I listened to some of it and it's some great music. Downside, I can't listen to it when writing, because I can't have lyrics that are comprehensable. So for me its strictly instrumentals, OSTs, classical music in dead languages. Stuff like that. But yes, that mix of yours be rockin, you Johnny Caravella imitator you. Get on with your bad Andy Travis self.
Right on. I have an extensive collection stretching all the way back to the late 60's / early 70's when it was "Space Music". Tomita, Tangerine Dream, Synergy (Larry Fast) all the way through to modern Trap, dubstep, Synthwave. I even score my own books to some extent. I even have some selections of small subsets of techno like "Happy Hardcore", Jungle, Drum & Bass.
I'd post a link to my bandcamp page, but feel it'd be rather gauche to do it here. :) I just wish I had the chops to do arrange/compose some instrumental swing hop. I'd love to get a Lo Fi version of say "Blue Flame" or Tuxedo Junction that wasn't too 'boppy'.
This is a mix of Lo Fi, Ambient, movie score and the like. My sound seems to be a blend of John Carpenter, Tangerine Dream and Jan Hammer. For Lo Fi, "Swing the Scale" is the most toward that end. "Slowly Climbing A Dark Staircase" is close, but more electronica. You can buy what you like or just listen.
I just about always listen to music when I write. But it usually takes longer than one song to get out a chapter. So I wouldn't say that my books have a 'play list'.
However - every title, with the exception of 'No Regrets' from my Valens Legacy series is a song title.
About half of the titles from Valens Heritage are song titles.
I do use song titles for Chapter titles on occasion and in some of my other works (like my POI series) there's some titles here and there. But a lot of what I listen to isn't mainstream (Jazz, Blues, Downtempo, EDM, electronic, Heavy Metal -NOT death metal-, avant guarde, etc).
I named a character 'Mihalis' once, so I could use it later on as a book title :-) I wonder at times how many people have heard it, much less know who David Glimore is...
Then there's all the Zero-7 titles I've nicked, Jeff Beck, Steely Dan, and Deep Purple!
I remembering running in to you at Dinner shortly after I re-read Vegas Rules and asking just how much Steely Dan you'd been listening to when you wrote that one ; )
Not that I have much room to talk, since I used the band name in a story title.
I'm the other way around, I HAVE to have music going when I'm writing.
Somewhere in my mid teens, I trained myself to concentrate AGAINST 'noise'. I can remember people (usually my father) wandering in to me with the TV on, and the radio on going in two very different directions while I was studying something, oblivious.
This habit is still with me. If I don't have something to 'push' against, I'm ALWAYS listening to the point that doing so will frequently steal my focus.
When I write, I find something that will set the right mood and tone and then roll on w/o consciously noticing any of it. Normally at least 3 'albums' worth on repeat.
Ya, the story that demanded various space filk might have cause the roommate and cat mild PTSD, but it got the job done...
I'm not saying that I do this, exactly; but I often have playlists that will cover stories or even novels. My current is 18-20 songs. When I can't be writing, they're something that helps keep the ideas at the back of my head.
This morning I was in "Someone That I Used to Know", moving into "Cry Little Sister." If I get the time, I'll finish off the day with "The Confessor".
That's funny, I thought I was the only one who captured story ideas in songs. Fur some reason, Miracle of Sound is very good for this for my brain. The lyrics are just ambiguous enough that I can plug in my own ideas. Also, on the topic of games with music, that latest Alan Wake game has a music video in the background of the first level that is really good and sets the tone for the rest of the game.
I used to make up playlists for my stories to put me in the mood/tone for the stories, but 1) I didn't have the time anymore and 2) the Feline-muse doesn't enjoy it when I have music cranking out loud on the back porch. 🤷♂️ I learned I don't need it when I'm working on the 1st Draft. However, I do work better when I'm editing. Playing heavy metal or other forms of rock gives me the attitude to chop what I don't need without mercy. Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" or Iron Maiden's "Die with Your Boots On" or "Run to the Hills" help me get to chopping. 😈
I do play lists that remind me of characters or moods of stories. Listening to them puts me back in the headspace of that story, so that I can get back the voice quickly. But, I don't listen to them while writing most of the time because like someone else said, the lyrics catch my attention too much.
I like some of the ADHD stuff on YouTube, and then various 'mood' tracks while writing.
For super/crisis cleaning (where you got to get it done, and done fast because company is coming, etc), it's Hooters, usually the greatest hits. (There are some cool story songs they have, too - various prompts for writing).
I listened to some of it and it's some great music. Downside, I can't listen to it when writing, because I can't have lyrics that are comprehensable. So for me its strictly instrumentals, OSTs, classical music in dead languages. Stuff like that. But yes, that mix of yours be rockin, you Johnny Caravella imitator you. Get on with your bad Andy Travis self.
