Greetings, Ink Jars, Professor Lewis here! Today I'll discuss music and both the effects it can have on your writing and a few of my favorite composers!
Alright, so as I mentioned in the last lesson about "Setting the Mood," music can get you ready to write. Simply hearing a particular song may inspire you, may make your fingers twitch to write! I find that instrumental tracks are the best for me because hearing all those lyrics in secular music distracts me. Being a writer and lover of words, I find myself getting lost within the stories of songs so these I attempt to avoid. Sometimes, I can deal with music in other languages, but it can still be distracting because then I try to sing along...Anyway, I would suggest film scores, but there are several independent artists that I would suggest as well.
First of all though, I must state the importance of finding LONG TRACKS! Either make playlists or find long tracks on youtube. This is why scores are the best. Not only are they long (so you don't have to pause your writing to replay that one song), but because they will have all the dynamics you need: they'll have the quiet weaving them, the quick tension score, the sad desperate, inspirational piece, etc! And where you are in the story seems to somehow magically align with the music!
Here are some film scores I really enjoy:
1.) The Last of the Mohicans (by Trevor Rabin)
2.) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (by Hans Zimmer)
3.) All of The Lord of the Rings (by Howard Shore. A note on this one: you can find all three of the scores for these movies combined which is AWESOME! Then it's like a three and a half our track which is SUPER convenient for all afternoon or evening writing sessions).
4.) Mockingjay part 1 (by James Newton Howard)
5.) Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows (by Alexander Desplat)
Truly check out these scores! They are amazing! But I'm also a music person so I guess it's more important to me than it might be for you all. Scribe below your favorite scores as well!
Your faithful Writer, Professor Lewis
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