If Your Characters Had a Playlist...

[Kale Allerion]

Yes, this is how much I love my characters. I give them playlists.

If your characters had an mp3 player, what would they listen to, or what songs best describe them?

I'll start with MariAnne -

- "Unbreakable" by Fireflight (her theme song, basically. Kudos to Evangeline for suggesting it!)

- "Asian Dream Song" by Joe Hisaishi (and anything else he's composed, for that matter - she listens to his songs when working on her art.)

- "Clair de Lune" (another art song)

- "You Found Me" by The Fray

- "Back and Forth" and "Start Over" by Lanae' Hale

- "Home" by Switchfoot

- "Paperthin Hymn" by Anberlin

- "Memories" by Within Temptation

- "Hold" by Superchic[k]

- "The Haunting" by Anberlin

- "All I Ask Of You" from The Phantom Of The Opera

- "Teru no Uta" from Tales Of Earthsea (English and Japanese version)

- "Come Away With Me" and "Sunrise" by Norah Jones

- "Hymn To The Sea" from The Titanic

- "Into The West" by Annie Lennox

- "Let Your Love Be Strong", "Learning To Breathe," "Stars," and "Awakening", all by Switchfoot

- "The Call" by Regina Spektor

I will add onto this, and add playlists for my other characters soonish. In the meantime, do you have playlists for your characters?

- Kale

I'm working on a character....Not finished yet but these are the songs i have so far...

"So Rich, So Pretty" by Mickey Avalon

"Misery Business" by Paramore

"The Sharpest Lives" by My Chemical Romance

"Diamond Dogs" by Beck

"I Turn My Camera On" by Spoon

"Dead!" by My Chemical Romance

"Buried Myself Alive" by The Used

"The Taste of Ink" by The Used

"Luancy Fringe" by The Used

"Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse

"Time is Running Out" by Muse

"A Favor House Atlantic" by Coheed and Cambria

"Hotel California" by The Eagles

"I Came as a Rat" by Modest Mouse

"Love Me Dead" Ludo

"Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups

"Goddam Right its a Beautiful Day" by the Eels

"Blister in the Sun" by Violent Femmes


Hahaha, these are definately very different than what i would pick for my character Alais though

[Evangeline Carter]

David’s playlists:

Anyone who's had the misfortune of interacting with David has become aware of this much; he's not a friendly person. Barely even a good person, actually. He's actually kind of a jerk. There are -- somewhere-- redeeming qualities but you'd be pretty hard-pressed to find them. He's angry about life and he knows most of the reasons are his fault. This pretty much reflects it here.

To Be Like Me - Songs About the Anti-hero.
1.) The Noose -- Perfect Circle >>> Basically saying “Yeah, it’s all well and good that you’re trying to save the world, but you have to be held accountable for the lives you’ve ruined in the process.”
Defining line:
“And I’m more than just a little curious/
how you plan to go about making your amends/
to the dead.”

2.) State of the Union -- David Ford >>> Just regarding his life in general. It’s been a long, messed up attempt and most of the problems can’t be blamed on anyone but himself. A bit like he was dead on arrival.
Defining Line:
“Sweet dreams all met with derision/
this train was armed for collision/
it’s a shame it’s a shame it’s a shame”

3.) Cold Water -- Damien Rice >>> His position in the world again. Just barely treading water. Eats, drinks, sleeps, drinks, slays, drinks, shoots up parties, passes out and then does it all over again.
Defining Line:
“Cold, cold water surrounds me now/
and all I have is your hand/
Lord can you hear me now?/
Lord can you hear me now?/
Lord can you hear me now?/
Or am I lost?”

4.) Laughing Aloud -- David Ford >>> Mostly about life in New Haven and as a slayer. Being jaded and worn out and wary of the world.
Defining Line:
“Eight weeks in the city/
And you've never looked so pale/
They say the pure of heart don't stand a chance/
And you'd better learn to swim/
'Cos there will be rainy days”

5.) My Will be a Dead Man -- Project 86 >>> A great song for driving around with an attitude, one of David’s unofficial hobbies. The song’s about giving up your will for the greater cause.

