Music you CAN'T listen to durring NaNo http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508 theperfectlestat Music affects my writing too much to listen to just anything. One year, I could ONLY listen to Blue October while writing. Their music had the right vibe for the novel. Now, I can't listen to Blue October while writing, unless I'm working on THAT story. This year, however, only one character has a soundtrack, and there are a couple problems with that. The first problem is, his soundtrack conflicts too much with the other characters. I can only listen to it while writing that ONE character. The other problem is, I can only stomach that music for so long. His soundtrack includes 3OH!3, Kesha, and similar music that I can only stand in small doses. My favorite band is My Chemical Romance, but their newest CD is too post-apocalyptic to listen to while writing this year's nano. It would give the whole thing a weird vibe. Anyone else have a favorite band they can't write to this year? Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:57:03 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40037 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40037 musicismymoirail Oh, definitely! Making playlists is one of my favorite parts of writing. Finding those songs that are just oh-so right for that story is the best feeling. But that also means I ban a lot of music during this month of the same sentiment. 'You're killing and corrupting my muse, stop it.' Neutral Milk Hotel's Avery Island, which is sadly one of my favorite albums ever, is my most prominent ban during November though. Two years (and a brief re-try last year), I based most of the characters off songs from the album and they're forever linked in my head to it. I've banned myself from NHM totally in hopes I won't be tempted to sneak listens in this month. ): Oh well. It's only a month. Oh, MCR's new one is actually quite fitting to my half-formed idea. Thanks for reminding me! Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:39:09 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40322 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40322 Rivendell-x I love listening to musicals, but I can't do it when I'm writing. Because a lot of it is a part of storytelling, it's too distracting. I can't listen to songs that I know really well, because I'll start singing to them. :p It's best for me to listen to songs that I'm not really all that familiar with or that are just good "background" music. Anything without vocals is usually fine, but I have to be careful what I listen to when there are vocals! That being said, I certainly don't completely remove that music during November. I just don't listen to it when I'm writing. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:44:26 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40348 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40348 J.E.Blackworth While writing I can't listen to anything with lyrics. Any instrumental goes. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:44:47 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40648 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40648 Cloud 10 I can never listen to Skillet anymore. I only did it once to write a novel in April, and although the novel was a huge success, I can't seem to capture that again, especially not with that guy's voice. Yech. I also don't think I could listen to anything by Linkin Park unless I really tried or even remembered. I really love both bands, but I just can't write to them anymore. xD ~Cloud Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:47:33 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_41220 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_41220 patriciarakel Much like when I'm falling asleep, I have to listen to music that either has no lyrics (or instrumentals where I know lyrics should be), or I have to know the song backwards and forwards, or they'll throw me off. Which means that I can write to musicals! But only if I know them really well, like with RENT. I listen to that soundtrack while I write all the time. There are a few songs I can't read or write too, though, because they remind me too deeply of a different characters. XP Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:21:39 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_42289 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_42289 SilentInsanity Music only influences my writing subtly, but I still have to be kind of careful. For example, if I start listening to Alesana while I'm writing (specifically their album The Emptiness) I'll end up killing off all my MCs. That would be bad. And anyway, it's actually not the words of the music that affect my music. It's the sound of the music itself. If I'm listening to a sad song, but the instrumentals are happy-sounding, I'll get a happy vibe from it and everyone in my book will be extremely happy. So, I'm probably best off listening to things like The Fray, Coldplay, P!nk, and stuff like that. I pick bands based on what I'm writing and I have a different playlist for pretty much every band I like. Also, I can't listen to music that I really, really, REALLY like, 'cause then I'll start singing along and what I'm typing will end up being the lyrics of the song and...yeah. So my music has to be something I sort-of know, but not all that well and that's not like, oh-my-gods-I-have-to-sing-along-to-this. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:47:51 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_42481 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_42481 SilentInsanity I wonder how my writing would turn out if I listened to Linkin Park...I could always find out... I'll have to do that. Congratulations, you have inspired a (supposedly) short story. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:49:47 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_42496 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_42496 Ophiucha I can't listen to songs that I know I will sing a long to. Not necessarily any song with lyrics, or even songs with lyrics I know. I know all the words to most Epica songs, but I couldn't hit those notes if it'd save my life, so I can toss them in a playlist. Anything else is fine. The music I'm listening to rarely, if ever, depends heavily on the tone of the story. I can be listening to heavy metal during a romance scene or J-Pop during a scene in which the MC's father dies; it doesn't really bother me. