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What do you listen to?

Tom

Istar
Celtic folk. As well as some indie bands like Imagine Dragons, though only in moderate doses.
 

Svrtnsse

Staff
Article Team
If I were to write some contemporary dark urban fantasy, this is what I would listen to. It's sounds a bit like if Nightwish had done dubstep. Also, the video is kind of funny.
 
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Sheilawisz

Queen of Titania
Moderator
Hi everyone!

This is a video of one of my favorite actresses, Amanda Seyfried playing the guitar and singing L'il Red Riding Hood, a great song that should have been part of her movie:

[video=youtube_share;ag8JyPCe_d0]http://youtu.be/ag8JyPCe_d0[/video]

I hope that you will enjoy it =)
 

sankunai

Scribe
I listen to a little bit of everything, lately Russian pop music. When I'm writing, I like to listen to Adrian Von Ziegler and similar music. It's just perfect and really sets the mood. Even when I'm not writing, and just relaxing, I love to listen to that type :).
 

Tom

Istar
Hey ya'll, I've had this song in my head all week, so it's only fair that I share it with you. It's a great song, by one of my favorite bands, but every time I listen to it it just starts going around and around in my head and won't go away.


Have fun trying to get it out.
 
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Sheilawisz

Queen of Titania
Moderator
This is Upon Fallen Autumn Leaves by Haggard, the latest song that I have fallen in love with:

[video=youtube_share;bz41ET1aC6Q]http://youtu.be/bz41ET1aC6Q[/video]

They sing this particular song in a combination of English, German and Latin lyrics, fascinating =)
 

Steerpike

Felis amatus
Moderator
Can't really go wrong with Sisters of Mercy. You should check out some Tiamat. For example:

 
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Svrtnsse

Staff
Article Team
Nothing wrong with a bit of dark rock. Tonight's a time for something else though:
Progressive house, dark and atmospheric, with a bit of a middle-eastern touch.
 
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I love listening to ambient, atmospheric and soundtracks - they take me to far away places and I feel like I'm soaring. Also they make me imagine scenes and characters and want to write! Some of my current favourites are:
Brian Eno Ending, An Ascent: Brian Eno An Ending (Ascent) Ethereal Remix - YouTube
Red Riding Hood Towers of the Void: Red Riding Hood OST - Towers of the Void (Extended Version) - YouTube
Underworld To Heal: To Heal "Capa Meets the Sun" - Underworld - Sunshine Soundtrack - YouTube
Game of Thrones Ygrittes Theme: Game Of Thrones Soundtrack: Ygritte's Theme - YouTube
Nyx Quest OST Icarus: NyxQuest OST - Icarus - YouTube
Odyssey into the West menu theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfotWggYJdw

Needless to say I love Hans Zimmer and Dead Can Dance!

If anyone has any cool music they could recommend like this I'd love to hear it.
 

Smith

Minstrel

Waz

Scribe
I listen to a lot of stuff, but I'll post what I listen to as background noise while I'm writing (it is a writer's forum afterall).

I can't do anything with English lyrics, too distracting. Strangely, classical is also distracting (the big swings in volume, instruments, etc.). The playlists on Youtube titled "Epic Music" work well. It's the kind of stuff that they use for game and movie trailers. It sets a good fantasy mood, and it's predictable so it doesn't distract.

The Dark Souls soundtracks also work beautifully.
 
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Sheilawisz

Queen of Titania
Moderator
Steerpike, I heard about Qntal for the first time thanks to Svrtnsse (if you are reading this, thank you Svrt!) a long time ago. Back in those days, their songs Amor Volat and Blac really inspired me a lot while I was writing my story The Ghost.

Today, I wanted to share Entre Moi et Mon Amin by Qntal too:


[video=youtube_share;UzF-H1QM1Ks]http://youtu.be/UzF-H1QM1Ks[/video]

They are wonderful =)
 

Svrtnsse

Staff
Article Team
Steerpike, I heard about Qntal for the first time thanks to Svrtnsse (if you are reading this, thank you Svrt!) a long time ago. Back in those days, their songs Amor Volat and Blac really inspired me a lot while I was writing my story The Ghost.

Still here. ;)

As far as weird and obscure music goes, here's a Slovenian industrial/metal band covering the Phantom of the Opera - sort of:
 
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Tom

Istar
I like Devil's Water, Smith, thanks for sharing it! It just has that sound--wistful, beautiful in a dark, unsettling way.

Here's a song I think has the same quality:

 
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Chessie

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Lauryn Hill is my muse this morning. (psst love you Lauryn) "Everything Is Everything"

 
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