What do you listen to while painting?

[Necron2.0]

I listen to my wife ... nagging me on why is it I'm wasting time with childish things, not working on the house, not paying attention to her, not exercising, not taking her out to dinner, not taking care of her pets, not ..., not ..., not ..., etc., etc., etc. ...........

Actually no. She's a good woman and puts up with a lot from me and I'm lucky to have her. Only every once in a great while does she have a WTF moment.

When I'm painting I prefer silence. When I'm working in a delicate area, I'll sometimes concentrate on the beat of my heart in order to time my brush stroke.

[St. Murphy]

Just listened to a powerful Ted Talk while painting up some Salamanders:

Why I Chose the Gun by Peter Van Uhm

Check it out.

[Captain Ismer]

I focus pretty intently while I'm working, so I tend to just turn on some music or leave the tv on Scifi or Food Network. A little background noise to keep me from getting lonely.

[Happosai]

Depends on what I'm painting, but it's almost always a game soundtrack. I've been on a Hitoshi Sakimoto (mostly Final Fantasy 12, but some of his Final Fantasy Tactics and Valkyria Chronicles* stuff) kick lately with a few songs from Blazblue.

*This one is most fitting for my continued efforts to paint my guardsmen like the Gallian Militia.

You, sir, are AWESOME for the reference.

For me, I am not quite yet to the painting stage, but while assembling I have been listening to things like ME3 soundtrack, Final Fantasy Tactics, some LotR music, Star Wars soundtracks, but mainly game soundtracks.

Oh, also I listen to [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYV96VsFf2U&feature=fvst"]this[/URL] :-) (just kidding)

[Defenestratus]

I listen to "Two Steps from Hell" epic trailer and soundtrack music. YOu might recognize it as some of the music in the recent Mass Effect 3 trailers.
[url]http://www.amazon.com/Invincible/dp/B003MOHX8S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331820056&sr=8-1[/url]

[Defenestratus]

Just listened to a powerful Ted Talk while painting up some Salamanders:

Why I Chose the Gun by Peter Van Uhm

Check it out.

Thats a great speech and you can just see the TED brainiacs squirming in their seat when the captain brings out the weapon to the stage.

[Malok1013]

I'll usually listen to some jazz on pandora. Nice, calm stuff to paint by. Helps keep a mediocre painter like myself from screwing something up.

[Necron2.0]

I'll usually listen to some jazz on pandora.

Oooh, no. I couldn't do it. I'd stop painting and just listen to the music. Late at night, I love Jazz, especially if it has a Latin rhythm, something like [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PhRgXNbXwk]>>this<<[/url], or [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeHgNqbdBKs]>>this<<[/url]. That could just be my roots coming out, though.

[Sippin' On Paint Water]

I listen to stuff like this:

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-dUtieog0&feature=g-hist&context=G260bb3fAHT2GWLAAfAA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-dUtieog0&feature=g-hist&context=G260bb3fAHT2GWLAAfAA[/URL]

YEAH BUDDY!

[Pendragon38]

swing music like Big Bad Vodoo Daddy some good up beat stuff