tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post4836088286906441447..comments2024-03-27T15:13:55.107-04:00Comments on Authorial Intent: Top 5 Writing SoundtracksJessica Khouryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13831301896001045087noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-28632343984691334212013-06-01T22:46:12.954-04:002013-06-01T22:46:12.954-04:00Oooh, ditto on Edward Scissorhands and Requiem for...Oooh, ditto on Edward Scissorhands and Requiem for a Dream. <br /><br />Also, you don't get much more epic than Two Steps From Hell or Globus, and you don't have the problem of the music being too iconic. Try Preliator or Diem Ex Dei by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=globus" rel="nofollow">Globus</a> and Skyworld and Winterspell by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_7?rh=n%3A163856011%2Ck%3Atwo+steps+from+hell&keywords=two+steps+from+hell&ie=UTF8&qid=1370139693&rnid=2941120011&ajr=0" rel="nofollow">TSFH</a>.<br /><br />And if that's not enough, there's:<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Deus-Ex-Revolution-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B0063A9I1S/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370140515&sr=301-1" rel="nofollow">Deus Ex: Human Revolution</a> video game soundtrack for a gritty Middle Eastern/Asian-ish futuristic vibe.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tron-Exclusive-Version-Digital-Booklet/dp/B004EI3ON4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370140454&sr=8-1&keywords=tron+soundtrack" rel="nofollow">Tron: Legacy</a> soundtrack if you need an electronic/computers/sci-fi feel.<br /><br />And last but not least, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bastion-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B005IJ1G0Q/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370140569&sr=301-1" rel="nofollow">Bastion</a> video game soundtrack for a colorful assortment of tracks with a kind of Old West feel.<br /><br />(An oft-neglected upside of video game music - the tracks are meant to loop. So if you need to get into a particular emotional zone, pick your poison and set it on repeat.)<br /><br />Cheers!<br />-Kathy<br /><br />(TL;DR = OMG WRITING MUSIC IS THE BEST LET ME SHOVE MY FAVORITES AT YOU NOW. 8D)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-51767836849460012222012-12-18T17:27:54.101-05:002012-12-18T17:27:54.101-05:00Totally with you on Requiem for a Dream. It's ...Totally with you on Requiem for a Dream. It's creepy, but perfect when crafting a tense scene. (As is Batman, but you already tried that one). Phillip Glass is good too, but can be a bit repetitive. <br /><br />I've also found Dario Marianelli very versatile. His is compositions work for me just about no matter what type of scene I'm writing. He wrote the scores for the newest Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and Atonement. Easy to make a Pandora Station with him, too. :-)Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394240982411593489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-82752678132472392322012-09-30T00:06:52.249-04:002012-09-30T00:06:52.249-04:00I hadn't thought of soundtracks before! The ly...I hadn't thought of soundtracks before! The lyrics thing was always a problem, I'd associate the words too closely with the scene I was writing, which would limit the range of emotion I could write, especially because it would put me in one character's head and not the others'.Esther Shaindelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242006741798295812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-89266854310734637562012-09-24T12:51:58.162-04:002012-09-24T12:51:58.162-04:00I also listen to music...but not soundtracks, too ...I also listen to music...but not soundtracks, too much. I usually do a genre search on my iPod and roll from there. Lynn(e) Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111991752818662608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-33366796078279718812012-09-24T00:43:55.292-04:002012-09-24T00:43:55.292-04:00I've heard of some of these but not all--I'...I've heard of some of these but not all--I'll have to check them out! Thanks for the tips! =)Jessica Khouryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831301896001045087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-70497400461629749552012-09-24T00:43:31.327-04:002012-09-24T00:43:31.327-04:00Oh, I love classical too! YoYo Ma is my favorite. ...Oh, I love classical too! YoYo Ma is my favorite. His cello suites are just delicious!Jessica Khouryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831301896001045087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-67490394222915018942012-09-24T00:37:59.729-04:002012-09-24T00:37:59.729-04:00These are great; I'll have to check them out. ...These are great; I'll have to check them out. I listen to so many soundtracks/scores, and I really love the following (parentheses are favorite songs): Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron ("Run Free"), The Little Mermaid ("Happy Ending"), Pocahontas ("Skirmish," "Run Free"), Labyrinth ("As the World Falls Down"), The Lion King ("...To Die For"), E.S. Posthumus' "Unstoppable"...Really, the list goes on forever! But these are some of my faves. Thanks for sharing!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923267275995905520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-71264703674115578782012-09-24T00:24:08.042-04:002012-09-24T00:24:08.042-04:00I listen to a lot of classical or film music when ...I listen to a lot of classical or film music when I write...Wagner is good, as is Richard Strauss. Berlioz and Rachmaninov are OK, but I love both so much that I can end up actively listening instead of actively writing! For film music, I could go on all day, but iconic or no, John Williams is The Man! And I have to plug Jerry Goldsmith, who wrote so much great music inhis long career. Total Recall, The Wind and the Lion, any of his Star Trek scores...check out Goldsmith!Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-20823187228484365842012-09-23T23:29:53.989-04:002012-09-23T23:29:53.989-04:00Ludovico Einaudi - I'm obsessed with him when ...Ludovico Einaudi - I'm obsessed with him when I write. I also love Sufjan Stevens, but I generally can't write while listening to music with lyrics otherwise I just sing along. So it depends what I'm working on for which mood I need my music to be, but Ludovico Einaudi is the top of my list followed by classics like Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231494996711068641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-70429899912836307332012-09-23T22:34:24.791-04:002012-09-23T22:34:24.791-04:00haha! Don't tell iTunes I said so...haha! Don't tell iTunes I said so...Jessica Khouryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831301896001045087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-77282674866445312432012-09-23T22:34:04.862-04:002012-09-23T22:34:04.862-04:00The Stardust track! I bet that's awesome--I...The Stardust track! I bet that's awesome--I'll have to check it out! I know what you mean about the Pandora problem of skipping too many songs; I usually just unlike the ones that aren't working for me, and that helps b/c they never come back and the station resets to my original song choice. If you don't keep an eye on them, Pandora stations can go off on wild tangents.Jessica Khouryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831301896001045087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-73462240063193932012012-09-23T22:31:55.861-04:002012-09-23T22:31:55.861-04:00I write to music, definitely. I just discovered th...I write to music, definitely. I just discovered this Icelandic band called OF MONSTERS AND MEN. They have a Mumford and Sons feel to them but I really really dig it. :-) I have an entire playlist on Spotify for my novel - there is a lot of emo music bc that is why the love interest listens to ;o) I also love Pandora but they tend to play a bunch of songs I don't like and I can't move past them as I get click too many times lol!!! I also love the Stardust soundtrack, great composers there too.<br /><br />Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076907708483883575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-83892937794142326992012-09-23T22:31:38.243-04:002012-09-23T22:31:38.243-04:00I do write to music! And a lot of the time it can ...I do write to music! And a lot of the time it can be songs with lyrics or just movie soundtracks too. I like to match the soundtrack to what I'm writing. Like if it's a crazy, high-paced scene, then I like high-paced music... But I do like listening to just instrumental bands (not scores) like Port Blue and Windsor Airlift. Their music kind of sounds magical to me. :)Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03689116701916581439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048635805627666032.post-57580235997781844512012-09-23T22:29:27.015-04:002012-09-23T22:29:27.015-04:00And here I was thinking itunes would be getting a ...And here I was thinking itunes would be getting a pretty penny from me. Why did I not think of Pandora??? Well you just saved my bank account. Thanks!!Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942983157163111973noreply@blogger.com