Playlists

Hah!

If I'm writing, there's either techno, and lots of it, or Kansas, and lots of it, or Five Iron Frenzy, and lots of it, or Hangman, and lots of it, or E Nomine, and lots of it, or Billy Joel, and lots of it, or [everything else on my computer], and lots of it, or...

ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!

Cranked to eleven!

Simply put, I've got a playlist going on Windows Media Player that's already over 40 hours, and I supplement that with Youtube and Free.Napster to get over 100 hours.

As long as I write, my music goes, and as long as my music goes, I write.

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NaNo 08 - False Humanity

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OMG!!! You hit a lot of my play list but fortunately(?) you deviated with Bach, Hayden, etc. ::phew:: I thought my alter ego had sprung to life. Again.

My playlist is so varied. I have 15gb of music. I am soooo covered for November. I am adding some gregorian chants this year. Imagine: Bon Jovi, Pink, Gregorian chant, Daughtery, Mannheim Steamroller, Aerosmith, Evanescense, Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Well you get the idea - you never know what is going to happen.

Welcome to my insane world! ha ha ha ha ha!

Mary

[Note: editing fixed formatting]

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Proud to be the ML of the Iowa:: Central Iowa region!

Ooh, Kilty, you're a FIF fan too? Ever get to see them play?

My playlist will be what it has been for the past 3 years: Harry Potter.

Not the soundtracks. The audiobooks.

I'm the only person I've ever heard of who writes along to the sound of someone else reading aloud.

You bet I did! I managed to catch one of the last stops of the End is Here tour. It was awesome.

I'm still working on picking up some of the albums, like Proof that the Youth are Revolting, and Cheeses of Nazareth.

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NaNo 08 - False Humanity

Pretty sure I'll have Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs on repeat for the entire month...

I will listen to the following:

John Mayer
Sara Bareilles
Colbie Caillat
DMB
Cold Play
RED
Brandon Heath
Matthew West
Lincoln Brewster
Krystal Meyers
Plus Others

Angel Light

I have Cheeses. It's . . . something . . . of the else variety.

I got to see them a few times at Frank's House of Rock. I miss that place.

I think I might try listening to Dresden Files audiobooks, if I can get a hold of a few more. Maybe the better quality of writing and the sexy sexy sexy voice of James Marsters will inspire my own writing to a higher level.

I'm debating about my playlist. Usually it looks like this:

Metallica (everything... seriously...)
Megadeth
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Motorhead
Death Angel (bonus points if you've heard of them)

It's a good mix for the post-apocalyptic setting I wrote last year, but I don't know how it will translate to a more serious period piece. Should I go all-classical? Does the library have enough spare classical music to make this viable???

This is probably not pertinant, but my dad totally looks like billy joel.

Now i'm going to shuffle off to bed, since clearly I need sleep.

Yay for TSO!

I make playlists for each WIP, but I also switch around depending on the mood I need. I have a very eclectic collection, though I prefer new age, world, and electronica when I write.

I do, though, have two Kelly Howell hemi-sync CDs which I use for writing: High Focus, and Deep Inisight. It has that technology that is supposed to trip you into a meditative state very quickly; I use those two when I need to focus fast or am just having a day/section where it's a struggle to get to the zone.

I make playlists for each WIP, but I also switch around depending on the mood I need. I have a very eclectic collection, though I prefer new age, world, and electronica when I write.

I do, though, have two Kelly Howell hemi-sync CDs which I use for writing: High Focus, and Deep Insight. It has that technology that is supposed to trip you into a meditative state very quickly; I use those two when I need to focus fast or am just having a day/section where it's a struggle to get to the zone.

Yea for TSO! I agree.

I nearly forgot one of my favorite artists on my playlist. Our very own Darcy Baston created some wonderful music. It is a must have on my rotation!

Mary

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Proud to be the ML of the Iowa:: Central Iowa region!

The three disks of The Stream are VERY good writefodder, if one can jump to the right track for the right scene! Go Team Darcy!!

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Once again we wander on and whence we come to our destination, none shall know. And none shall care either, for in the end the journey, not the destination, proves the mettle of the traveler.

