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I like Rachmnanoff's Isle of the Dead, its pleasantly menacing

Edit: yall are taking elevator too literally haha, the idea is elevator/background/ambient music that sets a temperature but not a focus

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Oh probably Local Forecast by Kevin MacLeod.

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 4 points 20 hours ago

Girl from ipanema melody. Sorry, it's the rules.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Baby shark on loop.

The elevator will take roughly an hour to descend 100m without an access card that only I have.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Heavens no, his elevator takes a lifetime and you don't get to listen to baby shark anywhere as much.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

CanadianSuperDevil, Beelzaboot

[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

I'm torn between silence and something really happy and upbeat like PonPonPon.

The silence forces then to face their own inner demons, but the upbeat music will ruin their badass aesthetic.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

Multiple versions of in the hall of the mountain king.

https://tidal.com/browse/track/5668857

[–] drasglaf@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago

Metal Machine Music.

Why? Just listen to it.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Hell by the Squirrel Nut Zippers.

It might help to explain that my evil lair is inside an active volcano.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago

Lullabies shifted into A minor and slowed down. Also that subsonic that they use in horror movies. I want unwanted visitors to be on edge, jumping at shadows.

Alternatively, 7 what's new pussycats followed by 1 its not unusual. Just for the (in)sanity check.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

The stampede music that Simba was caught up in, in the lion king animated film.

[–] megane_kun@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Very innocuous, even tongue-in-cheek, but never intimidating, almost verging on almost boring to someone who doesn't listen closely.

So... something like these:


Edit:

Added two more tunes

[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

The guys who did the Evil Genius soundtrack already had to select music for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DzXfZ5PIPc&list=PLt7SlVSjrlCXs-UpOnA4q0gkT1a5DOoTF

[–] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It would be a smooth jazz cover of Judas Priest's Breaking the Law

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

100% this. A Vampiric Tango. I've been building my world lately and one nation is the Vampirium of Lemriss. Been listening to this for some inspiration. A beautiful blend of seductive and menacing.

[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Just a normal elevator with very high buttons, with a midget as bellboy jumping to reach them while this is playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1z4JfxFb6c

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

Left Bank Two by the Noveltones. Well known to British people of a certain age. It was used during the gallery section of an art-based TV show for children. The art was sent in by viewers.

It's jaunty and relatively innocuous. Unless you hear it a few hundred times and then, well. Insert tortured screams here.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOzW3Qwfd_A

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 hours ago

Walking toward the elevator - Dark Vader theme.

Elevator door opening - Psycho stabbing music.

Or Baby Shark cause that is evil.

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 day ago

Toccata and Fugue in D minor. Flicker the lights, throw in some thunder crashes and maniacal laughter. Also, disable the 'close door' button so they know I mean it.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 3 points 1 day ago
[–] Libb@jlai.lu 2 points 1 day ago

No elevator. I would teleport. Or take the stairs (it's good for the heart). And no music playing either because music is always an hint at who's the bad guy in a movie ;)

Maybe one could ear in the background the noise of my devotee evil assistant's mechanical typewriter because for obvious reason I would not trust any digital device to write anything related to my secret plans to conquer the world [here, one should ear a mad scientist laugh].