Epic III: The Pirate Playlist
Theme: Intense Folk (Ship Battles, Irish, Scots & Celts)
I curate playlists on multiple music platforms including Spotify, YouTube Music, and Deezer. You can find direct links to these platforms below, as well as a link to regular YouTube.
After Epic Ⅰ & Epic Ⅱ, this is my dedicated page for my third epic playlist, Epic Ⅲ: the epic pirate playlist aka "Epic Pirate/Viking/Celtic".
This playlist is unique in that it features a full section dedicated to sea shanties and other lyrical music towards the end. The section is initiated with "Randy Dandy".
Below, you'll find details on the playlist genres, subgenres, and general information. To delve deeper into the specifics, head to the second section of the page where you can find a list of songs and their corresponding artists, organized by genre categories.
Table Of Contents
Epic Pirate Music Playlist
Pirate Playlist: Cover Arts & Story Opening
The first few songs of my playlist are introduced with a story-driven three-line quote opening:
"On the Sea of Fortune"
"Sailing into a storm of ale"
"Where is the Captain?"
These quotes set the stage for the following tracks, with the third quote specifically alluding to the song about Gangplank.
Pirate Playlist: General Information
Details:
Song count: 60+
Duration: 3h+
Don't shuffle
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Predominant music type:
Soundtracks (OST, scores)
Video game music (VGM)
Trailer, film & movie scores
Pirate Playlist: Genres & Subgenres
Genres:
Epic pirate music
Epic folk music
Epic Celtic music
Subgenres:
Irish music
Scottish music
Dark folk music
Ship battle music
Sea battle music
Sea Shanty songs
Pirate Playlist: Featured Track
Duration: 1min23
One of my own tracks in my epic pirate playlist.
Epic Pirate Playlist On Spotify, YouTube, Deezer & Tidal
Simply follow the direct link to your favorite platform below:
A little bit more reading below.
Epic Pirate Music
Theme
The playlist has multiple themes, but they all fall under the overarching pirate theme.
My playlist features a diverse range of epic and dark folk music that complement each other seamlessly. The selection includes music from Irish and Scottish traditions, as well as Celt feasts and tavern parties that serve as a celebration of successful sea plunders and village raids.
Here are some songs and artists that you can discover in my curated pirate playlist:
Epic Pirate Music
"Blow The Man Down" by David Chappell, single
"Mead, Gold and Blood (Ifan's Theme)" by Borislav Slavov from Divinity: Original Sins 2 OST
"Epic Pirate Music (Ship War & Unrest)" by Demfire Creation from the album "Epic Music Debut"
Epic Folk Music
"Setting Sails" by Deskant from the album Forever Green and White
"Tavern Brawl" by Neal Acree from The Legend of Vox Machina (Amazon Series)
"The One Day" by WuKong from the album The Feast
Epic Celtic Music
"Regal Ancestor Spirit" by Yuka Kitamura from Elden Ring OST
"Shores of Inis Fáil" by Max Aruj from Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids OST
"Battle for Camelot" by Tartalo Music, single
Ship Battle Music
"Captain Gangplank" by Riot Games from League of Legends (season 5)
"No Hesitation" by Tilman Sillescu from the album Epicology
"Ship of Legends" by Brian Tyler from Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag OST
Dark Folk Music
"Huldra Brothers" by Bear McCreary from God of War: Ragnarök OST
"At War!" by Mikolai Stoinski from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt OST
"Into the Woods" by Eduardo Tarilonte from the album Dark Era
Sea Shanty Songs
"Red Marley's Our Ship" by Filippo Beck Peccoz from Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (trailer)
"Randy Dandy" by Sean Dagher, Nils Brown & Mishiel Schrey from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag OST
"Warbringers: Jaina" by Neal Acree & Logan Laflotte from WoW Battle for Azeroth: Warbringers OST
You can find my playlist on the following platforms: