{ Music for ghosts }

I already talked about the musical inspirations for "Ghosts of Fallen Leaves" in this post here, but there's still tons more to say. I listen to music everyday. No joke. If I'm on the computer, music is playing. If I'm driving in my car it is a guarantee that my iPod is plugged in and blaring. My cassette adapter actually started working up a few weeks ago and I had a mini freak out moment before I realize it. I'd thought my speakers were broken, which would have been a far bigger problem.

Anyhoo, I like to think my writing is informed by the music I listen to. It's true that the main character from GOFL probably listens to the same stuff I do. Starfish, the band in the book, is probably a band I would have on repeat (though don't ask me to describe what they sound like...). I wouldn't say I write scenes with particular songs in mind, but when I'm listening to music, I like discovering songs that reflect the themes of the story and the characters. Whenever I discover a new song, I add it to the playlist so I can savor it later. 

I'm not going to give you all the songs at once. Instead I'm going to group them together in a vague order that makes sense probably only to me. Unfortunately because not every band is available to sample from on Grooveshark, I've had to leave a handful of songs out, but these give you the general idea. And they're really awesome songs, to boot!

About the songs:

I once read somewhere that The Hush Sound's "You are the Moon" is about someone who is depressed. It's such a lovely and haunting song that I thought it fit Becca's personality at the start of the story very well. "White Blank Page" by Mumford & Sons is a Nathan song, of course. The poor guy does like to torture himself so. "Go On" by Basia Bulat can be applied to the story as a whole. Her album, "Heart of My Own" is seriously one of my favorite albums ever. Next we have White Rabbits and their "Midnight and I" picking up the pace a little bit more. After a while the songs I found for GOFL were so damn emo that I went searching for songs I liked, but also had a bit more umph to them. There's a decent amount of scary stuff and action in the book, so why not turn to indie rock, am I right? The Republic Tiger's "Buildings and Mountains" finishes off this selection of songs. I'm not one hundred percent sure what its relevance is to the story, but I freaking love that song. It makes me think of Scott, if I'm honest...though I really can't say why.