Musical Muses

[Gray]

What kinds of inspirational music do you listen to whilst drawing/writing/sculpting statues out of mashed taters? ;D And provide links to the music on youtube or where ever so we can listen to it as well!


Here's links to a bunch of the songs I use for inspiration, played at least in part by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Otherwise they're mostly synthesized. They're all from video games mind you... Bugger...I can't link directly to them so you'll have to copy+paste the individual url into the search bar yourselves., sorry about that.

ziedrich.net/media/mp3/xs2/disc1/01.mp3
ziedrich.net/media/mp3/xs2/disc1/07.mp3
ziedrich.net/media/mp3/xs3/03.mp3
ziedrich.net/media/mp3/xs3/07.mp3
ziedrich.net/media/mp3/xs3/32.mp3
ziedrich.net/media/mp3/xs2/disc1/03.mp3
ziedrich.net/media/mp3/xs/43.mp3
ziedrich.net/media/mp3/xs/07.mp3

[§arinon]

[glow=purple,2,300]Um... *sheepish* I'm really strange in this area. I do listen to stuff but I wouldn't call it music. Mostly, I listen to the discs onto which I downloaded my audio bible and I have audio files of my lectures so I often listen to them.

Poetry: Classical or epic music. LotR soundtrack, that sort of thing.

Other writing: Generaly lean towards a style which suits what I'm trying to write. I often listen to some of the classical works I learned a long time ago while I'm writing sad scenes and whatnot. I've listened to soft rock and, once, heavy metal while writing the climactic battle scene for a saga.

Graphic art: This is when my bible gets listened to plenty but other genres include Celtic musi, Maori Waiata or Powhiri.

Traditional art: Erm, country and western music would have to be the most common but also soft rock.

I've found that, for all of these, the music I'm listening to at the time influences my work greatly. Perhaps it is the fact that I am a musical person (I have True Pitch) or maybe it's the same for everyone?[/glow]

[Lymin]

It really depends on what kind of mood I'm in. I usually just turn on my itunes and let it go! But there are some songs that do put me in a bit more relaxed drawing mood, and also songs that make me drop whatever I was working on and start something new that is inspired by that particular song.

And I've never actually watched the music videos, but here's some stuff:
No Rain by Blind Melon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVn6b7DdpA
Hook by Blues Traveler (And that band in general): www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjukZs6R6LI
One Love by Bob Marley: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8onbDZmAwhE
Hope by Jack Johnson: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nglKASnDxhI
I'm Yours by Jason Mraz: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeDLyX-AK6k
On Call by Kings of Leon (One of my inspiring songs, and also great for snowboarding!): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUxlZ6xeOs
Sine On by The Kooks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKlnG_155M8
D'yer Maker by Led Zeppelin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnvwTcd48Vg
Kodachrome by Paul Simon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujhdf9_IO4w
Slow Cheetah by Red Hot Chili Peppers (And all their stuff really): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AeoT8jbsGo
Beer by Reel Big Fish (And another snowboarding song): www.youtube.com/watch?v=gql9220Qon8
Island in the Sun by Weezer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hyoszso38E
Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqbL26IPQ0I

Haha, ok so I pulled quite a few but what can I say, I love music! I don't even have a favorite genre anymore, I like what I like no matter what it is!