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:16:41 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_42751 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_42751 fictionalboyfriend I can't write to songs that I have related to specific characters/stories in my head, because then I start relating the character/story I'm writing to the character/story the song reminds me of, and then my writing gets totally derailed. >:( And since I pretty much listen for relationships to my stories (or books/movies/TV shows/comics I like) in all the music I listen to, this can get annoying. I pretty much have to build a playlist of songs that only relate to whatever I'm working on at the moment, and only listen to that. Also, if I listen to music that makes me feel really incredibly awesome (like I can climb mountains, leap off, and fly safely home), I can't write because I'm too busy belting out the song and sometimes dancing around. So. I can listen to it before writing, which always gets me good and pumped to write, but I can't listen to it while writing. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:21:07 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_50704 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_50704 brianarants Bah, I can't really listen to Light's new album, and only one of her songs sorta captures my novel but not really. I just really wanted her on my novel playlist but I might have to take it off, it's just not it. :/ Oh, and I can't listen to any of the music that I already have in set playlists for other novels. No, no, no, cannot repeat. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:53:11 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_51111 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_51111 Sunnyblob Same here -- I just find it far too distracting and I absolutely cannot concentrate with it. Plus... I'm a sucker for instrumentals anyway. c: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:22:11 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_53932 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_53932 girlover I can't really listen to any "newer" songs, like ones I don't really know yet because then I want to listen to the lyrics. "Older" songs I can tune out and just enjoy the music. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:46:42 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_109995 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_109995 Emo-RoXas I can never seem to listen to happy things when I'm writing. I mean... I love pop music and all, but it's the wrong vibe for a horror story... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:54:45 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_125435 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_125435 WileJ Generally depends on what I'm writing, but usually when I'm doing NaNo I absolutely cannot have rap or country in the background. Classical and oldies depend on what point in the story I'm at. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:13:41 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_132903 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_132903 Trying2Hard Lyrics that I can understand are an absolute no for my writing. I would listen to French or Japanese music, but the only French or Japanese songs that I have are once that I've been listening to for years, and thus know many of the words to. I tend to stick to instrumentals - soundtracks and such. However, there are many instrumental pieces that I get too into. Basically, I guess, anything that doesn't distract me (in fact, I find listening to 'white noise' or 'steady rain' pretty helpful). Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:17:46 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_133855 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_133855 crazybooklady I can't listen to my favorite Abney Park playlist - I played it all the way through August's novel writing, but if I listen to it in November I'll end up writing more of that instead of the new one I have planned! Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:27:15 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_134018 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_134018 Arrakiv Most of the stuff I normally listen to. The music draws too much attention to itself - lyrics being one of the worst offenders. Normally, I listen to various genres of metal, industrial styles of electronica (EBM, Darkwave, Futurepop, Synthpop, etc...), and the like. I also like other forms of electronica that I'd have a hard time listening to, including even stuff like psytrance, which you'd think would fade into the background... So, hence you get the genres listed in my profile. Ambient, chillout, classical, and such. That's all stuff I like, but it gives me enough background noise without drawing much attention to itself. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:49:52 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_135406 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_135406 ZombietheFemaleJonah I was plotting while listening to Eban Brooks's "Hey There Cthulhu." It helped. I have two timelines in mine, so I think Im gonna be listening to Abney Park's 'The End of Days' a lot for the later one, and probably swing or smooth jazz for the earlier one. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:19:26 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_139644 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_139644 413writer Instrumental-only here. Lyrics distract me no end. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:52:58 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_141614 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_141614 Nancy Hartigan Oh yeah. This year is going to be fun because the main character of my story tends to lend himself off to lots of my favorite bands (Alkaline Trio and Depeche Mode tend to be his major song influences, and every time I think of his voice I seem to imagine him sounding very Dave Gahan-esque) and I was so excited to get to use him for the main character for once in my life. ...and then I realized the downfall. No Groove Coverage. No Cascada. No Orgy, Dead Can Dance, or Horrorpops. Here's to a November with music with the bleak outlook of life from a thriller/suspense writer with alcohol problems' perspective! Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:27:00 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_142753 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_142753 LightlessRain I can listen to songs with lyrics...just not in languages I can understand. Therefore songs in English will be a no-no, or I'll get distracted by the words and I'll end up writing song lyrics in my work...think I almost did that once in one of my essays. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:28:10 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_147994 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_147994 spottedleaf1995 I can't do new songs. It has to be songs I've heard mulitple times and can sing along to. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:33:20 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_148947 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_148947 KillCloud9 disturbed! or country. both give me shudders or make me want to sing along :P Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:37:41 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_180118 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_180118 hippy_vampire So far, really the only thing I can't listen to when writing is the song "Accidentally in Love" because when ever I listen to it random characters fall in love...it's quite annoying. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:29:56 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_183094 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_183094 H A favorite? I can write to all my favorites. I find it hard to write while listening to super-epic Muse or Rise Against songs sometimes, though, because I get in a bit of a daze... Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:03:02 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_185534 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_185534 Irksome I can pretty much write to anything, so far. One of my favorite things is actually writing to seemingly unfitting music- lately, almost all of my fight scenes have been pounded out to the accompanying strains of "Just Dance," though, to be fair, the main character in the story I'm working on probably does hear something along those lines in her head whenever she's fighting. I do have difficulty writing while listening to Bird Song by Florence + the Machine, but only because it's hard to type while bopping like crazy. (I'm not even really sure what that word means. I'm probably embarrassing myself, but then again, I never said my bopping wasn't embarrassing.) Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:14:29 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_187188 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_187188 Killerxtomato This year especially, I can't listen to mellow music, or pop either (not that I do often anyways). With a really gritty story like mine is, it just conflicts in every way possible. I can't listen to music I haven't heard a whole bunch of times either. I get distracted by the lyrics and don't pay attention to what I'm writing anymore. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:15:56 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_187208 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_187208 oazan I've learned from past experience that I have a hard time listening to things I know the words to when I'm writing, because I tend to start typing the lyrics... I don't tend to have a CD related to my stories ever. I just throw iTunes up on shuffle (or even make a Pandora station, if I'm looking for something new) and write. This year, I know it's going to be guided by indie rap, because it's my latest obsession. I can't listen to anything really light and lovey (just goes against the grain of my story). I need darker things. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:46:20 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_190244 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_190244 Stars-Collide Hey, A Thousand Suns is an AWESOME writing soundtrack! Typically I don't like how they use more sound than music, but I really appreciated their creativity....or my writing did. :p Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:51:54 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_190312 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_190312 Kyler I love Chameleon Circuit, but I have a hard time writing while listening to them because some of there songs are so... speak-y. The sound of their almost-talking distracts me. It makes me sad. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:54:54 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_515092 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_515092 Earthbound. Any of that crap that is popular now adays - like rap, hip hop, and that stuff... It turns me off. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:08:21 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_515941 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_515941 Minibyte I know it's already been said, but I cannot do lyrics! Okay, I lied. I can do writing to some J-pop/foreign techno (as long as the lyrics aren't too obtrusive). I don't end up writing the lyrics, but I end up subconsciously getting the rhyme and meter of the song into my writing. When I go back and read it (not listening to the song), I get a serious case of WTH? Yeah, scores only for me! Even if I try to listen to a karaoke version, I still catch the poetic structure! Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:48:40 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_543262 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_543262 Cathysupasta I love LIGHTS's new album, but it's completley unrelated to my novel. :( Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:48:14 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_681052 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_681052 lvlur For the one i'm writing right now, I can't stand pop or loud and energetic music. It has to be soft, or quiet. Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:39:31 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_686266 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_686266 tsukkuyomi_kokuryuu Hm, I can't listen to most sad songs while I'm writing since the story, despite being a murder story, is not sad. Though most upbeat songs don't work either. Really it's "Now Three" (thank you person from that board, now I can't stop hearing it in my head XD) or "The Riddler Who Can't Solve Riddles" Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:24:09 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_687052 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_687052 ashiibrook Each of my characters really has their own bands/singers, and if I listen to much else outside of that, weird things start happening to those poor, poor characters. I don't always have to like the music for the character, it's just got to capture the essence of that character. For example Carly starts off appearing as a villian, and we get under her skin and find out she's quite nice. At the beginning, her songs would include "party at a rich dude's house" but by the end it would include things like "stephen" and "the harold song" (her singer is Kesha). Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:01:21 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_689980 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_689980 PygmyAlpaca Hwaah?! Really? I'm writing a horror novel, too, and I CANNOT listen to sad music while writing it. It just makes me sad. I tend to add humor to my horror novel, so maybe the happy songs are influencing me... :3 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:35:16 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_705574 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_705574 Algae Volvox I could listen to anything, but I have a playlist for this story for a reason. The songs just go with the story. I think there's a lot of Nightwish, My Chemical Romance, and Rise Against on it. I've been listening to it all month just because it keeps me thinking about my characters. But it's hard because when I'm driving, I really want to listen to Tyr but there's only two of their songs that really work for this novel, and one is kind of a stretch but I included it anyway because it's awesome. In December, I will probably be listening to nothing but folk metal for the entire month. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:39:38 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_705603 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_705603 augustreverie Taylor Swift Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:23:43 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_706739 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_706739 Cinto Personally, i can't STAND Ievan Polka or Triple Baka (Vocaloid songs) while i'm writing my NaNo novel. Probably cuz they're both extremely upbeat songs and my story is kinda serious o3o Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:45:01 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_721527 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_721527 AlanPaananen Just the songs I usually don't like. That would constitute just one genre: country music. On this project, oldies, pop, jazz, and classical/opera music would probably trip me up too much. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:44:48 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_729468 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_729468 ElectricSanity Punk and Techno are really good for this year's NaNo, because my story has a anarchy-type feel when the two MCs are let loose in the real world. Techno works well with one of my MC's computerized way of thinking. I also like My Chemical Romance A LOT but their songs are usually distracting or are too heavy for the free-for-all feel to my book. It kind of sucks. I listen to an eclectic mix of Green Day, Black Flag, Mindless Self Indulgence, The Chemical Brothers, Nirvana, and Skrillex. Music keeps me going \m/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:24:28 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_730078 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_730078 Lexie-chan Even though I like to listen to some pop, I just can't when I'm writing. It has entirely the wrong vibe for my novel. Instead, I listen to really quick classical music, and that seems to help and inspire me. I can't listen to pop though because it totally wipes my mind blank and that's not good. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:15:56 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_731773 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_731773 JadoreChanter I had random shuffle on my Pandora while I was trying to write a deep scene and guess what song played? Sexy and I know it by LMFAO I actually started to burst out in laughter because I had just listened to this “Lydia. Lydia shhh it is alright. You know what? You are going to be alright sweetheart. I promise that they are not going to take the kids away from you because it is not your fault that they were hurt." Munch told her. Yeah.... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:50:25 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_732282 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_732282 banzai_O.o Hehe. I'm writing (attempting to write) a horror story, and yet all the music I listen to seems to be happy. Like, super happy. It's weird. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:05:31 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_734810 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_734810 hlltwin Christmas Music. It makes me too happy and I want to write Christmas stories, which would be fine if that's what I was writing but it's not. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:52:29 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_742088 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_742088 mizushimo I feel that it is my obligation to warn people about the potiential harm this song can do to your novel. Especially if it has post apocalyptic themes http://slowbro.org/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:25:34 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_751364 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_751364 C.M.S. Cipriano I can't listen to most of the crappy pop songs that are on my ipod. Britney Spears shall not pass! Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:12:59 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_769408 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_769408 FairytaleHero I can't listen to music that I associate with different novels. This year, I can't listen to the soundtrack from Rent, because it's too heavily associated with another one of my novels, and it puts me straight into that mindset. There're a lot of musicals that I associate with that novel, actually. I can't listen to them while writing this novel. While I'm writing my other novel, I can't listen to My Chemical Romance's first three albums (the most recent one is alright because it doesn't have such deep associatons with a particular book yet.) Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:48:28 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_794124 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_794124 thelonehuman I usually can't listen to anything with lyrics. Not sure why, but people singing ruins my concentration. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:36:06 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_796874 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_796874 C-Ling Well, when all of my favorite rap songs come on, I can't resist going with them, so I have to turn them off. I find the Lord of the Rings soundtrack particularly helpful when writing. Like, seriously. It's awesome Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:55:57 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_798376 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_798376 zanitas My favorite band is MCR too xD and I love Blue October! :D Mostly Glee this year though, because listening to Glee music makes me really productive for some reason. It's the only thing I can listen to while I clean my room too. Also any angsty songs because my novel is the angstiest thing I have ever written. 0_o Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:04:17 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_805463 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=1#forum_thread_comment_805463 Betty Blue I´m not able to listen to HIM or Subway to Sally while writing. When I´m listening to HIM I strt freaking out, scrolling through the photos I made in Vienna, start watching making-of´s and so on. And, well... Listening to Subway to Sally... They make a kind of music, hm, I just have to sing along. Somewhen I´m always listening to "Down The Line" and then I find myself singing "Suuubwaaay to Sally..." That´s not helpful. No, it ain´t. But in the fight Subway vs NaNo the Sally´s win. Always. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:01:44 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_875756 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_875756 Lunatic_Lunite As much as I love Avenue Q, for the all the novels and short stories I write... no. Just no. When writing a particularly tragic, heart-wrenching, gut-twisting scene, the last songs I wanna hear are ones like "If You Were Gay" or "The Internet is for Porn". I'm pretty sure this goes for most people, too. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:16:56 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_910689 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_910689 whitedove Anything with words... It gets in the way of word formulation, really limits what I can listen to. :( Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:53:13 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1055039 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1055039 I_Just_Want_To_Fly Yeah, I never really seem to be able to concentrate when listening to Muse... Problem is, my book is kinda based off of Exogenesis Symphony... so yea... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:55:48 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1064799 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1064799 I_Just_Want_To_Fly Anyone with a good voice distracts me. Which means I can't listen to Muse, unless it's Exogenesis Symphony, because pt 1 reminds me of space, which helps me write sci-fi. Still, that means my favorite band is pretty much out, because whenever I pause to think the music works its way into my mind. It's pretty annoying. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:58:09 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1064804 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1064804 -valkyrie- Music that I don't like ^^. But beside from the obvious I can't listen to songs that I frequently listened to last NaNo or to songs that I strongly associate with another story. Then I start thinking of that story and that distracts me. (ok, there are some song that I can listen to while writing any story.) I don't have problems with songs with words. It can also be in a language I speak. Oh, and I often listen to the same song multiple times in a row. Sometimes when a song fits a scene absolutely I do not want to listen to anything else. Fri, 04 May 2012 08:07:14 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1341850 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1341850 firelight_cinderbrick I can't listen to Vocaloid on youtube while writing. I tell myself I'll listen to just one, then I end up clicking one link after another. Honestly, sometimes it worse than tv tropes. Mon, 21 May 2012 10:39:09 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1386906 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1386906 Celticsmc12 The really depressing Coldplay songs. Because my characters have an annoying tendency to die/get hurt/kidnapped when I listen to depressing songs. So I listen to neutral, like OneRepublic. Tue, 22 May 2012 15:38:16 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1390587 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1390587 H I don't think I can listen to System Of A Down while writing, because it's very disruptive... all the sudden-ness and general... stuff I'm not used to listening to... I need to hear a steady rock bassline to be able to write without being distracted. Tue, 22 May 2012 17:31:59 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1390752 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1390752 Clairabel Dubstep. Then again, I can't listen to dubstep in general! Wed, 23 May 2012 11:49:40 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1392823 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-soundtracks/threads/3508?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1392823