I admit I don't always have music on when writing. Jotting notes in a doctor's office while waiting for your appointment or during an ICU bedside vigil isn't conducive to playing tunes. But that doesn't mean that music is not part of my writing life. Although each book tends to have its own playlist, certain songs trigger a mood or emotion so that the tunes transfer from book to book.
Celtic flute and harp always send my mind to a fantasy world where magic rules and dragon fly. On the player now is "Celtic Twilight" by Gabrielle Angelique.
Music for a quest, hopelessness, and loneliness is conveyed by the haunting piano solo played at the end of each episode of The Incredible Hulk.
Roger Whitaker's "The Last Farewell" sets the tone for the night before the battle; while "Ireland's Call" by Celtic Thunder takes me into the fight. The cost of duty and honor is covered by songs from my younger days.
I acknowledge that it dates me, I know them from the original time of release.
- "Twelve O'Clock High" -- a little haunting, a little thunder, battle
fever is quickened by this theme from a television series of the same name
- When combined with "The Last Farewell, "Lullaby" by Sgt. Barry Sadler emphasizes that the cost of duty is not just between lovers, but can also involve children.
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~till next time, Helen
Interesting post. I love that each book has its own playlist and you have some overarching mood tunes as well.
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