Soundtrack of My Life: The Musical!: THE SEQUEL

Despite my attempt to make the best of the, shall we say, desultory songs on my life soundtrack in the last post, I'm still kind of bummed out about it. So I am going to see what the sequel of my life will sound like. (I'm not a believer in reincarnation...but maybe this can be an...alternate life?)

Same rules: iPod (or iTunes, or any MP3 program really) on shuffle...must write down the songs as they play, in sequence, to correspond with different life stages. IN ORDER.

Opening Credits:
The Crystal Lake - Grandaddy
Alternative intro...okay, I like it...

Waking Up:
I Wanna Be Your Man - The Beatles
First thought of the day?

First Day at School:
All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands - Sufjan Stevens
A folksy first day of school...better make this one high school.

Falling in Love:
Track One - Asle Bjorn (the "o" in her name has one of those little lines drawn through it)
(Okay, so this is kind of an interesting, "post-modern" style of falling in love. Trying to dig it...)

Breaking Up:
Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
Finally, something that kind of works! In a backwards sort of way...

Prom:
A Time to Love - Stevie Wonder (feat. India.Arie)
Okay, I could see this as a semi-slow prom song...if you take the title at face value. The song deals with oil, racism, the environment, etc., so not exactly a oh-my-goodness-i'm-in-love-with-you-and-this-is-the-best-night-of-my-life song.

Life’s Okay:
Sheng: 7 Tunes Heard in China-1: Seasons - Yo-Yo Ma
This song was pleasant, I suppose - meaning that it works okay.

Mental Breakdown:
Fur Elise - Vince Guaraldi Trio (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
Moody music for a mental breakdown...that could work! In fact, I think this could provide an effective backdrop for an emotional scene.

Driving:
Saturn - Stevie Wonder
(Again, like the driving song on the original soundtrack...this one would work best driving at night, with the moon roof open. It's got that planetary thing going on.)

Flashback:
Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
I see it! Or, rather, hear it.

Getting Back Together:
Nine Sixteen - Bruno Merz
Yay! Works. Cute song.

Wedding:
I Me Mine - The Beatles
I was hoping for something breathtakingly romantic. And of course that didn't happen.

Birth of Child:
Laden with Guilt - Caedmon's Call
Don't quite know how to interpret this one...unless you go the original sin route.

Final Battle:
The Diary of Jane (Single Version) - Breaking Benjamin
Appropriately epic!

Death Scene:
02p - chapter section from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
One of the characters in this scene dies later in the book...

Funeral Song:
09k - chapter section from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Ironic. This is leading up to the will-you-marry-me moment!

Nice One:
Despertar - Valeria Gastaldi
To be honest, I haven't taken the time to try to translate this one yet. But it sounds nice!

end credits:
When Do We Dance? - George Gershwin
Actually, this would make an adorable end. When do we dance, my love?


This soundtrack is still random, but a lot more fun than the last one. My alternate life will be filled with much better music than my real life!