Post by gmsamuel on May 1, 2016 4:04:23 GMT
Hello fellow blockheads!
I have been kicking around some ideas for a mental challenge for some time. I have realized that music often creates mental images for me. These are often sources of inspiration for D&D campaigns and settings. I decided that I wanted to ask some other people to listen to music and then post any ideas that they gained from the experience. Below are links to some songs, and segments of their lyrics. These songs range through many genres of music. (it should be noted there's quite a bit of dubstep, that's just a reflection of my taste in music) I encourage you to choose a song, listen to it, and post your idea before reading others ideas so that your experience is not affected by that of others. When you are done, please leave your opinion of this in the comments. If you do not like the music presented, feel free to make a your own thread with different music.
1.Crystal (!CE remix) (Dubstep)
soundcloud.com/i_c_e/crystals-ice-remix
(no lyrics here, just sound)
2. Devotion (tristam) (unsure of genre)
soundcloud.com/monstercat/tristam-devotion
Silent in the dark
Waiting for the spark
The wood soaked in their blood
Their hands join in the mud
The ember gently glowed
The spark took to their clothes
The flames kept on rising higher
They stood in the fire
They burn with desire
With love and emotion
They dance with devotion
They stood in the fire
They burn with desire
With love and emotion
They dance with devotion
3. I am an ape (David Byrne and St.Vincent) (unsure of genre)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFWmMXaCdPA
In a garden
Stands a statue
Of the man who won the war
His expression
Tender yearning
Every nation near and far
Oh sad and ancient father
Sweet as honey tough as leather
Running down the hill on Christmas Day
I am an ape
I stand and wait
A masterpiece
A hairy beast
I move so fast
But I take a chance
And come up close
I'm not a ghost
4.On My Way To Heaven (above and beyond(seven lions remix)) (dubstep)
soundcloud.com/aboveandbeyond/ab-omwth-seven-lions
(Lyrics omitted due to order differences between remix and original: could not find correct order, too lazy to write them down.)
5. Come Find Me (Cookie Monsta and Flux Pavilion) (dubstep)
soundcloud.com/flux-pavilion/cookie-monsta-and-flux
Silent seas
Frozen rune
Come find me
Somewhere new
Somewhere real
6. The Girl (Hellberg ft.Cozi Zuehlsdorff) (pop?)
soundcloud.com/monstercat/the-girl
He's in love with the statue in a marble block
He's in love with the girl that time forgot
7. Cosmic Love (Florence And The Machine) (No idea of this genre either)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TG4LBBXedc
A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyes
I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, and now it's left me blind
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat
I tried to find the sound
But then it stopped, and I was in the darkness,
So darkness I became
I have been kicking around some ideas for a mental challenge for some time. I have realized that music often creates mental images for me. These are often sources of inspiration for D&D campaigns and settings. I decided that I wanted to ask some other people to listen to music and then post any ideas that they gained from the experience. Below are links to some songs, and segments of their lyrics. These songs range through many genres of music. (it should be noted there's quite a bit of dubstep, that's just a reflection of my taste in music) I encourage you to choose a song, listen to it, and post your idea before reading others ideas so that your experience is not affected by that of others. When you are done, please leave your opinion of this in the comments. If you do not like the music presented, feel free to make a your own thread with different music.
1.Crystal (!CE remix) (Dubstep)
soundcloud.com/i_c_e/crystals-ice-remix
(no lyrics here, just sound)
2. Devotion (tristam) (unsure of genre)
soundcloud.com/monstercat/tristam-devotion
Silent in the dark
Waiting for the spark
The wood soaked in their blood
Their hands join in the mud
The ember gently glowed
The spark took to their clothes
The flames kept on rising higher
They stood in the fire
They burn with desire
With love and emotion
They dance with devotion
They stood in the fire
They burn with desire
With love and emotion
They dance with devotion
3. I am an ape (David Byrne and St.Vincent) (unsure of genre)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFWmMXaCdPA
In a garden
Stands a statue
Of the man who won the war
His expression
Tender yearning
Every nation near and far
Oh sad and ancient father
Sweet as honey tough as leather
Running down the hill on Christmas Day
I am an ape
I stand and wait
A masterpiece
A hairy beast
I move so fast
But I take a chance
And come up close
I'm not a ghost
4.On My Way To Heaven (above and beyond(seven lions remix)) (dubstep)
soundcloud.com/aboveandbeyond/ab-omwth-seven-lions
(Lyrics omitted due to order differences between remix and original: could not find correct order, too lazy to write them down.)
5. Come Find Me (Cookie Monsta and Flux Pavilion) (dubstep)
soundcloud.com/flux-pavilion/cookie-monsta-and-flux
Silent seas
Frozen rune
Come find me
Somewhere new
Somewhere real
6. The Girl (Hellberg ft.Cozi Zuehlsdorff) (pop?)
soundcloud.com/monstercat/the-girl
He's in love with the statue in a marble block
He's in love with the girl that time forgot
7. Cosmic Love (Florence And The Machine) (No idea of this genre either)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TG4LBBXedc
A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyes
I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, and now it's left me blind
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat
I tried to find the sound
But then it stopped, and I was in the darkness,
So darkness I became