I sometimes do that... Does it influence the writing in any way(without you realizing it, uncounsciously)? If you wrote something while listening to a song, would you have written it differently if there was a different song playing, or all writing is the same, regardless of music?
Screenwriting : Writing while listening to music? by Victor Titimas
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Your surroundings change everything, for sure. Sometimes I like to listen to music but others I prefer silence.
Yes, but the difference is in your face. With the wrong song you'd write the same words, but with a frown in your face.
I listen to music that befits the genre in which I'm writing. I'm writing a paranormal script right now - so I listen to a lot of spooky-dead-people music (an' no, I don't mean Elvis.)
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My writing playlist consists of Slayer, Morbid Angel, Butcher Babies, In This Moment, and Sister Sin. It's great for writing horror. It probably wouldn't be so great if I were writing romantic comedy.
I have done a modicum of research into energy and vibrations; also I have heard repeatedly of the 'Mozart Effect'. I love the violin concertos etc. and the inspiration or, if not inspiration, then the feelings of calm, wellbeing in creating the scenes. Not quite horror stimulation - anyone else with experience the Mozart Effect?
I listen to my iTunes library at a low volume and find that it keeps me from getting distracted. My mind tends to wander and with the music on, I find that I can concentrate on my writing and not think about the dishes that need washing, etc.
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Goth, 80s new wave and heavy metal, and classic rock gets me in the mood.
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I only listen to music when I have a song in my head that I think would play out during the scene. When I play said song, I get super pumped and feel like I crank out an awesome scene. Then I go back quiet.
I WISH I could write with music on all the time. But I can't. It distracts me. I read what I write out loud a lot, and I can't do that with music in the background.