My Name is Tara Fox Hall, and I’m
with you today to share an unofficial playlist created by my fellow author Tori
Ridgewood for the vampire anthology, Midnight Thirsts 2! With three songs for
each story, you can truly experience the range of emotion that each author
presents in their specific tale. I was blown away by these songs.
I’ve got to say that Who I Am sums
up completely what Danial and Theo are thinking at the beginning of
partners…both alone…both wanting a real life, not the empty existence they
have. And One Thing is spot on for Krys’s desperation she feels, wanting to
have just one thing in her life go right after facing so much recent personal
tragedy.
Take a listen, then read the
stories…
Midnight Thirsts
II Unofficial Playlist (3
songs for each story)
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“Night Music” by Tara
Fox Hall
One Thing, Fingers
Eleven (reminds me of Krys’s feelings, returning to the place where her
family had been so happy)
Possession, Sarah
McLachlan (makes me think of the music that Krys hears David playing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucdnm8iU-5c (and piano only: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z-cg5JOrOs
Wake Up, Arcade Fire
(when Krys wakes up after her night with David)
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“A Living Specimen” by
Tori L. Ridgewood
Shame on Me, Amanda
Blank (Trisha’s late to the meeting, fooling around with her boyfriend on the
new couch, feels responsible for what happened to him)
So Cool, Saidah Baba
Talibah (when Trisha’s crawling through the ceiling and gets into the library,
investigating on her own; also reflects the position she’s left in at the end)
Black & Blue, The
Maids of Honor (Trisha’s battles: first, against the vampire, and then
anticipating her escape from the house)
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“Flowers of Evil” by
David W. Landrum
Luxury, Domenica
(seems to suit Jancinda’s lifestyle, the retro look of the video calls to mind
vampires of a certain era, the look of a bawdy house, and the lyrics make me
think of her rush to help her wounded friend)
Woman, Maroon 5 (the
story is a lot about women -- love of women, of and for a particular,
woman... It also suits the love scene between Jancinda and Baudelaire.)
Secrets,
OneRepublic (about the relationship between Jancincda and Baudelaire, his
apology to her, and the final scene in the story)
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“Primal Magic” by
Brooksley Borne
Fear, OneRepublic
(expresses Aziza’s unhappiness at the beginning as she wanders the forest,
misses home, and despairs about slaving for her hosts while she waits for her
husband)
Apples, Delhi 2 Dublin
(Aziza and Jaimie at the party... I know, technically Delhi is a reference to
India, but I love the cross-cultural feel of the music -- two worlds meeting)
(Everything I Do) I Do
It for You, Bryan Adams (expresses the growth of love between Aziza and Jaimie)
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“Fangs A Lot” by
Karley Campbell
Surprising Me, Will
Currie and the Country French (I like the spritely tone of the song
matching the fun dialogue beween Caitlin and Ryan, and the situation they find
themselves in)
I Don’t Wanna Be In
Love, Good Charlotte (when Caitlin and Ryan talk about how he trolls for
girls in clubs, and she has had trouble in her recent relationship -- the club
music suits them)
Be My Yoko Ono,
Barenaked Ladies (Caitlin and Ryan’s agreement, and reflecting how her
father might see their relationship)
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“Partners”, by Tara Fox
Hall
Who I Am, Smile Empty
Soul (reflects Danial and Theo’s individual perspectives, their solitary lives,
at the beginning of the story)
Got Nuffin, Spoon
(makes me think of the way they work together, finding their rhythm as
partners, their reasons for helping each other)
Almost Easy, Avenged
Sevenfold (Danial and Theo have each other’s backs, especially when fighting
demons)
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“Lilith” by Jodie
Pierce
Every Breath You Take,
The Police (Lilith is a predator -- she stalks her victims and enjoys it.
This song is hers.)
Got You (Where I Want
You), The Flys (Lilith captured, in Dorian’s hands...)
My Favorite Mistake,
Sheryl Crow (Lilith’s triumphs)
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“Beneath the Earth
Lies Fire” by Ruth Imeson
Frozen, Madonna (Celia’s
struggle after the loss of her lover, when she finds herself attracted to
another man but tries to resist)
Burn It to the Ground,
Nickleback (the vampires attack, and Ezra and Hawkins defend Celia)
Someone To Die For,
Jimmy Gnecco (Ezra and Celia)
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“Embraced by a
Vampire” by Janessa Anderson
Kiss Me, Sixpence None
The Richer (Emily meets Dante -- the song suits her sweet personality, their
instant attraction, and has a bit of a period feel which matches the setting of
the story)
Firework, Katy Perry
(how Dante makes Emily feel, when he introduces her to physical love)
Tonight and the Rest
of My Life, Nina Gordon (the bond forming between Dante and Emily, at the end
of the story)
Posts
3 comments:
I'm wondering if you listen to music during your writing time to help inspire the writing of a scene? Or, does the music come after the story is written and you hear it thinking that's the scene in my story?
I do...if I am either stuck, or more likely looking for a song to put into the work itself. In the club scene of Promise Me where Danial and Sarelle first dance, I needed a song to be playing when they walked in. So I turned on the TV, and put it to the 80's music channel. "Jump" was on, so it went into the story. I wrote the rest of the scene, then when it got to the place where they danced for the first time, "Meet me Halfway (across the sky)" came on. Into the story it went. Then I needed a final song for the couple to ramp things up, and demostrate Danial's dancing skill. I was just lucky that the next song that played was "Addicted to Love" :)
For Night Music, I again needed a song to trigger Krys's confession, so I turned on the stereo. "Faithfully" happened to be playing, so in it went! That it was about a singer pledging faithfulness to his love paralleled with how David would later pledge his love to Krys was an added bonus. :) :)
Tara. Tori. You captured the essence of my story with your songs. I loved them and they fit so well. Thank you for really reading my story enough to be able to do what you do. Thanks!
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