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Post by dizzyjam on Jan 11, 2009 5:39:56 GMT -5
When listening to music while writing, what bands and artists do you tend to listen to?
For me, I'll listen to just about anything put out by MCM Music: Saviour Machine, Virgin Black, Rob Rock, Rackets and Drapes, Eva-O, Wedding Party, Narnia, etc.
Also, I listen to Antestor, Demon Hunter, Mortification, Tourniquet, Mortal, sometimes Steve Taylor, and sometimes T-Bone or early DC Talk if I'm in a rapping mood.
What do you listen to?
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Post by J Jack on Jan 11, 2009 13:02:32 GMT -5
Hans Zimmer, Clint Mandsell, Frank Klepacki, depending on what I'm trying to write Mozart, Bach, Beethoven...mostly classical and soundtrack stuff. Fantastic music, absolutely fantastic.
I try to write like I'm watching a really good movie, with more description so soundtrack makes sense to me.
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Post by dizzyjam on Jan 11, 2009 13:30:24 GMT -5
Classical music is always great, I just usually listen to it when I only want to concentrate on its intricacies. Of course, I like to put Mozart in on occasion when I just want to veg and relax. I'll try it while writing sometime. The soundtrack feel is why I listen to Saviour Machine and a few of the other ones I mentioned. The Legend albums they did are just phenomenal! Truly it was dubbed well, "The Unofficial Soundtrack to the End of the World". I like soundtrack music for sure.
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Post by mongoose on Jan 11, 2009 18:15:07 GMT -5
If I could find it, I'd listen to Mozart, played by a rock band with orchestral backup. Beethoven, played by a rock band with orchestral backup. tchikovski (sp?), handel, or any other classical music, played by a rock band with orchestral backup.
Since I've only found two or three CDs worth of that sort of music, plust the Trans Siberian Orchestra (they rawk) I supplement those with Skillet, Kutless, Jeremy Camp, Rebecca St. James, Barlow Girl's newer stuff, Rob Dougan, Evanescenz, Red, Mark Edward Lewis, DJ Tiesto, Afro Celt Sound System, Wolfstone, Andy Hunter, and a few of the more upbeat soundtracks.
The other kind of music I WOULD listen to, if I could find ANY of it, would be Christian Celtic Rock. I'm not talking Iona here. They're more power pop. I'm talking rock like Skillet or Kutless, with lead electric fiddle, pipe, and/or flute, and the baddhran (sp?).
When I'm working I like something energetic, driving, motivating. I write about conflict, and I listen to music about conflict, as long as it's hopeful, optimistic, focused on God, on uplifting messages, or non-lyrical.
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Post by J Jack on Jan 11, 2009 18:43:56 GMT -5
Tchaikovsky. Fantastic composer, even if a bit odd.
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Post by Divides the Waters on Jan 11, 2009 18:50:27 GMT -5
Film scores. I don't know how people can process music with lyrics when writing ... too much input for my output for me. But film scores tend to flow with the general emotions of a novel. Some classical can, as well. I generally try to put in something that matches the ambiance of what I'm writing in some way. Beautiful and lyrical, dark and malevolent, etc. But nothing too strong to sweep me away in the music, and nothing too familiar so I don't have imagery seeping into my head that belongs to another story.
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Post by dizzyjam on Jan 11, 2009 21:39:43 GMT -5
If I could find it, I'd listen to Mozart, played by a rock band with orchestral backup. Beethoven, played by a rock band with orchestral backup. tchikovski (sp?), handel, or any other classical music, played by a rock band with orchestral backup. Since I've only found two or three CDs worth of that sort of music, plust the Trans Siberian Orchestra (they rawk) I supplement those with Skillet, Kutless, Jeremy Camp, Rebecca St. James, Barlow Girl's newer stuff, Rob Dougan, Evanescenz, Red, Mark Edward Lewis, DJ Tiesto, Afro Celt Sound System, Wolfstone, Andy Hunter, and a few of the more upbeat soundtracks. The other kind of music I WOULD listen to, if I could find ANY of it, would be Christian Celtic Rock. I'm not talking Iona here. They're more power pop. I'm talking rock like Skillet or Kutless, with lead electric fiddle, pipe, and/or flute, and the baddhran (sp?). When I'm working I like something energetic, driving, motivating. I write about conflict, and I listen to music about conflict, as long as it's hopeful, optimistic, focused on God, on uplifting messages, or non-lyrical. You'd love Saviour Machine I bet. www.myspace.com/saviourmachine is the myspace page for them and you can order online a lot of the kind of music I'll wager you'd just eat up at radrockers.com Also check out Virgin Black: www.myspace.com/virginblackofficial Both MySpace pages have samples of each band's music in the track playlist. Shoot, while I'm putting MySpace pages up, here's mine: www.myspace.com/beyondthecharts It's my promo page for the store I mention elsewhere. Anyone with a MySpace page just tag me for a friend and mention in a note that you saw it here. One more site: www.mcm-music.de The best label I've come across ever. Ever.
