One thing that seems to tie many freelancers together is a love of listening to music while working. For me, I can’t listen to anything with words while I write and/or edit so soundtracks and scores are my go to’s when I want to listen to music at my desk.
This seems to be pretty common amongst other creators so for today’s #MotivationMonday, I wanted to compile a list of scores to listen to during your workday. If you’re interested in checking any of them out, the title link will take you to the soundtrack over on Spotify.
- The Fountain – By Clint Mansell (recommended by myself)
- Westworld Season One & Two – By Ramin Djawadi (recommended by myself)
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula – By Wojciech Kilar (recommended by Richard Pace)
- The Mission – By Ennio Morricone (recommended by Alex Greychuk)
- Inside Out – By Michael Giacchino (recommended by Eric Stirpe)
- Transistor – By Darren Korb (recommended by Jess Krause)
- The Shape of Water – By Alexandre Desplat (recommended by myself)
- Journey – By Austin Wintory (recommended by Evan Maroun)
- Last of the Mohicans – Various (recommended by Paul D. Storrie)
- Conan the Barbarian (’82) – By Basil Poledouris (recommended by Paul D. Storrie)
- Lord of the Rings: Return of the King – By Howard Shore (recommended by Paul D. Storrie)
- The 13th Warrior – By Jerry Goldsmith (recommended by Paul D. Storrie)
- Braveheart – By James Horner (recommended by Paul D. Storrie)
- Captain America: The First Avenger – By Alan Silvestri (recommended by Paul D. Storrie)
- Captain America: Winter Soldier – By Henry Jackman (recommended by Paul D. Storrie)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens – By John Williams (recommended by Paul D. Storrie)
- Oblivion – By M83 (recommended by Patrick Thorpe)
What are some of your favourite soundtracks to listen to? Let us know in the comments section below! All of the above scores and more are on a Spotify Playlist that I compiled for all of you:
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I usually write to music with words (lately I’ve been jumping around the Led Zeppelin albums) but a couple soundtracks I enjoy are the Jonah Hex one by Mastodon (because Mastodon can do no wrong) and the Red Dead Redemption one by Billy Elm and Woody Jackson.
I’m a massive fan of the Blade Runner soundtrack for writing! I also often make playlists for each story/character