confusatron Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) I love what Bethesda did with the 50's style lore. However, while the 50's where when the timelines diverged, that doesn't mean that's when culture stopped producing. The great war takes place in 2077, that's even in our future! The concept this thread proposes is that while the timeline diverges in the 50's, the styling they kept was something similar to our 80's.So why the 1980's? I think that decade is simply a good sort of complement/follow up to the 50's and it would be awesome to have a fallout that emulates that era's idea for what futuristic styling would be. I would start with music, 70's, 80's tracks that have that oldies rock and roll vibe, not thinking about heavy synth wave (though perturbator for a wasteland soundtrack is tempting). Remember that nuclear was also a theme in the 80's, but instead of hope it was fear of annihilation.Anyway what gave me the idea was listening to the cadence of John Lennon's "Nobody told me" and being on a Fallout 4 roll The Wanderer instantly came to mind. Part 1: SOUNDSThe background soundtrack is its own thing from the radio stations, that might be a place to put down synthwave atmospheric music while having a different contrast with the music. Songs to consider for radio playlistBlondie- AtomicTears for Fears- Mad WorldTimbuk 3- The future's so bright (I gotta wear shades)Crosby, Stills, and Nash- Wooden ShipsDavid Bowie- When the Wind BlowsQueen- Hammer to FallDon Henley- Johnny Can't ReadMike & The Mechanics- Silent RunningXTC- I Remember the SunPlanet P Project- Behind the BarrierTears For Fears- Famous Last WordsBob Dylan- Masters of WarBonnie Dobson- Morning DewMidnight Oil- Put Down That WeaponTom Petty- You Got LuckyScandal- The WarriorKiss- Heaven's On FireThe Doors- The End of the NightBarry Mcguire- Eve of DestructionBilly Joel- Miami 2017Nick Drake- Pink MoonThe Beatles- The EndAlan Parsons Project- ???Tobias Tesso Jr- Just a Dream (going on the "consistent style, new music" idea)Also-Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams Edited February 1, 2016 by confusatron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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