Odd writing exercise

[hamsterexastris]

Inspired by David Mack (the Trek author, not the comics artist):

Pick a song (score or other orchestral music probably works best, but "normal" music might work too), and try to write a short story or part of a larger work to accompany it.

I covered a 2:00 track in about 600 words, or 300 words per minute of music; David Mack covered a 6:35 track in about 3700 words (chapter 1 of A Time to Heal), or 565 words per minute of music. *shrug* Then again, the events in what I wrote occur at a much faster pace than his piece. :)

Comments

[steve-mollmann.livejournal.com]

When I wrote my Star Trek: Foundation audio adventure "A Choice of Catastrophes", I wrote it with Jim Mortimore's brilliant soundtrack to Doctor Who: "The Rapture" in mind. One of my definite intents and purposes was to write a piece that evoked the same feelings the music did, not neccessarily one that had an exact correspondence to some music.

I'd like to think I succeeded, but to find out I need to actually get around to finishing the sound mixing on it...

Steve

[atimson.livejournal.com]

All I have to say is that I hope he's a better musician than an author, since I wasn't overly impressed with either of his novels that I've read. (From a writing standpoint, they're okay; he just didn't really get a good grasp of the characters in either.)

Hey, why are you here posting? Get back to mixing! *cracks whip* ;)

[steve-mollmann.livejournal.com]

I actually have very little experience with his writing; the only thing I've experienced was his Doctor Who audio drama "The Natural History of Fear," which was really quite good, but also quite strange. He is, however, a genius sound designer (I love to listen to "Embrace the Darkness" for the sound's sheer ability to compel and immerse alone) and a fairly good composer.

And I think a better question is why am I posting when I should be doing my homework...

Steve

[atimson.livejournal.com]

Because you recognize that homework is boring, and trolling LiveJournals is a lot more fun?

[atimson.livejournal.com]

Err, trolling in the original fishing sense, not flamebaiting....