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Post by mcmojo on Jan 20, 2009 12:41:17 GMT -5
What kind of music do you listen to when reading your favorite Lawhead book? Or for that matter, any good novel?
Some of my favorites:
There are quite a few Film Soundtracks that I enjoy while reading: The Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, The Last of the Mohicans, Gattaca.
There are a few bands that I really enjoy as well: Hammock, Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky.
So, what say you?
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Post by Tegid on Jan 20, 2009 15:45:43 GMT -5
mcmojo, there are combinations of activities that don't work well for me. Walking and chewing gum comes to mind. Listening to music while reading is another. However! I do have this to say: If you are unaware of the music inspired by several of Lawhead's books, written and recorded by Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning, you should make the acquaintance promptly. For more information, click here. |
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Post by CynanMachae on Jan 20, 2009 20:29:57 GMT -5
The Lord of the Rings soundtracks are excellent accompaniments for any fantasy novel. I haven't listened to The Gladiator in a while. Enya can be good, provided you don't have the volume up too loud. I also enjoy reading with Rob Zombie in the background. Okay, that was a joke.  And welcome! Good to see a new soul participating in the forum!
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Post by mcmojo on Jan 21, 2009 8:27:55 GMT -5
mcmojo, there are combinations of activities that don't work well for me. Walking and chewing gum comes to mind. Listening to music while reading is another. However! I do have this to say: If you are unaware of the music inspired by several of Lawhead's books, written and recorded by Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning, you should make the acquaintance promptly. For more information, click here.  I've heard some of the Johnson/Dunning stuff, I just don't have any of their albums. I will look into that. I get what you are saying about doing two things at once. The trick for me is to listen to stuff that is mostly wordless. Most of the music I listed is orchestral in nature, or the instrumental ambient/post rock music. If there are a lot of words/lyrics, it can tend to become pretty distracting. CyanMachae, thanks for the welcome and the Rob Zombie joke. |
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Post by Dred on Feb 8, 2009 19:59:47 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. I don't typically read a book and have music on in the background. I do have the news on in the evening when I get most of my reading in but that's about it. By and large, I prefer things to be quiet when I do my reading. I don't want the distractions when I'm really into a book.
It's kind of strange but when I was in high school and college, I would put on movies I had seen time after time after time for background noise and it always worked well for my studying.
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Post by mcmojo on Feb 11, 2009 11:15:58 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. I don't typically read a book and have music on in the background. I do have the news on in the evening when I get most of my reading in but that's about it. By and large, I prefer things to be quiet when I do my reading. I don't want the distractions when I'm really into a book. It's kind of strange but when I was in high school and college, I would put on movies I had seen time after time after time for background noise and it always worked well for my studying. I can undertand wanting things quiet while reading. For me, music helps set the mood. Music has a way of helping me focus. If it is too quiet, my reading suffers. But as I said earlier, I am just speaking of non-lyrical music. Lyrics can become pretty distracting if you are trying to read. |
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Post by squire on Feb 11, 2009 16:15:03 GMT -5
Ditto that, mcmojo, I find that certain kinds of music help me to conentate while reading (or writing) as well.
Some of my favorites are "The Bourne Ultimatim," "King Arthur," "The Dark Knight," and various classical pieces. Though, the genre of music often depends on the genre or the book.
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