I’ve almost always got music running through my head. Sometimes it is front and center, and sometimes it is subtle. But if I stop and think about it for a moment, there was something. Pop songs, drumming, commercials, TV theme music, internet flash songs (Badger badger badger)
Am I alone in this? Do you have a sound track?
I’m not a musician, but at other times in my life, I’ve played instruments and been parts of choirs.
There’s a song playing in my head every minute I’m awake, and often in my dreams. I had no need for a Walkman, and I have no need for an iPod. I don’t know how to shut the music off, it plays of its own will. Anything can trigger a song. For hours today, I had “Cry” by Johnnie Ray in my head, then it gave way to “Come On Eileen” because it starts off “Poor old Johnnie Ray…”
So you’re definitely not alone!
I have a pretty much continuous flow of music in my head. I can turn it down if I want, but it’s always on tap. I sing and play a number of instruments, but the bulk of the music in my head is stuff I’ve never performed. My head is stuffed full of rock, classical, folk, jazz, and game soundtracks–not to mention the pieces that defy classification.
I have only limited control over what music is playing at any given time, though it’s usually something at least vaguely appropriate to my surroundings. It’s frustrating when I try to note down an original piece that comes to me, as it keeps merging with or morphing into the ongoing flow of music.
No soundtrack for me. I would characterize my life as a bad musical. Sometimes an event will trigger a song in my head. Sometimes I’ll start singing my own words to other’s melodies ala Weird AL. Sometimes I’ll actually play guitar and sing. But there are definite long bouts of silence or at least thought sans music.