Maybe a little OT.....Session "opening theme"

[stg58fal]

It's looking like I may be getting a group together to play pretty soon. Yay me! I'm thinking of doing something a little different from how I've typically operated in the past. I've been reading all kinds of tips, tricks, etc., lately, and one of them was something like "How to make your game more cinematic". One of the ideas was an opening theme.

I'm not really going for a total movie or TV show feel, but I DO want to put a different kind of feel into this campaign.

I haven't really gone looking through the music on my computer or CDs yet to see if I have anything appropriate, and truth be told, I may not. Even playing 2013 instead of the standard 2000, I'm not sure that electronica/dubstep, punk, or the like are really the thing I want.

I like both "Paint It Black" and "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones (especially "Gimme Shelter") for this idea, and I know Credence Clearwater Revival has at least a couple songs that fit the bill, but they're a little more Vietnam-era. I personally think Johnny Cash would be another good fit, but again, IDK about whether it's era appropriate. Player-wise, IF all the *potential* players join in, about half are within a few years of my age (so, 30-35), a couple are in their 20's, one is 17, and one I have no idea about. It would suck to pick a Cash or Stones song that's basically perfect, and have half my players scratching their heads asking "Who the hell is this?"

And yes, I do sometimes get a little carried away with details. You should have seen me when I used to GM a LOT. Haha

So I'm open to suggestions here.

And thanks in advance.