Music is a common way for people to relax and unwind, or to rev up and party. Music of any type can also inspire and motivate, from upbeat music that we can exercise to, to calm melodic music we put in the background while doing work.
For me, music is such a powerful element to be inspired by, and different sounds evoke different feelings and can therefore inspire different things.
Lately I have found myself drawn to the music of Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Ros (pronounced Seega Rosh). I discovered this band after watching the movie 127 hours, where in the final stages of the movie, Sigur Ros's track "Festival" plays over the movie.
This is the full version of that song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWMDfJEkQDs
During the Dan O'Day workshop I was pleasantly surprised to hear that Dan himself really likes Sigur Ros's music and finds them very inspiring, and even played "Untitled 3" over the top of ones of his videos, a day in the life of an elderly couple. I found myself very touched by this video, not only because the subject matter was very poignant, but the beautiful music just added that something extra.
This is the music that played over that particular video, a track I find absolutely amazing. This one in particular has a very interesting video which I think you should watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cZGgtN42ns
This band has a very ethereal quality to their music, and I love to listen to their work while I edit and blog, it helps to clear my mind, focus my thoughts, and the sounds takes me to another place in my mind where creativity can just flow.
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