Category: music monday

This sexy little number was a "play on repeat" song for my gothic and steamy fairytale with vampires. "Bitches Brew" by ††† (Crosses)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBN-1Q0_Fiw

I've never made a secret of my love for Depeche Mode. It's hard to narrow down a favorite song, but this one has served to inspire both my faerie story and my gothic-horror fairy tale retelling. It's lush and mysterious and darkly romantic, and I adore it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l35XzUD8GGU

In case you haven't figured it out yet, I pretty much love any song that can be described as "I can't tell if it's creepy or kinda sexy". "Heartstrings" by Avarice in Audio featuring MiXe1 is dark, kinda gothy, and somehow still a bit seductive. Or maybe that's just me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p-m8TpjQyI

Sometimes, you just need the perfect song for a specific scene or chapter or story arc, no matter how many times you listen to it on repeat. I listened to this song for hours while I perfected a sultry dance scene for Cambiare. That chapter is one of only two that survived the hellfire of… Continue reading Music Monday: “Tempted”

So I know this was from the soundtrack of that angel movie, but Alanis Morrisette's absolutely haunting "Uninvited" also works uncannily well for a human seduced by a faerie. Just sayin'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErSCdHJdUgU