I know I"m not the only one who uses music to get into character, and looks for songs that I like that "feel" like the character to me. I'm curious about what yours are.
For Dogberry, his song would be "Blood and Thunder" by Mastodon.
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I still can't think of anything for Reinbach. She's a tricky one.
This song get's me in a Tim'a type of mood. (When he's in a better-less sulky mood)
I don't like people using "theme songs" for their character, but I use music when getting into character as well. I also use it for writing (my friend and I are writing a comic book saga with a lot of medieval elements), reading, and drawing. I have quite a few songs, most from soundtracks, that I use when thinking about my character.
I like to think of different mood music for my character as well. I'm a big fan of multi-dimensional characters. Sometimes you have to get serious and defend the people, sometimes you just want to hang out in the market.
Since I have a lot of mood music, here are quite a few, though not nearly all, of my preferred songs:
Walking around Gridania and interacting with locals, or taking a sunday chocobo ride through the Shroud:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsAMmWj3J3I
Epic aerial Dragoon combat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN3yqMr3ffY
Thinking about Ishgard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF0JKk4AaiU
Visiting Ul'dah:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ywnt9nB5Ls
Nighttime after an adventure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7nJyh_TDkI
If I had to pick a theme song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI_2N4ydfDc
Or this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-_g8NZr1tA
I know the last one is a bit cliche, but he's a dragon hunter from the mountains with highlander ancestry... give me a break.
Sorry there's so many. No one song should be able to describe a character, in my opinion.
I struggle with the theme song business. There's always songs that may remind me of a situation or a scene or a feeling, but not like "THIS IS MEH THEME."
If I were to chose for Aysun, I like this one.
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Yes, usually I have a "soundtrack" for my characters that can be any number of songs that fit. I just posted one for the sake of brevity and discussion. I didn't want to bog anyone down with a thousand songs to listen to.
There was a thread like this a few months ago. *goes digging for it*
AHA!
My response there still applies, but I'm gonna go think about my other characters now.
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This would definitely be Ashren's theme song.
(06-20-2013, 04:08 PM)Lizzo Wrote: [ -> ]Great selection Uther - nice to see Kingdom of Heaven on there (Ibelin for Ul'dah seems to fit nicely
Thanks! And nice use of Grizzly Hills! I have that one on my iPod!Â
Kinda see this as fitting for Gerik.
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(06-20-2013, 06:04 PM)Kitty Wizard Wrote: [ -> ]Cima Fhae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEtbfzMLVWU
Everybody wants to be a cat,
because a cat's the only cat
who knows where it's at.
Between your choice of music, and your Leon signature, I think I just developed a small crush on you.