Thought Exercise: Music!

[rumham]

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) –

Comments

[heirtothedragonsfire]

What kind of music would your character have grown up listening to? –
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

[chiron_survivor]

Meredith Brooks! That's a fitting song for Isidor.

River by Bishop Briggs is one of my current favorite songs, I'm glad to see Isidor likes it too. :)

[heirtothedragonsfire]

I can just imagine the moment she was called that one too many times and just decided to own it with that song.

It's a good song! Also great for dancing to with attitude, which she loves.

[brother_alone]

That Laurel song is really fitting :O

[heirtothedragonsfire]

I'm going to be honest, I... didn't really realise how fitting that was. That's been on her playlist for an age and came under the 'her kind of dance music' category. Now that you've prompted me to look at the lyrics again though... damn, yeah you're right!