Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Writing 2 Music

It's the holiday season. What does that mean?  The malls are busy. The roads are busy. People are super busy, including me! When I finally got my finals taken at the end of the semester I was excited that I would actually get time to write. HA! Let's just say that not an 'i' has been dotted nor a 't' crossed since November. I was feeling pretty bummed until a few days ago when I was listening to a hard core instrumental Christmas CD and got an idea. I thought to myself, 'Hmm, what if I wrote a story where each chapter was based on a song from this CD?'
I don't know if this is a real technique or if I just made it up, but either way, it's been pretty fun for me.
Music with Wings
I would encourage you to try it as you are enjoying your festive music this season.
Choose an album that's pretty classical with minimal singing. You could use a movie soundtrack (Hans Zimmer is awesome) or something with no definite story behind it (check out Escala - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM5g4i7VjDE). But the key is to write your actions according to the rises and falls of the music.
Just play around with some songs and see what you get. Trust me, it's a good way to get your creativity going... now if you'll excuse me, I'm heading to write. 

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