Of Theme Music and Auditory Aids

[teashadephoenix]

Sometimes I wish I was pretentious enough to get away with putting

*credits*

at the appropriate bit of my stories where the first scene would lead into the opening theme. But Im not, so I won't. I hate it when people do that.

I am still playing with the idea to title the chapters after the music cues Im thinking of when I write. (Does anybody else do that? Write, say, an action scene to A Pressing Need to Save the World or a running scene to Corridors and Fire Escape? This is of course assuming everyone has the Who OST in the first place...)

On that note, what DO you write to? (If pop music so applies, don't be shy. I was writing porn to Katy Perry's ET the other day.)

Does music inspire my flist, thats what I want to know. <3

Topic for the day, go! ;B

Comments

[time-converges.livejournal.com]

I usually can't write to music with words (one exception - wrote a story to Leona Lewis once), but Philip Glass is my usual choice for instrumental. The soundtrack to The Hours, in particular. But song lyrics often spur plotbunnies. :)

[mihane-echo.livejournal.com]

Neither can I, I end up typing the lyrics, mingled with my original thought-- it's like a wood chipper of prose.

Im not actually that familiar with Philip Glass. I know he worked on Secret Window but Ive not seen it in ages. (Is The Hours good?) I really love Hans Zimmer. I dont think he's written a piece yet that doesn't make me emote, lol.

[time-converges.livejournal.com]

YES, Hans Zimmer, too, I forgot him!

Philip Glass is good though, he has this sort of repetitive style that lets me zone out or something. I've never actually seen the Hours, only listened to the soundtrack though - something I should remedy at some point.