Playlists

[Aurora Black]

Right now for my current WIP, I've got the following queued in Winamp as background/inspirational music (in no particular order):


"Coitus Musicalia" from The Red Violin

"Dress Waltz" from Legend

"John Nineteen Forty-One" from Jesus Christ Superstar

"Cockeye's Song" from Once Upon A Time in America (Morricone featuring Zamfir)

Main theme song from The Lover (Gabriel Yared)

"Tango Negro" from Red Shoe Diaries (the series)

Orchestral theme from Metal Gear Solid 2

Main theme song from Basic Instinct (Jerry Goldsmith)

Main theme song from Mission Impossible

Love theme from Flashdance (Giorgio Moroder)

Theme from Romeo & Juliet (Nino Rota)

"Owari Soshite Hajimari" from Tenchi Muyo In Love 2 (Saitou Tsuneyoshi)

"Vocalise," the theme from The Ninth Gate (Wojciech Kilar)

"A Lullaby for Cain" from The Talented Mr. Ripley

 

[S-Des]

You are a truly fascinating woman. That is an excellent playlist. Mine would be a mixture of piano concertos (I'm very partial to Liszt and Rachmaninoff) and aggressive neo-classical guitar stuff (Vinnie Moore, Tony Macalpine, Jason Becker, & Marty Friedman). Very few people like what I like, but I find that music utterly relaxing. I used to use it to meditate to (although I know I'm probably the only one on the planet) when I was upset. The individual songs aren't that important, I usually listen to the whole CDs.

 

[AchtungNight]

Great songs. I have listened to and liked all of those.

 

[Aurora Black]

You are a truly fascinating woman.

ME?

Great songs. I have listened to and liked all of those.

Thanks.

I forgot to ask earlier what everyone listens to in general when they're in the process of writing.

The playlist that I mentioned above is only one of several that I have saved or put together on the spur of the moment depending on my mood and that of the story that I'm working on. My current story is a mixture of romance, action and tragedy, so I like to have music in the background that reflects the emotions that I'm trying to convey through my words.

 

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[Aurora Black]

Thanks, Dran.

Right now I'm shuffling through the Dracula soundtrack. I just love Kilar.

 

[Just-Legal]

I'm on a bit of a Vangelis kick at the moment, currently playing 1492: Conquest of Paradise and Alexander OST's, and half-inching Mythodea and Odessy from my mother in a moment to iTune it

 

[Aurora Black]

I'm on a bit of a Vangelis kick at the moment, currently playing 1492: Conquest of Paradise and Alexander OST's, and half-inching Mythodea and Odessy from my mother in a moment to iTune it

YES! I play those when I'm in a conquering, heroic writing mood.

 

[ibhard]

on my wmp when i'm writing it's usually:
ottamar liebert's opium (spanish guitar acoustical)
and
keiko matsui's deep blue (cross over jazz)

 

[Aurora Black]

on my wmp when i'm writing it's usually:
ottamar liebert's opium (spanish guitar acoustical)
and
keiko matsui's deep blue (cross over jazz)

Nice. I think I've heard of Keiko Matsui, but I've never had the pleasure of hearing any of her stuff.

 

[Just-Legal]

YES! I play those when I'm in a conquering, heroic writing mood.

Heh, I'm not writing, my muse has been gone for.. a long time *sigh*. I'm just killing things on World of Warcraft.

Oh, and, 1492 for some odd reason helps me sleep... I have it on loop at night

 

[Aurora Black]

Heh, I'm not writing, my muse has been gone for.. a long time *sigh*. I'm just killing things on World of Warcraft.

Oh, and, 1492 for some odd reason helps me sleep... I have it on loop at night

The Monastery of La Rabida is my favorite track, followed closely by Light and Shadow.

