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Thought Exercise: Music!
Short and sweet today. Give us links to songs whenever possible.
What kind of music would your character have grown up listening to? –
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? –
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
Songs for the good times? –
Songs for the BAD times? –
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –
What kind of music would your character have grown up listening to? –
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? –
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
Songs for the good times? –
Songs for the BAD times? –
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –

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I know it's short, but who wants to goof with all those b's?
Dr. White | HHN Singapore
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? – Dr. White's been stuck here long enough that he is able to claim he aquired a taste for more modern tunes. If he feels like freaking people out, he will happily listen to tacky songs about death in their presence.
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. – There is no explaination for dubstep or K-Pop. Or G-Pop (content warning for body horror in this video).
Actually, he kind of doesn't want anyone knowing about G-Pop at all unless Raven the Narcissist shows up in the Nexus, and he doesn't think that's likely.
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. – Dr. White would like to know why religious rock music exists.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? – He has his thinking music. Instrumentals with industrial/steampunk undertones.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? – Not particularly.
Songs for the good times? – ✸ ✸ ✸
Songs for the BAD times? – ✸ ✸ ✸
Share a few songs they might have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) – ✸ ✸ ✸ ✸ ✸
BONUS FACT: To promote HHN7 in Singapore, Spotify released a browser app that searched your playlist and matched it with one of the "seven deadlier sins". It also let you make your own custom playlist by adjusting the amount of songs associated with each sin, so I played around with it until I got a Spotify playlist for Deception. Note that this playlist does not nessicarily reflect the character associated with that sin, and is also full of lies. Literally.
Re: Dr. White | HHN Singapore
Also probably to appeal/ reach out to a certain group or groups.
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He'd probably tolerate it if it didn't lay the Christian undertones too heavily.
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Depends on the song I think. I haven't heard there newer stuff yet though.
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With limited influence from the outside of her circle, Isidor was surrounded by a lot of classical music and classic hits. With some of the 80s/90s slipping through.
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? –
Isidor plays things pretty close to the chest in all regards. Of course she lets people know she listens to the classics, but her personal taste is reserved for close friends/family unless you catch her on a night out.
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
Even if someone found her collection, Isidor would deny that she's a No Doubt/Gwen Stefani fan. Rich Girl, Sweet Escape and Just a Girl certainly aren't particular favourites.
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
Put her through an opera and she'll make you pay for it. Any minimalist punk like this might also earn a loathsome reaction.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
It should be no big surprise that she grew to appreciate this particular song. Most often though songs with a strong, deep beat and vocals/lyrics that convey a sense of strength/defiance/aggression are what she associates herself most strongly to (see almost all the songs below).
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
She definitely associates soft Indie and pleasant upbeat tunes with Viatorus, since that's what she hears him playing most often. She vaguely associates her parents with Jazz, and anything that can involve dad dancing immediately conjures images of Oraskis.
Songs for the good times? –
Fire - Kasabian
Pretender - Foo Fighters
Songs for the BAD times? –
For when she's angry - So What - P!nk
For when she's too tired to be angry - War Paint - Chasing Jonah
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –
Fire Breather - Laurel
Ipswich - Georgi Kay
River - Bishop Briggs
Paint it Black - Ciara
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River by Bishop Briggs is one of my current favorite songs, I'm glad to see Isidor likes it too. :)
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It's a good song! Also great for dancing to with attitude, which she loves.
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What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? – He's pretty shameless about his musical tastes! He mostly listens to a lot of disco, pop, funk, etc. . . . (I mean, he's down to embarrass himself at karaoke.)
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. – He's dipping into 90's/00's music and probably listens to a lot of trash pop that would get him some serious side-eye. Lady Gaga, Brittany Spears, Beyonce, CRJ and the like. :V
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. – His musical tastes are pretty broad? I mean, like, Norwegian death metal probably wouldn't float his boat.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? – Not strongly? Again, he's kind of a musical chameleon.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? – Hmmm. He associates Enka with Katsuya ever since their discussion a while back. And "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" with Harley ever since she did that thing on the aerial silks. :eyes emoji:
Songs for the good times? – "What a Feeling" from Flashdance
Songs for the BAD times? – "Shura no Hana" by Meiko Kaji
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) – "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" by ABBA, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, and maybe some popular in-world tunes like "Queen of Passion" or "Koi no Disco Queen."
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Adia’s childhood taste in music was heavily influenced by her parents — her mom favoring dance-y pop hits like this and this. Her dad preferred more folky ballads and “nerdy” rock. As she got older, she listened to top 40 radio like all the other kids, but she always came back to her roots.
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? –
Adia is obsessed with Earth music and is eager to share with anyone her latest find. Her range is super eclectic, anything from Queen (thanks, Josh!) to latin pop to Tuvan throat singing to a baegu lullaby from the Solomon Islands. She adores the variety of styles and languages.
