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gezstar
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I'm sure this has been done a thousand times and more, but f**k it  . I want to know what everyone listens to when you're creating your masterpieces.
i'll start you off... For anarchic  energy, I love punk - the Clash and NOFX are my faves. And when i'm trying to create a cool  character/scene, dancehall (Beenie Man, Sean Paul) does the trick. When i'm drawing action panels/sci-fi/dredd, it's got to be drum & bass. Especially Ram Trilogy and Badd Co. (not to be confused with aging rockers Bad Company). Oh, and finally, for a more melancholy  mood, Ray Charles is the man!
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[Shizo]
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Fettes Brot (german hip hop)
Jamiroquai (disco funk jazz)
And a buncha breakbeats and misc stuff. |
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Giant Hamster
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| Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2002 4:58 pm |
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Sometimes stuff such as:
Lamb, 12 Rounds, Danny Elfman, John Barry, oy.
But usually I make my own stuff that inspires a drawing...which in turn inspires another song...which makes another drawing...which'll turn into another song... |
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proper fuel
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| Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2002 7:33 pm |
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I prefer movie/game soundtracks and scores...
and 21st century style electro/rock/synth stuff.. err 
Some stuff i listen to atm...
castlevania sotn
machines of loving grace
primal scream
professional murder music
snake river conspiracy
danny elfman
marco beltrami
and more...
and hopefully i'll get the halo soundtrack this winter...
imported, since i live in sweden 
shizo - fettes brot, bwahahah.. sounds funny... phat bread or what?? lol  |
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soogarrush
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| Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2002 10:31 pm |
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i love the castlevania sotn ost.
anime/game music is so addicting...its like you have to put it on repeat and keep listening to it. |
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DrunkenMoNk
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| Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2002 10:54 pm |
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w00t Jamiroquai... love that guy, and people even call him a one hit wonder... for shame... Funk Odyssey is such a fun cd... hrmmm music to get the juices flowing...
Crystal Method - Anything
Rakim - Pain in Full
Massive Attack - Anything
Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
Fatboy Slim - Anything
Linkin Park (Guilty Pleasure)
Nas - Illmatic
Chemical Brothers - Anything
Then of course you gotta throw in some Al Green/Marvin Gaye for the hell of it . And god damnit Michael Jackson was cool way back when, so long as he's away from the children... the poor kids... |
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proper fuel
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 2:44 am |
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| soogarrush -- on the spot! it's all about association, some tunes really gives a good feeling... ever heard the Fzero-x guitar album? so full of energy, those tunes really gives an awarding feel of winning and being on top of the world, heh it's crazy |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 5:34 am |
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Soundtracks: Lord of the Rings/Black hawk down/Matrix/
Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, etc....
Aphex Twin, Metallica, Beatles, Beach Boys
Ennio Morricone ( The Good The Bad And The Ugly, etc..... )
Games: Shenmue, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Rough Spear
And of course ::: Giant Hamster, Loki, Shizo :::
Upps, I forgot to mention: Ennio Morricone ( The Good The Bad And The Ugly, etc..... ) the best soundtracks ever!!!! |
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Gort
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david bowie, porcupine tree, led zep, king crimson, brian eno, talking heads, pink floyd, michael stearns, robert rich, steve roache, jimi hendrix, tom petty, ween, paul westerberg, soundtracks and scores, iggy pop, jane's addiction, miles davis, js bach, claude debussy, radiohead, laika, dj drunken master, crystal method, propellerheads, sami taikkiden, garbage, 3 am...
...to name a few
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 2:07 pm |
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| Rock is supposed to be good for creativity. I listen to white stripes some times when I paint. Or Daft Punk. Or pure techno/dance shit. |
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[Shizo]
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 5:36 pm |
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| Max Kulich wrote: |
And of course ::: Giant Hamster, Loki, Shizo :::
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Haha.,. i will cry now ;O |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 6:11 pm |
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Antonio Vivaldi
Rimsky Korsakov
Tchaikovsky
Carl Orff
Choplin
Bach
Beethoven
Vangelis
and The Symphonic Music of Pink Floyd
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2002 4:57 pm |
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BOSTON!
more than a feeling for slow stuff.
peace of mind is a good tune for action scenes.
