Disc Jockeys soundtrack
This post is explicitly aimed at the fans of the fanfiction story Disc Jockeys.
I've had several inquiries about the music referenced in the story, or comments cheering certain choices. Granted, I have been spinning a 200-track playlist during the writing of this monster, but there are songs that are more crucial to the story and its mood, as opposed to 'good writing music'. Unable to narrow it to a few tracks, I've created a two-disc compilation.
I mainly opted for songs mentioned in the fic as being played by the characters in the store, although a few obvious choices were dropped (Rick Astley) in favour of pieces that would play if I were to film certain scenes. The discs are zipped, with the file names changed to reflect correct order of sequencing and play. I will make notes with the tracklistings below to indicate such.
As per the RIAA and their rules, you know the drill: these are for educational purposes or review purposes only, delete after 3 days or I'm not responsible, etc etc etc. On a more serious note, I strongly encourage you to support the artists on these discs, especially the indies. Supporting art is crucial now more than ever.
DISC JOCKEYS: THE SOUNDTRACK
- The Pot - Tool. Played in the store during the opening - chapter 3.
- Discipline - Nine Inch Nails. Played during chapter 3 and leading into chapter 4.
- Money - Pink Floyd. Alice plays this as a salute to Edward's awesome gambling skills.
- Common People - Pulp. Played after the 'songs for disenfranchised workers' conversation in chapter 5, after Carlisle breaks the bad news about Virgin.
- The Grace - Neverending White Lights. Jasper plays this after vetoing Eminem.. Fits his mood about things with Alice.
- Portrait of a Dead Soul - The Red Paintings. Emmett plays this for Alice before he does his 'call to the supplier' for some interesting CD titles.
- Youth of America - Birdbrain. Alice blasts this after she and Jasper mock the cannibal customer in chapter 6.
- Womanizer - Britney Spears. Emmett earns himself a dance in chapter 9 to this from Rosalie...
- The Mountain - PJ Harvey. Alice is listening to this as Carlisle talks to her about her foster mother's abandonment.
- The Thin Ice - Pink Floyd. The source for the title of chapter 10, Bella sings it in that chapter after her disaster of a chat with Edward. Note that at the end of chapter 9, Alice quotes from In The Flesh?, another track on the same Pink Floyd album.
- Like A Friend - Pulp. This is the first of the 'mood songs'. It could have been played by Edward while driving to Seattle in chapter 1 and 2, but it also fits his broken heart state after talking to Bella and throughout chapter 10.
- Straight - Amanda Palmer. Alice plays this for Bella (and herself) in chapter 10.
- Pandora's Aquarium - Tori Amos. Another mood track. This one sets the feel for both Bella in the forest path, feeling hopeless, and Alice, who feels as if she can never be 'normal' enough for Jasper again.
- Paint's Peeling - Rilo Kiley. Another mood song, a sort of angsty piece that tracks Bella's overdose and its feel for her, as well as Edward's treatment of her to come.
- Failing The Rorschach Test - Matthew Good Band. Jasper plays this for Alice in chapter 11, one of her 'Alice' songs.
- Round Here - Counting Crows. Carlisle sings and plays this before discovering the dance party out front.
- Butterflies and Hurricanes - Muse. A mood track that captures both the fight with Edward and Carlisle, the chaos with Rosalie and Rick, and Bella's meltdown.
- The Resolution - Jack's Mannequin. Edward plays this for Bella in chapter 15.
- An Unexpected Rain - Melissa Etheridge. Rosalie is blasting this as she drives back to the store in chapter 16.
- Mad World - Gary Jules. Alice selects this as her funeral music...
- Another Year - Amanda Palmer. ...But indicates if she could only hear one more song before her death, she'd choose this one.
- Graveyard Girl - M83. The song Alice is dancing to at the start of chapter 17.
- Don't Cry - Jakalope. I see this as a mood piece for Alice's battle for her life, beginning in the club with her worries and fears. Alternate song rejected due to length restrictions: Sing For Absolution by Muse.
- Girl Disappearing - Tori Amos This song is a mood piece, capturing Bella's feelings for Alice after hearing her story.
- Bloodflower - Tilly and the Wall. A nice sassy 'watch out' song for the preparations for the party.
- Time Is Running Out - Muse. The first song Jasper's band sings, and indeed, the store's time is running out.
- 'Til I Hear It From You - Gin Blossoms. The second song the band plays, the first Empire Records soundtrack reference.
- Konstantine (live in Ventura) - Something Corporate. The song, and specific version of it, Edward sings for Bella.
- You're All I Have - Snow Patrol. The fourth song played by the band, in the background of Bella and Edward's talk in chapter 22.
- Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi. The group sing-along and the last song before the police shut the party down.
- Sugarhigh - Coyote Shivers. Part of the party on the roof scene, and the second Empire Records soundtrack grab.
- This Year's Love - David Gray. Played in the car by Bella on the way to Edward's in chapter 23.
- Center of the Sun - Conjure One. Edward plays this during... well... you know. ;)
- A Single Explosion - Matthew Good. Closing scene of the fic...