Friday, 13 March 2015

Writing Music: Renegade

I love music that involves the human voice, whether it has words or not. Another type of music that I enjoy very much is cello music. This week’s writing music combines the best of both into the perfect soundtrack for a writing session. Kevin Olusula is a talented cellist, singer, and beatboxer. You may have seen him before as the beatboxer from the incredible acappella group Pentatonix. His solo song, Renegade, is an evocative piece of solitude and determination.

Renegade has a hauntingly lonely sound to it. The beginning sounds like wind blowing through a desolate landscape. As the song progresses, it develops a determined feel to it, though it’s still fairly lonely. It would suit a character who is a lone warrior, or someone who stands against a large foe, such as a government. To me, it conjures up a dystopian or post-apocalyptic feel, but might also work for a fantasy setting.



What are you listening to this week? What is your favourite type of music to listen to?
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6 comments:

  1. Abigail Lennah14 March 2015 at 13:48

    Instrumental music has such a beauty that lyric filled songs don't have. I usually love listening indie and folk music, but since I grew up listening to 60s-90s rock music, I listen to that, too.

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    1. Unknown15 March 2015 at 19:25

      I agree, instrumental music has something that music with lyrics is lacking. I wonder if that is because instrumental music has to work harder to create a mood or emotion than a song with words. Words make up for a lot of the meaning in songs, but instrumentals have to convey everything perfectly through music alone. It's an interesting thought, certainly.

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  2. Jamie15 March 2015 at 10:31

    Thank you so much for sharing this; I enjoy Pentatonix but I'd not seen this before! So awesome, definitely something I will listen to while writing my current book!

    ~Jamie

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    1. Unknown15 March 2015 at 19:26

      I only just discovered that Kevin has his own music channel myself. Hopefully he has plenty more music as good as this! Thanks for stopping to listen.

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  3. Heather15 March 2015 at 15:01

    Oooooh, this was beautiful! Like you said, it felt haunting, but to me it felt mostly DANGEROUS. But classy dangerous. Thanks so much for the recommendation! :)

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    1. Unknown15 March 2015 at 19:27

      Classy dangerous is the best sort. I feel like this piece is just asking to be paired with a lonely, dangerous warrior standing against the world. Oh no, here go the plot bunnies!

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