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I know I can't be the only one out there who soundtracks for her stories and characters. If Youtube is anything to go by, people see music videos for everything. I am constantly on the hunt for new music, because music opens up creative doors for my process. I see things for my characters and story that I could not otherwise do on my own. Movies and books provide inspiration, but music is in a class all its own.
In celebration of that, I invite my watchers and fellow writing enthusiasts to try a creative exercise: offer up the soundtrack to your own writing. You never know, you might just give someone else the perfect song to complete their own soundtrack's story. It's my hope that people will post a musical narrative that evokes the journey of their characters and story.
Creativity on DeviantArt is far too often seen as a commodity, something to be selfishly hoarded instead of shared. The best sort of creativity is the kind that inspires.
In the spirit of that, since it's the holidays and all, let inspiration ring.
Check out the comments, take a listen, and be sure to leave comments for other people if they leave a song that you like. Especially if it sparks your interest in their story.
I'm not one to be left out, so I will kick things off by offering the first fifteen songs from my dinosaur novel Mark of the Conifer:
1. The Beginning - Two Steps From Hell - Unfolding Armies www.youtube.com/watch?v=79eFPo…
2. Sunstrike's Clan - Two Steps From Hell - Adventures of Enchantment www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlARmS…
3. Sol's Theme - Immediate Music - Serenata Immortale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pOtOB…
4. Song of the Sauris - Corner Stone Cues - Madokara Mieru www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIu8rI…
5. Song of the Droemar - E.S. Posthumus - Arise
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJWgUU…
6. Song of the Hadrei - Chouwa Oto - With Reflection www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoJ9dT…
7. Song of the Theros - Corner Stone Cues - Ten Years Kashmir (Film Percussion Mix) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbQMN…
8. Leaf's Escape - Two Steps From Hell - Black Blade www.youtube.com/watch?v=z28lwy…
9. The Sea Gods - Two Steps From Hell - Atlantis www.youtube.com/watch?v=apjjwi…
10. Facing the Fire - Two Steps From Hell - To Glory www.youtube.com/watch?v=abjE9Q…
11. Courtship - E.S Posthumus - Manju www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk3GRK…
12. At the End - Two Steps From Hell - Crimson Death www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq3soY…
13. Legend - E.S Posthumus - Oraanu Pi www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcCmti…
14. Told In Stone - Switchfoot - The Shadows Prove The Sunshine www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDM2QR…
15. The Pact - Angels And Airwaves- The Gift
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4kMkv…
In celebration of that, I invite my watchers and fellow writing enthusiasts to try a creative exercise: offer up the soundtrack to your own writing. You never know, you might just give someone else the perfect song to complete their own soundtrack's story. It's my hope that people will post a musical narrative that evokes the journey of their characters and story.
Creativity on DeviantArt is far too often seen as a commodity, something to be selfishly hoarded instead of shared. The best sort of creativity is the kind that inspires.
In the spirit of that, since it's the holidays and all, let inspiration ring.
Check out the comments, take a listen, and be sure to leave comments for other people if they leave a song that you like. Especially if it sparks your interest in their story.
