Stormbringer Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Different forms of art always influence each other in some way and there's quite a special relation between music and literature. Be it by musicalizing a specific work, such as a piece of poetry, or by taking inspiration by a novel or tale. Examples are many, both in Classical Music and in Popular Music. I'll start with one of my favorite bands taking inspiration from one of my favorite literary works: Led Zeppelin and J.R.R. Tolkien's works. There's many of these - Robert Plant is quite a Tolkien fan - so I'll start with these two: The Battle Of Evermore with some The Silmarillion and The Lord Of The Rings elements in it: And Ramble On inspired by The Lord of The Rings mentioning the land of Mordor and Gollum in the song: (And the bassline of this song is amazing ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foofur16 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 ^ Awesome Didn't knew that one. I liked how the music reflects the atmosphere Edgar Allan Poe's work. To Tame A Land - Iron Maiden Frank Herbert's Dune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Metallica Inspired by Ernest Hemingway's book by the same name For Whom The Bell Tolls And a title inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's works for the instrumental The Call Of Ktulu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17 Moments of Spring Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Iron Maiden - Brave New World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World Iron Maiden - Stranger in a Strange Land https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land Iron Maiden - The Longest Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Day_(book) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17 Moments of Spring Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The Evil That Men Do by Iron Maiden Quote The title of the song is taken from Marcus Antonius's speech while addressing the crowd of Romans after Caesar's murder (Act 3, scene 2, "The Forum") in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: "The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_That_Men_Do_(song) the name of the band Wall of Sleep refers to a short story by H. P. Lovecraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Wall_of_Sleep_(short_story) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17 Moments of Spring Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Murders in the Rue Morgue by Iron Maiden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murders_in_the_Rue_Morgue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 From Mastodon's second album Leviathan, which is loosely based on Herman Melville's Moby Dick Blood And Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17 Moments of Spring Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 ^ also, Leviathan is the (short) title of the influential book by Thomas Hobbes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Another Tolkien inspired song: Rivendell - Rush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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