Because it is a little slow at work,
Aug. 28th, 2002 03:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
camwynand because I am very happy with the selections I made when I burned the final version of this CD, I am now going to bore people with the soundtrack to one of my MUSH characters' lives. Fang, for those of you who haven't encountered my RPG hobby yet, is the character I play at Ashes to Ashes MUSH, an online RPG set in a fictional city in Washington State, using White Wolf's World of Darkness game setting and various rules.
1. While the Earth Sleeps, Peter Gabriel and Deep Forest, off the Strange Days soundtrack. I was told they're singing in Mongolian, and then I found out they're singing in Macedonian or something instead. Not that it matters, as it's a cool song and it would be running over the opening credits if this were a movie of the character's life.
2. King of Spain, Moxy Fruvous. I'm telling you, I was the King of Spain / (now I eat humble pie) / and now I work at the Pizza Pizza. . . Theoretically this could've been first, as this might go well with the introductory scenes that often run before the credits. This was as close as I could find to a summation of the change in his life: 'dude, I was playing gods onstage in the School of Opera, and now I push heavy things for the drama department at the local university!'.
3. The Immortals, All Saints, Mortal Kombat soundtrack. Er... Fang's got a hell of a singing voice, but his teachers realized early that he belonged in wu sheng roles. Much with the hitting and flipping and acrobatics and such.
4. 1999, Prince. When Fang finally got out of school and found a place to live, he shared a room with a stage technician who had family on the mainland. One day his friend said he was going home and to look for him on television if possible, because he was about to be part of something big. This was at the end of May in 1989.
5. The Impression That I Get, Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Same time frame; this song is Fang wondering about, and comparing himself to, his friend. . .
6. Hammer to Fall, Queen. Here we stand / And here we fall / History won't care at all. / Lay the bed - / light the light; / Lady Mercy won't be home tonight. June fourth and the days after.
7. Acrobat, U2. Everyone needs some time to sort their heads out and get their priorities straight.
8. How You Remind Me, Nickelback. It took a while to get there, but Fang did eventually come to the conclusion that there was more to him and his life than what he'd made of it before. This is, I think, the point at which he decided to leave the country - he could read a calendar as well as anyone else.
9. Southside, Moby and Gwen Stefani. Just too cool a song not to include. There's a certain feeling of resolve to it that seemed to work well here.
10. Shadowland, the Lion King Broadway soundtrack. ... Where the journey may lead me / Let your prayers be my guide / I cannot stay here, my family / but I'll remember my pride... Emigration music.
11. America, Simon and Garfunkel. Immigration music.
12. Big Time, Peter Gabriel. A body can only stay serious for so long, neh? And hey, look, it's the land of opportunity and stuff!
13. Take On Me, A-Ha. It took him a little while to find his feet, but in any time, in any country, Fang's an incorrigible flirt when he's not concentrating his energies and attentions on one woman.
14. Whenever/Wherever, Shakira. Ooooo... Judy.
15. Wild Wild West, Escape Club. Somewhere in all of this he really got used to the idea that he was gonna be staying in America. And wow, what a wonderful great big whacking mess it was.
16. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, U2. Realizing he was feeling serious about Judy was something of a shock for him; it didn't really hit properly until the day she had to leave town in a hurry to be with her family after one of her siblings did something exceptionally stupid. The fact that it fell on the day they were supposed to go on their first real date kind of hit him in the stomach like a brick.
17. The Space Between, Dave Matthews Band. Reunions, and coming clean about the way he felt, and maybe a bit more understanding than he'd ever really had before. We're strange allies / With warring hearts / What wild-eyed beast you be / The Space Between / The wicked lies we tell / And hope to keep safe from the pain / Will I hold you again? / Will I hold... / ... The Space Between / Where you're smiling high / Is where you'll find me if I get to go / The Space Between / The bullets in our firefight / Is where I'll be hiding, waiting for you / The rain that falls / Splash in your heart / Ran like sadness down the window into... / The Space Between / Our wicked lies / Is where we hope to keep safe from pain...
And finally, #18: Big Cat, Afro-Celt Sound System. Purely instrumental. If there is any one song I have ever heard that would be Fang's theme song, this one piece is it. I wish I could describe it properly, or even the look on Fang's face and the way he's standing with a 'c'mon over here' kind of gesture as I see him inside my head at the end. . . . Ah, well.
