Music to write to

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With me, it's a bit mixed. Sometimes music helps spur my imagination and encourages me to write, while other times it's pretty much just a distraction.

That said, like yourself, I usually listen to instrumental songs (though not exclusively). This is very frequently video game music, since there is is plenty of good game music and nearly all of it is instrumental. However, I do also listen to regular music as well as anime/movie soundtracks.