I discovered this genre of music a bit late I guess - back when I was in uni and I needed something - anything - to help me focus while I study. A friend recommended that I Google "Epic music", did that, stumble upon some tunes on YouTube, and never looked back since! :)

It's like the music is telling a story that evokes strong feelings, and it's bringing you along for the ride. Your emotion soars with when the notes soar and when they plummet, your emotion goes down as well - it can be quite the roller-coaster sometimes :P

Plus, the music never gets old - I can listen to the same music again and I'd feel the same way about the music like the first time I've heard it - and I can just loop my playlist of epic music over and over :)

My all-time favorite composer is definitely Thomas Bergersen and his colleagues over at Two Steps from Hell (their most recent work - Bravestone), but I also enjoy listening to mostly Celtic/fantasy tunes from smaller but very talented composers on YouTube like Peter Crowley, and Adrian von Ziegler

Tokio Myers is another talented musician/composer - check out his most popular track so far Bloodstream. Found him via BGT and he's just incredible both live (just check out his BGT vids) and in the studio.

Other notable composers of epic music (in no particular order):

This is probably more classical than epic :P

  • Philip Glass (Recommended by TheInda) - Pruit Igoe Spotify link

I'm not sure if these count as Epic Music but if you're an electronic music fan, you might want to give them a try :)

  • Teminite, Steam Phunk, TheFatRat, Hinkik, Au5, Chime, Tokyo Machine, EnV, Virtual Riot etc (Electronic music ) (Recommended by jbondguy007)
  • Spor Spotify link

Note that besides the few Soundcloud and Spotify links, the rest are YouTube links.

Oh and although this isn't epic music, I'll just put this out there :P - Melodysheep - especially if you like techno and science, check out its Symphony of Science series. This one "by" auto-tuned celeb scientists plus Morgan Freeman is (still) my favorite of the lot :)

Do you guys and gals like to listen to epic music? Which music/composers do you listen to? Put your recommendations below - I could use a bit more epic music in my life right now :)


What is Epic Music?

I've noticed that a lot of people have not heard of this (relatively new?) music genre, and for some reason, I can only find the Dutch version of the wikipedia page for the term.

Used Google translate and this is what I get:

Epic music is a modern, semi-classical music genre that originated from a wide spectrum of other genres.

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Epic music evokes extreme feelings.
Source: https://www.quora.com/What-makes-epic-music-epic/answer/Olly-Manning

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It seems to be music that evokes a definite mood, involves multiple tracks or instruments, and has elements of classical music.
Source: https://www.quora.com/What-makes-epic-music-epic/answer/Jessica-Mathews-10

More stuff here: https://musicfans.stackexchange.com/questions/3763/what-exactly-is-epic-music


P/S: That 4th poll option is a joke... a lame one at that, but it's still a joke... so please don't flame me in the comments >.<

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Do you enjoy listening to epic music?

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IT IS MY JAM! I listen to it every hour of every day! :D
Yes... though I listen to them mostly/only when I need to get some work done
Epic what?
*Rages about the Epic game store in the comments*... oh wait... this isn't a thread about that...

Not sure if Epic Music is strictly a specific genre or subjective feelings is good enough. Just going by the latter, here’s one that sounds “epic” and also highly energetic.
Maksim Mrvica - Croatian Rhapsody

And does something with lyrics count? Another music I love anyway that also fits your description to me.
Celtic Thunder - Take Me Home
Miguel Ríos - A song of joy

Could have looked up “Epic Music” more and checked my music list better if I were home, but first things that came to my mind while on mobile.

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Oh wow! Croatian Rhapsody is really awesome, thanks a lot! :)

The latter two don't really fit the "epic music" label, but I absolutely love the harmonies in Take Me Home - If I can find it on Spotify, it's definitely going into my playlist :) A song of joy sounds a bit too much like a Christmas song though hehe :P

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Found it :) There are two versions though - The original and the 2015 version.

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Glad you liked at least one of them. Like I said, is it the lyrics that's the problem?

Well, Song of Joy is just Beethoven Symphony 9 with lyrics. Just a while ago a song came up on my radio that I thought was Song of Joy, but turned out to be Andy Williams - Words. Just in case you might prefer that alternate lyrics, not as a Epic Music suggestion. Tone isn't too different though.

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Like I said, is it the lyrics that's the problem?

