Page 4 of Grimdark Magazine Issue 48

[PO] This has happened to me several times. The first time I heard “Round and Round” by Ratt. The first time I saw Dream Theater live in a small club on their breakout Images and Words tour. The day a friend and I went on a long drive and listened to the entire Operation Mindcrime album start to finish without talking or interruption. And a thousand more …

[GdM] If every genre of fantasy had to be represented by a different style of music, what would epic fantasy be? Grimdark? Cozy fantasy? And which pairing would start the biggest argument?

[PO] Here’s a stab:

Fiction GenreMusic Genre

AbsurdistNew Wave

AdventureMarch/Military

Alternate HistoryGregorian Chant

AmericanaRagtime

Chick LitPop

Children’sFolk

CrimeRap/Hip Hop

CyberpunkIndustrial

DickensianStandards

Epic FantasyProgressive Metal

EroticaLatin (maybe Reggae)

ExistentialistWorld

Fable (legend, parable)Rock

Fan ficFilk

GothicGothic/Black Metal

HistoricalBaroque

HorrorHardcore

HumorPolka

InspirationalSpiritual/Religious

Lit’ryClassic/Opera

Magic RealismNew Age

Media Tie-inRockabilly

MysteryBlues

PoetryJazz

PulpLounge

RomanceMusical Theatre