FANMIX: Always darkest before the dawn
As part of MarvelBigBang, I signed up to do a fanmix, and was lucky enough to get 'Shot in the Dark', by Koren M aka cybermathwitch.
I thought I'd try a double cover this time; will NOT be doing it again. Separate front and back covers give me more space to work with and are easier to view once uploaded. Not to mention? When I gave the author a sneak peek, turns out I'd made a mistake on the title of fic! Since for some reason I hadn't saved a rough draft in my graphics program, I had to do the whole thing over again! @#$%! If I'd done it as two separate files, I only would have had to re-do one part instead of two - literally a third of the time.
It's sort of ironic, really - I spent half a night looking for a good close-up shot of Scarlett in 'The Perfect Score' to use for the back cover, because it's the only movie she made when she was visibly younger where she had dark or auburn hair. Then I read the final draft and realise that she's blonde when she meets Clint and the majority of the shooting starts! The only movie where she wields a gun before Avengers seems to be one scene in The Island - which is where the pic I did use comes from. The two of Jeremy Renner come from Bourne Legacy (back) and SWAT (front). The front cover shot of Scarlett does come from The Perfect Score (which also co-starred Chris Evans!); apparently, there's a scene where her character imagines herself as Trinity from The Matrix.
I'm still not all that happy with the plain red and purple backgrounds; I wanted to do the front cover overlaid on the Black Widow hourglass, and find a copy of the SHIELD logo for the background of the back cover - but I searched for hours and couldn't find a plain graphic of the Black Widow hourglass!!! I found lots of spiders, lots of cosplay and some lovely shots of Scarlett, but nothing of just the logo!
The zip file of covers, song files and tracklisting is at mediafire
TRACKLISTING - BEWARE SPOILERS
MARVEL BIGBANG : FANMIX FOR ‘SHOT IN THE DARK’ BY KOREN M
Always Darkest Before the Dawn
Shot in the Dark - Within Temptation (Clint’s beginning; Fort Leavenworth and Agent Coulson)
In the blink of an eye
I can see through your eyes
As I’m lying awake I’m still hearing the cries
And it hurts
Hurts me so bad
And I’m wondering why I still fight in this life
‘Cause I’ve lost all my faith in this damn bitter strife
And it’s sad
It’s so damn sad
‘Cause your soul is on fire
A shot in the dark
What did they aim for when they missed your heart?
Matrika - Rhea’s Obsession (Natasha waking up, coated in blood)
Chosen for the sound, not the lyrics - and, well, I can’t actually make out what she’s singing, and I can’t find lyrics anywhere else, either.
Waiting for the Night to Fall - Depeche Mode (Natasha POV for two separate scenes: first for her musings in Marrakech, second for her POV of her first scene with Clint in her hotel room in Paris)
There is a star in the sky
Guiding my way with its light
And in the glow of the moon
Know my deliverance will come soon
There is a sound in the calm
Someone is coming to harm
I press my hands to my ears
It's easier here just to forget fear
I'm waiting for the night to fall
When everything is bearable
And there in the still
All that you feel is tranquility
Keep the Streets Empty for Me - Fever Ray (Clint POV: taking the assignment, researching his target and stalking Natasha through Paris to their first meeting)
Interestingly enough, this was originally the opening song on the mix; I ended up swapping it with the WT track when I read the final draft and looked up the lyrics. And yes, I do see the irony of Natasha’s POV song being sung by a man and Clint’s POV song being performed by a woman.
Whispering
Morning, keep the streets empty for me
I’m laying down eating snow
My fur is hot, my tongue is cold
On a bed of spider web
I think of how to change myself
A lot of hope in a one man tent
There’s no room for innocence
So take me home before the storm
Wish (Komm Zu Mir) - Franka Potente & Thomas D (Escaping the hotel)
Komm zu mir, Baby lauf lauf lauf!)
(Come to me, Baby, run run run!)
I wish I was a hunter in search of different food
I wish I was the animal which fits into that mood
I wish I was a person with unlimited breath
I wish I was a heartbeat that never comes to rest
Touched - VAST (Finding someone, at last, who is your equal is a powerfully attractive thing)
Touched
You say that I am too
So much of what you say is true
I'll never find someone quite like you again
I'll never find someone quite like you, like you
Come to Me - Deborah Holland (Natasha tries to seduce Clint. Lyrics meant to cycle from her POV addressing him to his POV in reply.)
Keep your heart to yourself
Give your soul to the night
Come to me when you’re lonely
Come to me when you need something new
Come to me when you’re restless
‘Cause I’ve got something just for you
Just for you
You can wait your whole life
For the sun to rise
When it finally comes up
It’s gonna hurt more or less
I can show you the world
In a different light
Paint it Black - Vanessa Carlton (Natasha’s ‘debrief’ with Fury)
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it's heading into black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
Nara - E S Posthumus (end credits)
Instrumental
BONUS: Shake it Out (acoustic) - Florence + the Machine
(According to the author, several moments were inspired by the lyrics of the song, as well taking the title from them. So I took my title from the lyrics as well!)
And given half the chance would I take any of it back?
