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Moods and Songwriting...
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| theterran |
Finally finished this little experiment...Thought it was interesting and worth sharing.
Pretty obvious that mood affects how we write music, but I wanted to get some snapshots on which moods I felt I wrote best in, so I put aside a classical piece to work on when I was in a certain mood.
The rules were : I would start writing in a mood, and once I ran out of gas I would stop and not touch it again until I had forgotten about the song, and the next mood struck while I was feeling musically inclined. I also only allowed myself to listen to the previous 8 bars so I could transition...So it will probably sound a bit disjointed..
Been awhile since the mood "happy" has hit while feeling musically motivated, so it took awhile to finally finish this...
I ended up putting happy at the beginning because it just sounded bizarre otherwise...so it goes, Happy -> Angry [repeat] -> Depressed as . Sorta...like the title.
I think the piece sounded the most interesting when I was pissed off, and I ended up writing a fair bit more during that mood...
Also think my songwriting is cheesy as when I'm in a good mood, and should refrain from writing during that time...
What moods you find yourselves writing your best works in? Is it coincidence creativity usually sparks during those moods? |
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| djshire |
As I said in the "Longest Break" thread, I tend to just make music all year round, and I factor how I will most likely be feeling into what I'm going to make at a given time. Its winter here in Michigan, so all my music right now is slower, sadder, more introspective, and very "numbing" (you get lost in it easily, lose track of time, etc).
I tend to make more happy music when the weather gets better. Its why I'm going for Ibiza-themed tracks for one of my summer releases.
That isn't to say that those things can change. I'm not always depressed, but I can be (I have clinical depression) so I may stop making a happy song and start making a sad one. I may not finish the song, and it may sit for when I feel its "mood" more. |
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