Ticktockfool Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Greetings my fellow sound carpenters! A friendly thread that is easy to respond to plus sharing what make you tick. What inspires you? Who do you try to emulate? What get your creative juices flowing? So leave a post, a link, anything. I'll go first. I loves me some Bottesini! He makes me get up extra early in the morning:P YouTube - Furtok and St Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackballoons Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Jennifer Higdon inspires me a lot...off the top of my head, though, this is pretty inspiring too: YouTube - I.Clarke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeckelphoneNYC Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Nature. Pictures of it make me think of a certain type of music, and that's how it works :) nature - Google Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shpena Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Musica Andina !!! http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F384B3AE19B31205 That always puts a tear to my eye and gets my inspiration going. I can never get enough of Andean Music :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yachar Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Somehow... something that ticks for me is... Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Dunno why. They aren't the BEST band in the world, in fact, they might even show the real worst aspects of prog rock. Yet the ease with which they throw around notes seems to kind of make my juices flowing. Otherwise... my own emotions. And yes... of course pictures of nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schrodingasdawg Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Lighting and temperature inspire me. I get the most inspiration at sunrise/sunset and dusk-like lighting when the temperature is around 15 centigrade. Especially if the sky is overcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYS65 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 my own life, but I don't write music just like the way is my life .... I convert ... I have these plugins installed in my Brain, I use them to compose certain thing using events in my life .... Sadness -> Strenght Converter Beauty -> Strenght Converter Physical Pain -> Quietness Converter Happinness Generator Silliness Filter others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMisciagno Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Lately, my inspirations for composing have been emotions I've had, but listening to music of Allegri, Tallis, Byrd...(jump a few centuries), Schubert, Faur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qmwne235 Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Lemons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosp Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I'll be honest. Some sitcom had a musician star who bragged about making lots of money, sleeping with beautiful women, and not calling what he does real work. I always think back to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Kremlin Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Literature, popular culture (television, music, etc), other art, shapes, nature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Mostly imagination, i.e. I inspire myself whenever I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorWho? Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I live in Arizona and the sunsets are astonishingly beautiful. The cloud patterns here are amazing. When I happen to witness a good one I know I am seeing the finest composition one could ask for. Now if only I can convert that into sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeckelphoneNYC Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I live in Arizona and the sunsets are astonishingly beautiful. The cloud patterns here are amazing. When I happen to witness a good one I know I am seeing the finest composition one could ask for. Now if only I can convert that into sound... Hey, you live in Arizona too? lol. I will have to admit that the sunsets are nice, and so is Sedona and The Grand Canyon. But that's it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorWho? Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Hey, you live in Arizona too? lol. I will have to admit that the sunsets are nice, and so is Sedona and The Grand Canyon.But that's it ;) So true!! My wife and I used to live in California which was like an arts and culture Mecca compared to AZ. For natural beauty in can't be beat. Though I have found this and hope to check it out in the near future... Musica Nova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeckelphoneNYC Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 So true!! My wife and I used to live in California which was like an arts and culture Mecca compared to AZ. For natural beauty in can't be beat. Though I have found this and hope to check it out in the near future...Musica Nova What the???? That's my father's orchestra!!! LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david ckwee Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I get my inspiration mostly when I'm on the "porcelain throne", lol. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Dunno why, but I feel inspired mostly when I'm sad. The result is that all the stuff I compose is basically... sad stuff. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computers70 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Movies are my first insipiration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Luty Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 My inspiration comes from a pool of things. For instance, at the moment I'm trying to compose a suite based upon the Holocaust, including Auschwitz, Babi Yar, the Warsaw Ghetto, and so on. History is a great place to draw a topic from. Also, I've toiled with the idea of writing music based on a book, just whatever comes to my head whilst reading, although I wouldn't recommend this if the book has already been transferred to movie form. Nature is always a good thing to be inspired by, and one day I hope to write a suite based on some of my favorite flowers. There's so much out there to be inspired on for topics. When it comes to the actual music itself, my inspiration lies in late-romantic and modern composers. I also draw heavily on progressive rock such as Gentle Giant and Yes. There's many interesting rhythmic variations in there to be found, including the wonders of 7/4 time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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