Music & creativity

It's amazing to me how good music can take you on a journey and provide a mental roller coster of images and emotion. I find that finding the songs that transport me the most all gathered into a single playlist is one of the most important creative tools in my arsenal. I find that everything from jazz, classical, and jam style rock (i.e. Led Zeppelin, the grateful dead, and the like) sometimes the most effective and valuable use of my time is to quit Final Cut, open iTunes and let my mind wander. I find that it is these times, when I am not thinking about the footage, that I come up with my most creative ideas. Never under estimate the power of music.