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
Well… she thought this song was some sort of learning tool… she’s a little embarrassed that she has it memorized.
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
Death metal, Death rock… anything with “Death” in the title is a sure bet she’ll hate it.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
Edith Piaf — La Vie en Rose — because it’s in
FrenchLeonese and it’s sweet and a little sad.Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
Most electronica gets associated with Caspar whether she means to or not. She heard Illusion by VNV Nation once and immediately thought of him — but can’t bear to listen to it again.
Songs for the good times? –
Wake Me Up — Avicii
When Can I See You Again? — Owl City
Raise Your Glass — Pink
Songs for the BAD times? –
It Can’t Rain All the Time — Jane Siberry
Everybody Hurts — REM
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –
Brave — Sara Bareilles
Barton Hallow — Civil Wars
Little Secrets — Passion Pit
Despacito — Justin Bieber ft. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
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If you want to know anything that's not labeled, let me know.
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Caspar doesn’t have much in the way of childhood music memories because his memories were fake. Pre-Cylon, he enjoyed listening to folk and jazz.
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? –
He will admit to being a fan of ambient electronica.
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
So, he gave the Social Network soundtrack a listen, and then started listening to Nine Inch Nails, and now it’s his go-to for when he’s feeling angsty and miserable. And if you think he’s ever going to admit he likes this one in particular…
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
Whatever genre Enya is.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
Daft Punk. Well-dressed robots laying down phat beats? He wishes he could be that cool.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
If he had to pick an electronic genre for Adia, it’d be chiptune. Also, this
Songs for the good times? –
I Feel it Comin’ — The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk
Can’t Take My Eyes off of You — Frankie Valli
Songs for the BAD times? –
Daisy — Brand New (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)
Someone to Pull the Trigger — Matthew Sweet
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –
Immortals — Fallout Boy
Fragile — Nine Inch Nails
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger — Daft Punk
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I do love him being a secret Nine Inch Nails fan though XD
Someone needs to slide the Stranger Things soundtrack his way next.
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It's the perfect combination of angry and emo, but it definitely grinds his gears that some whiny human is managing to capture how he's feeling. XD (And I type all that as a huge NIN fan. I love Reznor, but there is a lot of whining in all that rage!) I haven't seen Stranger Things but I'll check out the soundtrack. :)
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Like Isidor, Viatorus grew up around a lot of Classical music considered essential to their cultural education. His exposure to contemporary music was somewhat delayed until his later years except for a few here and there that slipped through the net.
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? –
Viatorus doesn't hide what kind of music he listens to, but he is more likely to share the songs he likes that he thinks cater to whoever's asking. So while extended family get the Classical selection, more ordinary peers hear more about the other kinds of Classics he likes (e.g. Bittersweet Symphony, Steal My Sunshine). He's also happy to share the happy in-between of soundtrack music he so thoroughly enjoys.
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
I don't think there's anything he'd be particularly ashamed of, since he assumes his tastes are awkward and embarrassing anyway...
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
(Most) Rap and heavy metal both just scare him. Like this. He doesn't know what they're singing, but he wants them to not hurt him.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
Not really, though he knows he tends towards soft/happy sounds in his music.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
French Folk songs always remind Viatorus of his grandfather. He always associates rock/pop/sultry songs as Isidor's kind of thing. This song reminds him of her, but he's far too scared to tell her.
Songs for the good times? –
Escapee - Architecture in Helsinki
Dreams - Beck
Dirty Paws - Of Monsters and Men
Songs for the BAD times? –
Breakdown - Nilu
Allein Allein - Polarkreis 18
Night - Adna
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –
This World - Lena Fayre
Stare into the Light - Dear Frederic
Riverside - Agnes Obel
Lay Lady Lay - Magnet
What The Water Gave Me - Florence and the Machine
Ducks and Currents - Various composers
L'Autre Valse d'Amélie - Yann Tiersen
Black Beauty Main Score - Danny Elfman (No, he has not watched the film or read the book. He knows better than that.)
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That is a long list that revolves primarily around south/eastern, mid, and northern Europe across several millenia.
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? –
Reynard adores Trad/Folk music, which he's finding a lot of in soundtracks. It's familiar and keeps the electronic influences to a minimum. He's developing his appreciation for country and rock music too, with an eclectic mix of songs sneaking in. Anything that he can play along with, sing along with, or dance to being particular favourites. And he will tell everyone about this in efforts to get them to join him one way or another.
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
Put on Mambo No.5 and watch him squirm as he tries not to sing/dance along.
