Switchfoot's new album, Hello Hurricane, is amazing! The musical genius is really inspiring... its had a heck of a lot of influence on my poetry. Other major influences throughout my life have been Danny Elfman's Tim Burton soundtracks, such as the Nightmare Before Christmas, (sooo good) as well as Nightmare Revisited, the remake, which had a lot of amazing instrumental songs. Also the Where the Wild Things Sountrack... and the Twilight sountrack...
They say the eyes Are windows to the soul I say the earth The sky The moon The very breath upon my lips All of these Are windows To you
I'm another Killers fan - their Sawdust album was my companion during a really long writing session in the summer and I still can't listen to it now without being reminded of certain characters.
Usually I like to listen to quite quiet, cheerful music (The Noisettes and Snow Patrol are great for this) but Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown really makes me write if I'm stuck in a rut.
Pinkerton, by Weezer. Definitely. All my stories should aspire to be Across the Sea, Getchoo, or Butterfly.
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It's a tie between Jekyll & Hyde the musical by Frank Wildhorn and The Kingdom of Heaven soundtrack composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. Jekyll & Hyde is incredibly intense and dark and Kingdom of Heaven hit the mood of my work in progress right on the head. Did wonders to help me shape my writing to the story I was telling.
A Journal for Plague Lovers by Manic Street Preachers has been working it's way into my writing library as of right now. Also, Who Killed Amanda Palmer? by Amanda Palmer.
no second thoughts, the knife is nearing you'll never hear the little pitter patter pitter patter
I love music so much, there isn't one album (Maybe becuase I like really emotional music so I have to be careful about the tone of the music affecting my writing. My Chem and love scenes don't always mesh so well.) But I have a playlist on my Ipod for writing. It includes: Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie, Never Think by Rob Pattinson (listen to it! Its amazing!Didn't think he had that in him...), Hey Jude by The Beatles, Crash by Dave Matthews, Eyes on Fire by Blue Foundation, Hate Me by Blue October and quite a few others.
I owe my stylistic influences (and frankly my worldview) to Metal, especially Metallica's masterpiece ...And Justice for All which was kinda my first taste of the genre. I discovered this album in high school, the same year our lit teacher was teaching us about modernism and existentialism. ( throw in some teen angst and I had some bitter writing for a while )
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"If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all been to seduce women basically. "
So I guess I am seriously addicted to writing right now. I went to the lady gaga concert and all I could think of was how I could make a story out of it! So now, that is my new inspiration!!
Hmmm.... this is hard. If I absolutely had to choose: Parts of the ''Defiance'' Soundtrack, (particularly the song ''Exodus'') Parts from ''The Cider House Rules'' soundtrack, Regina Spektor, and Pete Yorn's song, ''Don't Wanna Cry for You.''
"A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere." ~courtesy of one of history's funniest men, Groucho Marx. ^_^
It would be very hard to point to one album. Music is so instrumental(:-D) in my writing. I would have to say Savior Sorrow by Mushroomhead if I had to pick one though. A very sad/angry album. But any of their other albums have been played for countless hours during my writing, Superbuick, M3, XII, XX... And lots of Johhny Cash, everything is better with a little Cash.
It's difficult to choose a specific album... but I think Queen and Amy MacDonald have had the biggest say (as it were) on my various pieces. They're both very different, obviously, but the thing they have is common is the raw emotion that seeps out of their music- be that rage, longing, joy or even fear. Each of my characters has their own song, and it's normally by one of the above artists. Snow Patrol also features heavily in my work.
"...I am what I am, and what I am needs no excuses..."
"If you're not living life on the edge, you're taking up too much room."
I'd have to say Natalie Walker's debut "Urban Angel". It really made an impact on my writing and how I approached it. It helped me relax and the lyricism actually helped me to simplify my prose. Not kidding.(Plus, Walker is just so darn beautiful and her voice is amazing. I can't resist listening to her whenever I write a romance)
Like many people, one does not limit their writing life to one album. So I'm gonna follow Walker up with Demi Lovato's "Here We Go Again". The loud rock vibe and Demi Lovato's throaty vocals mesh PERFECTLY. It's unbelievable how many ideas I get whenever I listen to a song. Plus, Lovato's lyricism is impeccable.
and the Twilight sountrack...
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