Music plays a vital role in my creative process. In fact, I can't even start a book before putting together a soundtrack for it. Some songs are obvious choices for me. For others, I have no idea why they inspire a particular scene. Below is a working playlist, by no means complete.
Playing With Fire
Love Like a Fire--Cathy Lemons
Arc of the Sun--Assembly of Dust
Bad Moon Rising--Ann Wilson
& Gretchen Wilson
Wheels--Foo Fighters
Wicked Game--Giant Drag
You Give Me Something--James Morrison
Sex On Fire--Kings of Leon
Help I'm Alive--Metric
Beast Of Burden--The Rolling Stones
You're Gonna Want Me--Shane Dwight
Just Say Yes--Snow Patrol
Possum Kingdom--The Toadies
More Human Than Human--White Zombie
Cure--Wild Colonials
I Love You--The Benjy Davis Project
Vanessa Unveiled
Everything--Alanis Morissette
Just Like Everyone Else--Ben Taylor
Band
Tighten Up--The Black Keys
Pistol Grip--The Blakes
Blue Sunshine--Blue Giant
Breathe--Collide
Creep--Collide
I Feel You--Collide
Go Your Own Way--The Cranberries
Twenty Miles--Deer Tick
My Heart, Your Hands--Dommin
Gravity of Love--Enigma
Principles of Lust--Enigma
Drive--Melissa Ferrick
Ooh La La--Goldfrapp
There Is a Way--NewWorldSon
Feelin' Love--Paula Cole
How We Operate--Gomez
Charms--The Philosopher Kings
Satisfied--Prince
She Hates Me--Puddle of Mud
Let My Love Open the Door--Pete
Townsend
You Wouldn't Like Me--Tegan & Sara
Lover Enslaved
Slave to Love-- Bryan Ferry
Feelin' Love-- Paula Cole
Strict Machine-- Goldfrapp
Dancing with Mephisto-- Enigma
Time of the Season-- Ben Taylor Band
I will possess your heart-- Deathcab
For Cutie
Untouched-- The Veronicas
Glory Box-- Portishead
Got You-- The Flys
2 Hearts-- Kylie Minogue
The Garden-- Mirah
Je t'aime Till My Dying Days-- Enigma
Mystify-- INXS
Wicked Game-- Giant Drag
Wish in This World-- Edwin McCain
Lover Enraptured
Bleeding Love-- Leona Lewis
Breakable-- Fisher
Calling You-- Blue October
Closer-- Kings of Leon
Principles of Lust-- Enigma
She Brings Me Love-- Bad Company
Strange Boy-- Kerli
Unseen-- Katie Armiger
Walking After You-- Foo Fighter
Taking Liberty
Sound of Madness-- Shinedown
Bad lands-- Psychopomps
The Best Things-- Filter
Earthcrosser-- Verunca Salt
Second Chance-- Shinedown
I'd Come For You-- Nickelback
In Space-- Ludo
Major Tom-- Shiny Toy Guns
Please Don't Leave Me-- Pink
Since You've Been Gone-- Theory Of A Dean Man
Someone Like You-- Safety Suit
Somewhere Out There-- Our Lady Peace
Waiting For The Night-- Rabbit In the Moon
Walking After You-- Foo Fighters
Where We Are-- Neverending White Lights
Without You-- Kevin Rudolf
You Gotta Go-- Chase The Sun