6.) Tubthumping -- Chumbawumba>>> Oh come on? What song could be better for a drunk who likes to get in fights? None, that’s what.
Defining Line:
“He drinks a whisky drink/
he drinks a lager drink/
he drinks a cider drink/
he sings the songs that remind him of the good times/
he sings the songs that remind him of the better times”

7.) I am a Rock -- Simon and Garfunkel>>> Again regarding his less than friendly, utterly devoid of social-skills, wouldn’t know a joke if it slapped him in the face kind of attitude. He’s angry and bitter about life and takes no special pains to hide this from others.
Defining Line:
“Don’t talk of love/
no I’ve heard the word before/
it’s sleeping in my memories/
hiding in my room/
safe within my womb/
I touch no one and no one touches me”

8.) Bouncing off the Walls -- Sugarcult>>> About his party-life, particularly the drugging, and the vertigo it puts him in.
Defining Line:
“Momma and daddy have the best cocaine/
Ritalin’s never gonna be the same/
twenty four hours on an empty brain/
I got my finger on the trigger and you’re in my way”

9.) Sick Cycle Carousel -- Lifehouse>>> More meditation on the dreary path David cut and chose for himself.
Defining Line:
“If shame had a face then I think it would kind of look like mine/
if it had a home would it be my eyes/
would you believe me if I said I’m tired of this?/
Well here we go now one more time/
Cause I tried to climb your steps/
I tried to chase you down/
I tried to see how low I could get down to the ground/”

11.) Behind Blue Eyes -- The Who

12.) Will I Loose My Dignity? -- Rent >>> Not at all a style of music I’d attribute to him, but the song is one that a role play partner of mine attributed to him after he got the news of his ‘condition’ due to his lifestyle. She made a lovely video to the song about he and two other characters in similar life-changing situations.

13.) Womanizer -- Brittany Spears>>> No, I'm not joking. Among the drinking, the drugging and the killing, David's also not a very faithful person. He's a skirt chaser.

[Kale Allerion]

Next character, Gaius from "Desert Life"!

His enthusiastic, optimistic outlook on life makes for an interesting playlist. His is a mixture of jumpy dance tunes to serious songs. I don't know why, but I always imagined Gaius as an awesome dancer. Maybe that could come to play in the future of this story.

- "Sandstorm" by Darude

- "Feel Good Drag" by Anberlin

- "Meant To Live", "New Way To Be Human", and "We Are One Tonight" by Switchfoot

- Two songs chosen mainly to annoy Iola: "Levas Polka" (Basshunter Remix) and "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley

- "Seize The Day" from Newsies

- "To Know That You're Alive" by Kutless

- "Uncanny" and "The Promise" by Anberlin

- "Numa Numa" by O-Zone

- "Rawkfist" by Thousand Foot Krutch

- "I Need You", "I So Hate Consequences", and "Be My Escape" by Relient K

- "Cotton-Eye Joe" by...that who wrote that song. *looks up* Rednex!

- "Let's Dance", "The Show", and "Bring 'Em Out" by Hawk Nelson

- "Whispers In The Dark" by Skillet

- "Vindicated" by Dashboard Confessional

- "Down To Earth" by Peter Gabriel

- "So Alive" by P.O.D.

There are more, but Gaius is kind of a complicated character. I will add more as they come to mind!

[Evangeline Carter]

Re: Alias's character. I love 'Time is Running Out'. What period/setting is your character from?


--And Gaius sounds like a blast, Kale. The mixture definitely is unique. I might have to read the story just to get an idea of the character.

[Kale Allerion]

Heh, don't get me wrong. His happy-go-lucky character doesn't come to its full potential in DL, simply because the plot is so dark a lot of the time. But if he were in happier circumstances and had an iPod, he'd be like one of those cool kids dancing in the hallways at the drama festival. ^_^

[Kale Allerion]

And now for Iola's playlist!

- "Rebirthing" - Skillet
- "Godspeed" - Anberlin
- "Don't Be There" - Switchfoot
- "The Older I Get" - Skillet
- "Polygraph, Right Now" - The Spill Canvas
- "I'm So Sick" - Flyleaf
- "Pressing On" - Relient K
- "Be My Escape" - Relient K
- "It's Not Over" - Daughtry
- "Dismantle.Repair" - Anberlin
- "To Know That You're Alive" - Kutless


More to come.