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feeder wrote: Frazz's mind is like a wiener dog in a rabbit warren. Dark, twisting tunnels, and full of the certainty that just around the next bend will be the quarry he seeks.
Not sure what you'd count as "choral", but both "Baba Yetu" and "Sogno di Volare" (both by Christopher Tin) are up there, IMO.
Ultimately though I'd be amiss not to mention "I vow to thee", as it's based on my favourite piece of music (Holst's "Jupiter"). Yeah yeah, it's a hymn, close enough.
For thirteen years I had a dog with fur the darkest black. For thirteen years he was my friend, oh how I want him back.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
I came here to post Carmina Burana, but it seems my work is done already for me.
Epica has some, but they also have other songs sung by individual singers as well. They get a little operatic too sometimes, which may or may not be a good thing..
I believe Nox Arcana has some too, but I'm less familiar with their works. I'm not exactly a metalhead.
A lot of Soviet-style music is also perfectly fitting. The Soviets were rather fond of epic song. Turn up the volume and sing along comrades!
Latin and Orthodox church hymns are also very suitable. Considering the Imperium is a theocracy, I imagine most Imperial music would be religious in nature:
Judging from posts above this may not suit your particular taste, but for me personally this one is THE ultimate choir piece. Listen ONLY on good headphones as binaurality plays a huge role, and listen through because it builds up momentum up to a culmination at at 12min mark.
Equally spectacular and probably more to taste of wargaming players are those two entire spectacles by "Song of a Goat" theater" - "Songs of Lear" and "Island". There are only two trailers on YT, but there are recordings of those available on CD. They're definitely worth it. I saw both live and those were the most intense theatrical experiences in my life (without a bit of exaggeration I've nearly fainted during the "Island" culmination scene).
Third is a composer, not a single piece, simply because there is too many great works by Arvo Part to just suggest one. But you can start your adventure with his works here:
If you like those styles then you may want to dig deeper into Baltic area composers, many of their works are stunning.
Dakka does have White Knights and is also rather infamous for it's Black Knights. A new edition brings out the passionate and not all of them are good at expressing themselves in written form. There have been plenty of hysterical responses from both sides so far. So we descend into pointless bickering with neither side listening to each other. So posting here becomes more masturbation than conversation.
ERJAK wrote: Forcing a 40k player to keep playing 7th is basically a hate crime.
Surprised no one uploaded this one, although the choral part doesn't start until a few seconds in:
I love this game too!
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My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 12 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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3100+
~15000 Astra Militarum: 
~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: 
~2000 | Sisters of Battle: 
~3500 | Leagues of Votann: 
~1200 | Tyranids: 