October Songwriting Challenges
Its Spooky Season! It is once again time for you to pen a song that could be as iconic as “Monster Mash.” We need more Halloween themed bangers!
Turn off all the lights and close all the windows. Grab a guitar. What type of song do you write in the still and quiet? How does sensory deprivation inspire you?
Pick a monster - a vampire, goblin, ghoul, or even a kraken! Write them a theme song.
The music in a scary movie can add drama and suspense! Rewatch your favorite scary flick and pen a song that you think represents the thrill of film!
Screams! Squeals! Groans! The sound of running! The percussive slice of a sharpening knife! There are so many scary sounds that can fit into a produced out track either as a memorable moment or the percussive underpinning of a whole song. This Halloween season sprinkle in something scary into your production.
“Trick-or-Treat” is an iconic phrase. What other Halloween season phrases can you dream up? Do we need a new phrase to represent this season? Come up with an iconic Halloween saying and use it as the title of a new song.
Pick a song in a major key and reimagine it in a minor key.
Go out and buy your favorite candy. Take a bite. Now, write a song or jingle that you think the candy brand could use in future marketing.
The full moon is particularly powerful in the fall! Write a song during this month’s full moon.
Take a break. Go out on Halloween and celebrate the magic of the night. Come back restored and ready to write in November. After all, we’re incredibly close to Turkey season.
