monday.

While I've worked on this Omina-project, I've pretty much, with a few additions along the way, listened to the same music throughout. These songs have become completely ingrained in my writing process and in the very fabric of the universe I'm working in, like they can't properly be separated any longer. So I decided I wanted to share my musical journey for The Year of the Wolf with you and maybe give you some musical inspiration and if nothing else, a good story.

When I first started out, I asked on my Plurk if anyone had any recommendations for a character that was an Amazon, a warrior, a fighter - and especially songs that would show her strength and her courage. People weren't slow to respond and a repeated recommendation from various sides was Two Steps From Hell, a musical ensemble I'd never heard about before. But I checked out their stuff and a lot of it was so perfect. I ended up picking out Victory and Evergreen as, kinda, my two flagship musical numbers on the list.

From searching Greek myth playlists earlier, I had some of my own suggestions as well and added Perseus by Unknown Brain, Start A War by Klergy ft. Valerie Broussard and Midas by Skott. I also put in Soldier by Fleurie, because it seemed fitting.

Then, as I started writing and got further into the character and the universe with all its themes and repetitive patterns, I added My Love by Florence + the Machine and The Moment by Amy Stroup, the first which I already knew well and the second that I discovered by complete chance by clicking some song that was recommended to me by YouTube.

Finally, I discovered Warriors by 2WEI ft. Edda Hayes and it has the perfect mix of emotion and epic scope that I needed to complete my playlist. It feels like an honest soundtrack now, haha.

Anyway, I've included the whole playlist beneath the cut, should anyone be interested. Links to everything. Please enjoy!

( AMAZON, THE - a playlist )