The Pittsburgh Writer You’d think my music choices would be reflected in what I write. There’s lots of sci-fi, fantasy and epic battle music involved. However, I write historical adventure fiction, so I suppose it works for the adventure part? This post is a rehash of one I did earlier in 2019, but things have changed. National Treasure’s and Dragonheart’s themes are still high on the list, but here’s an updated collection of music that drives my writing.
Title: One Million Voices
Artist: Thomas Bergersen
Genre: Epic
Title: Believer
Artist: Imagine Dragons
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Thunder
Artist: Imagine Dragons
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Breath of Life
Artist: Florence + The Machine
Genre: Indie Rock
Title: Victory
Artist: Two Steps From Hell
Genre: Film music
Title: To the Faeries They Draw Near
Artist: Loreena McKennitt
Genre: Celtic, New Age
Title: Forgive Me Friend
Artist: Smith & Thell
Genre: Pop/Folk
Title: Federkleid
Artist: Faun
Genre: Neo-Medieval, German folk
Title: Heart of Courage
Artist: Thomas Bergersen
Genre: Epic
I thought I’d end with an oldie but a goody – STAR TREK!
Title: Star Trek Mega Suite: 50th Anniversary Tribute
Artist: Various
Genre: TREK (of course!)
All right. I admit, ten songs is a lot. The problem is I’ve got such an eclectic taste in music I couldn’t showcase just one or two genres. Did you find some new loves or discover some old favorites? What music drives your writing?
