Music that inspires
Music is, and has always been, interpreted individually. It is not necessary to follow someone else’s recommendation as to the music that fits the mood. It is, in fact a pointless endeavor. The way I view a mood is not dictated by the advice of someone else. It held true of our musical tastes vs. our parents tastes, and it holds true of our tastes vs. our peers. We just all feel the music differently.
I could blithely sit here in my megalomania and suggest that the best way for you to write a piece set in Barcelona that you should take the time to go and buy several CD’s by Andres Segovia or get a copy of Vinnie Moore’s “Never been to Barcelona.”
While I heartily recommend both pieces of music, the question I have to ask is this:
Are they going to help you write what you want to write?
The answer, most likely, is no.
So I present to you, gentle reader, the advice that I would use myself. Perhaps it isn’t rocket science and I doubt it will change the way you write. It is, however, the best way I know to set a mood with music.
