Writing With Music

[sunstruckdream]

Well?

I like to.

What songs? Diff. playlists for different novels? I don't mean for making your project into a movie - I mean, just to get you in the mood.

(Oh, and sorry I've been making so many threads lately. I'm just trying to pick up the pace in here a bit. I miss my fellow Writer's Guildarians!)

 

[wuzupbling22]

For epic battle scenes, I listen to classical music.

 

[shirono]

For epic battle scenes, I listen to classical music.

Me too, Wagner is great for that. I also like listening to Nobue Uematsu for battle scenes too. Chopin is great for romance and dramatic scenes.

 

[mochagirl]

I listen to music a lot when I write. The music doesn't always have a lot to do with what I'm writing, but sometimes it does.

E.g. I like to listen to more upbeat, happy music when I'm working on a contemporary, kind of humorous novel, versus listening to some dramatic soundtrack (though to be sure I do listen to those, too...I love soundtracks). Likewise, I like to listen to classical music when writing something historical or with a more historic-like setting (fantasy).

But I don't strictly adhere to these guidelines. A lot of times I just listen to what I feel like listening to at the moment.

 

[flying_kiwifruit]

I can't write well without music because if I don't have head phones on things around me distract me to much.

I tend to listen to music that themes with the book

 

[Kokopelli]

It depends on what I am writing and my mood. A lot of times I find music, or any noise, distracting. However, when I do listen to music, it tends to be the classical stuff, Bear McCreary's Battlestar stuff, and various bits from games, etc.

I find music helps more while researching topics.

 

[duran3d]

Yes, I would definively go for Different playlists for different novels.

This is interesting because I also like painting and sometimes I also use music for it.

 

[Peace Eternal]

I don't often listen to music when I write, since it is distracting to me. But sometimes I'll get an idea for a story while listening to music, when I'm not writing. Usually when it's classical music.

 

[Tariel]

Within Temptation has been one of my favorites for writing recently