Check out EDM (Electronic Dance Music) and Downtempo. Typically they don't have any lyrics. A lot of the EDM is very upbeat for writing too.
Right on. I have an extensive collection stretching all the way back to the late 60's / early 70's when it was "Space Music". Tomita, Tangerine Dream, Synergy (Larry Fast) all the way through to modern Trap, dubstep, Synthwave. I even score my own books to some extent. I even have some selections of small subsets of techno like "Happy Hardcore", Jungle, Drum & Bass.
I'd post a link to my bandcamp page, but feel it'd be rather gauche to do it here. :) I just wish I had the chops to do arrange/compose some instrumental swing hop. I'd love to get a Lo Fi version of say "Blue Flame" or Tuxedo Junction that wasn't too 'boppy'.
Good ahead and post the link, I'd love to hear some of it!
As per request.
https://resonantone.bandcamp.com/music
This is a mix of Lo Fi, Ambient, movie score and the like. My sound seems to be a blend of John Carpenter, Tangerine Dream and Jan Hammer. For Lo Fi, "Swing the Scale" is the most toward that end. "Slowly Climbing A Dark Staircase" is close, but more electronica. You can buy what you like or just listen.
thank you.
I'm a fan of lo-fi for studying. I've found some good playlists for that.
I just about always listen to music when I write. But it usually takes longer than one song to get out a chapter. So I wouldn't say that my books have a 'play list'.
However - every title, with the exception of 'No Regrets' from my Valens Legacy series is a song title.
About half of the titles from Valens Heritage are song titles.
I do use song titles for Chapter titles on occasion and in some of my other works (like my POI series) there's some titles here and there. But a lot of what I listen to isn't mainstream (Jazz, Blues, Downtempo, EDM, electronic, Heavy Metal -NOT death metal-, avant guarde, etc).
I named a character 'Mihalis' once, so I could use it later on as a book title :-) I wonder at times how many people have heard it, much less know who David Glimore is...
Then there's all the Zero-7 titles I've nicked, Jeff Beck, Steely Dan, and Deep Purple!
I remembering running in to you at Dinner shortly after I re-read Vegas Rules and asking just how much Steely Dan you'd been listening to when you wrote that one ; )
Not that I have much room to talk, since I used the band name in a story title.
Love note #2.
I'm the other way around, I HAVE to have music going when I'm writing.
Somewhere in my mid teens, I trained myself to concentrate AGAINST 'noise'. I can remember people (usually my father) wandering in to me with the TV on, and the radio on going in two very different directions while I was studying something, oblivious.
This habit is still with me. If I don't have something to 'push' against, I'm ALWAYS listening to the point that doing so will frequently steal my focus.
When I write, I find something that will set the right mood and tone and then roll on w/o consciously noticing any of it. Normally at least 3 'albums' worth on repeat.
Ya, the story that demanded various space filk might have cause the roommate and cat mild PTSD, but it got the job done...
"I “score” my stories before I write them."
I'm not saying that I do this, exactly; but I often have playlists that will cover stories or even novels. My current is 18-20 songs. When I can't be writing, they're something that helps keep the ideas at the back of my head.
This morning I was in "Someone That I Used to Know", moving into "Cry Little Sister." If I get the time, I'll finish off the day with "The Confessor".
Oh... and both of the Tull anthologies include a playlist for the anthology.
"Minstrels in the Galaxy" : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jFzIyFcdZYPHbLqF3crT3
"Tales From the Wood" : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2LNmOS35JGXUW7gj3Nwu1B
That's funny, I thought I was the only one who captured story ideas in songs. Fur some reason, Miracle of Sound is very good for this for my brain. The lyrics are just ambiguous enough that I can plug in my own ideas. Also, on the topic of games with music, that latest Alan Wake game has a music video in the background of the first level that is really good and sets the tone for the rest of the game.
I used to make up playlists for my stories to put me in the mood/tone for the stories, but 1) I didn't have the time anymore and 2) the Feline-muse doesn't enjoy it when I have music cranking out loud on the back porch. 🤷♂️ I learned I don't need it when I'm working on the 1st Draft. However, I do work better when I'm editing. Playing heavy metal or other forms of rock gives me the attitude to chop what I don't need without mercy. Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" or Iron Maiden's "Die with Your Boots On" or "Run to the Hills" help me get to chopping. 😈
I do play lists that remind me of characters or moods of stories. Listening to them puts me back in the headspace of that story, so that I can get back the voice quickly. But, I don't listen to them while writing most of the time because like someone else said, the lyrics catch my attention too much.
I like some of the ADHD stuff on YouTube, and then various 'mood' tracks while writing.
For super/crisis cleaning (where you got to get it done, and done fast because company is coming, etc), it's Hooters, usually the greatest hits. (There are some cool story songs they have, too - various prompts for writing).