tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post2533099956425042795..comments2023-11-13T16:43:01.201-08:00Comments on Deborah J. Ross: GUEST BLOG: Rayne Hall on Music For Writing Fight ScenesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-23565192100738666702012-05-11T09:16:27.618-07:002012-05-11T09:16:27.618-07:00Hi Jonathan! Your comments about listening to the ...Hi Jonathan! Your comments about listening to the radio remind me of how different we all are. I find radio, even turned down low, incredibly irritating and distracting. TV, ditto. Yet the sound is soothing or refreshing or centering or enriching to other people.<br /><br />I think that's one reason conversations like this are so valuable. They allow us to learn from one another and to appreciate our differences ... and to find new ideas to try out for ourselves.<br /><br />I do listen to noncommercial radio and audiobooks when I drive, however.Deborah J. Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03062367794652668585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-64620250094084217002012-05-11T01:13:19.786-07:002012-05-11T01:13:19.786-07:00Not so much white noise as an addition to other so...Not so much white noise as an addition to other sounds. I can hear the wind and I can hear seagulls, but these sounds aren't constant, and because volume varies on different tracks on the radio, it fits in with the others. I like to have the radio on but I don't like to hear it. Of course I might be insane!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-36870538379682707902012-05-10T02:02:00.541-07:002012-05-10T02:02:00.541-07:00Ah, that's interesting, Jonathan. You're t...Ah, that's interesting, Jonathan. You're the first person I've met who can't write to music at all. I understand about music being distracting - I find it distracting if the tempo is uneven or if the lyrics are strong - but it seems you're more sensitive to it than I am. <br />It's remarkable that you still like some music in the background.Is it a kind of "white noise" to block out other, even more distracting, sounds?Rayne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992900621890391763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-34245587794911295992012-05-06T02:51:19.519-07:002012-05-06T02:51:19.519-07:00I find it impossible to listen to music and write ...I find it impossible to listen to music and write at the same time. The music rhythm and the writing rhythm always clash. Where I write is up a short flight of stairs from the kitchen and I leave the radio turned on very low. I can't hear what's going on in any detail, but I can hear the sounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-37589085385460105552012-05-06T02:49:16.157-07:002012-05-06T02:49:16.157-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-62127018573063911182012-05-04T12:58:46.064-07:002012-05-04T12:58:46.064-07:00Hi Deborah,
I also like classical (and romantic) m...Hi Deborah,<br />I also like classical (and romantic) music for writing - especially ouvertures. Give me a Rossini or Wagner ouverture, and my imagination thrives. Although the varying tempo of ouvertures isn't ideal.<br />If I had facilities for editing, I'd use just the best bits (most suitable for writing) from the ouvertures and put them on a continuing loop.Rayne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992900621890391763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-26161088930930645222012-05-04T12:56:15.831-07:002012-05-04T12:56:15.831-07:00Hi Sam,
Punk music? That's an interesting choi...Hi Sam,<br />Punk music? That's an interesting choice. I've never tried that. Maybe I should. :-)<br />RayneRayne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992900621890391763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-21506218870975238692012-05-04T12:55:18.952-07:002012-05-04T12:55:18.952-07:00Hi Doug,
I see a theme in your choice of soundtrac...Hi Doug,<br />I see a theme in your choice of soundtracks. Do you use this music specifically for pirate yarns, or also when you write something else?Rayne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992900621890391763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-40129071652743191982012-05-04T12:53:59.016-07:002012-05-04T12:53:59.016-07:00Hi April,
This is an interesting point. If we'...Hi April, <br />This is an interesting point. If we're very familiar with the lyrics, maybe we don't notice them any more I'm not sure if that works for me, though. If I know the lyrics, I sometimes sing along with them without noticing... and this distracts awfully from what I'm trying to write.Rayne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992900621890391763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-2692582747213828552012-05-04T10:16:39.687-07:002012-05-04T10:16:39.687-07:00I am so impressed by the diversity of musical tast...I am so impressed by the diversity of musical tastes here. I love classical music (actually, Romantic) and "narrative music" (like Rimski-Korsakov's "Sheherazade") so movie scores work really well for me, too. There may be some generational differences here, but what we have in common are connectors music-to-creative juices!Deborah J. Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03062367794652668585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-10757680483151377252012-05-04T08:38:54.659-07:002012-05-04T08:38:54.659-07:00For me, it depends on the fight. If the main chara...For me, it depends on the fight. If the main characters are cracking skulls and taking names, I'll usually go punk music (Marked Men, Ex Humans, Hex Dispensers)--if they're getting their tails kicked, it'll be grungier stuff but probably still technically punk (Mystery Girls, The Men). Usually I'll get a little into the scene before I settle on the music that needs to accompany my writing.Sam Xhttp://www.cosmicvinegar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-75634315630560384922012-05-03T17:22:36.832-07:002012-05-03T17:22:36.832-07:00Soundtracks are the best. I like: Sky Captain, Pir...Soundtracks are the best. I like: Sky Captain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Wing Commander, Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas, Krull...and John Debney's Cutthroat Island, which I think is the greatest pirate score ever written.DougKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161326619237961548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-82449518768383784022012-05-03T17:08:55.889-07:002012-05-03T17:08:55.889-07:00Sometimes I just listen to my all time favorites. ...Sometimes I just listen to my all time favorites. I know the songs so well that I don't listen to the lyrics at all.April Greyhttp://www.aprilgreywrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-57288333150111491162012-05-03T12:28:34.663-07:002012-05-03T12:28:34.663-07:00I find the easiest soundtracks to use are the ones...I find the easiest soundtracks to use are the ones which retain a consistent tone throughout, yes. The more consistent, the better! Inception is good for this. So is Battle: LA, and oddly, the soundtrack from the "Transformers Prime" TV cartoon (which I would *never* have found except it was by the same composer who did Battle: LA).<br /><br />But yes, some soundtracks I don't use in their entirety because they're too variable in tone. I did yank a *great* playlist from the soundtrack for the new fifth season of Doctor Who, for instance - just grabbed the 20 tracks with the tone I wanted out of the 60-something tracks in the album.KevinMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965779928268962182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-2284468376452898952012-05-03T12:03:40.372-07:002012-05-03T12:03:40.372-07:00LOL This is so funny, Deborah. I imagine sitting d...LOL This is so funny, Deborah. I imagine sitting down at the computer keyboard to write a story, and my fingers starting to play the tune instead of typing. Fortunately, I don't play the piano. (Fortunate for my writing, that is.)Rayne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992900621890391763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-75721838842139219112012-05-03T12:02:18.456-07:002012-05-03T12:02:18.456-07:00That's an interesting point, Kevin. Lyrics in ...That's an interesting point, Kevin. Lyrics in other languages are less distracting because we don't understand what those guys are singing about. <br />Do you find soundtracks work during the actual writing process? I find the varying tempo can be distracting. Though I love soundtracks for plotting - their intense emotional content and mood is inspiring.Rayne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992900621890391763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-40137637774349936402012-05-03T11:22:12.016-07:002012-05-03T11:22:12.016-07:00Kevin -- me, too. My current faves are Last of the...Kevin -- me, too. My current faves are Last of the Mohicans, the 2005 Pride and Prejudice, Fateless (I adore Ennio Morricone's film scores for writing), Remains of the Day, Master and Commander, and LotR (although as I'm playing some of those on piano, they can be a bit distracting as my fingers want to play notes, not letters).<br /><br />I'm also with you on lyrics. Generally, they don't work, and when they do, I can't understand the words.Deborah J. Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03062367794652668585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-21579103006995500252012-05-03T10:40:12.790-07:002012-05-03T10:40:12.790-07:00I tend to listen to soundtracks from films when I ...I tend to listen to soundtracks from films when I write. Armegeddon, Stargate, Avatar, Batman Begins, Pirated of the Caribbean, Hunger Games, Star Trek, Inception, and others are staples for me. Which one depends on my mood and ALSO the mood of the book.<br /><br />I do tend to avoid songs though; I find that listening to words distracts me while I am writing. The exception being songs in other languages; because I don't know the language, Gaelic vocals for example come across as just more music.KevinMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965779928268962182noreply@blogger.com