Monday, June 11, 2012

Monday Musings: Soundtracks

 
I know I'm not the only one who sang this song in their head. ^.^


I missed the 100th FF meme... :'( It's been a hectic weekend, and I just plain forgot. But now, it's the last week of school (I only have to go one more day, on Wednesday, for two exams). I can relax a little. (By the way, the two pictures - well, picture and gif - come from tumblr. Just to let you know.)

Today is a short post. It's about soundtracks, if you couldn't tell.

Some people listen to music while they write. Or they're inspired by a song, and madly scrawl the idea down before tackling the first draft. Some pick songs as that whole "THAT-FITS-PERFECTLY-WITH-THE-STORY-I'M-WRITING". My brain's a little scattered right now, so my wording needs refinement, but you get the basic drift.

As for me, I don't always listen to music while I write. I find it distracting, especially when my favorite song is on and I'm listening to pandora. Pandora also raises the problem of flipping through your stations to try and find a distracting good song. So instead, I settle listening and writing seperately. But I find a lot of inspiration through the songs when I do listen. The emotion and the sound in the songs, and the lyrical poetry... sometimes, it helps me find motivation to write. When I want to tear the proverbial paper to shreds (as my work is on my computer), then I listen to music, and I can feel the words in my heart again.

As for a song that fits my novel, I don't know. It's more of a segment of this song, some lyrics from that song... it's a crazy patchwork quilt, except my quilt is covered in patches that are so different in size, shape, and color that I don't know how I keep it all together. That's the bare truth.

What about you? Do you listen while you write? Have you a perfect song that fits your novel?


 
I think that was "Fifteen" but I can't remember...

2 comments:

  1. Dont feel bad you missed the 100th FF.
    :)
    And as far as listening to music when I write, I almost ALWAYS do. I usually listen to music that doesnt have a lot of words, otherwise I can get distracted and start singing instead of writing. And if Im writing a particularly difficult scene to word, then I turn the music off so that I can concentrate more! :)

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  2. Music is definitely inspiring for me, but like you, I often find it distracting when I am writing. Yet, sometimes, at certain stages of the process, I will listen to music, but usually without lyrics.
    Good luck with those exams!

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