Being a fantasy writer myself, I love to listen to towards
music that is suited to fantasy books. I naturally tend to gravitate towards music
that has a sense of wonder and magic to it, filled with strong, bright emotions
and quiet strength. Today, I would like to share a piece of music that has fantasy
written all over it. This week’s Writing Music is a medley of music from the
movie Into the Woods, performed by
the ever amazing Lindsey Stirling.
This medley has an overarching feeling of hope and happiness
to it. Being a medley, it wanders through several moods, all of which are very positive
and quite happy. This is a piece of music that to me suggests scenes of bright
hope, freedom, or simply joyful happiness. In particular, to my mind it
conjures up scenes involving magic, discovery of beauty in unexpected places,
and a sense of wonder.
What type of scene
does this piece suggest to you? What are you listening to this week? Recommend
me some great music!
Listening to the piece, it describes a scene where a character has endured something, but has hope for the future, something which I think is greatly shown in the movie (I really want to watch it tonight; I hope I do)!
ReplyDeletexoxo Morning
I haven't seen 'Into the Woods' yet, but if it's anything like the music then I hope I get a chance to soon. Thanks for stopping by Morning!
DeleteShe's like a real princess in real life! This was a fun movie, I'm glad she made a cover of it! :D
ReplyDeleteHey, I wanted to give you soundtrack recommendation, one I thought you would enjoy. Assassination Classroom: It's full of diverse music genres like jazz and techno, orchestral and concert band that cover different ranges of emotion that are perfect for writing! Track 8 is especially awesome for writing an intense scene, espeically when it switches up in the middle for a more hopeful vibe. My other favorite tracks include 4, 10, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24. Sorry I don't mean to overwhelm you, but there's just so many good tracks XD
Here's the playlist link, I hope you find a few favorites! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBCO2xn4rWM6X5Ic_KiPaPBxb57ZYB6q8
~Jamie
Thanks for the amazing recommendation Jaime! I haven't finished listening to all the tracks yet, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to find some new favourite writing music in this soundtrack. There's so many different styles and moods in this album, it's amazing! I'm definitely feeling the jazz in there. It's an awesome mix of different types of music.
DeleteLindsey Stirling is SUCH an amazing musician. I LOVE everything she creates and this video is no exception. This one is so visually pleasing too so that makes me so happy <3
ReplyDeleteI love how her videos are always so beautiful. Have you seen her video for 'Take Flight'? That is one of her most beautiful music videos in my opinion. I love all her music though. I agree, she's a very amazing musician.
DeleteLove Into the Woods, love Lindsey Stirling, love this. Great selection!
ReplyDeleteI think I'm definitely going to have to watch the movie now seeing as everyone's saying it's so good. Thanks for stopping to listen Ally!
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