Wow, as more than one reader has reminded me, this post is WAY overdue. Sorry about that! I plead Deadline Brain, which pushes a lot of things to the back burner in favor of the almighty word count, heh. Anyway, better late than never, right? Without further ado, here is the “playlist” of songs that I listened to while I wrote Into The Fire, the fourth and final Night Prince novel. Some of these songs, I also listened to when I wrote the first three Night Prince books. See? Who says I can’t be sentimental? ;).
Usual disclaimer: As many of you know, writing to specific music helps put me in the right frame of mind because I’m conditioning myself to write a particular story whenever I hear those songs (not saying this will work for every writer, but it works for me). That being said, there’s no hidden meaning for the book in these songs. Some of these songs are recommendations that you, readers, have given me, so thank you again! But, music tastes are as personal as reading tastes, so if you don’t like some of the bands/songs, no problem. Just please don’t tell me that I shouldn’t like them, because if a song/band is listed, then I do like it, and no arguing on your part will change my mind :).
Layout is artist name: songs. Artists are in alphabetical order for ease of listing, but this isn’t the order that I listened to while writing because I’m not that organized.
Adele: Set Fire To The Rain, Hello, I Miss You, Water Under The Bridge, Love In The Dark
Alexander Cardinale: Made For You
Amber Run: Noah, Just My Soul Responding,
Brendon McCreary/Fyfe Monroe: Doll Parts
Colton Dixon: Through All Of It
Dommin: My Heart, Your Hands
Eminem/Rihanna: The Monster
Florence and the Machine: Queen Of Peace, Long and Lost, Third Eye, Which Witch, Cosmic Love
The Fray: The Fighter, Break Your Plans, Munich, Rainy Zurich
Halestorm: I Am The Fire
Hillsong United: Touch The Sky
Kari Kimmel: Nothing Left To Lose
Kings Of Leon: Beautiful War
Kylie Minogue: Into The Blue
Madi Diaz: Ashes
Mat Kearney: Air I Breathe
Morgan Page: Running Wild
Newsboys: Glorious
P!nk: Try
Placebo: Running Up That Hill
The Pretty Reckless: Make Me Wanna Die
Remedy: All Along
Ruelle: Deep End, Take It All
Shinedown: Thick As Thieves
Sia: Bang My Head, Alive
Snow Patrol: In The End
Third Day: Call My Name
Vance Joy: From Afar, Georgia, Fire And The Flood
Vertical Horizon: Underwater
Wish I Was (featuring Cameron Walker): Cutting Ties
Within Temptation: Shot In The Dark, Where Is The Edge
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Soft Shock
30 Seconds To Mars: War
wont says
Wow, that’s a long list! Bang my Head? I surrender to the obvious. I’m really, really old. The majority of these singers/groups I’ve never heard of. Sigh.