Resurrecting the music thread...

RedMolly · Jul 2, 2006

...'cause I really, really liked it.

Me:
Sunn 0)))
Godspeed you! black emperor
FOTR soundtrack
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon soundtrack
Megadeth

ETA: Wolfeyes, Beck, Radiohead, Christian Death, This Mortal Coil, Carmina Burana

Others (sorry I can't remember exactly what was liked by whom):
Lorena McKennitt
Evanescence
A band that does Renaissance music with guitars? Who was that?
Sex Pistols, yeah!
Rolling Stones
Did someone say My Chemical Romance, or was that my neighbor who's trying to get me to like them?
Black Sabbath? Ozzy?
More soundtracks...

Keep 'em coming, y'all. I've got three hours of music to put together for the "Shut Up and Write" edition of my show... thanks!

Shweta · Jul 2, 2006

Me too.
Sadly, I cannot find caches of it.

Godfather · Jul 3, 2006

Ro-ry Gallagher.

Mmmhmm, yessuh!

Inkdaub · Jul 3, 2006

What was the original question? Here's an answer perhaps...

Tom Waits
Black Angels
St Vitus
Scout Niblett
Slint
Neutral Milk Hotel
Jucifer
Type O Negative
Tomahawk
Pelican
The Melvins
Sunny Day Real Estate
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Black Keys

?

RedMolly · Jul 3, 2006

Original question: "What sort of music is your favorite to listen to whilst writing SF/F?"

You have some lovely answers, Inkdaub, particularly Tom Waits and Type O Negative... thanks!

silentpoet · Jul 3, 2006

Blind Guardian. Also the soundtrack to "Punisher" not the crappy mtv one, but the original score.

RG570 · Jul 3, 2006

Rush. Various jazz stuff as well. Blind Guardian, except for the NIME album. Gamma Ray, Arcturus, Ulver, Emperor, Spiral Architect, Watchtower, and Spastic Ink, Frank Gambale, Tommy Emmanuel, and of course Allan Holdsworth.

MidnightMuse · Jul 3, 2006

Stuff I read no matter what I'm writing: NIN, Foo Fighters, Perfect Circle, Tool, The Who (classics, man) when I need a good twisting - Wicked Tinkers!

waylander · Jul 3, 2006

Epic rock - the Scandinavians are doing it best at the moment: Stratovarius, Hammerfall, Sonata Arctica, Nightwish and a mention for Anglo-Italian contenders Powerquest
Plus the old masters - Rainbow, Sabbath, Rush

lazy_sod · Jul 3, 2006

Opeth, The Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, Supertramp

Diana Hignutt · Jul 4, 2006

I love Audioslave and Alice in Chains, but while I'm writing...silence is golden...

Inkdaub · Jul 4, 2006

RedMolly said:
Original question: "What sort of music is your favorite to listen to whilst writing SF/F?"

You have some lovely answers, Inkdaub, particularly Tom Waits and Type O Negative... thanks!

Ah yeah, that's what I suspected.

zornhau · Jul 4, 2006

Warriors of the Silver Screen!

Taras Bulba
Antony And Cleopatra
300 Spartans, The
First Knight
Rob Roy
War Lord, The
El Cid
Henry V
Prince Valiant
Spartacus
Last Valley, The
Braveheart
Thief Of Bagdad, The
Conan The Barbarian
Ben-Hur
Jason And The Argonauts
Vikings, The

Mostly I have it looping through the The Vikings when writing.
http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=6067

Also partial to Gladiator soundtrack.

RedMolly · Jul 4, 2006

So for those of you who write primarily/exclusively to soundtrack accompaniments: are you "cinematic" writers, i.e. you see the story unfolding movie-like in your head and transcribe it?

Taurus Rising · Jul 4, 2006

When I'm on a roll and want rock and roll and for that I go to a "station" on yahoo's launchcast that a friend of mine set up. When I'm starting a new section I like celtic music. I like the sound and I've found it less distracting because I don't know it nearly as well as rock and roll.

