
Ra's Al Ghul
Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Soundtrack) - Baltar's Dream
Rasputina - Rock and Roll
Rolling Stones, The - Time is on my Side
Tool - Aenema
Robotman Cliff Steele
They Might Be Giants - Become a Robot
Simians/Primates
12 Monkeys Soundtrack - Introduccion (12 Monkeys Theme)
Dave Matthews Band - Proudest Monkey
Sinestro Corps, The
Coldplay - Yellow
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
Rage Against the Machine - Vietnow
Richard Cheese - Yellow
Snow!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
Tom Waits - Cold, Cold Ground
Tori Amos - Winter
Speedsters
Blanks, The - Speed Racer
Cake - The Distance
Star Sapphire
They Might Be Giants - Sapphire Bullets
Starman
David Bowie - Starman
Steel
Breeders, The - Divine Hammer
Pete Seeger - John Henry
Peter, Paul, and Mary - If I Had a Hammer
"Super"
Aimee Mann - Save Me
Blanks, The - The Under-Dog Theme
Dave Mattews - Where Are You Going?
Enrique Iglesias - Hero
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Jane's Addiction - Superhero
Jennifer Saunders - Holding Out for a Hero
Mighty Mouse Theme
Under-Dog Theme
Superman
Crash Test Dummies, The - Superman's Song
REM - I Am Superman
Vandal Savage
Rolling Stones, The - Sympathy for the Devil
Rolling Stones, The - Time is on my Side
Anyway, as it's often only heard in snippets, I figured I'd share it for those who care to give it a read through. While most fit the general feel of the characters (as I see them), some are only tangentially related to the character in question - for example, Deathstroke gets "Jump Around" solely because of the line, "Or better yet the Terminator." Otheres are there because they amuse me, such as "Under The Sea" with Aquaman.
Aliens!/Space
At the Drive-In - One Armed Scissor
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
Dave Matthews - Satellite
David Bowie - Space Oddity
David Bowie - Starman
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe
Hum - Stars
Marcy Playground - Sherry Fraser
They Might Be Giants - For Science
They Might Be Giants - See the Constellation
Apocalypse Wow
Bear McReary (Battlestar Galactic Season 2 Soundtrack) - Baltar's Dream
Nine Inch Nails - The Day the World Went Away
Tom Waits - Drop of Poison
Tom Waits - Earth Died Screaming
Tool - Aenema
Aquatic/Aquaman
Beatles, The - Yellow Submarine
Little Mermaid Soundtrack, The - Under the Sea
Rasputina - Barracuda
Atom, the
They Might Be Giants - Particle Man
Batman
Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy
Black Adam
Leonard Cohen - By the Rivers Dark
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Darker with the Day
Paul McCartney - Live and Let Die
Booster Gold
Beck - Loser
Ben Folds - There's Always Someone Cooler Than You (RKane_1)
Huey Lewis & the News - Power of Love
Magnetic Fields, The - You Love to Fail
Nathan Fillion (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog) - Everyone's A Hero
Calculator, The
Cake - You Turn the Screws
Rolling Stones, The - Under My Thumb
Crazy Jane
Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Crow Jane
Darkseid
Cardigans, The - Godspell
Faith No More - Star A.D.
God Lives Underwater - No More Love
Nine Inch Nails - Happiness in Slavery
Nine Inch Nails - Heresy
Nine Inch Nails - Mr. Self Destruct
Deathstroke the Terminator
House of Pain - Jump Around
Doctor Sivana
Freezepop - Brainpower
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
They Might Be Giants - For Science
Doom Patrol, The
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Kermit - Rainbow Connection
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
Tenacious D - City Hall
They Might Be Giants - I Should Be Allowed to Think
Green Lantern
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
Johnny Sorrow
Tom Waits - Earth Died Screaming
Tool - Aenema
Joker, The
12 Monkeys Soundtrack - Introduccion (12 Monkeys Theme)
Beatles, The - Helter Skelter
Beatles, The - I Am the Walrus
Brian Jonestown Massacre, The - Seer
Cake - Cool Blue Reason
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Elliot Smith - Son of Sam
Faith No More - I Started a Joke
Inklings, The - The One With the Knife
Nick Cave - The Curse of Milhaven
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand
Paul Evans - Happy Go Lucky Me
Placebo - Where is My Mind
Stealer's Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with You
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
They Might Be Giants - No One Knows My Plan
They Might Be Giants - When it Rains it Snows
JSA
Andrews Sisters, The - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Charles Trenet - BOUM!
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot
Decemberists, The - Sons & Daughters
Kite-Man
Charlie Brown Theme, The
Coasters, The - Charlie Brown (Duncan Summers)
Mary Poppins - Let's Go Fly a Kite
Kyle Rayner
Stroke 9 - Kick Some Ass
Tenacious D - Kyle Quit the Band
Lady Shiva
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
Tenacious D - With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass
Lex Luthor
Cake - Comfort Eagle
Cake - Turn the Screws
Dead Kennedys - Kill the Poor
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World
Rage Against the Machine - Darkness
Rage Against the Machine - Sleep Now in the Fire
Rasputina - The Mayor
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Lobo
Blondie - One Way or Another
Mary Marvel
Bloodhound Gang, The - Along Comes Mary
Mister Mind
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head
Placebo - Where Is My Mind
They Might Be Giants - Doctor Worm
Mister Miracle
Diana Ross & the Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Rage Against the Machine - Freedom
Rozalla - Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)
OMAC/Brother Eye
Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye
Prometheus
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Bloodhound Gang, The - It's Tricky
Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton - Anything You Can Do
Faith No More - Be Aggressive
Fountains of Wayne - I've Got a Flair
Nine Inch Nails - March of the Pigs
Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy
Red Hot Chili Peppers, The - Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky
Red Hot Chili Peppers, The - Search and Destroy
Tenacious D - With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass
Ra's Al Ghul
Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Soundtrack) - Baltar's Dream
Rasputina - Rock and Roll
Rolling Stones, The - Time is on my Side
Tool - Aenema
Robotman Cliff Steele
They Might Be Giants - Become a Robot
Simians/Primates
12 Monkeys Soundtrack - Introduccion (12 Monkeys Theme)
Dave Matthews Band - Proudest Monkey
Sinestro Corps, The
Coldplay - Yellow
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
Rage Against the Machine - Vietnow
Richard Cheese - Yellow
Snow!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
Tom Waits - Cold, Cold Ground
Tori Amos - Winter
Speedsters
Blanks, The - Speed Racer
Cake - The Distance
Star Sapphire
They Might Be Giants - Sapphire Bullets
Starman
David Bowie - Starman
Steel
Breeders, The - Divine Hammer
Pete Seeger - John Henry
Peter, Paul, and Mary - If I Had a Hammer
"Super"
Aimee Mann - Save Me
Blanks, The - The Under-Dog Theme
Dave Mattews - Where Are You Going?
Enrique Iglesias - Hero
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Jane's Addiction - Superhero
Jennifer Saunders - Holding Out for a Hero
Mighty Mouse Theme
Under-Dog Theme
Superman
Crash Test Dummies, The - Superman's Song
REM - I Am Superman
Vandal Savage
Rolling Stones, The - Sympathy for the Devil
Rolling Stones, The - Time is on my Side