It's a fine romance but it's left me so undone
It's always darkest before the dawn
And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat
I thought I'd try a double cover this time; will NOT be doing it again. Separate front and back covers give me more space to work with and are easier to view once uploaded. Not to mention? When I gave the author a sneak peek, turns out I'd made a mistake on the title of fic! Since for some reason I hadn't saved a rough draft in my graphics program, I had to do the whole thing over again! @#$%! If I'd done it as two separate files, I only would have had to re-do one part instead of two - literally a third of the time.
It's sort of ironic, really - I spent half a night looking for a good close-up shot of Scarlett in 'The Perfect Score' to use for the back cover, because it's the only movie she made when she was visibly younger where she had dark or auburn hair. Then I read the final draft and realise that she's blonde when she meets Clint and the majority of the shooting starts! The only movie where she wields a gun before Avengers seems to be one scene in The Island - which is where the pic I did use comes from. The two of Jeremy Renner come from Bourne Legacy (back) and SWAT (front). The front cover shot of Scarlett does come from The Perfect Score (which also co-starred Chris Evans!); apparently, there's a scene where her character imagines herself as Trinity from The Matrix.
I'm still not all that happy with the plain red and purple backgrounds; I wanted to do the front cover overlaid on the Black Widow hourglass, and find a copy of the SHIELD logo for the background of the back cover - but I searched for hours and couldn't find a plain graphic of the Black Widow hourglass!!! I found lots of spiders, lots of cosplay and some lovely shots of Scarlett, but nothing of just the logo!
The zip file of covers, song files and tracklisting is at mediafire
TRACKLISTING - BEWARE SPOILERS
MARVEL BIGBANG : FANMIX FOR ‘SHOT IN THE DARK’ BY KOREN M
Always Darkest Before the Dawn
Shot in the Dark - Within Temptation (Clint’s beginning; Fort Leavenworth and Agent Coulson)
In the blink of an eye
I can see through your eyes
As I’m lying awake I’m still hearing the cries
And it hurts
Hurts me so bad
And I’m wondering why I still fight in this life
‘Cause I’ve lost all my faith in this damn bitter strife
And it’s sad
It’s so damn sad
‘Cause your soul is on fire
A shot in the dark
What did they aim for when they missed your heart?
Matrika - Rhea’s Obsession (Natasha waking up, coated in blood)
Chosen for the sound, not the lyrics - and, well, I can’t actually make out what she’s singing, and I can’t find lyrics anywhere else, either.
Waiting for the Night to Fall - Depeche Mode (Natasha POV for two separate scenes: first for her musings in Marrakech, second for her POV of her first scene with Clint in her hotel room in Paris)
There is a star in the sky
Guiding my way with its light
And in the glow of the moon
Know my deliverance will come soon
There is a sound in the calm
Someone is coming to harm
I press my hands to my ears
It's easier here just to forget fear
I'm waiting for the night to fall
When everything is bearable
And there in the still
All that you feel is tranquility
Keep the Streets Empty for Me - Fever Ray (Clint POV: taking the assignment, researching his target and stalking Natasha through Paris to their first meeting)
Interestingly enough, this was originally the opening song on the mix; I ended up swapping it with the WT track when I read the final draft and looked up the lyrics. And yes, I do see the irony of Natasha’s POV song being sung by a man and Clint’s POV song being performed by a woman.
Whispering
Morning, keep the streets empty for me
I’m laying down eating snow
My fur is hot, my tongue is cold
On a bed of spider web
I think of how to change myself
A lot of hope in a one man tent
There’s no room for innocence
So take me home before the storm
Wish (Komm Zu Mir) - Franka Potente & Thomas D (Escaping the hotel)
Komm zu mir, Baby lauf lauf lauf!)
(Come to me, Baby, run run run!)
I wish I was a hunter in search of different food
I wish I was the animal which fits into that mood
I wish I was a person with unlimited breath
I wish I was a heartbeat that never comes to rest
Touched - VAST (Finding someone, at last, who is your equal is a powerfully attractive thing)
Touched
You say that I am too
So much of what you say is true
I'll never find someone quite like you again
I'll never find someone quite like you, like you
Come to Me - Deborah Holland (Natasha tries to seduce Clint. Lyrics meant to cycle from her POV addressing him to his POV in reply.)
Keep your heart to yourself
Give your soul to the night
Come to me when you’re lonely
Come to me when you need something new
Come to me when you’re restless
‘Cause I’ve got something just for you
Just for you
You can wait your whole life
For the sun to rise
When it finally comes up
It’s gonna hurt more or less
I can show you the world
In a different light
Paint it Black - Vanessa Carlton (Natasha’s ‘debrief’ with Fury)
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it's heading into black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
Nara - E S Posthumus (end credits)
Instrumental
BONUS: Shake it Out (acoustic) - Florence + the Machine
(According to the author, several moments were inspired by the lyrics of the song, as well taking the title from them. So I took my title from the lyrics as well!)
And given half the chance would I take any of it back?
It's a fine romance but it's left me so undone
It's always darkest before the dawn
And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat