The Flight of the Imagination
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” - Plato
I have a rather eclectic taste in music (playing my ipod on shuffle is usually surreal - Johann Pachelbel's 'Canon in D' followed by 'Music is the Victim' from Scissor Sisters anybody?), but I listen to different music depending on what mood I'm in. I also like listening to music when I write. Sometimes I choose music which I think reflects a certain character, or which I could imagine a particular character listening to, to help me get into their mind. Or sometimes I choose an artist or album which creates a particular mood, so if I'm writing a section of my book which is quite fast-paced and tense, then I listen to music that reflects that...maybe Beethoven's 'Moonlight' sonata (I have a beautiful version subtitled 'presto agitato').
Do you do this when you're writing? If not then maybe it's something that you should try? I find that if I'm struggling for inspiration, listening to music can really help me to get into the mind of a character or place myself in a certain situation.
Right now I'm feeling pretty chilled (it is Saturday afternoon after all), so I'm listening to this gorgeous album called 'Power and Soul' along with a bit of Annie Lennox...and maybe some M People...and I might throw in some of The Drifters. That's my afternoon sorted.
What are you listening to now?
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” ― Aldous Huxley
I have a rather eclectic taste in music (playing my ipod on shuffle is usually surreal - Johann Pachelbel's 'Canon in D' followed by 'Music is the Victim' from Scissor Sisters anybody?), but I listen to different music depending on what mood I'm in. I also like listening to music when I write. Sometimes I choose music which I think reflects a certain character, or which I could imagine a particular character listening to, to help me get into their mind. Or sometimes I choose an artist or album which creates a particular mood, so if I'm writing a section of my book which is quite fast-paced and tense, then I listen to music that reflects that...maybe Beethoven's 'Moonlight' sonata (I have a beautiful version subtitled 'presto agitato').
Do you do this when you're writing? If not then maybe it's something that you should try? I find that if I'm struggling for inspiration, listening to music can really help me to get into the mind of a character or place myself in a certain situation.
Right now I'm feeling pretty chilled (it is Saturday afternoon after all), so I'm listening to this gorgeous album called 'Power and Soul' along with a bit of Annie Lennox...and maybe some M People...and I might throw in some of The Drifters. That's my afternoon sorted.
What are you listening to now?
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” ― Aldous Huxley
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