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Music to Write By

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Some people can only write when it’s absolutely quiet. Some people write best when there’s a lot of stuff going on around them. I can’t work at either extreme. Sometimes I need the noise to be able to concentrate, so I listen to music. It can’t be anything with words, though. No voices singing lyrics, as I tend to want to pay attention to what they’re saying, rather than what I’m doing. (Cooking shows seem to be the exception to the rule – I can have them going on the tv in the background and it doesn’t bother me, but that’s another story.)

Classical music is an option, but I find that it’s too, well, bland. It doesn’t grip me and help me keep in the mood. I’m sure there probably is a bunch of classical music that would work, but I don’t have the time to try and find it. So, my music of choice is movie soundtracks.

Why? Because they’re so evocative. It just a minute (or sometimes even less), the music sets up and supports a mood or theme. It’s great. I don’t play the music on shuffle, though. Too disruptive. I play through each album in order, and I have the entire playlist set to repeat endlessly. I have no idea what the play length is for the list. All I know is that it works. :)

If you’re interested in seeing the exact track list, it’s below the break.

My current playlist comes from the following soundtracks: Beowulf; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor; Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End; Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace. Interesting that they’re all action/adventure, isn’t it. :)

Below you’ll find the exact names of the tracks. These are not complete soundtracks, as I’ve taken out most if not all of the songs that have voices singing lyrics.

Beowulf Main Title
First Grendel Attack
What We Need Is A Hero
I’m Here To Kill Your Monster
I Did Not Win The Race
Second Grendel Attack
I Am Beowulf
The Seduction
King Beowulf
He Has A Story To Tell
Full Of Fine Promises
Beowulf Slays The Beast
He Was The Best Of Us
The Final Seduction
Tan Dun: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Tan Dun: The Eternal Vow
A Wedding Interrupted
Night Fight
Silk Road
To The South
Through The Bamboo Forest
The Encounter
Desert Capriccio
In The Old Temple
Yearning Of The Sword
Sorrow
Farewell
Raiders March
Call Of The Crystal
The Adventures Of Mutt
Irina’s Theme
The Snake Pit
The Spell Of The Skull
The Journey To Akator
A Whirl Through Academe
“Return”
The Jungle Chase
Orellana’s Cradle
Grave Robbers
Hidden Treasure And The City Of Gold
Secret Doors And Scorpions
Oxley’s Dilemma
Ants!
Temple Ruins And The Secret Revealed
The Departure
Finale
Foundations Of Stone
The Taming Of Smeagol
The Riders Of Rohan
The Passage Of The Marshes
The Uruk-Hai
The King Of The Golden Hall
The Black Gate Is Closed
Evenstar
The White Rider
Treebeard
The Leave Taking
Helm’s Deep
The Forbidden Pool
Breath Of Life
The Hornburg
Forth Eorlingas
Isengard Unleashed
Samwise The Brave
Gollum’s Song
A Call to Adventure (Theme from Mummy 3)
Silently Yearning for Centuries
Open Wound
The Reign of Terror
A Family Presses Close
Formation of the Terra Cotta Army
Reading of the Scrolls
Crash and Burn
Alex and Lin
A New Assignment
Yang Follows the O’Connells
Shanghai Chase
Mother and Daughter Reunion
Ancient China
Rick’s Long Rod
Entering the Tomb
Visit from a 3-Headed Friend
Memories, Retirement and Dinner
New Year’s Betrayal
The Emperor Versus Zi Yuan
Love in the Himalayas
2nd Century B.C.
The Museum Becomes Alive!
Rick and Evy in Battle
A Warm Rooftop
Heartbreak
Return of the Dragon
Shielding a Son
Finale
My Sweet Eternal Love
Hoist The Colours
Singapor
At Wit’s End
Multiple Jacks
Up Is Down
I See Dead People In Boats
The Brethren Court
Parlay
Calypso
What Shall We Die For
I Don’t Think Now Is The Best Time
One Day
Drink Up Me Hearties
Star Wars Main Title and The Arrival at Naboo
Duel of the Fates
Anakin’s Theme
Jar Jar’s Introduction and The Swim to Otoh Gunga
The Sith Spacecraft and The Droid Battle
The Trip to the Naboo Temple and The Audience With Boss Nass
The Arrival at Tatooine and The Flag Parade
He Is the Chosen One
Anakin Defeats Sebulba
Passage Through the Planet Core
Watto’s Deal and Kids at Play
Panaka and the Queen’s Protectors
Queen Amidala and The Naboo Palace
The Droid Invasion and The Appearance of Darth Maul
Qui-Gon’s Noble End
The High Council Meeting and Qui-Gon’s Funeral
Augie’s Great Municipal Band and End Credits

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