My iPod Needs a Seasonal Make-Over

June 23, 2008

I wrote about this before, but I’ve been rather surprised by how different my listening choices have become, now that outside is sunny and warm.

In Flames and other heroic, aggressive, heavy music gave way to gentle, optimistic and comforting music, like Sarah McLachlan.

The change is so drastic that I find myself wanting to load my iPod with completely different set of tunes. I’m simply not listening to my cold-weather music!

I also think that this affects my writing, too. Writing music is about capturing and channeling feelings of that particular time, at least for me.

I suppose I can watch a movie or envision a different scene from the one I’m currently in, but really, that kind of manipulation only lasts a moment and is skin-deep.

I will have to think about this in my writing process. I’m just not in the right mind set to write aggressive and heavy music. I feel like writing some silly children’s songs. (which I can)

Do you feel that you listen to completely different set of music when the season changes? How is the difference, if so?

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