I wanted to make a post letting people who are new to Vox Machina know or people who didn’t watch campaign one as it was airing about the character playlists! There are three sets of playlists. One set of playlists was released during the briarwoods arc and shouldn’t have any spoilers for TLOVM. (They won’t have any after the full season is released but I’ll indicate the level of spoilers for the current season below.) I should note that almost all of these stories will hint at backstory information and character motives that might not have been revealed yet in the show. The second set (released mid-campaign) and third set (released at the end of the campaign) would have major spoilers for TLOVM. I have always loved these playlists and have helped me feel understand and connect to Vox Machina on a deeper level and I wanted more people to know about them!
2015 Set (mid-Briarwoods Arc)
Percy: https://nerdist.com/article/critical-role-character-soundtrack-number-one-with-a-bullet/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2pfFydiJG8vqmwiuqeXlMR
(allusions to Percy’s backstory and motives)
Vax: https://nerdist.com/article/critical-role-vaxs-soundtrack-music-to-stab-by/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2t8y9Tkp7OyvFRD2IeFruu
(most of Vax and Vex’s backstory has already been revealed on the show so I think this is pretty safe. At this point I don’t think its a spoiler that Whitestone has vampires.)
Vex: https://nerdist.com/article/critical-role-vexs-soundtrack-a-rhapsody-in-arrows/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/635ignwuGKIdvZ83CkxYPp
Keyleth: https://nerdist.com/article/critical-role-keyleths-soundtrack-the-sounds-of-nature/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vsnCWdJh7hawiZBs9csr2
(There is one comment here that could be considered a spoiler depending on whether they decide to adapt the Slayer’s take arc or not. It’s fairly minor but you are warned)
Scanlan: https://nerdist.com/article/critical-role-scanlans-soundtrack-a-bards-tale/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kYouSKDXqe8sU3ZzSAgjb
Grog: https://nerdist.com/article/critical-role-grogs-soundtrack-in-the-key-of-rage/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/25D7F2chy5AO44x331vWzy
(This was the final playlist released in this round at the height of the Briarwoods arc. I might avoid this one till after TLOVM season 1 if you don’t want any spoilers)
Pike: https://nerdist.com/article/critical-role-pikes-holy-playlist-of-light-and-goodness/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZvICE2GFxMWSKho6weGD5
(A lot of Pike’s storyline changed for TLOVM so many references on here won’t make sense but I don’t think there are direct spoilers for the show)
Matt also made a playlist for various NPCs. Major spoilers for TLOVM season 1. I wouldn’t look at this one if you didn’t want any spoilers and there are references to NPCs that TLOVM people wouldn’t know.
Matt: https://nerdist.com/article/critical-role-character-soundtrack-by-matt-mercer/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/52t7flh7CPcmlonDiPJFoD
Trinket: https://web.archive.org/web/20201108095507/https://geekandsundry.com/critical-role-trinkets-soundtrack-the-bear-minimum/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7iRwcnbuJ7rhaIbMb5IbeF
(I mean no spoilers here)
I wanted to include links to these because the articles where the cast talk about these playlists are no longer available and can only be accessed through the way back machine. I’m guessing there are a lot of critters who came to Vox Machina later that don’t know these exist or aren’t able to find the accompanying articles. These happen to be my favorite set of playlists.
(SPOILERS TLOVM: I wouldn’t listen to these until you have finished the Chroma Conclave Arc)