Mini-sound track
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jana_denardoFor my upcoming Love's Landscape story, I have a mini-sound track for the boys, either music they love (all three are music enthusiasts) or shows a side of their personality.
Faolan, the Druid/mage and de jure leader of the monster-fighting group and he does have a geek streak like so many of my characters.
Ed Sheeran's song would be something he'd listen to and for that matter could apply to him, Jason and Derrek.
Faolan is also a drummer and I shamelessly based his style (and pretty much the whole group) on Albannach's long-haired drummer. I've had the chance to hear this group in person and they're great.
Derrek is the wildcard in the relationship (Faolan and Jason have been together a while). He's the youngest in his late twenties, fresh from the Marines and the Middle East, but unsure of his homecoming in his somewhat redneck Appalachian wolf pack. He also tried to break my brain when he said, 'I love bluegrass.' I often write to these mini-soundtracks to get in/keep in the mood of the story. I do not like bluegrass much. He was allowed some bluegrass and country.
I think he would relate to this Garth Brooks song (have a listen and you'll see why). It was a controversial song for the singer since he was *gasp* espousing the ideas of freedom of religion, freedom from prejudice be it race, gender and whoever it is you choose to love.
Derrek surprised me by being rather religious. That is very unusual for my characters. I've only ever had one who was really Christian before. Derrek is the second and it plays only a small role in the story (He is more or less quiet about his faith but it is rather strong and he's not sure what to do with two pagan lovers). Alison Krauss was the bluegrass he could listen to because she is one talented lady.
Jason is the music maven of the group and yet he is the hardest to pin down as far as finding something to represent him. He is an ancient vampire who has lived through so much of the music we know today it was hard to find something that said, 'This is Jason.' A friend reminded me of what another friend always claimed about Sting so this would be Jason when he's thinking on the mortality of his lovers.
Jason gets three songs because well he just does. I can totally see him dancing to this back in the day.
And this song shows Jason's original mortal life (okay not really, he is about 100 years older give or take). When I decided he'd be ancient, I went for it.
I hope you enjoyed the music.
And how about a little excerpt from when the three of them meet (keep in mind, I'm still waiting on edits)
Jason took up residence on one of the well-padded leather chairs, looking too damn fuckable, and Faolan wondered if he had draped himself on the chair with that in mind. Jason liked to play up the sensual vampire when he had an audience. When Bram Stoker, one of the Lucerna's dissenting members, had outed the vampires, the entire species had nearly panicked, but other than the people who just had to have someone to hate and rail against, society accepted it better than expected. Books and movies loved the vampires. Werewolves followed suit a few decades later, during the first war to end all wars. It took the mages a lot longer to come out of the broom closet, not until the end of the next world war. Faolan's grandmother told him stories about the mages stepping out into the open with the other Supernaturals.
Hearing Susan talking to someone in the anteroom, Faolan shot Jason a warning look he knew the vampire would simply ignore if it suited him, then turned back to the door. He took a step back when someone slightly different than he was expecting came through it. Instead of Douglas, his doppelganger swaggered in. Either that, or Douglas had shaved off his long dark hair, opting for the Marines’ high and tight style. However, that wouldn’t explain the thousand yard stare. The amber eyes fixed on Faolan had seen some things that left their mark. Granted seeing too much would be true of anyone in the Lucerna, but this seemed to be something more. It was common for Lucerna members to go into the military first, as further training because they would be expected – well, most of them, at any rate – to fight and do any number of dangerous things if need be, from combat rolling into the street after a rogue mage or rescuing hostages from burning buildings. Faolan hadn’t gone the military route, opting for the rigors of both graduate school and the Lucerna’s own combat training.
“Ah, this must be the twin.” Jason studied the werewolf. “Or else the big bad wolf caught the mange.”
First words out of Jason’s mouth were a taunt. How did Faolan know it would go like this?
Faolan, the Druid/mage and de jure leader of the monster-fighting group and he does have a geek streak like so many of my characters.
Ed Sheeran's song would be something he'd listen to and for that matter could apply to him, Jason and Derrek.
Faolan is also a drummer and I shamelessly based his style (and pretty much the whole group) on Albannach's long-haired drummer. I've had the chance to hear this group in person and they're great.
Derrek is the wildcard in the relationship (Faolan and Jason have been together a while). He's the youngest in his late twenties, fresh from the Marines and the Middle East, but unsure of his homecoming in his somewhat redneck Appalachian wolf pack. He also tried to break my brain when he said, 'I love bluegrass.' I often write to these mini-soundtracks to get in/keep in the mood of the story. I do not like bluegrass much. He was allowed some bluegrass and country.
I think he would relate to this Garth Brooks song (have a listen and you'll see why). It was a controversial song for the singer since he was *gasp* espousing the ideas of freedom of religion, freedom from prejudice be it race, gender and whoever it is you choose to love.
Derrek surprised me by being rather religious. That is very unusual for my characters. I've only ever had one who was really Christian before. Derrek is the second and it plays only a small role in the story (He is more or less quiet about his faith but it is rather strong and he's not sure what to do with two pagan lovers). Alison Krauss was the bluegrass he could listen to because she is one talented lady.
Jason is the music maven of the group and yet he is the hardest to pin down as far as finding something to represent him. He is an ancient vampire who has lived through so much of the music we know today it was hard to find something that said, 'This is Jason.' A friend reminded me of what another friend always claimed about Sting so this would be Jason when he's thinking on the mortality of his lovers.
Jason gets three songs because well he just does. I can totally see him dancing to this back in the day.
And this song shows Jason's original mortal life (okay not really, he is about 100 years older give or take). When I decided he'd be ancient, I went for it.
I hope you enjoyed the music.
And how about a little excerpt from when the three of them meet (keep in mind, I'm still waiting on edits)
Jason took up residence on one of the well-padded leather chairs, looking too damn fuckable, and Faolan wondered if he had draped himself on the chair with that in mind. Jason liked to play up the sensual vampire when he had an audience. When Bram Stoker, one of the Lucerna's dissenting members, had outed the vampires, the entire species had nearly panicked, but other than the people who just had to have someone to hate and rail against, society accepted it better than expected. Books and movies loved the vampires. Werewolves followed suit a few decades later, during the first war to end all wars. It took the mages a lot longer to come out of the broom closet, not until the end of the next world war. Faolan's grandmother told him stories about the mages stepping out into the open with the other Supernaturals.
Hearing Susan talking to someone in the anteroom, Faolan shot Jason a warning look he knew the vampire would simply ignore if it suited him, then turned back to the door. He took a step back when someone slightly different than he was expecting came through it. Instead of Douglas, his doppelganger swaggered in. Either that, or Douglas had shaved off his long dark hair, opting for the Marines’ high and tight style. However, that wouldn’t explain the thousand yard stare. The amber eyes fixed on Faolan had seen some things that left their mark. Granted seeing too much would be true of anyone in the Lucerna, but this seemed to be something more. It was common for Lucerna members to go into the military first, as further training because they would be expected – well, most of them, at any rate – to fight and do any number of dangerous things if need be, from combat rolling into the street after a rogue mage or rescuing hostages from burning buildings. Faolan hadn’t gone the military route, opting for the rigors of both graduate school and the Lucerna’s own combat training.
“Ah, this must be the twin.” Jason studied the werewolf. “Or else the big bad wolf caught the mange.”
First words out of Jason’s mouth were a taunt. How did Faolan know it would go like this?
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Date: 2014-05-06 03:04 am (UTC)Nice music and snippet!
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Date: 2014-05-06 03:17 am (UTC)Thank you