Here’s the playlist that I often listen to while writing the Sorrows Chronicles. I wanted to share this bit of inspiration with you so you can dance along with the figments and me. This playlist will be updated periodically, most likely. I’ll also include it in my next #urbanfantasy books. 🙂
- So far: 66 Songs, 293 Minutes. Songs are all available on iTunes.
- I picked some of these songs because they reminded me of particular events or characters in the stories. Others I just picked out a mood or theme. Genres include classical-type movie soundtrack music, trance, dance, electronica, goth, and pop. You don’t have to listen to them in this order, but it won’t hurt if you do. J
- Oh yes. There may be mild spoilers in here.
On to the Playlist:
I’m Not Dead, P!nk, I’m Not Dead
–Alex especially, as he manages to be almost-dead more often than he would like
Hotel California, The Eagles, Hotel California
–It’s just the way the Coven works; mentioned in the books
Wicked Ways, Garbage, Garbage 2.0
All You Zombies, The Hooters, Nervous Night Temptation Waits, Garbage, Garbage 2.0
–Yes, vampires
Deception (Original English Version), Cruxshadows, Frozen Embers
–More vamps
Mercy on Me, Christina Aguilera, Back to Basics
–Alex sings a version of this
Gods and Monsters, Lana Del Rey, Paradise
–Because we have lots of both
The Angry River (from soundtrack of HBO’s True Detective, Season One ), The Hat
–Dark, dark, dark times
Radioactive, Imagine Dragons, Night Visions
–Alex, in Sorrows’ Knights
Demons, Imagine Dragons, Night Visions
–Ian in Sorrows’ Knights
Straight for the Knife, Sia, 1000 Forms of Fear
–Hello again, Ian!
Chandelier, Sia, 1000 Forms of Fear
Beautiful, Goldfrapp, Number 1 EP
–Ian should have been dancing to this when Mike first saw him
Find Yourself (feat. Sarah Howells), John O’Callaghan, Trance World 7
–Very Michael Kaminski
Bulletproof (Dave Aude Cherry Remix), La Roux, Bulletproof Remixes
Titanium (feat. Sia), David Guetta, Nothing But the Beat 2.0
In the Dark, Tiesto feat. Christian Burns
Can You Love Me Again, Noah Stuck, I Like Girlfriends & Co. Full Power
–Mike for Ian
Find Yourself (tyDi Remix) feat. Sarah Howell, John O’Callaghan, Never Fade Away/The Remixes
–Because this is a nice variation
In My Arms (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit), Plumb, In My Arms/The Remixes
–Dolores for Alex, and in later books, Alex for his children
Angel on My Shoulder (EDX’s Belo Horizonte At Night Remix), Kaskade, Club Anthems
Baby When the Light (feat. Cozi), David Guetta, Pop Life (Extended Version)[Bonus Version]
Bang My Head (feat. Sia), David Guetta, Listen (Deluxe Version)
Surreal, John O’Callaghan, Never Fade Away (Bonus Track Version)
Hooligan Spirit, Hybrid, I Choose Noise
First of the Year (Equinox), Skrillex, More Monsters and Sprites
Master of Tides, Linsdsey Stirling, Shatter Me
–for our Elfy friends
First of the Year, Tufstrings, Tufstrings EP
Mona Lisa Overdrive, Juno Reactor, Labyrinth
–Alex in Sorrows’ Knights
Sarabande, Escala, Escala
–Sorrows, the god, in Her majestic moments
Moonlight Sonata, E.S. Poshumus, Makara
–Alex, because, Beethoven! Also a nice rendition of it.
Homecoming, Thomas Bergesen, Illusions
–Sword-bearer coming home from war…
Super Strength, Two Steps from Hell, Invincible
–Sword-bearers in millennia past
Immortal, Thomas Bergesen, Illusions
–For Dolores and the Master of Wisdom
Protectors of the Earth, Two Steps from Hell, Invincible
–Because, Sorrows is that
The Ancients, Two Steps from Hell, Classics, Volume 1
–To all our Ancients who participate in the stories
Am I Not Human?, Two Steps from Hell, Invincible
–Alex frequently wonders this
Lucretia, My Reflection, The Sisters of Mercy, Floodland
–Because, gothy
Falling Down, Hybrid, I Choose Noise
–Way early spoiler for Trent, beyond Book 5
The Bells, I:Scintilla, Havestar
Severine, Ego Likeness, The Order of the Reptile
Behind Blue Eyes, Limp Bizkit, Results May Vary
–For our blue-eyed Bad Men… sort of.
Try, P!nk, The Truth About Love
Running Up That Hill, Track and Field, Running Up That Hill, Single
Holding Out for a Hero, Bonnie Tyler, Footloose, (15th Anniversary Collectors’ Edition)
–Because, hero! And it’s fun and cheesy.
Smalltown Boy, Bronski Beat, The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and the Communards
–Surely you know this Gay anthem? I was thinking of Ian leaving home all alone.
I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor, Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive: The Anthology
–For Ian’s Dad, in Sorrows’ Conjurors
What Can I Say, Brandi Carlisle, Brandi Carlisle
Save Me, Remy Zero, The Golden Hum
Where Is My Mind, Mindy Jones, Under the Covers – EP
–We frequently ask this, here in Palmers Rest
In the Air Tonight, Mindy Jones, Under the Covers – EP
Mysterious Ways, U2, Achtung Baby
–Dolores has these
Bleeding Out, Imagine Dragons, Night Visions
Extraordinary Way (feat. Jane), Conjure One, Extraordinary Ways
–Alex’s mates, to Alex, especially Kerry and Ian
Defiant, VNV Nation, Of Faith, Power and Glory
Marchin’ On, OneRepublic, Waking Up
Secrets, OneRepublic, iTunes Session
I Lived, OneRepublic, Native
I Saved the World Today, Eurythmics, Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection
Tomorrow Never Knows, Carla Azar & Alison Mosshart, Sucker Punch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
God’s Whisper, Raury, Indigo Child EP
Titanium (Gregori Klosman Remix) [feat. Sia], David Guetta, Titanium Remixes [feat. Sia]
Breakeven (Falling to Pieces), The Script, The Script
Dangerous (feat. Sam Martin), David Guetta, Listen (Deluxe Version)
–Julian, for Ian in Sorrows’ Conjurors