Comments on: What’s the soundtrack to your writing? https://www.thestorydepartment.com/what-is-the-soundtrack-to-your-writing-work/ Story. Screenplay. Sale. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:01:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: e,lee https://www.thestorydepartment.com/what-is-the-soundtrack-to-your-writing-work/#comment-312 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:01:49 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7980#comment-312 the end credits of Star Wars when I’m finishing a story

I have a similar post on my blog:

https://e6n1.blogspot.com/2010/01/make-it-so.html

]]> By: Zokas https://www.thestorydepartment.com/what-is-the-soundtrack-to-your-writing-work/#comment-311 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:35:28 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7980#comment-311 Usually a playlist of soundtracks to movies (and sometimes video games) that generally fit the style and genre of what I’m writing. Nothing too melodious – the more ambient the better.

]]> By: Karel Segers https://www.thestorydepartment.com/what-is-the-soundtrack-to-your-writing-work/#comment-310 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:28:03 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7980#comment-310 “Cryosleep – Zero Beat Guaranteed” on Shoutcast web radio. Works for me.

]]> By: Bryn https://www.thestorydepartment.com/what-is-the-soundtrack-to-your-writing-work/#comment-309 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:59:28 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7980#comment-309 Generally when I’m writing I prefer either silence or the sounds of the city … However, music is very important as a creative tool. I often hear a song or piece of music that I decide to add to my cinema wish list; tracks that I would like to feature in a movie from one of my screenplays.

]]> By: Joe https://www.thestorydepartment.com/what-is-the-soundtrack-to-your-writing-work/#comment-308 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:31:11 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7980#comment-308 Classical gets me in a creative mood and gives me confidence in my ideas.

]]> By: Elizabeth Ban https://www.thestorydepartment.com/what-is-the-soundtrack-to-your-writing-work/#comment-307 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:32:53 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7980#comment-307 Mozart’s Requiem (and I sing along the alto part) always works to focus the mind; Manu Dibango and other African/Afro Jazz or LatAm to keep the juices flowing; Brahms symphonies to get inspiration. It may sound strange, but it works for me, both for creative and journalistic writing.

]]> By: J. Cordelia https://www.thestorydepartment.com/what-is-the-soundtrack-to-your-writing-work/#comment-306 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:23:35 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7980#comment-306 I usually have to have the television on. If I have music playing, I can’t concentrate because I want to sing along, and if it’s too quiet I get caught up in my wandering thoughts. I usually have a TV show playing that I’ve seen most, if not all, of the episodes. The shows usually are ‘Roseanne’, ‘Law & Order: SVU’ or ‘Spongebob Squarepants’. I learned to tune that last one out while babysitting my younger family members.

]]> By: TOAST https://www.thestorydepartment.com/what-is-the-soundtrack-to-your-writing-work/#comment-305 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:44:32 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7980#comment-305 ABC Classic FM (streaming over the Internet), or BBC3 if they’re doing classics. Nothing with vocals in it. Jazz doesn’t seem to work for some reason.

The other thing that works for me is playlists of old favourite songs that I’ve heard hundreds or thousands of times before. If I’m correct, both methods “occupy” a certain part of your brain, allowing the writing to flow.

I used to be a computer programmer, the same method works for both programming and writing. For me anyway.

]]> By: Remy Overkempe https://www.thestorydepartment.com/what-is-the-soundtrack-to-your-writing-work/#comment-304 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:32:27 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7980#comment-304 “Sleeping Beauty” by Tschaikovsky. Only.

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