Sing to me the music of the night...

[readingredhead]

So I'm compiling odd playlists that will (hopefully) help me write my novel this November. I've decided upon my Beauty and the Beast retelling for sure, and I was listening to Beauty and the Beast music this morning and it made me feel so ready to write! So I'm putting together a playlist for each of my main characters: Noelle (the beauty) and Roman (the beast).

I'm going to be listening to my own music for a while and figuring out if there's anything that seems to fit. So far the only songs are from Beauty and the Beast, or Phantom of the Opera (which is really close to the same story, anyway). But there's a chance I'm missing out on some song that might be so appropriate but that I've never heard. 

Here's where you come in: if you've got any songs that you think might be relevant to the tale of Beauty and the Beast, be they lyrical or instrumental, modern or classical, heavy metal or new age -- tell me about them! If you actually have the tracks as files, e-mail them to me at readingredhead07@yahoo.com (assuming your computer will be alright with e-mailing large files) because apparently students at Berkeley actually get caught for illegal filesharing and I don't want to pay money for something like mood music.

Don't worry if you're not sure whether the song will relate -- if you think it does, I'd love to hear it!  Even if the reference is minimal or requires a lot of thought, that's okay.  I know I mentioned it above, but it's totally okay to send music that doesn't have lyrics, because it's just as easy to get the mood from wordless pieces.

And don't feel obligated to help me, or go through all of your music searching for a song that would fit.  Just...if you run into one over the next few months, think of me and let me know!  Thanks a bunch!

Comments

[fallenrose24.livejournal.com]

You know about Nightwish's song Beauty and the Beast, right? A lot of their music has a Beauty and the Beast theme, so here is an archive of their lyrics: http://nightwish.com/en/band/lyrics

If you find some songs you like, let me know and I'll send you the files.

[readingredhead.livejournal.com]

I was definitely expecting good songs from you! I've read through some of the lyrics and these are songs I'd like a chance to listen to. Who knows, maybe you'll convert me into a Nightwish fan too! Or at least, an *original* Nightwish fan -- after hearing everything you've said about their new lead singer, I don't think I could like her at all.

"Beauty and the Beast" <--kind of obviously :)
"Beauty of the Beast" <--looks like it might be interesting, but I need to hear it to know if it works...
"Angels Fall First"
"FantasMic" <--I really like the fantasy story references!
"Moondance" <--I know it's instrumental but the title makes me want to listen
"The Phantom of the Opera" <--because they didn't post the lyrics and I'm curious!
"Wanderlust"

Um...yeah. So that's maybe a lot. But they all sound really cool!

[fallenrose24.livejournal.com]

I'll send them to you on Thursday, which is my day off. And just as a side note, they didn't post the lyrics to Phantom of the Opera because they just did a cover of the original.

[readingredhead.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sending them! And that's really cool they sang Phantom...I definitely have random Phantom songs on my playlists! :) Actually listening to one right now...that's creepy!

[mrastigmatist.livejournal.com]

pssst. I totally introduced her to Nightwish. If there's any other good stuff that I can remember, I'll let you know.

Blind Guardian has been strongly influenced by Tolkien's work, buuuut....

This is something I will need to sleep on. There are lots of great metal bands out there that have been inspired by literature as well as sci-fi. Will have to dig them up eventually and let you know.

[pentaverse.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Ooh! Pick me!

I have more music than is healthy, and I can set up my computer so you can download whatever you want from afar. Talk to me about what you want.