Re: Character themesongs

by **Loreia** Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:09 am

I will always be reminded of Tangled when I see or hear the phrase "
mother knows best"
. They are fused together forever.

I usually go for fantasy tracks or game tracks, but in the world of Ice and Fire, none of the characters seem to have their own themes - or at least, HBO gives few characters their own themes, or family themes, and I'm not one for creating themes for characters that might not live very long in the real time spent playing a campaign. What I take away from Ice and Fire is that its far less about the people who play a role in the shaping of the kingdoms and countries, and more about those places. Which is why we see horrible events up close and personal more often than in other fantasy works.

I've got a couple in mind for Loreia, but I'll keep them to myself for now, muahaha.

by **Dyana Marsten** Mon Jun 15, 2015 6:14 pm

Lady Corrine Marsten wrote:Possible Dyana?

https://youtu.be/d7BrZf2ZVwI

Man, if only Dyana was an archer, the [url=video itself][/url] would be perfect. The song, on the other hand, is only getting half the way there.

Lady Corrine Marsten wrote:Daveth &
Dyana?

https://youtu.be/JQnsN3um-iQ

Poor Daveth, lol.

Lady Corrine Marsten wrote:Gwyn? Dyana?

https://youtu.be/nfWlot6h_JM

No, Corrine. Just, no.

Jon Cobb wrote:I'm on an eighties spree at the moment, so here's one for our gender role-defying heroines Loreia and Dyana:
[url:283cowhk]https:
//www.
youtube.
com/watch?v=v1X7t_4Au4E[/url:283cowhk]

Powerful stuff there. On a side note, the [url=woman on that video?][/url] Fuckin' gorgeous.

Daveth Coldbrook wrote:Maybe [url=this one][/url] for Dyana, regarding the Daveth romance? (Though there's at least one verse there that could apply to Daveth, so maybe a duet? )

At first, I was like, "
what the hell is this?"
, and then I was all "
this has nothing to do with anything!"
. But as the song reaches its latter half, it makes more and more sense. In the end, and especially after the break, I think it does a quite good job of it.

by **Theomore Tullison** Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:27 am

I do think Jon's had at least one moment of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6TKPkQu2Q

by **Baelon Drakeson** Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:18 am

Empty Chairs is a good song for past-Jon, present Jon (particularly with Dyana and/or Isobel) is more like:

[url:1pjzic9i]https:
//youtu.
be/hIs5StN8J-0[/url:1pjzic9i]

by Jon Cobb Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:40 am

Theomore Tullison wrote:I do think Jon's had at least one moment of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6TKPkQu2Q

Hah! Most definitely, and there are likely many more to come. It's a good thing he has a balanced outlook on life to keep him going:
[url:21u0vpbu]https:
//www.
youtube.
com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ[/url:21u0vpbu]

Baelon wrote:Empty Chairs is a good song for past-Jon, present Jon (particularly with Dyana and/or Isobel) is more like:

[url:21u0vpbu]https:
//youtu.
be/hIs5StN8J-0[/url:21u0vpbu]

Hey, I'd totally forgotten about this song. Thanks for reminding me! But as a Jon song, I think the lyrics are bit too creepy.

In fact, the way things are going, it seems more likely poor Jonny will be stuck at this stage:
[url:21u0vpbu]https:
//www.
youtube.
com/watch?v=Dc3Sa4n0rS8[/url:21u0vpbu]

And then he'll be right back here (complete with nonsensical break and then re-start at 2:10):
[url:21u0vpbu]https:
//www.
youtube.
com/watch?v=2384ayqnAho[/url:21u0vpbu]

by **Baelon Drakeson** Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:04 pm

Yes Jon, I picked the song for those lyrics... in fact, I had one particular line in my head for hours but I couldn't remember what song it was from. I didn't have the words quite right so my net searches were coming up empty...

I had been thinking of Owner of a Lonely Heart (such a great song) for Daveth...
Sung by Red Oni, with the the interjection lines "
much better than... owner of a broken heart"
being sung by Blue Oni.

The break makes sense - indeed, is practically necessary - in the context of the larger video. It is one of the most deeply symbolic music videos of all time, and much of it is set up during that break. The break establishes the animals as agents of death-as-transformation rather than death-as-suffering. It also sets the stage for the initial transition from color to greyscale. The color transitions are extremely important to the meaning of the video - it marks the main character' transformation from passive drone to active individual. Note how the main character is dragged from the crowd in greyscale, then later chooses to leave it in color.

