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Star Wars Cantina Music

An interesting question came up on the SWRPG subreddit - what music do you use for a cantina beyond just the Star Wars classics? I actually keep such a playlist of fun and wierd music that I can see playing in the restaurants and clubs of Star Wars.

• Chain Reaction - Steroid Maximus
• Tarmac A Gris-Gris - Steroid Maximus
• Blues Up and Down - Hot Club of Detroit (looks like spotify only?)
• Melnorme Theme - Star Control 2
• Arilou Theme - Star Control 2
• Syreen Theme - Star Control 2
• Sylandro Home (Floating Gas Bags) - The Ur-Quan Masters
• Pkunk’s Not Dead - The Ur-Quan Masters
• Shake Yer Rootz - The Ur-Quan Masters
• Daisuke - El Heurvo

Additionally, I have a “clubs” playlist for places that are a bit rougher than your average cantina. My “Clubs” playlist:

• Hydrogen - MOON
• Hotline - Jasper Byrne
• Menu - Behavior (From Splinter Cell: Double Agent)
• HQ Act 2 - Michael McCann (from XCOM)
• Ode to a Room - Jim Guthrie
• 23 Minore Mane - CWK Joynes & Son Ensemble feat. William Sathya - download link on page
• Vegas - Jesper Kyd (from Hitman Blood Money)
• Power Plant - Simon Viklund (from Bionic Commando Rearmed)
• Intruder Alert - Simon Viklund (from Bionic Commando Rearmed)
• Javyar’s Cantina - Jeremy Soule (From KotoR)
• Shunjun - Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi (from Death Note)
• Yotsuba Group - Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi (from Death Note)
• Culture 19 - The Ur-Quan Masters
• My Chrysalis Highwayman - Mark Morgan (from Fallout 2)
• Druuge Theme - Star Control 2
• Ultra-gross! - The Ur-Quan Masters

It’s worth noting that I don’t actually play these all that often at the table (I usually have some music playing, but worrying about switching playlists is just a distration). These are tremendous when it comes to game preparation though. I can put on the right playlist and jump straight into the mood.