Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Fun with Soundtracks

You know when you stumble across that one song that embodies your WIP so well, that you just have to listen to it on loop? I found that song for my current project today: Seether's Fake It. The lyrics, the pace of the song, everything matches my opening scenes perfectly.

This inspired me to put together a soundtrack for the book. Since I'm still in the rough draft phase, the soundtrack is too, but it was neat to try and match a song to each of the important plot twists/climatic events/mood shifts that I've worked out so far. It actually helped me get an idea of the character's emotional journey -- where the intense moments are, where the breaks are, what's going through her mind at each stage...

Of course, I'm a 90s hard rock/metal teen*, so the sound remains fairly intense throughout. But my WIP is a thriller, so I think that works!


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* I know, I know, all of the Brooklyn hipsters already judge me for my horrible music taste. What can I say? Loud, angry music helps me focus!
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6 comments:

  1. JessJanuary 31, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    That's so cool! I actually liked the song :)
    My favorite band is Within Temptation, and EVERY SINGLE ONE of their songs seems to fit my WIP somehow! It's really cool!

    Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Miranda HardyJanuary 31, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    I make a list of the songs that remind me of my WIP and I listen to them over and over while I'm writing, imagining the scenes in my head.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    I LOVE making soundtracks for novels, and I think part of the problem I've been having with failed novel attempts in the last couple of years is the inability to make a soundtrack for those stories. I am obsessed with music, and the right inspirational song can propel me through a whole novel.

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  4. leegomezJanuary 31, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    love it. My WIP soundtracks vary wildly, even though my genre is *mostly* UF. I've actually been building a soundtrack for my newest (and darkest) project to date--so think I'm stealing a couple songs from you :). Thanks for posting this!

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  5. CheyanneJanuary 31, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    That is a great song! I've never made a playlist, and I never understood them until I got into my current WIP. Now I've been itching to make a playlist and this list inspires me to hurry up and do it.

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  6. Alex J. CavanaughJanuary 31, 2012 at 7:06 PM

    I've never made an actual soundtrack, but I would like yours - I'm a prog rock/heavy metal type of guy!

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