I'm not one to be left out, so I will kick things off by offering the first fifteen songs from my dinosaur novel Mark of the Conifer:
1. The Beginning - Two Steps From Hell - Unfolding Armies www.youtube.com/watch?v=79eFPo…
2. Sunstrike's Clan - Two Steps From Hell - Adventures of Enchantment www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlARmS…
3. Sol's Theme - Immediate Music - Serenata Immortale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pOtOB…
4. Song of the Sauris - Corner Stone Cues - Madokara Mieru www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIu8rI…
5. Song of the Droemar - E.S. Posthumus - Arise
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJWgUU…
6. Song of the Hadrei - Chouwa Oto - With Reflection www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoJ9dT…
7. Song of the Theros - Corner Stone Cues - Ten Years Kashmir (Film Percussion Mix) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbQMN…
8. Leaf's Escape - Two Steps From Hell - Black Blade www.youtube.com/watch?v=z28lwy…
9. The Sea Gods - Two Steps From Hell - Atlantis www.youtube.com/watch?v=apjjwi…
10. Facing the Fire - Two Steps From Hell - To Glory www.youtube.com/watch?v=abjE9Q…
11. Courtship - E.S Posthumus - Manju www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk3GRK…
12. At the End - Two Steps From Hell - Crimson Death www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq3soY…
13. Legend - E.S Posthumus - Oraanu Pi www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcCmti…
14. Told In Stone - Switchfoot - The Shadows Prove The Sunshine www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDM2QR…
15. The Pact - Angels And Airwaves- The Gift
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4kMkv…
Night Pride: How Fandoms Groom Artists for Abuse
Oh boy, was this an interesting little roller coaster. So strap in. I saw the teaser trailer for the fan created Night Pride a while back and I was annoyed. I happen to like My Pride, because for God's sake it's an original work in a sea of corporatism. That the people working on Night Pride disparaged and discussed doxxing the My Pride team is not in the least surprising to me; what else do fandoms do but train one to hate original works? If it's too original, it's not canon, after all. And if it's original work, it's copyright, and that's a dirty word in fanart. Don't say YOUR WORK is copyright, make sure you give credit to Disney! And just recently, the Night Pride got cancelled, and people are making videos about the fallout. Somehow, guys, SOMEHOW, a whole bunch of artists and writers, voice actors and musicians, got roped into doing free labor, without a contract, by someone who wasn't licensed by Disney to adhere to their (admittedly lacking) labor laws. Can you believe
What I Learned From Doing Mark of the Conifer
1. Everything you're afraid of is true. When I really sat down and decided I was going to try publishing, I had a panic attack. A legit, teeth chattering, sick-to-my-stomach panic attack that I had to do breathing exercises to get through. And a lot of cuddling my cat and writing in my journal about what I was so scared of for the next few days. I think the regular stuff was there: what if it doesn't work? What if I fail? What if nobody likes me? But the two biggest things I was afraid of were the work and succeeding. What the HELL was I going to do if I succeeded!?
Turns out absolutely everything I was scared of was right on the money. The a
The Problem of Fan Art: Part 2
"Everything is derivative!"
Some things are more derivative than others. That's what copyright is for.
"Who are YOU to say what is and isn't art?"
I'm a little miffed by this one, because it's like people shooting the messenger. I hate to rain on your parade, but there are legal definitions out there for art. And yes, those partially define art for me personally, but guess what? They also define art for you, too.
Now, I'm not saying the effervescence of humanity as put to canvas is legally defined. There is no way to quantify the blood, sweat, and tears put into a piece. (Which, if you are sweating and bleeding, why you'd want to do it fo
The Problem of Fan Art: Part One
I suppose I've been musing over this for a long time, and since I have released my first big piece of "real" work, I've found myself reading more about the phenomenon of "toxic fandoms."
That's not really what I'm going to talk about, though, even though I think it's a very obvious element to consider. It plays its part in the Problem of Fan Art.
And personal disclaimer: it's not like I've never done fanart myself. I obviously enjoy the aspect of fanart that is creative and expressive, and acts like the proper machine of artistic joie de vivre #notallfanart. But that allows me to move into my introduction: artists do great fanart; fanartist
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I almost forgot about classical music like the Carmina Burana by Carl Orff: [link]
"Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi" is the perfect theme for the Expiration of the Universe in my Space Opera. This powerful melody makes me imagine how Kaeli appears in the skies like the crucified Jesus, bleeding from wounds in her wrists, feet and side, how blood falls like rain, how the Messengers of the Might appear shortly after Kaeli one after another on every world and rip them apart bit by bit, how meteors fall in hundreds, how Kaeli or Meni float near a sun and use its flames to wipe out every planet in a system.
"Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi" is the perfect theme for the Expiration of the Universe in my Space Opera. This powerful melody makes me imagine how Kaeli appears in the skies like the crucified Jesus, bleeding from wounds in her wrists, feet and side, how blood falls like rain, how the Messengers of the Might appear shortly after Kaeli one after another on every world and rip them apart bit by bit, how meteors fall in hundreds, how Kaeli or Meni float near a sun and use its flames to wipe out every planet in a system.