Musical Muses

I can't write without music; it's a vital ingredient in character building.

As a rather self-absorbed exercise, I sat down and tried to list the "most" influential songs on the novel. The resulting list is eclectic to say the least.

Theme/Overall

"Tonight is What it Means to be Young" Fire, Inc. Streets of Fire-Soundtrack

"Bring Me to Life" Evanescence. Fallen

"Requiem for a Dream" Requiem for a Dream/Soundtrack/Remix

"Robes of Heaven" Neil Goldberg's Cirque

"Angels Would Fall" Melissa Etheridge. Breakdown

The Cast

Regan O'Connell

"Prayer in Open D" Emmylou Harris. Cowgirl's Prayer

"I Hear a Call" Emmylou Harris. Cowgirl's Prayer

"I'll Stand by You" The Pretenders.

Breas Montrose

"I Am a Rock" Simon & Garfunkel. Sounds of Silence

"The Road to Hell-Part 2" Chris Rea. The Road to Hell

Jason Lake

"My Immortal" Evanescence. Fallen

Talis

"Serenity" Godsmack. Faceless

"My Last Breath" Evanescence. Fallen

"Fallen" Sarah McLachlan. Afterglow

"Unwell" Matchbox Twenty. More Than You Think You Are

Lex

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Cindy Lauper.

The 'Ships

Regan and Jason

"Haunted" Evanescence. Fallen

"Strong Enough" Cheryl Crow. Tuesday Night Music Club

"Touched" VAST. VAST

"Train Song" Eliza Carthy. Angels & Cigarettes.

Breas and Regan

"I Hate Everything about You" Three Days Grace.

"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" Meatloaf. The Very Best of Meatloaf

"Pretty When You Cry" VAST. VAST

"After All" Cher/Peter Cetera. Chances Are-Soundtrack

Talis and Regan

"Don't Give Up." Peter Gabriel. So

"Push" Sarah McLachlan. Afterglow

"Answer" Sarah McLachlan. Afterglow

Regan and Cara Ryan

"Michelangelo" Emmylou Harris. Red Dirt Girl

Regan and Cyrus Purcell

"Into the Dark" Melissa Etheridge. Breakdown

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