A list of instrumental music to help find your muse |
Inspirational Instrumental ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** For me, and many others, music is an important part of the writing process. It can spark ideas, push us through difficult scenes, and drag up specific feelings to help stoke the emotional fires of our characters. However, recommending music is like buying shoes for someone else. There's always a chance they might not like it. Then again, they might love it! That being said, here's a list of music I write to. All of it is instrumental - no singing - save choral backgrounds. A few of these soundtracks have a couple songs with words, but I just omit them from my playlist. Personally, I cannot write when I hear singing. I end up transcribing the lyrics or my words won't come out because I'm paying too much attention to someone else's words. So, peruse through the list and perhaps you'll find a few gems to add to your playlist. Enjoy! Original Movie Soundtracks 28 Days Later - 2002 Avatar - 2009 Backdraft - 1991 Batman Begins - Any soundtrack Boondock Saints - 1999 Brave - 2012 Breaveheart - 1995 Chronicals of Narnia - 2005 Da Vinci Code -2006 Day After Tomorrow - 2004 Dracula Untold - 2014 Elizabeth - 1998 Elizabeth - Golden Age - 2007 Ender's Game - 2013 Fury - 2014 Gladiator - 2000 Harry Potter - All soundtracks How to Train your Dragon - 2010 How to Train your Dragon 2 - 2014 Inception - 2010 Interview with a Vampire - 1994 Labyrinth - 1986 Last Samurai - 2003 Legend - 1985 Memoirs of a Geisha - 2005 National Treasure - 2004 Nightmare on Elm Street -1984 Pirates of the Caribbean - any soundtrack Requiem for a Dream - 2000 Sherlock Holmes - 2004 Sherlock Holmes - Game of Shadows - 2011 Sunshine - 2007 Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Rings - 2001 Lord of the Rings - Two Towers - 2002 Lord of the Rings - Return of the King - 2003 The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - 2012 The Hobbit - Desolation of Smaug - 2013 The Hobbit - Battle of the Five Armies - 2014 The Pianist - 2002 Prometheus - 2012 The Rock - 1996 The Village - 2004 Thor - 2011 Thor - Dark World - 2012 Troy - 2004 Titanic -1997 Transformers - any soundtrack Unbreakable - 2000 Willow - 1998 Gaming Soundtracks Even if you're not a gamer, give these soundtracks a try. Gaming music isn't the cheesy keyboard compilations it used to be, many of these are full orchestra and choir. Assassins Creed I Assassins Creed II Assassins Creed Brotherhood Assassins Creed Revelations Company of Heroes 2 Dragon Age Origins Dargon Age Awakenings Dragon Age II Dragon Age Inquisition Dark Siders Dark Siders II Skyrim - Elder Scrolls V Requiem for a Tower from Corner Stone Cues - Lord of the Rings game World of WarCraft - Original World of WarCraft - Wrath of the Lich King World of WarCraft - Burning Crusade World of WarCraft - Cataclysm World of WarCraft - Mists of Pandaria World of WarCraft - War Lords of Dreanor TV Series This list may seem small, but there are hours of music here. Doctor Who Escaflowne Game of Thrones (all seasons) Fringe Other* "Immediate Music" A Santa Monica based company - their music is used by the movie industry for many of their trailers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_music). Check out the wiki for more information -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immediate_Music http://www.immediatemusic.com/ Each collection is grouped according to 'feel', eg. Action/Drama, Abbey Road etc. Hours of listening and lots of gems hidden here! "Epic Score" An L.A based company similar to Immediate Music. A huge discography to sift through. Fantastic! http://www.epicscore.com/?nointro |