The Soundtrack

I'm addicted to music, I admit it, and no, I don't want help.

Every time I write, I tend to center on one or two songs to provide a background for my writing. They serve to put me into a similar state of mind when I write, keeping me focused; as well as provide an atmosphere of creativity that is, yet, familiar, and doesn't distract the mind. It's a very similar concept to drinking a beer slowly while writing; never enough to destroy the capacity for artistic expression, but just enough to enable it truly.

So, as we begin, here's the playlist I'm using..it's bigger than the usual one or two songs, because the scope of this play is so much bigger. Also, since the play as I envision it now will have an embedded soundtrack, this will help me write to the music that I will eventually perform along side of, as well as 'audition' tracks for inclusion.

As with any music lover, suggestions are always welcome. This list is subject to change, perhaps often.

Yellowcard, "Only One," and "One Year, Six Months" : Songs selected to provide a certain slide on which I can move freely between now and the past, where this project really begins.

dc Talk, "What If I Stumble?", "Free at Last" and "Jesus Freak" : I figure it's good to have at least two songs with Jesus as the subject....Stumble is selected to remind of the grace I'm trying to write, and Freak is up there as a possible closer to the show. Free is in as a possible inclusion in the show, as well as a backdrop to the MLK scene. "Consume Me" may eventually end up on the list as well, because it'd be a nice bridge between the first and third layer. In fact, it is, as of now.

See? List already changing.

Boyz II Men, "End of the Road" and "Still of the Night" : Overall, great songs to write a love story to. The fact that they serve a double meaning here is just a benefit.

Gary Jules, "Mad World (Alt Remix)" : I've been using this as a backdrop for plays since the disastrous "Boxcar" fiasco for playwriting class senior year of college. Only foreseeable downside: Can't listen to without seeing the Kaiser in my head. No, not that Kaiser.

O.A.R., "Love and Memories" : A holdover from writing "Luther, Reformed." Also mentioned in the play (at least, I think it will be), so maybe then used in the soundtrack.

NP: Consume Me, to celebrate it's addition to the list.

Peace!