Playing Games: Another of the interview types.

[silveradept]

Been asked five questions by whatawaytoburn, all music-related, as there was Rent on the brain at the time, and thus:

1. What songs do you listen to on repeat, if any?
   
   Erm, it kind of depends. If I'm really into an album, I'll be listening to my favorite tracks from that album. Once the album of choice changes, though, so does the repeating. I'm sort of a mood music person, though, so I'll pick and choose my themes fo the day based on what I'm trying to evoke.



2. What's your favorite song from your childhood?
   
   ...hrm. Hrm. A lot of my childhood was spent playing video games, and the sounds they put out then, compared to now, well, are almost incomparable. I wasn't all that into the pop tunes even at that age, so I guess my favorite song from "childhood" is probably Dream Theater's Overture 1928, which I met comparably late in that time period. It's pretty much the chiptunes of the major RPGs of the time - Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario Brothers, et cetera.



3. What is one of your more recent favorite songs?
   
   Well, much of what I listen to is instrumental music and game / television show BGM. Still songs, but not the kind of things that most people think of when they ask about songs. Most recently, though, I've been getting good mileage out of "Words Win Wars" from Doctor Who, "Dive Into The Heart" from Kingdom Hearts, and some of the older work of Machinae Supremacy, like Gimme More.



4. Can you listen to music while you do other things like read or write?
   
   It's almost an essential part of me to do that. Having appropriate music available makes the mood-setting easier, and as I read, sometimes the music and the text flow together to make for a very good experience. Or sometimes I say "No, really, that's not the right music for this scene." If you mean, however, can I pay attention to the specifics of music and of the text, not so much. It's a background thing, much of the time.



5. What styles of music, if any, are you less likely to try than others?
   
   I still avoid the top 40 charts and the popular music scene for the most part. Far too much of having to listen to boy bands, pop princesses, and songs that are not interesting in a musical way at all from the radio. So, groups that mostly get radio play are the kinds I am less likely to try on a whim.