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Post by eldarinprincess on May 11, 2011 23:12:35 GMT -6
My soundtrack ranges from different genres to 5 or so languages (2 of which I speak, read, and write; 1 I studied for 4yrs + and have forgotten; and the rest range from 0 comprehension to a few select words). I try to pick something that fits the theme of my writing, I find pop music doesn't always flow well. Classical music is great, as well as the soundtracks of the LotR movies and Becoming Jane.
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Post by grey gazania on May 11, 2011 23:22:52 GMT -6
My soundtrack ranges from different genres to 5 or so languages (2 of which I speak, read, and write; 1 I studied for 4yrs + and have forgotten; and the rest range from 0 comprehension to a few select words). I try to pick something that fits the theme of my writing, I find pop music doesn't always flow well. Classical music is great, as well as the soundtracks of the LotR movies and Becoming Jane. Which languages, out of curiosity? LotR had fabulous soundtracks, but they're so linked to the films in my brain that I have a hard time using them for any other stories. They make for awesome baking music, though. |
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Post by eldarinprincess on May 11, 2011 23:57:24 GMT -6
Arabic (varying dialects, but predominately Egyptian and Lebanese/Syrian), Spanish, Urdu/Hindi, and English are the main ones--so 4. Few songs in languages such as German, Romanian, and Nepalese (I think).
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Post by rhyselle on May 12, 2011 5:37:56 GMT -6
They make for awesome baking music, though. So I'm not the only one who does that! Do you have a particular piece that you use when kneading bread? I find that the Mines of Moria section gets me really thumping the dough! *grin* |
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Post by elfique on May 15, 2011 6:03:49 GMT -6
Well it looks as though I've got a lot of friends in the Conan and Last of the Mohicans camps! Those are two staples of mine. Generally it depends on what I'm writing and how much inspirational help I think I need whilst I'm writing it. A few things that I always feel help are: Agalloch (beautiful music) youtu.be/88KUBzV2jfUBraveheart soundtrack The Village soundtrack Mannegarm Wardruna Nagaroth Daughters of Elvin Type O Negative (wierdly enough, but I've use that more for Labyrinth fanfiction) Though I love listening to a lot of different types of music I rarely ever write to it unless I'm quite happily writing away already and just need something in the background. |
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Post by elfscribe on May 15, 2011 14:29:58 GMT -6
Am I the only one who can't focus well enough to write when I've got music playing? Especially music with words. I end up listening to it and not writing.
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Post by windsurfbabe on May 15, 2011 14:38:38 GMT -6
I discovered some nice music thanks to this topic  As for me, it is usually something of celtic or medieval inspiration (Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Blackmore's Night, Era, Heather Dale, Luc Arbogast, Za Frûmi) or movie-score-inspired (Globus, Immediate Music, Two Steps From Hell, X-Ray Dog) or some movie soundtrack (my faves are Equilibrium, Transformers, PotC, Robin Hood, King Arthur, Kingdom of Heaven, 300). If I'm in the mood for rock, then Within Temptation or Kamelot or Amorphis may help me write some scenes. Usually when I listen to music I kind of "see" the scene in my mind, like a trailer or a slow-motion moment. Then I write it |
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Post by erulisse on May 15, 2011 18:24:22 GMT -6
I also found some new music as a result of this topic. I had Conan in my car's player the other day when I picked up my DH. He listened for less than 2 minutes and was there "Why do you have Conan on?" I don't think he even knew I had the soundtrack at all. I look for drums, and Conan has great drumming.
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Post by rhyselle on May 24, 2011 11:11:28 GMT -6
When I wrote "Beating Down the Pain" (see my profile at Stories of Arda) for a Christmas Fic Exchange a year or two back, I had been listening to Albannach's "Eye of the Storm" album and got inspired to take the idea of drumming to express strong emotion into the LOTR ficverse. I did listen to some of the tracks while I wrote, but the drumming was in my head even before I put my fingers to the keyboard.
Albannach is hard to categorize. Seriously awesome drumming, with some vocals and bagpipes. The music on "Eye of the Storm" is inspired by Scottish history (Wallace, Bruce, etc.). The band's tagline is "Outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes", and somehow my mind tied that into the Dunadain, who were treated as outcasts during so much of the Third Age.
I have been listening to late 1930s/early 1940s big band music lately, tied in with some WWII re-enactment prep that I'm working on with my husband; but it hasn't really inspired my muse at all from a fic perspective. Loreena McKinnett, Enya, Clannad, Steeleye Span tend to be on my usual playlist, and I really seem to get into my interpretation of early Fourth Age Gondor when I listen to my copy of Sting playing the lute music of Dowland. I can't remember the name of the album off of the top of my head, but the Elizabethan music drags me into a vivid mental environment, and the muse likes that.
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Post by kymahalei on May 24, 2011 15:37:20 GMT -6
What a great question! I'm an Enya and Loreena McKennitt fan, myself, although I dabble heavily in the classical domain, especially Vivaldi and Mozart with a little Handel thrown in. Like Elfscribe I can't really write and listen at the same time, but I like to set the mood before I write. With soundtracks and Tchaikovsky the images my mind creates are often so stirring they can really scramble my train of thought.
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Post by pandemonium on May 24, 2011 15:49:27 GMT -6
Am I the only one who can't focus well enough to write when I've got music playing? Especially music with words. I end up listening to it and not writing. Probably not. My fic soundtrack (which is wildly variable) is something I will listen to while driving or on a walk. When I'm writing using my imaginative, creative mindset, I usually don't listen to said soundtrack. I can't even imagine listening to the LotR soundtrack while writing because the visuals (of the movie) the tracks evoke are so strong and uh, not so desirable for me. Curiously, I listen to music at times (esp. when the Cubicle Jungle is raucous) with work-related writing. If I'm in full-on analytical mode, Mozart's Requiem in D Minor is perfect. But Rob Zombie? Not so much.  |
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Post by elfscribe on May 24, 2011 17:07:11 GMT -6
That's a great idea to set the mood before you write. I should try it. Classical or instrumental music is easier for me to write to. But anything with voices distracts me. Pande, yes, imho, Mozart's Requiem is among the finest pieces of music ever written. What a great question! I'm an Enya and Loreena McKennitt fan, myself, although I dabble heavily in the classical domain, especially Vivaldi and Mozart with a little Handel thrown in. Like Elfscribe I can't really write and listen at the same time, but I like to set the mood before I write. With soundtracks and Tchaikovsky the images my mind creates are often so stirring they can really scramble my train of thought. |
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