Diamanda Galas – Wild Women with Steak Knives.

Writing horror? Want to scare the pants off both yourself and your audience? Look no further. This is only a voice, so might not be easy to use whilst you’re actually writing, but I know no better piece of music for getting yourself into a really strange place! If you can last the entire 12 minutes, you’ll probably be ready to star in your own book, but assuming you’ve stayed the right side of sane, you’ll be feeling entirely ready to create some truly weird and terrifying stuff.

So there’s a quick 7 soundtracks in 7 days, with a bonus day thrown in for free. There are plenty more artists you could look at. DJ Shadow creates excellent city music and no heist story would be complete without some Propellerheads, but these should provide some excellent starting points. I hope you enjoy sound-tracking your writing and please let me know of any gems you may use as well.