I love writing stories with inspiration from music. Music makes me FEEL things, and feeling things encourages me to write. Much of the music that inspires me are soundtracks, so don't have lyrics. That's the beauty of it. :)

For this contest, I have provided several epic and uplifting music tracks that have made me feel emotional and/or inspired in the past. Choose the piece that inspires you most, and use it to write a short story or piece of flash fiction. No more than 1200 words please.

Rules

- I'd recommend listening to your track WHILE you're writing to get into the mood, but it's totally up to you on how you want to do it.

- When you submit your entry, put the name of the track you have used at the top so I can see how you've used your inspiration.

- There is no genre or theme requirement, but just try to make your entry original and interesting. These tracks give off an 'epic fantasy war' vibe, but that doesn't mean you have to stick by that theme. Try action, adventure, sci-fi, drama, romance, whatever you want. :)

- I am impressed by unique stories. So try not to do the same as everyone else. Think outside the box! Push the boundaries! See where your writing takes you. :)

- Make sure your spelling, punctuation and grammar is as good as it can be, since I am put off by basic errors in writing.

- Have fun!

Good luck, everyone! I look forward to reading all your stories! If you want to ask a question, leave one below. ;)

Music Tracks to Choose From

Time to go back to the basics!

I think it goes without saying that most people, if not all, draw enormous amounts of inspiration from music - whether it be a favorite blues melody or a catchy pop song, we've all run to our writing desk at least once for penning down the emotions it inspires in us.

Now's the time to tap in!

Pick a song - any song - and spin a yarn around it - commonly known as the quintessential song-fic - and don't let genres or themes define you. Best of luck!

Write a flash story (no more then 400 words please) involving unlikely, backwards or a contradictory relationship - whether that be romance, hatred, friendship... whatever. :)

Have fun!

Create a short story based around one of the sound effects:

Distant Firefight:

Incoming Mortar Fire:

The Ocean:

Horses:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder:

Large, Open Camp:

Deadly Radiation:

Panicked Crowd:

You may use one, several, or all of the effects as your prompt; if you want to add your own sound effect, get it off of SoundCloud or YouTube and embed it through the "Embed Media from External Sites" feature when writing your story, and add it at the top  (please no comprehensible speech, English, Polish, Chinese, no comprehensible speech). Please indicate somehow which original prompt you used, if any (just put the name I've given it in an author's note in the story or something). No other limits. Use your imagination.

Readers are advised to play all appropriate sound effects at once when reading a story with said sound effects.; makes it more interesting.

An amount of inspirations (these are not required):"In war, not everyone is a soldier.""What could possibly be positive about a murderous disease?""When bad things happen, people get freaked out.""It's an abomination.""People band together for a common cause, but not for a common effect.""I have been thinking about what I saw ever since.""My ancestors are smiling upon me, imperials, can you say the same?""The ocean is a place where you can let memories slip away.""Riding a horse hurts. I don't get why people do it.""Turns out horses aren't explosion-proof.""And I was thisclose. Gesture for emphasis!""Somebody get these people a shower.""Thirty years. Thirty long, grueling years.""Sometimes when things are falling apart they may actually be falling into place.""It always seems impossible until it is done.""Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will."