Oh, no - it's definitely not. It's just that the melody reminds me so much of one of those overplayed Christmas tunes - I have no idea which ones though - and it bugs me a bit :P

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Epic music is exclusive to Epic Game Store only

And thanks for your tips, I'll listen all of your tracks later, love this style since Skyrim.

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You're welcome! If you have any to recommend, feel free to do so ^^

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Well, it's not really what I had in mind, but thanks! :P

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Clarify title. ;)
I posted per "Share your favorite Epic Music here!"

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Great point :) Apologies!

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Used to be into it, but not much anymore. I used to listen to TSFH non-stop, but now I mostly listen to electronic music (Teminite, Steam Phunk, TheFatRat, Hinkik, Au5, Chime, Tokyo Machine, EnV, Virtual Riot, to name a few). If anything, I absolutely love the combination of electronic music with orchestral elements.

Check out Gareth Coker, composer of the Ori and the Blind Forest OST, he has a playlist from other games/media as well, all extremely good.

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Wow, this is some great stuff - thanks a lot! ^^

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I just fell in love with Tokyo Machine's music. I'm gonna binge them on Spotify, so I gotta thank you in advance for bring them up.

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Great to hear I could help you find a new artist to enjoy!

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Yep, thank you again - I ended up spending the past hour listening to them. Good stuff! :)

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Mostly I am listening to compilations like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O4_awEHh1g

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Hehe, I have most of these music in my playlist :)

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Haha, this is what I listen to when I'm working or need some background music to get me going.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzo7C8UF8ZN7sYby1ZzhVFVirkPhpgRJm

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Oh, you've just reminded me - I like Inon Zur's and Jesper Kyd's works too. Thanks!

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I'd really like to share my favorite music with you, but all is available on more than one store, so I can not share my epic music with you.

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It's alright, no worries :)

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You can go and check Antti Martikainen his music(thanks to groupees bundles) introduced me to the genre.

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This is fantastic, thanks a lot! :)

I have no idea why I have not heard of him before though. YouTube's algorithms are usually pretty good but this time at least, they failed me :P

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I just discovered that I don't really like organ music. Thanks anyway! ^^

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Dream Tag Match from the Dragonball Super Tournament of Power. It's so epic that it's even the ringtone on my phone.

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The guitar riffs here are amazing, thanks! :)

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I wanted to recommend Antti Martikainen but someone just beat me to it.
Also not sure if it fall within the "epic music" category but you can have a listen at Apocalypse Orchestra or Skiltron. Those two are more on the metal side of the spectrum.

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I don't think they do but I love The Garden Of Earthly Delights by Apocalypse Orchestra, thanks for recommending it :)

The beat in Skiltron's song is unfortunately a bit too fast for me though :P

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Another one courtesy of groupees: Secession Studios.

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They make some amazing music, thanks! ^^

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You might also look at the albums Groupees included in their Epic Music Bundles.
Epic
Epic 2
Epic 3
Epic 4

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I'm so beside myself with joy right now :D Thanks for the links!

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Extended versions are the best. I'll just post a couple of examples I've been listening to recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoByA-nZHus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0_N0SmEGwI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHrEuoJy6dw

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Epic stuff here! I think I've heard of Audiomachine before but not these "remixers" (hope I got the word right!). Thanks for sharing the links! :)

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With pleasure!

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Someone shared that already. It's not really what I'm referring to when I say "Epic music" though :P

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Posting once more.
Animusic - Harmonic Voltage
Animusic - Heavy Light

Or anything else from them. But their official channel only has a sample so you have to look up their work titles and search individual videos or playlists. Like here, but I know there's more.

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Thanks again! I'll listen to these after my stream - have one scheduled right now :P brb!

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I'm back! :)

The music sounds good - I like Heavy Light more than Harmonic Voltage but I think these tunes aren't epic enough. Thanks for the recommendation though! Appreciate it ^^

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Not really sure what you'd consider "epid", even after listening through those songs.
But maybe one of these might fit the bill?

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Hmm, these music don't cut it for me, but thanks for sharing! Someone else might find these interesting :)

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For me its tracks from Two Steps from Hell. And Interstellar soundtrack by Hans Zimmer
Oh. Also Baba Yetu and Adiemus

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Baba Yetu is astounding! I love it a lot :) Adiemus seems to be in a similar vein - should be an interesting dig through YT :D

I'll check out the Interstellar OST as well, thanks! :) I think Hans Zimmer has some great tracks, but I still think TSFH is most definitely leading the pack when it comes to epic music!

