Show me your character playlists!

I have a lot of character themes, but it occurs to me I only have one "playlist"!

I made this 8-tracks playlist for this guy a while ago: https://8tracks.com/laiska/rubies-and-ash

Normally I pick character themes by songs I think describe the character lyricwise, or else have the correct "feel" for them. In the case of this list, I just by and by came across songs that were kind of melancholy and tragic in a self-destructive way, that suited the various acts of self-sabotage Vanik perpetuates in his life. A long long while ago I used to pick songs based just on lyrics for my characters, but these days it's mostly about feel!

Most recently when I'm doing quick character flesh out it helps me to have music that suits them soundwise as a 'hook,' a lot of which I end up linking in as part of their profiles, or help me develop them somehow!

In Makeda's case, her theme is actually her namesake as well!

Some other ones I just particularly like:

• AKINO-75 and her handful of linked tracks
  
• Frean - Hitori Omou
  
• Madame Caw - Gensou Haijin
  
• Slice - Freak (his voice claim and also sort of a theme!)
  
• Mogwa - Nuedori
  

As for me, it's usually a combination-- but leaning more towards songs whose "feel" reminds me of the character, with less emphasis on lyrics (as long as the lyrics don't contradict the character), but if the lyrics really fit them I'll use that too. It's often, but not necessarily, something they'd realistically listen to.

Most of my more closely-associated songs I don't post on their TH profiles because the songs would spoil something, though!

I'll come back with others later, but Izzy here is really straightforward.

• No Culture Icons - The Thermals - I've always associated Izzy heavily with The Thermals and I think he'd sound something like Hutch Harris (the singer); the band has always had this very independent renegade sort of lo-fi punk aesthetic, and that's him. Their first album and especially this song have this very restless iconoclastic theme, and it reminds me very much of him. The song is also his entrance theme in an OC wrestling AU one of my friends runs.
  
• Because You're Young - Cock Sparrer - Cock Sparrer are a great classic, very blue-collar, punk band, and he'd love them, being gritty and "real". This song is about being young and dumb and thinking you're always right, and, well, that's Izzy.
  
• Bastards of Young - The Replacements - Similarly, it's another song about youth, but from the opposite perspective-- a song very much with a chip on its shoulder, about a generation feeling abandoned, with nothing to prove to anyone but themselves.
  
• The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle - Sex Pistols - In canon, Izzy's pretty obsessed with the Sex Pistols (and in several ways they inspired my comic in general)-- it's that "real"/iconoclastic thing again, and that's what he sets out his life to be. The song is pretty obvious-- Izzy (entering his punk band into a TV music competition) is all for using the music industry for his own purposes, and thinks they're the future.
  

Lophius: 

Shiva:

Thanatos:

           Aside from my city OCs, I rarely create a proper playlist for OCs in other plots. Partially because the layout format I used for those don't have a particular section to include their playlist without adding a big chunk of text into whatever section I decide to stuff the playlist into. :'D

          I'll start with Valentin because he's the first ever city OC I created and for every song chosen for his playlist, there's a concrete reasoning/historical facts behind each of them. His playlist is also the only one so far that comprised entirely of music from his native country.

Some of my characters do have single songs that remind me of them only one character really has a playlist though it's more for his story so I can listen to it and get in the right mind for writing the story. Always looking for more songs to add to it though.

The character being Roman, his playlist is here

I must say it is fun to put together a playlist to listen to while writing a story though it can be hard to put them together.

When it comes to finding the songs it's mostly to do with the lyrics for me, sometimes though not all of the lyrics need to be right if the feel of the song is right.

Nejire has a full on spotify playlist here for himself.

Aamona has a few songs in her bio for my own inspiration for her lore wise

All three of my Triclopt's have playlists in their bios

i love making playlists for characters asdhblajssd. most of my active, developed ocs have playlists, but since there are so many (and some of the playlists are close to an hour long) i will choose one to share for the moment.

my most recently finished one is for abelietum! her playlist is intended to give off a spooky vibe. all except one track are instrumentals. the full playlist is roughly an hour long, but you don't have to listen to all of the pieces.

my playmoss is full of them lol (actually i think all of my playlists are about an oc in one way or another) making them is so fun, especially since a lot of my ocs are based off songs to begin with :p i try to find songs that match the general vibe of the character, and lyrics that relate to them/their story , or sometimes its just music i think they'd listen to !

mmmm https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQ0LqMbiZbuBMIQRhU1DsbfxWwVqJg-K aesthetic

• chris: extra emo jazz
• peet: pop, rap, and some songs from musicals
• nate: uwu

I've actually been working on a playlist for one of my oldest ocs for a while! A lot of his songs are based on the feeling rather than the lyrics, but I do have one song on the playlist (don't wanna be by the score) that I place as his "theme".

I keep his playlist on my Spotify and I'm constantly adding new songs to it. He's got a mix of modernish music and bard songs/intrumentals, given that he's a Skyrim character.

I don't have designated playlists per character, but I do have songs that I associate with some characters!! I generally choose them based on if the lyrics inspired me or fit the character, or the general mood of the song fits the character.

• Callia: her story was inspired by Sword of Drossel, and she even has an image inspired by the lyrics.
• Cypria: I listened to Emotion while writing her backstory because it has a bittersweet melody and a finality to it if you've played BW. player x n reunion when
• Emily: The relationship with her love interest is inspired by the songs Rue's Lullaby and Stand By You.
  • Each of her AUs are also inspired by music: The 13th Apocalypse, Fifteen, and Prisoner/Paper Planes
• Koray: His relationship with his lover is inspired by Bella Notte and Tuxedo Mirage.
• Lilia: I associate her with Stirring, it would be her battle theme tbh. Also bc it's a badass OST.
• Octo: His theme songs are Aqua's Theme and I Will Always Return
• Roan: He was inspired by Monochrome Dream-Eating Demon
• Vittoria: Inspired by Casuality Flower and Beast in the Beauty