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soogarrush
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2002 5:51 pm |
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proper fuel: yeah association, thats the word..i couldnt quite explain it well, but yeah thats the word 
on other note, the Audioslave cd is pretty good. |
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proper fuel
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2002 9:47 pm |
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Audioslave... is that RATM + Chris Cornell or whats-his-name...?
mmh, cant be him, hasn't he gone solo...??  |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2002 10:58 pm |
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Different things.... "Carmina Burana" the opera done by Carl Orff. Michael Jackson. Random songs. Star Wars soundtracks especially. Ranma 1/2. Haiyo Miyazaki animes. Things like that
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| Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 1:39 am |
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Astral Projection
Massive Attack
Paul Van Dyk
Oakenfold
Fat Boy Slim (live at brighton beach)
Chemical Brothers
RadioHead
Rob Zombie
Eve 6
Econoline Crush
Chantal Kreviazuk
Hanz Zimmer
John Williams
Loreena McKinnit
The Verve
Dust Brothers (fightclub soundtrack)
Conan soundtrack
Massive Attack
Sponge
Motley Crew
Bon Jovi
Eminem
Jamiroquai
Faith Hill
Brooks and Dunn
Tim Mcgraw
Shania Twain
DMX
Ice Cube
and even some cheese ball NSTANK
I think it is super important to keep an open mind about music because it is so incredible to hear a song and have it paint a picture of a scene into your head, and if you limit your music you limit those scenes. |
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gezstar
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| Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 5:13 am |
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hey atherium do you like tiesto? i'm not really big into trance, but tiesto's amazing.  |
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proper fuel
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| Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 10:55 am |
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| I think it is super important to keep an open mind about music because it is so incredible to hear a song and have it paint a picture of a scene into your head, and if you limit your music you limit those scenes. |
you know, you're absolutely right on that atherium... music is an neverending source for inspiration... |
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soogarrush
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| Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 11:43 am |
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| proper fuel wrote: |
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| I think it is super important to keep an open mind about music because it is so incredible to hear a song and have it paint a picture of a scene into your head, and if you limit your music you limit those scenes. |
you know, you're absolutely right on that atherium... music is an neverending source for inspiration... |
werd..sometimes when i hear a tune, it brings me back to the past or to a certain event..theres association for ya again.
pop in a burned mix cd from 3 years ago...and i get flashbacks of counterstrike, school, ex-gf, etc...everything seems connected.. |
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DrunkenMoNk
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| Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 2:45 pm |
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Atherium great list...
Any list with Massive Attack listed twice is A O.K. with me . |
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Atherium
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| Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2002 2:19 pm |
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gezstar yeah tiesto has some amazing tracks, I have 3 cds with his stuff although Van Dyk still amazes me album after album, bottom line he is a god.
This past 3 years my writing has pretty much taken over my drawing. I still love drawing but ever since I decided to make a career out of film and put myself into school for it www.eciad.bc.ca screenwriting has just taken over.
Music is everything for me inspiration wise. Dont get me wrong, I can write without it but it is as though the scene I have in my head is slightly out of focus, then I'll drop in some music and everything just becomes crystal clear. It helps so much with mood, setting, tone etc and that is a massive play in the writing department. |
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Atherium
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| Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2002 2:28 pm |
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oh here is a little excersize to prove an amazing point about music.
Write out a scene or even start a concept design. Leave it for one day, don't look at it or attempt to recall it. Now the next night just before you go to bed, turn out all of the lights except for one candle way off on the other side of the room.
Turn on the music of your choice and have a personal voice recorder (I have a tiny sony digital, works great) Now start thinking of the scene or concept design and re think it out or just say outloud what comes naturally.
The next day listen to your recorded track and play it while working on the scene or design and you will probably find what happen to me every time.
If some people actually try this out I would love to hear your response.
Just a creative process excersize I do every now and again.
Another is pretty straightforward but gets missed every now and again, this can apply to screenwriting as well as concept designs. 5 words, thats all you get, 5 simple words. These words can be used to describe or highlight points about the character (rage, concern, protection, honesty, lost) and the design or scene must revolve around these 5 words that are used to capture the essence of the character or scene. |
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