What Songs Make Help You Write

[hubbabubbs]

Personally, with me it depends on the mood of the scene, but a couple I keep going back to if I have a hard time slipping back into the scene.

Audioslave - I Am The Highway
Dark New Day - That's Enough
Ozomatli - Who Discovered America
Richard Ashcroft - World Keeps Turning
Third Eye Blind - God of Wine

lots of others too but these are the main ones that come to mind

[Blackheart]

I wrote my first script listening to Red Rider's Neruda album over and over again until permanent mental damage resulted

I try to listen to varied instrumental stuff now when I write

[MDavis]

I mainly listen to movie soundtracks without lyrics (any words and I get caught up singing along and forget to write http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif ). I write fantasy so you may notice a common theme in my picks:

My favorites:

Last of the Mohicans: for romantic, introspective parts
Gladiator: for battles and action
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: my all-time favorite for outright adventure
Lord of the Rings: instant classic
Hero: switch it up a bit with chinese music
Conan the Barbarian: I kind of stumbled onto this online but it's great stuff especially if you're world building or brainstorming.

[matthewrobertblack]

Again, depending upon the mood of the scene I'm working on, usually jazz. Love anything by Miles Davis. Also, really enjoy Explosions in the Sky's work. I'm the same with lyrics; have a hard time writing words if I'm too busy singin' em!!!

[hubbabubbs]

Really? I find if I turn up the music loud enough it all just sweeps over me, leaving me free from distraction. But then again it's hard to drown out the voices in my head.

Okay. How about we pretend I never said that.

[Chesher Cat]

I throw my itunes on shuffle - I have 3000 songs, plenty of variety to get me through a script. Sometimes I write with the TV on in the b.g.