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
That Noise people call 'electronic music'.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
He doesn't like it, he can't help but come back to this song since he found it. In contrast, he associates this song with the side of him deeply rooted in the past, in old ways, in the earth and the nature around him.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
Some songs he's been taught remind him of the person who introduced him to them, but other than that; Not especially.
Songs for the good times? –
Mambo No.5 - Lou Bega, of course
Tanz Mit Mir - Faun
Songs for the BAD times? –
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –
Go Get Your Gun - The Dear Hunter
Fellow in the North - Cold Weather Company
First Light of Winter - Miranda Lee Richards
Två Konungabarn - Myrkur
PreLudium Słowiańskie - WATAHA
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Rey's songs for the bad times are so, so sad. Poor Rey. :(
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Yeah, electronic/metallic/static noise as music? Completely anti-Reynard. But it's fitting that it's opposite to Caspar (and that Adia has a mix of both their tastes).
To be fair, if Rey didn't do sad/sombre well then what kind of Winter spirit would he be?
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... Is this how we defeat him??
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Befriend/distract him? Definitely.
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What kind of music would your character have grown up listening to? –
Very late 90's/early 00's boyband pop dominated his childhood thanks in large part to his two sisters. With his parents absent much of the time that was what dominated his house since they outnumbered him and he's always tended to cater to them, though as the twins got older their tastes shifted. Hannah stayed into pop but developed an interest in alternative rock and Disney soundtracks whereas Beth's interests shifted more into Indie Rock. A lot of Deathcab for Cutie and the like.
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? –
Josh's personal interests are varied, but if you rifled through his CD collection in middle school when those were still things people had it was a LOT of hard rock and post grunge.
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
Thanks to a huge circle of close friends, Josh's tastes are pretty eclectic but he doesn't tend to let most anyone see his driving playlists. He likes anything he can sing along to loudly when he's driving so it's a lot of trashy pop and radio hits mixed in with his rock. Avril Lavigne side by side with Nickleback mixed in with his favorite rock hits makes for a Russian Roulette of a playlist for his dignity.
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
80's Synthwave and a lot of metal since it's been hijacked by the Alt-Right. No links, I'm not giving them views.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
One of the most telling songs that resonates with Joshua is Three Days Grace's "Pain".
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
Only insofar as picking a song to embody the genre of music each of his friends prefers. Anything by Lifehouse reminds him of Hannah. Lily Allen reminds him of Beth and the time he took her, Hannah, and Jessica out to go see her in Calgary.
Songs for the good times? –
Opticon - Orgy
Here's to Never Growing Up - Avril Lavgine
Centuries - Fall Out Boy
Songs for the BAD times? –
Suffocate - Staind
Animal I've Become - Three Days Grace
I'm Coming Down - Five Finger Death Punch (TW: This song is about suicide do not watch the official video holy shit, i linked one without the video because I can't watch it.)
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –
Urkraft (Original Mix) - OSIRIZ
What I've Done - Linkin Park
The Red - Chevelle
Toxicity - System of a Down
Savin' Me - Nickelback
Diabolical - Mindless Self Indulgence
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Amelia comes from a world that’s equivalent to Earth’s Renaissance time period, and there’s a wide range of songs that are associated with that time period. Lots of lutes and basic woodwinds, as well as the use of the bodhran. Living in a port town, songs like Jolly Rovin’ Tar and Spanish Ladies (without the references to Earth cities and countries, of course!) would’ve been very common for her to hear in her youth.
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? –
If someone asked her to put something on, Amelia would play anything that’s on her playlist. She doesn’t care who knows what she listens to. The styles she listens to are varied, so she’s more likely to tailor what she listens to based on her company’s preferences more than hide something on purpose.
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
She has one song that falls on this list, and it’s because she doesn’t want anyone to see how thinking of home, and the love she never had a chance at there, affects her. First State ft. Sarah Howells - Seeing Stars (Vexare Remix) always makes her think of the man she missed her chance with, and she can’t hide that pain no matter how much she tries.
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
Music that’s too “floaty and light” bothers Amelia. Artists like Enya are very much not her thing. Loud, screamo/speed metal and rap are also not much for her thing, but she doesn’t go to places that play them enough to know that for sure.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
Pendulum - Watercolour - This is HER song, hands down.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
Other than the above? Not really. She associates sounds and ways of being with people, but the music is her own.
Songs for the good times? –
TheFatRat - Monody (feat. Laura Brehm)
Seven Lions - Where I Won't Be Found (Feat. Neonheart)
Ariana Grande - Break Free feat. Zedd
Songs for the BAD times? –
Skrux - My Love Is A Weapon ft. Delacey
AK, Brenton Mattheus & Laura Brehm - Falling
Shatter Me Featuring Lzzy Hale - Lindsey Stirling
Hellberg - The Girl (feat. Cozi Zuehlsdorff)
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –
The Arena - Lindsey Stirling
Pendulum, Zedd ft. Foxes, B.o.B, Rob Swire - Claritycraft
Transistor Original Soundtrack Extended - _n C_rcl_s
Blood on My Name - The Brothers Bright
Imagine Dragons - Believer
Seven Lions - Worlds Apart with Kerli
...honestly, I could add songs to this all day. So if you're curious for more of the rogue's musical tastes, see her personally curated playlist here.
