At the age of 13, Imogen Heap began working with a Mac Classic computer and tinkered with writing songs using Notator. The track "Candlelight," from Imogen Heap's 1998 album "I Megaphone," was one of the first songs she ever wrote.
Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth worked together to write the track "Flicks," which sparked their formation as the duo known as Frou Frou. "It's Good to Be in Love," from Frou Frou's album "Details," was inspired by an experience that Guy Sigsworth had when bumping into an old friend. He exclaimed that she looked very radiant and asked what had changed, to which she replied that she had fallen in love. This then became the main concept for "It's Good to Be in Love."
Part of what makes Heap's music so appealing is her use of unconventional sounds. For example, her song "Glittering Cloud" is about locusts, so Heap used samples of locust sounds as the rhythm track. Heap has also been known to create some of her best work in short periods of time. Her songs "Speeding Cars" and "Can't Take It In" were both written and recorded in one week. In addition, the melody and harmony of "Hide and Seek" were finalized on the very first day that Heap began writing this track. In fact, she recalls in an interview with "Aurgasm," "Just as I struck the last chord a train went by outside the window and you can hear this in the final version." It is also interesting to note that the track "Clear the Area" was the first song written for her album "Speak for Yourself."
Frou Frou's "Let Go" became well known from the movie "Garden State." However, there was a possibility that this song would not be included in the film at all. It turns out that "Let Go" was selected for the film at the last minute by Zach Braff's girlfriend. In addition, both "Goodnight and Go" and "Hide and Seek" were used in episodes of the popular television show "The OC."