Okay, that took up more space than I thought. Sorry. Most of you probably know all this already, but I don't remember if I went through it with you or not, so if you remember this you can just skip the whole sorry mess.
1. While the Earth Sleeps, Peter Gabriel and Deep Forest, off the Strange Days soundtrack. I was told they're singing in Mongolian, and then I found out they're singing in Macedonian or something instead. Not that it matters, as it's a cool song and it would be running over the opening credits if this were a movie of the character's life.
2. King of Spain, Moxy Fruvous. I'm telling you, I was the King of Spain / (now I eat humble pie) / and now I work at the Pizza Pizza. . . Theoretically this could've been first, as this might go well with the introductory scenes that often run before the credits. This was as close as I could find to a summation of the change in his life: 'dude, I was playing gods onstage in the School of Opera, and now I push heavy things for the drama department at the local university!'.
3. The Immortals, All Saints, Mortal Kombat soundtrack. Er... Fang's got a hell of a singing voice, but his teachers realized early that he belonged in wu sheng roles. Much with the hitting and flipping and acrobatics and such.
4. 1999, Prince. When Fang finally got out of school and found a place to live, he shared a room with a stage technician who had family on the mainland. One day his friend said he was going home and to look for him on television if possible, because he was about to be part of something big. This was at the end of May in 1989.
5. The Impression That I Get, Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Same time frame; this song is Fang wondering about, and comparing himself to, his friend. . .
6. Hammer to Fall, Queen. Here we stand / And here we fall / History won't care at all. / Lay the bed - / light the light; / Lady Mercy won't be home tonight. June fourth and the days after.
7. Acrobat, U2. Everyone needs some time to sort their heads out and get their priorities straight.
8. How You Remind Me, Nickelback. It took a while to get there, but Fang did eventually come to the conclusion that there was more to him and his life than what he'd made of it before. This is, I think, the point at which he decided to leave the country - he could read a calendar as well as anyone else.
9. Southside, Moby and Gwen Stefani. Just too cool a song not to include. There's a certain feeling of resolve to it that seemed to work well here.
10. Shadowland, the Lion King Broadway soundtrack. ... Where the journey may lead me / Let your prayers be my guide / I cannot stay here, my family / but I'll remember my pride... Emigration music.
11. America, Simon and Garfunkel. Immigration music.
12. Big Time, Peter Gabriel. A body can only stay serious for so long, neh? And hey, look, it's the land of opportunity and stuff!
13. Take On Me, A-Ha. It took him a little while to find his feet, but in any time, in any country, Fang's an incorrigible flirt when he's not concentrating his energies and attentions on one woman.
14. Whenever/Wherever, Shakira. Ooooo... Judy.
15. Wild Wild West, Escape Club. Somewhere in all of this he really got used to the idea that he was gonna be staying in America. And wow, what a wonderful great big whacking mess it was.
16. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, U2. Realizing he was feeling serious about Judy was something of a shock for him; it didn't really hit properly until the day she had to leave town in a hurry to be with her family after one of her siblings did something exceptionally stupid. The fact that it fell on the day they were supposed to go on their first real date kind of hit him in the stomach like a brick.
17. The Space Between, Dave Matthews Band. Reunions, and coming clean about the way he felt, and maybe a bit more understanding than he'd ever really had before. We're strange allies / With warring hearts / What wild-eyed beast you be / The Space Between / The wicked lies we tell / And hope to keep safe from the pain / Will I hold you again? / Will I hold... / ... The Space Between / Where you're smiling high / Is where you'll find me if I get to go / The Space Between / The bullets in our firefight / Is where I'll be hiding, waiting for you / The rain that falls / Splash in your heart / Ran like sadness down the window into... / The Space Between / Our wicked lies / Is where we hope to keep safe from pain...
And finally, #18: Big Cat, Afro-Celt Sound System. Purely instrumental. If there is any one song I have ever heard that would be Fang's theme song, this one piece is it. I wish I could describe it properly, or even the look on Fang's face and the way he's standing with a 'c'mon over here' kind of gesture as I see him inside my head at the end. . . . Ah, well.
Okay, that took up more space than I thought. Sorry. Most of you probably know all this already, but I don't remember if I went through it with you or not, so if you remember this you can just skip the whole sorry mess.
