Instrumental/OST suggestions

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    Filip

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    With the school year beginning, I'm gonna be doing maths/physics plus writing history and geography lesson in short, and I do all this stuff while listening to music. I prefer instrumental music in this case. And if I keep this up, Ghosts I-IV and The Social Network OST are going to be the only music I hear. Apart from that, I know two God Is An Astronaut albums, and... well that's pretty much it. So, I need recommendations for instrumental stuff. Be it bands or OSTs, gimme anything. Generic dubstep and EDM not accepted. Thanks in advance. :D
     
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    Gibs

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    OST:

    • Jeff Beal - House of Cards
    • Brian Reitzell - Hannibal
    • Bear McCreary - Battlestar Galactica
    • Vangelis - Blade Runner (Esper Edition)
    • Vengelis - Chariots of Fire
    • Hans Zimmer - Man of Steel
    • Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings (Complete Editions)
    • John Williams - Jurassic Park
    • John Williams - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

    Instrumental Albums:

    • Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestite
    • Deadmau5 - While (1<2) [Mixed]
    • Daft Punk - Alive 2007
    • Awaken the Echoes - Travels LP
    • Animals as Leaders - The Joy of Motion
    • Angel Vivaldi - Away With Words, Pt. 1
    • Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment
     
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    Tim

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    Not sure if it's your cup of tea, but I loved listening to Bohren & der Club of Gore's album Black Earth when I studied. Dark ambient music with a strong downtempo and jazz influence.

    [video=youtube;RErmfXDMbvo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RErmfXDMbvo[/video]
     
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    Filip

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    It can be as uptempo as it gets, just not have words. Words distract me. :lol:
     
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    Halfway Dwight

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    I don't know if you will like it but I always listen to it while I work.
    [video=youtube;eIyQVP3IUyg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIyQVP3IUyg[/video]
     
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    Some of my favorites:

    [video=youtube;WKS8RD-PGp4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKS8RD-PGp4[/video]

    [video=youtube;_DxjFs_dsR8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DxjFs_dsR8[/video]

    [video=youtube;ogZoe5Cymyo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogZoe5Cymyo[/video]

    [video=youtube;QnRyHPyGf-s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnRyHPyGf-s[/video]

    [video=youtube;lggI2bQefeU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lggI2bQefeU[/video]

    [video=youtube;xp0EW4ReZcA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0EW4ReZcA[/video]

    [video=youtube;VF99gzUvWyM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF99gzUvWyM[/video]

    [video=youtube;GL9GLEfqKNE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL9GLEfqKNE[/video]
     
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    minuteforce

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    • if you dig "The Social Network", I highly recommend Cliff Martinez' soundtrack for "Contagion" :)
    • Martinez' score for "Drive" is pretty cool too
    • Paul Leonard-Morgan's "Dredd" soundtrack
    • Daft Punk: "TRON: Legacy R3C0NF1GUR3D"
    • The Glitch Mob: "Drink The Sea"
    • Air's soundtrack for "The Virgin Suicides", which is really chill
    • "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" soundtrack by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
    • Thomas Newman's soundtrack for "American Beauty"
    • lastly, I also second Gibs' suggestion of Deadmau5' album "while(1<2)"
     
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    London Philharmonic Orchestra's "Greatest Video Game Music 1 & 2"
    Any Elder Scrolls Soundtrack
    Any Two Steps From Hell album
     
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    Disturbedthoughts

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    I don't really listen to soundtracks, but as far as instrumental rock goes I would recommend:

    sleepmakeswaves (progressive rock)

    [video=youtube_share;f_N0iEt5iKs]http://youtu.be/f_N0iEt5iKs[/video]

    or Damage Vault (industrial)

    [video=youtube_share;QuF16vElJF8]http://youtu.be/QuF16vElJF8[/video]

    or Parhelia (alternative rock)

    [video=youtube_share;63cmp6BCx-o]http://youtu.be/63cmp6BCx-o[/video]

    or Rob Dougan's instrumental mix of his album (orchestral)

    [video=youtube_share;vH9WuBuEp_0]http://youtu.be/vH9WuBuEp_0[/video]

    or Blue Stahli's antisleep albums (electronic based, decent range)

    [video=youtube_share;l1Nj_t74w40]http://youtu.be/l1Nj_t74w40[/video]

    or Little People (instrumental hip-hop, whatever that means)

    [video=youtube_share;W1meVRvovaM]http://youtu.be/W1meVRvovaM[/video]

    or my personal favorite, Vitamin String Quartet.

    [video=youtube_share;U9iRjvCBFDU]http://youtu.be/U9iRjvCBFDU[/video]
     
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    Literally the entirety of Cowboy Bebop's OST.

    [youtube]n2rVnRwW0h8[/youtube]
     
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    [youtube]watch?v=_nksp7zjrYE[/youtube]​
     
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    [video=youtube;_Y_-SXihcsw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y_-SXihcsw[/video]
     
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    Hann With Gun - Beyond the Clouds EP
     

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