"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.