[Achilles.]

I AM GOING TO WRITE THE SONG OF ICE AND FIRE.


Jon Snow who?

[minho]

I definitely think that it could be easy to fall into a trap of over-the-top imagery just for the sake of fitting into your type. I'm going to try and aim at making my type come through in other ways, idk. I just don't want to end up messing this up, and really want to work on my characters.

See you in 5 hours though so I can hopefully sign up

[Temporal]

Originally posted by Vision

Just to clarify though, our songs don't have to be like, 100% all about Water for example? Like, we can write a song based around that imagery? Even though the focus of the song will be a different storyline?

What do you mean, can you elaborate?

For a Water song you could write about rain, oceans, lakes, waterfalls, beaches...

[Cupid]

Originally posted by Temporal

What do you mean, can you elaborate?

For a Water song you could write about rain, oceans, lakes, waterfalls, beaches...

Like does the story of the song literally have to be your theme, like do I have to make a song about waves and water etc? or can you just write a story set around your theme/imagery?

[UFO]

I am going to take my time with this round. You can usually tell which lines I wrote first because they're usually the best ones e.g. the first verse or the first part of the chorus. Not gonna happen this time!

[Jackson]

Originally posted by UFO

I lowkey want to switch to grass and write about marijuana

I'm not going to tho

OMG Chillin in the Parking Lot 2 please do

Originally posted by Vision

Just to clarify though, our songs don't have to be like, 100% all about Water for example? Like, we can write a song based around that imagery? Even though the focus of the song will be a different storyline?

Yes, a non literal approach would be recommended in fact

[Temporal]

Originally posted by Vision

Like does the story of the song literally have to be your theme, like do I have to make a song about waves and water etc? or can you just write a story set around your theme/imagery?

Yes, absolutely!

[UFO]

Originally posted by Jackson

OMG Chillin in the Parking Lot 2 please do

I hate how much you love that trainwreck

[Cupid]

Okay good, I don't think I'm explaining myself well I'm half asleep, but yeah, I'll do it anyway

[Achilles.]

Yeah, I'm a bit confused too.

I know that we're supposed to use imagery related to our topic, but I'm a bit lost on how much imagery you're looking for (does every verse need thematically-related imagery? seems like it'd get very heavyhanded very quickly)? And does it matter what we're using the imagery to describe (ie: using ice imagery in a song about death)?

Would Florence's "Never Let Me Go" be an adequate submission for water?
Would Taylor's "Dear John" work for fire because of its bridge?

[minho]

Originally posted by Temporal

Yes, absolutely!

I don't really know how to explain my question, but if we were to focus on getting a particular emotion or reaction that invokes the type, would that work?

As a rough example I mean a song like Run The World representing Fire, even though it doesn't necessarily revolve around fire imagery, but the lyrics have aspects to it that could be associated with that type?

I don't know if this makes sense but

edit: basically what Achilles said

[8thPrince]

Originally posted by lovesong

I don't really know how to explain my question, but if we were to focus on getting a particular emotion or reaction that invokes the type, would that work?

As a rough example I mean a song like Run The World representing Fire, even though it doesn't necessarily revolve around fire imagery, but the lyrics have aspects to it that could be associated with that type?

I don't know if this makes sense but

edit: basically what Achilles said

your challenge is to write a song that corresponds to ONE Pokémon type of your choosing.

This challenge is testing your ability to stick to one idea, theme or image (in this case a "type"), and being able to fully develop it.

It's pretty broad in explanation, imagery isn't the sole way to go about it. To me personally, I just need to be able to know the type without being told outright

[Temporal]

For reference, I've assigned some types to already existing songs that would fit the challenge. Keep in mind, some songs fit this challenge better than others, mainly because it's easier to write Water song than a Fairy song for example, but these would all, at a basic level, function for this challenge.

Examples

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[minho]

Originally posted by 8thPrince

It's pretty broad in explanation, imagery isn't the sole way to go about it

True

I guess I was just a bit confused with all the discussion about focusing on imagery and how much that would be weighted

edit: those examples will help!

[Cupid]

Stan for Kiesza!

[Temporal]

Originally posted by Achilles.

Yeah, I'm a bit confused too.

I know that we're supposed to use imagery related to our topic, but I'm a bit lost on how much imagery you're looking for (does every verse need thematically-related imagery? seems like it'd get very heavyhanded very quickly)? And does it matter what we're using the imagery to describe (ie: using ice imagery in a song about death)?

Would Florence's "Never Let Me Go" be an adequate submission for water?
Would Taylor's "Dear John" work for fire because of its bridge?

Originally posted by lovesong

I don't really know how to explain my question, but if we were to focus on getting a particular emotion or reaction that invokes the type, would that work?

As a rough example I mean a song like Run The World representing Fire, even though it doesn't necessarily revolve around fire imagery, but the lyrics have aspects to it that could be associated with that type?

I don't know if this makes sense but

edit: basically what Achilles said

I want full immersion in the type, not just an allusion to it. For lack of a better explanation or example, something like Ocean Lips which went balls to the wall with the Water imagery would be perfect for this challenge.

[feelslikeadream]

Bluebird!

[Temporal]

Originally posted by Achilles.

I know that we're supposed to use imagery related to our topic, but I'm a bit lost on how much imagery you're looking for (does every verse need thematically-related imagery? seems like it'd get very heavyhanded very quickly)?

I mean, if you're writing a Water song and you talk about lightning briefly, that's fine. It doesn't need to only be Water/Steel/Fighting imagery or whatever, but it should be a majority or at the least a plurality.

And does it matter what we're using the imagery to describe (ie: using ice imagery in a song about death)?

Nope.

Would Florence's "Never Let Me Go" be an adequate submission for water?
Would Taylor's "Dear John" work for fire because of its bridge?

Florence, yes.
Taylor, no. It would need more than just the bridge.

[URBAN]

Originally posted by feelslikeadream

Someone tell me the 7/27 trinity.

The top 5:

"Not That Kinda Girl" | "Scared Of Happy" | "That's My Girl" | "All In My Head (Flex) | "No Way"

[Achilles.]

Thanks for that detailed response, Temps. Very helpful!