It’s funny. I’ve been really finding myself attracted to waltzes lately.
In the past, and still mostly in the current, my taste in music has been largely nostalgic. 90’s punk and alternative blaring out of my windows as I am driving to work. Screaming that, “I want to be the minority” or that, “Scotty doesn’t know...”
Occasionally, I go for something deeper like some Clint Mansell as it reminds me of my personal favorite love story, of which a line resides on my wedding band.
And some days I even listen to the radio, but few new songs make it into the play it again playlist.
However, as I’ve come into myself as a writer, I’ve been spending more and more time looking for music that helps me dive into story worlds. Waltzes, instrumentals and even some vaporwave (introduced to me by my husband) are slowly becoming the majority of my streaming stations.
But, it isn’t simply that they are something to listen to in the background of my thoughts. I find I have a very physical reaction to the strings and piano keys. Somehow these magical tones signal bells and evoke images of diving deep into my own mind, a peaceful ocean of ideas waiting to be discovered. I sign, close my eyes…the words comes from that place.
It may be that I am going through a renaissance or changing again. In my thirties I have noted that my tastes have shifted dramatically. I hear that tastebuds do this every few decades…do you think that the tiny hairs deep inside our ears become bored? I think mine may be evolving…
This topic has run away from me. Just another string of wild notes, tangent and allegro…but I will leave you with this humble list of music in the hope that it will inspire other listeners…and hopefully writers.
Clair De Lune
Michael Dulin
A Million Dreams
Taylor Davis
Your Hand In Mine
Explosions In The Sky
Any Other Name
Thomas Newman