Ah memories - I was first introduced to this song &
video in one of my undergrad classes in which we analyzed it (and other music videos, film scores, etc.) It was a transitional time for me, so the song really resonated.

by **Theomore Tullison** Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:36 am

I think I've found mine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia6-5gC5ArM

Like, almost every single line of the lyrics fits my vision of Theomore.

by **Reader** Sun Jul 19, 2015 7:33 pm

Can' believe I missed this thread, very enjoyable. Smile

by Dunstan Tullison Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:56 pm

Here's one for the last moments of Dyana and Jon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC9jae9F3b0

by **Ser Jorah Holt** Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:07 pm

Jorah theme song should be

The Impossible Dream

by **Dyana Marsten** Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:12 pm

Dunstan Tullison wrote:Here's one for the last moments of Dyana and Jon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC9jae9F3b0

Not bad, actually! Though not for their -literal- last moments, I think.

by **Lady Corrine Marsten** Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:45 pm

Regarding the recent altercation between Ben and Garrett:

https://youtu.be/y-isI96eqGY

by **Nathaniel Mason** Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:36 am

Not very GoT, but very Nathan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWKa5c_AlV0

by **Theomore Tullison** Sun Aug 09, 2015 4:21 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovaZ0KfIWiE

Seems something like what Daveth is turning into...

by **Theomore Tullison** Sat Aug 22, 2015 5:12 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJLImTVtqU

I can think of one or two candidates for this one.

by **Theomore Tullison** Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:18 pm

Whenever I see the title on Baelon's vignette, I get this playing in my head:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k6uqhKEAOM

by **Baelon Drakeson** Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:19 pm

That may have been running through my head as I wrote it.
The original Broadway recording though, as I bought the soundtrack a long time before the movie existed.

by **Nathaniel Mason** Tue Sep 22, 2015 2:50 pm

No idea why watching this reminds me of Nathan, but it does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JluQoTEg2gU

by **Baelon Drakeson** Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:43 pm

Nathaniel Mason wrote:No idea why watching this reminds me of Nathan, but it does.

I don't think it's all that mysterious - my French is a bit rusty, but if I'm understanding the song correctly it's all about seduction and loss of self-control and inhibitions in the context of a practice which is officially frowned upon but known to be fairly widespread - alcohol in the US prohibition era (as indicated by the outfits and the cop being turned away).

Nathan uses seduction to weaken his target's self-control and lower their inhibitions, in the context of a practice which is officially frowned upon but known to be fairly widespread - homosexuality.

The song is written from the perspective of the subject of such seductions - going crazy little by little, unsure whether to stay (and give in to the seduction) or go (and preserve their autonomy).

by **Reader** Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:41 pm

Nathaniel Mason wrote:No idea why watching this reminds me of Nathan, but it does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JluQoTEg2gU

Your event should be up tomorrow morning!

It too features strange foreign languages... :;
):

by **Nathaniel Mason** Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:55 pm

Reader wrote:Your event should be up tomorrow morning!

It too features strange foreign languages... :;
):

LOL

French is the second most spoken language in Canada at 30.1% and Spanish is the second most spoken language in the US at 11.5% next to English.

Hardly foreign... except perhaps to a Brit where the second most spoken language is Polish at 1.5%. Very Happy

The song is also available in English, but in my opinion it loses something as is not nearly as good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubRja-HWntc

by **Lady Corrine Marsten** Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:15 pm

I have not yet found the right song for Corrine. I will ponder.

by **Theomore Tullison** Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:50 pm

Well, to be a little bit frank, Corrie hasn't really sticked her head out far enough in any direction to show defining characteristics that makes it easy to find a fitting song, internal train of thought or IC actions and words.

Daveth on the other hand is very easy, like this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYtsSYq4Vi4

by **Lady Corrine Marsten** Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:54 pm

I disagree, and I think that's very harsh. She has "
stuck her neck out"
several times, and I make a point of writing her thoughts and feelings as fully as I can.
I'm sorry you don't like her, but that's no need to be mean and rude, just because you don't see her personality and achievements.

by **Lady Corrine Marsten** Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:32 am

I don't know why I didn't think of this one sooner, especially since I inserted it as an in-world song ages ago. I think this fits Corrine nicely, in her goals and self-esteem.

There is also that the song is from the Brave soundtrack, and Corrine has a number of things in common with Merida;
archery, wanting to be her own person, wanting to have a say in her future, especially in who she eventually marries, a love and fierce loyalty towards hrr family, and a tense relationship with her mother.

https://youtu.be/PAD_E1kaYuY

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