"Retroactive" Playlist
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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.
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.
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.