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Oh, sorry for replying twice here, but I forgot to ask - have you heard of the cover version of Baba Yetu by Peter Hollens and Malukah? They introduced the song to me and made me an instant fan :)

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Of course, I heard this cover. But for the first time I heard this song back in 2006 in civilization 4. It was something magical. you just sat and looked at the planet in the main menu and listened to music.

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I did that for Halo too! :D Haven't played a Civ game in my life (yet) but I plan to change that :)

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Epic rock music.

Jim Steinman used to make the epic, romantic, dramatic hits for Meat Loaf.
Meat Loaf's hits Bat Out Of Hell and Paradise By The Dashboard Light, both written by Steinman, tell a clear story, using not only the lyrics but the instruments as well. Like the motorcycle revving up and eventually crashing with the guitar and the beating heart, escaping from our hero's chest with the drums.

Steinman also produced the album Original Sin for his girl band Pandora's Box.
He also wrote the lyrics to a Andrew Lloyd Webber written song A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste for the musical Whistle Down The Wind.

Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young, written by Steinman, is my favorite song ever. <3

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These are some really nice old-school rock music. Although they are not really the sort of "epic music" that I'm referring to, thanks a lot for sharing them! :)

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Ahahaha, I thought I was about to get Rick-rolled but this is so much more original xD

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Added all your recommendations (composers/musicians only though) to the main thread just in case anyone wants the TL;DR version without having to go through all the comments :)

Edit: Links added, enjoy! :)

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Rush Garcia makes remixes that might fit what you're looking for: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVFlL4Hk6ik
Makkon is another good one, though he hasn't made any new music in a while: https://www.youtube.com/user/makkon06/videos

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Rush has several originals as well? I'm in :D

Thanks a lot for the recommendations! I'm loving both of their music already ^^ YT never showed me these even when I was bingeing on TSFH and the like :P

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Not gonna lie, that first minute of the Ori OST game me some weird anxiety, but holy, so much is packed in that track. Like it goes from this to that, then to this again... If that make sense, it's pretty great though. I'm gonna listen to the rest of Makkon's music too, I think there's more that I might like. Great picks, thank you bringing these up.

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Painkiller Battle Music Compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g460aasqsTg

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Ah, this isn't exactly up my alley, but thanks a lot for sharing! :)

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Thanks for this post. will take a lot of new bookmarks from it (i love epic music).
One fun "crossover" i like is this one: classical pieces from beethoven turned into something even more awesome :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbgInLJ81eY

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Wow, after that base dropped at 1:41 = mind blown! Thanks for recommending this! :D (P/S: The first track > the second and third :P)

And you're welcome! I'm compiling a new playlist as I'm listening to all the recommendations as well ^^

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always happy to help ;)
When you need more: everything from LordOfTheRings (Howard shore) just goes down my spine.
e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVvIXmrDs4c (esp. the latter ones.8min ongoing.) Gosh i love LOTR :D
or the somewhat longer soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SBQvd6vY9s

So i somewhat like some spinoffs like Clamavi De Profundis (more Hobbit themed)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxfoa23skHg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ymgFyzbDo

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I actually liked the fiddles at the beginning of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVvIXmrDs4c :P

Thanks again! I need to start compiling another playlist just for movie OSTs and this'll help a lot :)

Edit: Oh, I've just recalled that I used to love Avatar's OST as well. Gonna dig that up again :) Thanks for the memory jog!

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uh Avatar. Good one! Almost forget about his one! Thanks a lot for this flashback :D
when you do a OST playlist: dotn forget "Gladiator" (Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer - nice entry: "Now we are free" ) Great Film either!

If you own Amazon Prime, there is a whole Hans Zimmer concert on it. (called "hans zimmer live" - how original - but i much enjoyed it!)
One take from it (with "now we are free" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1UiD2sxoWo)

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Omg, I love Hans Zimmer's "Now We are Free". It's one of the best few masterpieces he's done IMHO :D

I don't have Amazon Prime. Still, thanks for the little sample :)

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Credits to Lisa Gerrard, the voice behind that album.
Something awesome about this song is that it an official language.

Lisa Gerrard on Now We are free:
I sing in the language of the Heart. It's an invented language (Idioglossia) that I've had for a very long time. I believe I started singing in it when I was about 12. Roughly that time. And I believed that I was speaking to God when I sang in that language.

Kinda how Adiemus and Era sing. Beautiful, Melodious heart warming but no words

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Heh, it's this song again. It's not really "epic music" as in the music genre though :P

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