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Post by mongoose on Jan 11, 2009 22:07:37 GMT -5
Thanks for those recomendations. I'm checking them out now. "Carnival of Souls" by Savior Machine reminds me of something from the recent Anne Rice vampire movie about Lestat, Akasha and them. I kinda like vampire stuff. I realize this probably isn't about vamps, but if it evokes the romantic ideals exemplified by gothic folklore, while communicating a Christian message, so much the better.
My wife says the vocals are creepy. They remind me of David Bowie, sort of. I hope that's not an insult to him, as I've heard many think he has a very good voice. It might be an acquired taste for me as well, but I've only listened to the one song so far, and I do like the instrumentals.
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Post by dizzyjam on Jan 11, 2009 22:21:19 GMT -5
Carnival Of Souls is the perfect intro for anyone getting into Saviour Machine. My wife thinks the vocals are creepy too. You should also check out the video clips from the concert footage. Just keep listening if you like it so far is my recommendation. I'm a huge fan myself, so I may be a little biased somewhat since I've been listening to them now for years. The Legend stuff is their best in my opinion. Hope you like Virgin Black too. Listening to them right now, myself.
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Post by ezlo on Jan 12, 2009 10:31:10 GMT -5
I just listen to my entire playlist consisting of everything from Classical to Ska to Death Metal to Ambient music. A lot of times it helps me to write if I get a song that fits the mood of the part that I'm writing about. For example I'll definitely put on a high energy rock song, or epic metal song for a real intense and fast paced part of the novel. Slow it down with a classical piano piece. haha I make my own soundtrack.
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Post by Vaporwolf on Jan 12, 2009 11:47:30 GMT -5
I listen to movie soundtracks when writing as well. I do try to match the style of soundtrack to the type of scene I'm writing, just to help keep the mood consistent.
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Post by morganlbusse on Jan 12, 2009 11:58:30 GMT -5
Hey Mongoose, you might want to check out FallingUp, its similar to some of the other bands you mentioned (and I think they have a tie with Kutless). Great music and lyrics.
Some of my other favorites are Maire Brennan (she used to be lead singer for Clannad and is a christian, although she does some secular CD's, she's also the sister of Enya). She also goes by the name Moya Brennan.
If you like New Age, I enjoy Yanni (or as my husband says Yawni ;P), Enya, David Arkenstone (he has a wonderful Lord of the Rings music out, he is a sci-fi fantasy reader and when he reads something he really enjoys, he puts it to music), Diane Arkenstone, and Gnomusy.
I saw someone liked DJ Tiesto, I love him too. You might want to check out Chicane, he did a piece with Maire Brennan (look above for reference) that's called Saltwater, really good celtic with a techno flair.
And for celtic, Loreena McKennit is wonderful (she's famous for the Mummer's Dance and a musical rendition of The Highwayman).
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Post by Jeff Gerke on Jan 13, 2009 11:52:49 GMT -5
You guys have to discover www.pandora.com. You start with a song or artist you like, and then Pandora creates a "radio station" that plays only songs that are similar to the one you started with. It's what I listen to while working. Right now I have like 14 stations, for different moods or tasks. Jeff
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Post by dizzyjam on Jan 13, 2009 12:27:00 GMT -5
How much does it cost, Jeff?
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Post by jax nova on Jan 13, 2009 18:06:45 GMT -5
Hey. *aves* Well since this is my first topic to post in besides my introduction I'm kinda feelign a bit overwhelmed but I figure I'll jump right in. Me, I love listening to LOTR soundtrack. The music is exceent and very inspiring for fantasy ideas in my mind. I also like the Hero sound track (gotta like that traditional chinese music!) And starwars sountracks. Mainly, though, the stuff I like to listen to most is Celtic Renasance and Celtic Dance type music. I love Celtic music and it really embodies most of what I imagin "my world's" music being like. So that's most of it. Like someone mentioned above I usually don't listen to music with words in it. I like to listen to the words in my music to mucha nd it not onlyslows down my writing but distracts me as well. But some peopl's minds just work that wayI guess. *shrugs*
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