Posts Tagged ‘music’

I’m really loving this album. I play it at work all the time, but it just does no justice to it. I hear this song, and each time I have to stop and listen, because the song Basket is just amazing. Without doubt one of those songs which makes your soul shake just to hear [...]

I personally prefer a lot of pumped up music, though I’n inclined to make small soundtracks which I can change depending on the mood of the piece I’m writing. For example, when writing fight, action, or just the plot, I listen to a lot of punk. The Cramps is fantastic for this. When writing moody self-reflections, monologues, or emotional moments, I go with something a little more electro. A personal favourite is Snog, or Black Lung. Industrial, such as Laibach, Lard or Pigface is great for writing badguy descriptions, and when trying to work on landscape descriptions, I love to go with classics, like Led Zepp, the Rolling Stones, or Black Sabbath. The key is to keep soundtracks with similar tempos. This causes less interruption and feels like I’m writing scenes to a movie in my head complete with the most appropriate soundtrack. I adapt the song to suit my purpose, and I’m always looking for songs whose lyrics match what I’m trying to achieve, too. Just to keep the spirit of the scene.

When I write, I do like the sound of music in my ears. It blocks out a lot of unwanted distracting noise, and also provides atmosphere to what I’m doing. I think of it as a soundtrack for the mind. With that in mind, I’d like to share with you once more the music which [...]