Written by Brendan O’Meara
Whether I’m writing a long feature or putting together show notes for a podcast with Eva Holland, Glenn Stout, Maggie Messitt, or John Scheinman, I tend to listen to a single song on repeat. Why? It puts me into a sort of meditative state. After a while I sorta feel like I’m floating.
That’s how I like to feel when I’m in the groove. I need a song that disappears after a while, but when I want to focus on it it conjures feelings. So, here’s the song: “On Thin Ice,” composed by Hans Zimmer off The Dark Knight Rises soundtrack. It’s ethereal, it’s brooding, it’s moody, it implies heavy stakes, it’s conflicted, it’s beautiful.
Give one song a try on a constant loop.
