The music is the key...

[matrixleap.livejournal.com]

So, for all you writers out there plugging away this month, what type of music do you listen to while writing your novel?

Are you the type that the music is specific to the genre you are writing in, or, do you just put your iPod / whathaveyou on random?


Give a shout out to what you are listening to!


So far, the music has been leaning towards (for me)...

"The 5th Element" soundtrack
"Blade Runner" soundtrack
"2001" soundtrack
And a mix of "VNV Nation", "Velvet Acid Christ", "Depeche Mode", and "NIN"


NaNo user = "Matrixleap" in Portland, Oregon.

Comments

[knitchick1979.livejournal.com]

I tend to stick to instrumentals when I'm writing, working on homework, or reading books that require concentration (like reading Tolkien or Shakespeare), helps me focus.

That said my instrumental mix is pretty varied. Lots of Torchwood and Doctor Who soundtrack scores, plus scores from Apollo 13, the Incredibles, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Quantum Leap, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Highlander, 2001 A Space Odyssey, X-Men, Sneakers, and more. There's even some classical music (Bolero), classic rock that doesn't have words (Classical Gas), and the occasional piece of bagpipe music. :D

I usually just put the list on shuffle. I have been leaning toward the Apollo 13 tracks a bit more lately, though the Torchwood ones are still the best especially since I'm writing a Torchwood fanfic for my NaNo novel. I really need to load a bit more music on my laptop for when I don't feel like digging out the iPod on top of all the cords for the laptop. Right now it's only got about 50 tracks, all of Doctor Who plus Angel and a smattering of other stuff.

[shiny-rosie.livejournal.com]

I am totally in love with the Torchwood soundtrack, there is so much emotion packed into it, particularly those final few tracks...I love it so much! I've also just gotten the new Doctor Who soundtrack and I must confess that it's distracting me from my nano a little because I can't listen to it and not get sucked into Doctor Who musing...this would be fine if my nano was about the good Doctor, but it isn't so... :) Oh well! Its wonderful so I don't mind. :)