What song fits the MC of your WIP?

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

Does anyone else make a playlist in iTunes that is MC specific? I found this extremely helpful when writing!

(I just did a quick blog post about my MC songs if you're curious.)

I'm interested to know what song fits the MC of your WIP.

Can you tell I'm a music nerd?

KellyAssauer · Sep 15, 2009

Oh my, there's soo many!
Matchbox 20 - "Unwell"
James - "Say Something"
Eliot Smith - The Enemy is You, Hanging out with Me, 2:45Am...
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Garbage - Medication
Staind - Pressure
Diana Anaid -Oh No, Temporary Visitors
Seether - Fine Again
The Cure - Play, Trust, Scared as You, Untitled.

That should be enough to get the idea...
(and yes, I made a mix...)

Mr Flibble · Sep 15, 2009

All the time - I have them listed under character name playlists on my PC

Too many to name

But Wicked Game and Nothing Else Matters were a big inspiration....Those songs choke me every time.

For my current MC it's Unforgiven III

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

Assauer said:
Oh my, there's soo many!
Matchbox 20 - "Unwell"
James - "Say Something"
Eliot Smith - The Enemy is You, Hanging out with Me, 2:45Am...
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Garbage - Medication
Staind - Pressure
Diana Anaid -Oh No, Temporary Visitors
Seether - Fine Again
The Cure - Play, Trust, Scared as You, Untitled.

That should be enough to get the idea...
(and yes, I made a mix...)

From what you've told me, this sounds like a fitting list.

(Especially The Cure and Garbage!)

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

IdiotsRUs said:
All the time - I have them listed under character name playlists on my PC

Too many to name

But Wicked Game and Nothing Else Matters were a big inspiration....Those songs choke me every time.

For my current MC it's Unforgiven III

Sigh. I was beginning to think no one else did this!

I put the links up on my blog and I'm too lazy to remake the links, but here are my songs...

Mallory: Thunder & Lightning and What Sarah Said
Hayes: Make This Go On Forever and Coconut Skins

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

Regan Leigh said:
Sigh. I was beginning to think no one else did this!

I put the links up on my blog and I'm too lazy to remake the links, but here are my songs...

Mallory: Thunder & Lightning and What Sarah Said
Hayes: Make This Go On Forever and Coconut Skins

GASP! It kept my links! YAY :snoopy:

(For some reason the first link is a download. Didn’t mean to put the whole file on here, but hey… whatever. Enjoy!)

Stargazer · Sep 15, 2009

Regan Leigh said:
I'm interested to know what song fits the MC of your WIP.

For a man who's suffering from an extreme case of clinical depression, my character may find Rob Dougan's 'Speed Me Towards Death' holds some meaning for him.

I know it did for me when I was going through something similar.

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

Stargazer said:
For a man who's suffering from an extreme case of clinical depression, my character may find Rob Dougan's 'Speed Me Towards Death' holds some meaning for him.

I know it did for me when I was going through something similar.

Very cool. Just looked it up on youtube. I love getting a feel for the character from a song.

Kurtz · Sep 15, 2009

Hollywood Undead - No.5

It's not a comedy.

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

Kurtz said:
Hollywood Undead - No.5

It's not a comedy.

I'm loving the differences in the characters/music. That's great!

Wayne K · Sep 15, 2009

I write memoirs, so this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

Wayne K said:
I write memoirs, so this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

Oh, I love that song! (I was just listening to his version of One today.)

kayleamay · Sep 15, 2009

The last thing I wrote (and the fluffiest) was inspired by this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFuYmMVtcLA

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

kayleamay said:
The last thing I wrote (and the fluffiest) was inspired by this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFuYmMVtcLA

I think I've heard of that band before, but didn't know the song. I like it!

Wayne K · Sep 15, 2009

This is the theme song for Black Dark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5a0OAtzrXE

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

Wayne K said:
This is the theme song for Black Dark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5a0OAtzrXE

Nice! That's a good one.

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

If I did a theme song for each WIP in general....

Hm. One would be - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-RllNyZt90
The other would be - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYF8cUlbs3I

JoNightshade · Sep 15, 2009

I don't usually associate music with my writing at all, but this song really says it for my MC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ojNhtQOsHk

Wayne K · Sep 15, 2009

I picture this sone in Black Dark too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btkWDo8-Cdk

backslashbaby · Sep 15, 2009

Oh, the things I do to my poor "Janet"!

http://www.videoplayer.hu/videos/play/294510

and the general voice is a bit like this, too:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wcy_murray-head-one-night-in-bangkok-19_music

Brutal Mustang · Sep 15, 2009

My MC's theme song would have to be What You Know, by T.I.

I love the way T.I. moves his mouth in this video. There is something ... bestial ... about it, which captures my MC perfectly.

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

backslashbaby said:
Oh, the things I do to my poor "Janet"!

http://www.videoplayer.hu/videos/play/294510
Yay for the Time Warp! (I was Janet when a group of us dressed as Rocky Horror for our Senior class party in HS.)

and the general voice is a bit like this, too:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wcy_murray-head-one-night-in-bangkok-19_music

Wow, I'm intrigued now.

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

Brutal Mustang said:
My MC's theme song would have to be What You Know, by T.I.

I love the way T.I. moves his mouth in this video. There is something ... bestial ... about it, which captures my MC perfectly.

Again, I'm intrigued.

Regan Leigh · Sep 15, 2009

JoNightshade said:
I don't usually associate music with my writing at all, but this song really says it for my MC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ojNhtQOsHk

Very cool.

KellyAssauer · Sep 15, 2009

Overall theme song would be:
James - Say Something
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBjbX398l6Q

and here's a few of the other I mentioned (had to go refind them!)

Eliot Smith: The Eneny is You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzr3hIwDwNQ
Hanging Out with Me (Whatever-folk song c)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tOnIDRc0kg
2:45am'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzI5zaGG_Qg

Staind - Pressure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw8RF8fzIeU

Cure -untitled
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqPGN4J-ras
Trust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylpar-Djnwo

What song fits the MC of your WIP?

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