For the Writers - Writing Playlist?

scorch_cloud222 • 16 August 2015 at 8:41 PM

I guess this goes here instead of in the RP section.

As many of you know, I am a writer, and I got curious about something. Do you have a personal playlist that you listen to when you are writing? Or do you listen to a certain genre of music when writing certain scenes?

Let's post the music we listen to when we write, and maybe get some good ideas for new music to try!

MY LIST
Sad -
Weight of the World - Evanescence
It Ends Tonight - All-American Rejects
Travelin' Soldier - Dixie Chicks

Inspirational -
Let It Go - Idina Menzel
Get Off of My Back - Bryan Adams
Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion

Death -
It's Not My Time - 3 Doors Down
I'll Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin
Concrete Angel - Martina McBride
Not About Angels - Birdy

Upbeat -
Roar - Katy Perry
Brave - Sara Bareilles
Overcomer - Mandisa
Today - Willamette Stone

Action -
Navras - Juno Reactor

(to be continued...)


The Master List So Far

For Sad Scenes:
Weight of the World - Evanescence
It Ends Tonight - All-American Rejects
Travelin' Soldier - Dixie Chicks
Various songs - The Script

For Death Scenes:
It's Not My Time - 3 Doors Down
I'll Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin
Concrete Angel - Martina McBride
Not About Angels - Birdy

For Upbeat Scenes:
Roar - Katy Perry
Brave - Sara Bareilles
Overcomer - Mandisa
Today - Willamette Stone

For Action Scenes:
Navras - Juno Reactor
Various songs - Green Day
Various songs - MCR

For Romantic Scenes:
All of Me - John Legend
Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
I Can't Help (Falling in Love) - Elvis Presley

For Inspirational Scenes:
Let It Go - Idina Menzel
Get Off of My Back - Bryan Adams
Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion

For Contemplative Scenes:
Various songs - Train


Ping any writers you know!

lykhaos117 • 16 August 2015 at 8:48 PM

@scorch_cloud222

I thought of doing that, but I decided to do playlists for different characters. I'll look through the songs I use and try to fill this out though. 😊

scorch_cloud222 • 16 August 2015 at 8:49 PM

@lykhaos117

Awesome, thanks! Feel free to make more categories if you think of them. ^^

featherstar_stormclan • 22 August 2015 at 8:34 PM

@scorch_cloud222 It depends on what I'm writing but typically it's a mix of The Script, Train, Modest Mouse, MCR, Green Day and the sound tracks for Homestuck.
The Script and Train for moments I was something sad or heartfelt. Modest Mouse for stuff in between. MCR and Green Day for high edged scenes and Homestuck soundtracks for other stuff.

scorch_cloud222 • 22 August 2015 at 8:38 PM

Huh. I've never heard of any of those except Green Day. Might give it a try. 😊


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@mastergemma
@dramatic
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Deleted • 22 August 2015 at 9:40 PM

@scorch_could222 how'd you know I was a writer? 😋 anyway I listen to the same songs you do xD ❤️

cclynn2855 • 25 August 2015 at 11:40 PM

@scorch_cloud222 oh nice 😊 id say I listen to just a bunch of stuff. Usually whatever Spotify throws at me XD
but for romantic? how bout All Of Me John Legend?

scorch_cloud222 • 25 August 2015 at 11:50 PM

@cclynn2855

Surprisingly, I actually do know that one. 😊 Added to the list.

splashnose • 26 August 2015 at 12:38 AM

@scorch_cloud222

Personally I listen to english version of anime theme songs, but sometimes I listen to music for that scene.

Fighting
Guren no Yama - Linked Horizon, Shiver - Gazette, Make a Move - Icon for hire, Rising Hope - Amandalee.

Sad scenes
Little lion man -Mumford and sons, Reluctant heroes - Amandalee, my immortal - Evanescence, Brave song - Girls dead monster, Lacrimosa - Kalafina

Death
Reluctant heroes(See above), Wolf - First Aid Kit (I don't know why)

Inspirational
Dragons - NateWantstoBattle, Heroes come back - Nobodyknows+, Writer - Ellie Goulding (Could also be romantic)

Action
Funhouse - Pink, Don't say Lazy - K-On.

lightblood • 28 August 2015 at 8:36 AM

@scorch_cloud222
I normally listen to rock music, rap, or metal. Especially Eminem (Beautiful Pain, Stronger Than I Was, 25 to Life-for slow/sad parts), Metallica (Am I Evil, Enter Sandman-for action packed areas), Linkin Park for random moments, and Daughtry radio on Pandora when I myself am upset and therefore my story turns dark/deep.

ems • 28 August 2015 at 11:48 PM

music with lyrics distracts me from writing sometimes, so I listen to a LOT of classical/piano music and what I usually end up doing is looking up "happy piano playlist" or "sad piano playlist" and clicking on those three hour playlists on youtube
one of my favorite piano pieces is Gymnopédie 1, and I also really love Clair de Lune but I don't know hwere you'd want to categorize those. they're kinda sad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU <--- Gymnopédie 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fvo_iOuSck <--- Clair de Lune

lenamilove • 29 August 2015 at 12:11 AM

I listen to Japanese songs that I don't know the lyrics to, so it's not auto-translating in my head. It usually has a very fast tempo, I like it when drawing too.

Look up Kenshi Yonezu's Melancholy Kitchen as an example- its not the mainstream Jpop really... 😋

ashlinnhi • 29 August 2015 at 12:50 AM

@scorch_cloud222 I listen to "Hall of Fame" by The Script (for Inspirational) and "Monster" by Paramore (for Action). 😃

oravar • 27 September 2015 at 4:37 PM

@scorch_cloud222
I mainly listen to instrumental music while I am writing sad or upbeat normally though it never has a moment to be calm and breaks my brain before I can finish the story.