Writing Prompts: Music Madness

We are going to try something a little different this week. When I was in high school we did a little experiment in my English class. We listened to a piece of music and then wrote a story to accompany it. The story could be based on what we thought about when we heard the piece or the type of characters that would listen to such music and so on etc.

So this week I’ve compiled a list of thirteen songs to inspire you. Write whatever comes to mind and please try not to laugh too hard at my taste in music.

Note: The links lead to the YouTube video of the song. Please let me know if any of the songs become unavailable. Some musicians are aggressive about getting their music taken down if it gets posted to YouTube.

1. Mad World

2. Ready for the Big Ride, Bubba

3. Water Shows the Hidden Heart, Enya

4. The Spirit of Vitality, Asian Chillout, Zen Grooves

5. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony Rush Remix by Tom Rush

6. Elama, Yasser Ebeeb

7. I’ve got to see you again, Norah Jones

8. Mestipholes Part 1, Part 2 by Trans Siberian Opera (singer Danny Elfman)

9. A’int No Sunshine, Lighthouse Family

10. Shape of My Heart, Sting

11. Dust in the Wind, Sarah Brightman

12. More Than Words, Extreme

13. Felitsa, Yanni

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2 Responses to “Writing Prompts: Music Madness”

1. Vienne says:

   August 10, 2007 at 7:06 am

   I love your prompts by music. I have always found my imagination runs wild with certain lyrics. Just as often, stories unwind in my mind from the instrumentals alone, or from songs in foreign languages I don’t understand. I suppose musicians feel the same way, thus wonderful music is born. Great blog. Vienne
2. Daria says:

   August 11, 2007 at 1:16 am

   Hi Vienne,

   Welcome to my writing blog. I feel the same as you do. I find that I am much more creative when I’m listening to instrumental or New Age. There’s just something about the music. It’s like the artist is telling a story but at the same time leaving the music open to interpretation to make up one’s own. Do you have a favorite artist?