Listen to music while writing?

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-02-15 05:05am

Do you guys listen to music while writing? Does it help or is it a detriment?

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-02-15 05:11am

Always, right now im working on Chapter 3 of my current Fanfic and i'm listening to "Tonight, Tonight" by Smashng Pumpkins. Also on the playlist we have "Machine Head" by Bush, "Angel" by Stabbing Westward, Yoko Kanno's "Blue", "Time of your Life" by Green Day, "Yesterday" by the Beatles and just to make things interesting "Fifth of Beethoven" and "Mr blue Sky" by ELO.

Tonight Tonight is just completely amazing to me right now, it's like i'm hearing it for the first time all over again.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-02-15 06:20am

Shinova wrote:Do you guys listen to music while writing? Does it help or is it a detriment?

Most assuredly it is a blessed assistance. Sountracks include The Fall of the Roman Empire, Ben Hur, Gladiator, 55 Days in Peking, Star Trek, The Last Starfighter, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Robotech, Airwolf, Dune (Original movie), Stargate, and of course Star Wars; metal such as Metallica, ManOwaR, and Iron Maiden. For classical music, compositions by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Edward Elgar, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Bach, Handel, Beethoven, Holst, Strauss, Haydn and Ravel have all been used. Operas I've also listened to while composing have included Boris Godunov and Der Ring des Nibelungen epic, along with Rigoletto and The Flying Dutchman. Oh, and sometimes Sousa marches, too.

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-02-15 06:57am

Most of my writing has a fantasy slant to it and for that the likes of Manowar and Blind Guardian are both wonderful choices to listen to.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-02-15 10:59am

I prefer silence, simply for the fact that I compse music in my head while writing. However, classical music and instrumental soundtracks (as DoZ has suggested) are very helpful in some instances.. I know a LotR soundtrack would help greatly with my False Queen fanfic, and SW/ST/B5 sdtrk would help with The Invasion

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-02-15 11:02am

Just about anything.

The music doesn't influence the writing but I particularly like noise...more just as something going on in the background.

Silence is when I'm doing work

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-02-15 05:41pm

Music good. I can't stand silence.

In fact. Battle of Hoth is a huge inspiration for combat scenes.

Grand Admiral Thrawn · Post by **Grand Admiral Thrawn** » 2003-02-15 05:43pm

"Imperial March" is great for battle scenes. "Duel of the Fates" is great for well, duels.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2003-02-15 07:27pm

Either or. I always have something one, sometimes news on the TV, or newsradio, and sometimes I have music. The Asteroid Field from ESB is good for alot of scenes.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-02-15 07:42pm

For listening to Duels: Sarabande by Handel (AKA that tune from the Levi's ad)

A good tune to listen to during scenes which involve building up of forces is Palladio (can't trmember who composed it)

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-02-15 07:59pm

"Path" by Apocalypta never fails for any sort of combat

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-02-15 10:47pm

I listen to techno/rave/trance music.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-15 10:56pm

Sometimes. I can't tell if it helps or hurts though. Generally I just have the TV on.

Post by **Steve** » 2003-02-15 10:57pm

Depends on what I'm writing.

For instance, when writing major duels between characters (things like lightsaber duels), I prefer "Duel of the Fates", "Liberi Fatali" (from Final Fantasy VIII), "One-Winged Angel" (from Final Fantasy VII), or "Dance of Curse" (From Vision of Escaflowne). Sometimes "Dragon God" (from Chrono Cross) works as well.

When writing major combats with multiple participants, I prefer Zimmer or Gregson-Williams music more often than not. Excerpts of "Devoe's Revenge" and "The Chase" from the "Peacemaker" score, "The Battle" and "Barbarian Horde" from Gladiator, and various tracks from "The Rock". For some battles, "No Surrender No Retreat" by Franke (For the B5 ep of the same name) works. A couple tracks from Ace Combat 4's score, including "Whiskey Corridor", also work. And if the battle has "good guy" reinforcements saving the day, I might cue the overture to "The Patriot", or "Summon the Heroes" (the 1996 Olympic theme) for the occasion.

You may laugh, but I also like the final battle music from the Aladdin score for this stuff.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-02-16 12:07am

end of something: Neptune

Suspense: Kokopelli or Palladio or Furiant from Dvorak's Symph. No. 6

Happy: Spring, Summer, or Autumn

Could go on and on, but pulling an all nighter.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2003-02-16 12:07am

Shinova wrote:Do you guys listen to music while writing? Does it help or is it a detriment?

I watch TV, but almost everyone I know listens to music.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-02-17 04:35pm

Another good one for fight scenes is Devil Dance by Metallica.

Setesh · Post by **Setesh** » 2003-02-17 07:06pm

Yes I liten to music. What depends on what I'm writing. My vs. fic I have the sound track to the five Star Wars movies, the Wrath of Khan soundtrack, and a burned disk containing a selection off of Comscan.net, the opening theme to every ST series, and 'JarJarBinks must die' (doesn't help the writing but is theraputic'

For fantasy I listen to 'Dragonlord' by Domine (songs are based on the Elric books)

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2003-02-19 02:44pm

When I write, I usually have White/Rob Zombie blasting. For some reason, it really helps my 'fantasy' mindset. And, you know, Zombie's fucking cool.

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-02-19 04:43pm

It depends what type of writing it is, if it's something soft....generally I'd put something instrumental, or if it's say a duel or a battle...something slightly heavier like stormwarrior or manowar, for all round fantasy music, blind guardian or the Demons and wizards cd are great

LT.Hit-Man · Post by **LT.Hit-Man** » 2003-02-22 11:55pm

Fucking aye I do I find that it realy helps me to put feeling into my fics

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