Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Muse Music

As a writer, I am always wishing for the perfect song to accompany my writing. Whether it is when I'm writing it or after it is finished. Nevertheless it is a desire that follows me around, sometimes obsessively. I have been writing these Once Upon a Time/Merlin/Knights of the Roundtable chapters for a little while and was searching for the perfect song for inspiration. This time I actually found it and it was completely by accident. 
 I am a huge fan of Lindsey Stirling and have been since I found her. I go through these periods where I go through Youtube following video to video and somehow I eventually came across her. I watched practically all her videos and the rest is history. Flash forward to 2014 and I was eagerly awaiting her next album. I could not believe that I had to wait until the end of April for it to be released. Seriously, waiting for music can be such a huge problem for me. So I check back compulsively like it is going to come out sooner. Which is rare; in reality it is usually the opposite.

Finally I was able to see the tracklist and there at number 6 was Roundtable Rival. Sometimes I get these feelings that this song is going to be great and at the same time I knew I was writing about Knights. It filled me with such hope that this could be the song I was looking for. Finally, I was able to listen to the song and it exceeded my expectations. I could see my characters in the way her song flowed and it continued through to the many different situations that I was planning in my head. Finally the world had given me an easy find instead of eight different songs that did not appeal to what I was working on at the moment.
 Roundtable Rival, here is the link to check out the song if you haven't heard it already. If you do; read some of my earlier OUAT/Merlin/Knights works and look forward for what is to come. Then came another suprise, Number 12 Master of Tides. Listening to this song makes me think of all the directions that I am going to take my Ariel. Her character has much more to show and this compliments Roundtable Rival quite well. Ariel herself has sides that I have not yet written, but have the direction to go towards. Also lets be honest this song makes you want to move and with the movement comes untold creativity. These songs are just one of the many that inspire me when I write. 
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