New to Sly Flourish? Start Here!

Music for D&D

by Mike on 28 March 2022

In chapter 13 of Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master I include a list of great background music for D&D. Here are a few other albums I love, both for playing D&D and for listening to while preparing my games or writing about D&D.

• Annihilation Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Art and Soul of Dune
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey Soundtrack
• Assassin's Creed Origins Soundtrack
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla (there are like six of these, they're all great)
• Color Out of Space Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Darksiders 2 Soundtrack
• Dune Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Dune Sketchbook
• Far Cry Primal Soundtrack
• Horizon Forbidden West Soundtrack
• Horizon Zero Dawn (and expansions) Soundtrack
• Mandy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Prince of Darkness Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Witcher 3 Blood and Wine Soundtrack

Some websites offer fantastic music selections too. I'm a huge fan of Tabletop Audio for great ambient music.

What are some of your favorite albums to enjoy while you lose yourself in your world?

Last Week's Lazy D&D Talk Show Topics

Each week I record an episode of the Lazy D&D Talk Show in which I talk about all things D&D. Here are last week's topics with timestamped links to the YouTube video:

• New Product Announcements Tuesday
• Call from the Netherdeep
• Remarkable Guilds
• Another Look at "Attack on a Miss"
• Players Won't Interact with Quest NPCs
• How to Use 3rd Party Monsters
• Villainous Banter During Combat
• Your Own Canon for Published Campaign Worlds
• All-in Group Checks and Secret Ability Checks
• Understanding Which Monster Make Sense For a Situation
• Overwhelmed with Locations and NPCs in Strixhaven

Related Articles

• Three Ways to use Music in your Game
• Spending a Whole Day Preparing a D&D Game
• Twenty Things to Do Instead of Checking Social Media
• Build Your World with Immersive Daydreaming
• Build from the Characters Outwards

Want More D&D Tips from Sly Flourish?

• Read more Sly Flourish articles
• Subscribe to the Sly Flourish weekly newsletter
• Watch Sly Flourish's D&D YouTube videos
• Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast
• Join Sly Flourish's Patreon

Buy Sly Flourish's Books

• Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
• The Lazy DM's Companion
• The Lazy DM's Workbook
• Fantastic Lairs
• Fantastic Adventures: Ruins of the Grendleroot
• Fantastic Adventures

Have a question or want to contact me? Check out Sly Flourish's Frequently Asked Questions.

This site uses affiliate links to Amazon and DriveThruRPG. Thanks for your support!