Remember how I said that a while ago I'd be posting up stuff about Silence is Golden?
Well, it seems that now is the time.
Let's start out with the chapter names. There actually is a naming scheme to them, though I'd be surprised if anyone had figured it out, because it's not typical. Sorta.
Every single chapter title comes from either the lyrics or the title of a song that I have on a playlist I made specifically for this story. Unfortunately (or fortunately), there are more songs than there are chapters.
Here is the playlist (in the order that I listen to it), and the chapters they correspond to.
1. Waltz from Swan Lake (Opus 20) - Tchaikovsky - Chapter 4, Waltz
2. 5 Maerz - Megaherz - Chapter 6, Horst du mich?
3. Flugufrelsarinn - Sigur Ros - None
4. Time's Scar Piano Solo - Unknown - None
5. 1000 Miles - Vanessa Carlton - None
6. Jaded - Aerosmith - None
7. Desert Rose - Sting - Chapter 2, Dream of Rain
8. My Eyes - Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog - Chapter 9, I Cannot Believe My Eyes
9. It Sucks to Be Me - Avenue Q - Chapter 1, Prologue
10. Stamp on the Ground - Italo Brothers - Chapter 3, Come and Join
11. Passion - Utada Hikaru - Chapter 7, You Who Are Faintly Wounded
12. Alice - Pogo - Chapter 5, Alice
13. Predilection - Nittle Grasper - None
14. The Book of My Life - Sting - None
15. Flames - VAST - None
16. Violin Piano Duet - Unknown - Chapter 8, Duet
17. Kiss the Rain - Yiruma - None
So, that's the play list that I listened to while writing this. You might notice that a lot of the songs are kinda ... well, slow and sad sounding. That's because the first chapter wasn't the happiest in the world, and that's the one I made the playlist around. After that, the story took on a life of its own and ended up much happier than the music makes it out to be.
That's okay, though. The playlist I have for Mnemonic is much happier than this, and the story is much darker.
*sigh*
Alright, more things that I know about Silence is Golden.
1. Until the last chapter, Demyx never says Zexion's full name while he knows Zexion can hear him. It's only when Zexion and Demyx are having their little talks that Demyx calls him "Zexion".
2. The reason why Zexion freaks out in the car in Chapter Seven is actually mentioned in the first chapter. His parents died in a car crash, and yes, he will eventually tell Demyx this. Also, because of this, Zexion doesn't know how to drive.
3. Axel did love Demyx when they were sixteen, but it wasn't enough to make him stay.
4. Axel never went back to the city where he met Demyx.
5. The original plan for this story never had Axel leaving, and instead Demyx was hit by (or almost hit by) a car.
6. Sora's whole intuition thing was way more important in the first draft of this.
7. The first draft was sixteen to seventeen chapters long, but I couldn't find a way to do that without it being really stupid and half of the chapters being really pointless. I don't regret cutting it down at all.
8. Never having Zexion speak was easier than it may seem, because he was constantly talking with his actions.
9. Axel will always be just on the nicer side of being a complete jackass. He's much more entertaining this way.
10. The fifth and sixth chapters as they are now never existed in the original version.
11. Saix, Xigbar, Xaldin, Xemnas, Leon, and Cloud originally made appearences (and reappearences) in the half-baked plan I call the first draft.
12. If you've ever seen "How I Met Your Mother", you might catch a few references to it.
13. No, the defenestration thing is not because I'm a Demyx Time fan. I've never seen Demyx Time. I will eventually, but that's not why it's there. It's there because I like that word.
Alright, so, if you want to ask me anything about Silence is Golden (AND I DO MEAN ANYTHING), just comment below, and I will totally get back to you!