I also use Carmina Burana - Carl Orff, and Bizet from your list... I range from counrty western (about five songs) to rock, folk, celtic (tons), pop, world, new age, Latin, easy listening, sound track. I guess classical predominates, however.

My i-tunes just informed me that I have 1191 songs, enough to last a continuous 36 days, so I guess I have November covered...

Ha! I just clicked on genre and discovered I also have things labeling themselves as alternative, punk, calypso, gospel and religious, holiday, jazz, Reggaeton y Hip-Hop and Traditional Georgian. The "y" is "and" in Spanish... I also have some Greek, a type of Russian from Georgia, (the school once had a foreign Exchange student from there,) and lots of other languages...

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Blondbomb

Participles dangled while you wait.

I've got such an ecclectic taste it really depends on, not only the day, but the hour and mood I'm in. But there are a few that pretty much OWN their spot in my playlist.

The Crow soundtrack (specifically Big Empty by STP and Burn by the Cure)
Bruce Springsteen
John Cougar Mellancamp
Rolling Stones
Regina Spektor
A Fine Frenzy (SOMETIMES)
Miranda Lambert
Frank Sinatra (occasionally. LOVE him but sometimes the muse doesn't so much)
MB20
Sugarland
Taylor Swift

When I'm writing, I tend to do best with songs that either a) have no words or b) have words that I can't understand. For that reason, my standard NaNo playlist the past few years has been a Bollywood-inspired techno mix. The soundtrack to the movie 'Pi' also always does wonders for my productivity.

Occasionally I will also put together a playlist for my main POV character, which helps me get in the mood to write for that character.

I agree with tiamata. Music with no words, music with words I can't understand. If there are lyrics, and I know them, I will try to sing along. This even applies to instrumental versions of songs with words, so you may occasionally witness me singing along to the music at Panera when I should be writing.

I have a ton of opera on my ipod, courtesy of the Unnatural Acts of Opera podcast, as well as a lot of classical and a little bit of jazz. And like Mary, I also have the Darcy Baston Collection. It's good stuff for keeping the "ooh shiny" part of my brain occupied while I work - not just during Nano, but also at my day job.

I also have earplugs.

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Cheryl
The Piker Press
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing. --Alexander Woollcott

I'm planning on making a specific playlist for songs that fit my NaNo novel's plot, and thus will help me write it. Here are some of the stuff that will probably be on it. Feel free to laugh.

We Are -- Ana Johnsson
Deeper Underground -- Jamiroquai
Anything by Splendora
Anything by Superchick
Some stuff by Green Day
"The World Ends With You" Soundtrack (The songs are soooo cool!!!)
"Beyond Good and Evil" Soundtrack
Livin' la Vida Loca -- Ricky Martin
We Didn't Start the Fire -- Billy Joel
And lots of other modern rock

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If you could rate my intelegnece on a scale of one to ten, I would be GREEN!

Depends on the day, for sure.

Variation 1
Scott Joplin rags as played by Robert Strickland

Variation 2
Some sort of opera (heavily favoring the Italian Romantics & Post-Romantics like Puccini and Verdi)

Variation 3 (My Supermix)
Car Crash (Matt Nathanson)
Hallelujah (Rufus Wainwright)
Dirty Little Secret (All-American Rejects)
Imagine (John Lennon)
Rock 'n Roll All Nite (Kiss)
Suddenly I See (KT Tunstall)
Welcome to the Jungle (Guns n' Roses)
The Seeker (The Who)
Daydream (American Idol performance Jason Castro)
Vegas (Sara Bareilles)
Don't Let Me Get Me (Pink)
Fairytale (Sara Bareilles)
I Believe to My Soul (American Idol performance Chikezie)
Get the Party Started (Pink)
Even Flow (Pearl Jam)

Now that you know I'm fully insane, I also listen to my fair share of Irish rock & traditional (The Irish and Celtic Music Podcast and Ceann), showtunes, jazz, and pop folk (Joni Mitchell, Sarah Harmer, and the like).

OK. So. Basically anything. Depending on the day.

Keep the tunes flowing free,
Kat (AKA Musikat34)