Writing Music: Your Suggestions #2
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A few weeks back, I asked for suggestions for music to help
inspire me again. And you guys were so amazing with your response and gave me
loads of good pieces to listen to. In fact, there were so many that I decided
to share my favourites with everyone in a series. This is part two in the
series. I won’t be sharing all the pieces unfortunately, but if you want to
listen to them all yourself, you can check them out in the comments of THIS
post. Or, if you missed the first post in this series, you can find that HERE.
Mumford and Sons-Believe
This is quite a sombre, heartfelt song. It’s gentle for the
most part, building up a little in the middle. It’s well worth listening to the
lyrics in particular in this piece. To me, this song brings up images of a
failing relationship, in the crucial moment when a decision has to be made
whether to try and fix it, or to let it fade and die. It would make great
inspiration for a romantic relationship.
Patrick Doyle-Neville’s Waltz
This piece comes from the soundtrack of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I’ve never watched any of the
Harry Potter videos, but I do love this waltz. To me, it has a very old-fashioned
fairy tale feel to it. I think it doesn’t so much suit a ball, but more like a
bucolic scene of happy life, either before everything goes wrong, or as a
bright moment inside the darkness.
Banks-Begging for Thread
This song has a darker feel to it, and the lyrics are great
for inspiration. Plus I’m in love with the design of this lyric video. This
piece would be perfect for character inspiration. To me it conjures up pictures
of a character who craves acceptance, even though they’re different, but their
words are always wrong and end up hurting the people around them.
Have you heard any of these songs before? Which is your
favourite? Got any song recommendations for me? I might feature it in a future Writing
Music: Your Suggestions post!
12 comments
Banks is one of my favorite musicians, I love her lyrics and the dark sounds in her music. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is the first Banks song I've heard, but I like her style. Definitely going to have to check out more of her music in the future. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteThese songs are quite lovely! I do admit, Neville's Waltz is too happy for most of my works, but Beggin For Thread is just perfect. Thanks for the great feature!
ReplyDeleteBeggin' For Thread has such a lovely dark sound to it, doesn't it? I kinda want to write a happy little fairytale thing just so I can use Neville's Waltz, but in the meantime, it's just so pretty to listen to, isn't it? I'm glad you're enjoying the music!
DeleteXD I'm so glad you liked some of the music I recommended!
ReplyDeleteI've been really enjoying exploring all the amazing music you suggested. Look out for more of it in upcoming editions of this. So many awesome songs!
DeleteThese are some cool selections! I like the last two the best! And so cool that you used the word "bucolic." ^ ^
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Bucolic is one of my most favourite words. I simply couldn't resist slipping it in there. So few places to use it! I'm glad you liked the music.
DeleteI adore these pieces, Imogen - and so glad you enjoyed "Neville's Waltz"! It's truly one of my favourite writerly inspirations, so it makes me ridiculously happy that it helps you, as well. xx
ReplyDeleteIt is such a pretty piece. I really want to write something light and fairytale-esque for the sole purpose of listening to this piece in particular while writing. Thank you so much for introducing me to it.
DeleteNeville's Waltz is just so pretty, and I like that Neville got a piece for him. The Goblet of Fire is probably my favorite Harry Potter soundtrack (though 1-3 are also very good) and I think there are some definite moments of growth that really help make his character shine. :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't listened to the whole soundtracks of any of the movies yet, though all the songs I've heard have been amazing. I really should get onto that, shouldn't I? Thanks for stopping by, Heather!
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