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Runa would have listened to a lot of different kinds of music, but mostly she would have been exposed to the 90s and 80s. Gunther, ABBA, Lotta and Christer, The Cardigans... The list goes on.
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? –
Almost everything she listens to she'll gladly share. Her tastes are pretty eclectic. It's almost guaranteed she'll find something you like that she likes too.
What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
Her sister Gry and husband Hemming introduced her to metal music and helped her find a favourite band - Ghost B.C.. Most of her family disapproves of this kind of music ("These lyrics are so awful" "What's with all this screaming" "You realise we worship the Norse gods, right?") so she's not quick to share her fondness of it.
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
There is pretty much no genre she won't give a chance.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
She knows she's a big fan of pop and dance, but she doesn't associate any particular song or genre to herself.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
Her sister Gry is very much her metal influence and so Amon Amarth reminds Runa of her. This song reminds her of her family/heritage, partly because of the style, partly because of the rune it is based around. Bellman's Lullaby sung by her sister Carita, or by her father, reminds her of both of them, but also her mother who Carita learned it from. More recently this song has come to remind her of Viatorus.
Songs for the good times? –
I love It - Icona Pop
Två mörka ögon - Sabina Dbumda
Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia
Levels - Avicii
Songs for the BAD times? –
Homesick - Dua Lipa
Sisters and Brothers - The Vespers
Dreamland - Tessa Rae
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –
Giants - Iselin Solheim
Heroes - Måns Zelmerlöw
All Falls Down - Alan Walker
Katchi - Ofenbach vs Nick Waterhouse
Energia - Sofi Tukker
Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
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What kind of music would your character have grown up listening to? –
Songs like THIS and THIS that can easily be played on 1-3 string instruments (violin, guitar, banjo) with vocals. Playing string instruments and singing was a great way to pass the time in the evenings after farm work was done. Lawrence was the violinist, Harrow or his father played the guitar, and his mother or younger brothers played the banjo while his sister Robin sang (and others joined in.)
Outside of Westfall he would have heard songs we might associate with traditional folk ballads (like THIS) or classic Azerothian instrumental music (like THIS.)
What kind of music do they let people know they listen to? – goes right along with What is their secret genre or song? Something they wouldn't necessarily want others knowing they like. –
I don't think he has the cultural wherewithal to know he ought to be embarrassed about certain types of music. It's all new and fun to him, and he's not above singing or referencing songs he knows if he thinks it's going to help him connect with the person he's talking to. He's willing to listen to pretty much anything once, and if he likes it he'll say as much.
And what genre can they just not stand? If possible, find an example. –
Nerdcore... Y'all're really out here makin' songs bout playin' video games? Like as a lifestyle?...
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with themselves? –
Hmmm! I'm not sure about specific genres, but I bet he thinks about himself when he hears most Johnny Cash songs. They're all about pointless destruction of your own/other people's lives and the consequences or redemption following.
Do they associate any specific songs or genres with other people? –
Okay... If you think he's not out there listening to lame-ass country/country-rock love songs and thinking about Isidor... Idunno what to tell you.
Stuff like... Chris Young – Heartbeat (Country-rock)
Songs for the good times? –
All Men Are Pigs – Studio Killers (And all Studio Killers, tbh. Euro dance pop)
Simple Things – Randy Travis for Hey Arnold! (TWANGY country, mixed to be longer than the original.)
You Reposted in the Wrong Neighborhood (Mashup/Remix)
Songs for the BAD times? –
I Am Weary, Let Me Rest (American folk song)
Compass – Red Dead Redemption OST (Western?)
Share a few songs might they have on their mp3 device. (If they don't have one, imagine that they do) –
Dude probably has SO MUCH music on his phone, but here's a general sampling of most of it:
My Party – Icona Pop (Eurobeat)
Fuck You Better – Neon Hitch (NSFW – Party beat)
Kids (2 Finger an den Kopf) – Marteria (German rap)
Gasolina – Daddy Yankee (Spanish rap, and some of the lyrics are very Isidor.mp3)
Was Hast Du Gedacht – GZUZ (German gangbanger rap)
Blitzen Trapper - Valley Of Death (Country-ish, courtesy of Mico/Naug's player)
Cruise – Florida Georgia Line (Country rock, radio bullshit)
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