 

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[Liar]

Archive - Again
Dunderhoney - Accident
Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies
Lemon Jelly - Nice Weather For Ducks
An Emotional Fish - Rain
Depeche Mode - John The Revelator
Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Rent a Wreck <- Coolest Band Name Ever!
Lisa Miskovsky - What If
An Emotional Fish - Harmony Central
Morcheeba - Wonders never Cease
Nine Inch Nails - Where Is Everybody
Marisa Monte - Chocolate
Beck - Mixed Bizniz
GusGus - Ladyshave
An Emotional Fish - Sister Change
Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels (and nothing on)
Muse - Hyper Music
Smashing Pumpkins - Love

 

[Aurora Black]

Archive - Again
Nine Inch Nails - Where Is Everybody

I'm fond of Archive's Sleep and NIN's Closer and The Perfect Drug.

 

[AchtungNight]

I usually have silence when I'm writing, though sometimes I may put the TV or a good movie on. Rarely does music come in, it often distracts me from writing as the songs end and change. The only exception is when music just seems to fit a scene or seem necessary to listen to. Then it enhances the story, and I use it. Whatever fits my current mood and seems good makes its way in.

My tastes are eclectic, but tend toward the classics and the good stuff- mostly rock, blues, and instrumental. I always try to put this stuff on when I must listen to music. On occasion I am even so inspired by a tune I insert it directly into my work in an appropriate scene (example: the Toyota commercial music from the car chase in "Fear, Lust, and Vanity"). And of course if one of the people I'm basing a character on likes a certain tune or performer, I will research the artist and play their work, then think about what they're trying to evoke in it. It helps me get to better know the themes and characters I wish to put across.

 

[ibhard]

Both excellent listening.

I also have Liebert's collaboration with Carlos Santana here somewhere. Great piece orf work.

hey thanks. i'll have to look for that because i really like santana too.

 

[Aurora Black]

Soundtrack from The Ninth Gate.

 

[Aurora Black]

Soundtrack from Edward Scissorhands.

 

[Guest]

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[Aurora Black]

The CD I just recorded for Cloudy's Birthday.

Very nice! What's on it?

New playlist:

"Ice Dance" from Edward Scissorhands (Elfman)

"Moments in Love" - Art of Noise

Brahms's 3rd (3rd what? I haven't the foggiest. )

"Isfahan," "Estremoz," and "Harappa" - E. S. Posthumus

"Last Tango in Paris (Remix)" - Gotan Project

"Blood on His Face," "Corso and the Girl," and "Vocalise" from The Ninth Gate

"The Library" from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Chatwood)

"Her Name is Goldie" from Sin City (Revell)

"Roxane's Veil" from Alexander (Vangelis)

"Ascension," "The Brides," "Love Remembered," "Mina/Dracula," "The Storm," "Mina's Photo," and "Vampire Hunters" from Dracula (Kilar)

 

[Guest]

Mezzanine (Massive Attack)

 

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[Aurora Black]

Susan Tedeschi - Angel From Montgomery
Cream - In The Sunshine of Your Love
BB King and Eric Clapton - Come Rain or Come Shine
Joe Satriani - Always With You, Always With Me
Corinne Bailey Rae - Put You Records On
U2 - All I Want Is You
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl
Cheap Trick - If you Want My Love You Got it
Joan Jett - Let's Do It
Joe Satriani - I believe
Tracey Chapman - The Promise
Brian Setzer Orchestra - Sleepwalk
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Renee Olstead - A Love That Will Last
Richard Elliott - As I sleep
Billy Joel - Lullaby
Daniel Landis - Sonho Dourado

Very nice!

New playlist for Romance/Horror writing:

Assorted music from the following movies...

Blade Runner
Gladiator
City of Angels
Das Boot
Girl With A Pearl Earring
Once Upon A Time in America
Great Expectations
Dances With Wolves
Last Tango in Paris
Moulin Rouge
The Double Life of Veronica
The English Patient
The Lover
Somewhere In Time
Friday the 13th
Halloween
John Woo's The Killer

... along with "Sounds of Nature: Thunderstorms & Rain" for good measure.

 

[Wildcard Ky]

My play list goes from one extreme to the other.

At the soft end I have Air Supply.

At the folk end I have John Denver.

There's also some bluegrass mixed in.

At the hard end is Tool and Metallica.


It really confuses people when I just put it on random play. It can go from Annies song straight into 46 and 2.