TheIT · Jul 5, 2006

Blackmore's Night
Jethro Tull (Broadsword and the Beast, Songs from the Wood).

Inkdaub · Jul 6, 2006

When I'm working on a screenplay I enjoy soundtracks and scores. Badalamenti is a favorite so most of the Lynch soundtracks are great. The 28 Days Later soundtrack is also great. Danny the Dog is pretty much just Del Naja so it's like a Massive Attack record. Mr. Bungle is very cinematic as well and works great for screenplays. Fantomas would be another cinematic type thing but it's a bit more metal so it can change the vibe. Electronic music is good for screenplays. Massive Attack, Prodigy, Mc 900 Foot Jesus, Oakenfold, Scorn, Crossover...all good for the SP.

RedMolly · Jul 7, 2006

Wow... another Mr. Bungle fan! We're few and far between these days. What do you think of Peeping Tom? That's my new favorite sex-scene-writing music. (And one of the tracks is feat. Massive Attack... and one is feat. Norah Jones repeatedly uttering an Extremely Naughty Word.)

HConn · Jul 7, 2006

I listen to Morning Edition and BBC World Report.

Isanthe · Jul 7, 2006

I usually have to stick to instrumental music. The Gladiator soundtrack is one of my favorites, although I usually prefer classical to movie soundtracks.

As far as music with lyrics:

Siouxsie and the Banshees
ELO
Jethro Tull
Fleetwood Mac
Led Zeppelin (if I'm really feeling focused)

Inkdaub · Jul 8, 2006

RedMolly said:
Wow... another Mr. Bungle fan! We're few and far between these days. What do you think of Peeping Tom? That's my new favorite sex-scene-writing music. (And one of the tracks is feat. Massive Attack... and one is feat. Norah Jones repeatedly uttering an Extremely Naughty Word.)

The Massive Attack is my favorite song on that record. Not really because of Del Naja but because Mike lets himself actually sing in it...and Mike singing is a beautiful thing.

Bungle is good to be sure. Speaking of Mike singing, one of my favorite songs of all time is the Bungle song Retrovertigo. As I type this I'm listening to a FNM song called Take this Bottle...more singing from Mike. For a guy with no formal training he really has excellent vocal control and strength.

Jerm · Jul 8, 2006

Since my previous post was sucked up by a black hole I will repost.

I love listening to music when I write. Music plays such a big part in movies, it really helps draw people in emotionally.

I listen to a little of everything with the exception for rap and country music.

I find soundtracks, great motivational music when writing. The first Pirates of the Carribean soundtrack, Finding Nemo, Twilight Zone, Clash of the Titans.

If I am writing an action scene I will throw in some metal. For my sci fi I wrote to Machine Head, Unearth and Tool. I also used some electronic music Front Line Assembly and some other random trance tracks.

Occasionally the music does have to be shut off though.

oldskoolsage · Jul 8, 2006

Ah yes, music. While at times certain songs may spark ideas, I prefer to avoid lyrical music when doing my actual writing. I find at times I'm caught up in the lyrics themselves moreso in the writing in front of me. So I limit myself to the comfort of the familiar: video game soundtracks. Primarily Final Fantasy music, to be exact. In my mind nothing can compare with Nobuo Uematsu, especially some of the orchestrated versions of the tracks.

Manxom Vroom · Jul 13, 2006

I'm with those who prefer silence when writing. However, I will frequently use a certain kind of music to help tune out noise and distractions - Arvo Part's "Tabula Rasa" is perfect for this. I also have some harpsichord music by Handel that very quickly recedes into the background.

If I listened to the music that I like the best (Radiohead, The White Stripes, the Flaming Lips, NIN) I would stop writing and pay attention to the music! I just can't focus with my favorite song playing.

dragonjax · Jul 13, 2006

Depends on the scene. One of my character's "theme songs" is "Pimpf" by Depeche Mode. TOTALLY puts me in the mood!

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