"Retroactive" Playlist

[loopy777]

Sometimes, I like to listen to a piece of music to inspire my writing, getting my head in the right sense of tone and feeling. Unlike most people who use this method, though, I don't like using songs for this, I prefer something without words so that the music itself is what I'm listening to. If I were to take inspiration from the lyrics, I might as well read a book and get something with a more literary voice. But a glorious full orchestra invoking emotion and experience with its sound? Delightful and inspiring.

For "Retroactive," I've been using this method to inspire me with each chapter. I'm trying to have each chapter tell a little mini-story on its own, or at least feel like a natural subset of the overall plot. Because I satisfy my love of orchestra mostly with movie soundtracks (and John Williams in particular), giving each chapter its own musical score is an effective way for me to get in the right mindset.

I figured I'd share my inspirational pieces for the chapters posted thus far. These aren't meant to accompany the chapters, and don't exactly match the events and flow of each chapter, but are more meant to convey the general story and feel.

I held off until now because some of the music used in early chapters is actually SPOILERS for the latest chapter. So yeah, SPOILER WARNING IF YOU'RE NOT CAUGHT UP.

Prologue - The Invisible One

   Avatar The Last Airbender - Dai Li Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWihpEtNj2o

Partial Misrepresentation

   Attack of the Clones - Return to Tatooine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J26dg1FhtuI

Faces, New and Old

   The Dark Knight Rises - Deshi Basara (Bane's theme): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA1nzyrwTSg

   Avatar The Last Airbender - Azula's Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40lWnTM7Bck

The Fire Princess Returns

   The Dark Knight - "Introduce a Little Anarchy": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sapgqKLj4cI

Interlude the First

   Return of the Jedi - Emperor's Throne Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_azNOrE2nSM

Into the Crucible

   Jurassic Park - High Wire Stunts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXZz9gUeA0k

Journey of a Thousand Miles

   Jaws - Main Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDcrMScGaj8

Stare of the Abyss, Stare of the Mirror

   The Fellowship of the Ring - Gollum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHupYOGm5A4

Survival of the Truest

   Attack of the Clones - Zam the Assassin/Chase Through Coruscant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCFqSGhh0Js

   Revenge of the Sith - The Immolation Scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ll0NecOin8

Guide Me Home

   Jurassic Park - Raptor Attack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DrL17Pz7Gw

   Avatar The Last Airbender - Dai Li Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWihpEtNj2o

Interlude the Second

   Sherlock Holmes - Discombobulate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJwLGXfajuc

Song and Dance

   Avatar The Last Airbender - Dai Li Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWihpEtNj2o

   Hook - Smee's Plan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izaSOlXYdiA

PREVIEW - Unposted Chapter - Dangerous Ladies/Candles in the Darkness/Good Talk (Working Titles)

   Fellowship of the Ring - A Knife in the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKQVkwOZ1Y4

   Return of the King - The Black Gate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuXCJRpXyNQ

Also, I made a map to help me keep track of location and terrain and stuff that I posted to deviantArt. SPOILERS FOR THE LATEST CHAPTERS in this link.