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Hellooo, everybody! Today is the last day of my TSC release week extravaganza,
which means, today is my last daily video. I know it's hard, but all good things must
come to an end. On the plus side, I decided to end things with your most requested topic,
and that is a look into my TSC playlists. Before I get into it, a quick reminder that the TSC release
week giveaway is still going down. If you pick up an ebook or hardback copy of The Savior's Champion
this week on any platform whether it's Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million—whatever. You are
eligible to enter. The form is in the description, fill it out, provide your proof of purchase,
and boom you're in the running. One grand prize winner is going to be walking away with a sign
hardback, a T-shirt, a mug, a candle, a bookmark, the blood of a righteous man,
and the hopes and dreams of millions. Enter now, and win big. Onto the topic! As many of you know,
I am a huge music fan and I like to listen to music during the writing process. It stimulates
my creativity, it gets me in the right mindset or mood. And sometimes, especially with fight scenes,
I'll even choreograph or visualize an entire scene, so that it plays out in my mind alongside
that song. I've talked about it a bunch in the past. A lot of you have asked me to share my TSC
playlist, so that's what I'm gonna do. A few disclaimers. Number One (1): My TSC playlist
is not the same thing as my writing playlist. My writing playlist consists of hundreds of songs,
and pretty much covers everything I like to listen to when I write. My TSC playlist is
a lot shorter. This covers specific songs that I associate with specific scenes in TSC. Number
Two (2): All the songs I'm about to mention are songs that I like. If you don't like them, cool,
you're entitled to that opinion, but I don't give a shit. Number Three (3): If I cover the
entire TSC playlist today, it's gonna be a long fucking video. Instead, I am covering the songs
I associated with the prologue through chapter seven. I'll cover the rest of the songs another
day. And disclaimer Number Four (4): I will be discussing content from the first seven
chapters of TSC. That means spoilers. If you haven't read those chapters and you don't want
to know what happens stop watching now. You've been forewarned. Now onto the playlist. Let's
start with the prologue of TSC which doesn't have a song attached to it. Moving on. (Song playing:
Sugarcane by Sleigh Bells) When I mentally or emotionally associate a song with a scene,
it can be for a variety of reasons. It can be because of the lyrics, it could be because of the
instrumentals or the pacing, it can be because of how the song makes me feel. The reason this
song immediately reminds me of chapter one is the title. The song is called Sugarcane. Chapter
one opens with Tobias laboring in the sugarcane fields, it's that simple. Additionally, the vibe
of the song kinda reminds me of Tobias. His walk through town, it's got this upbeat spunky sound,
which is really fitting because all these people are so joyful and are celebrating Savior’s Day,
but the song is also pretty negative. I mean, if you listen to the lyrics, they're not the
happiest, she says baware how many times? (Song playing) “Beware. Beware. Beware. Beware” And
this dichotomy feels appropriate given the fact that Tobias is not celebrating Savior’s Day like
everyone else. He's working, he's tired and he hates life. Plus, he totally has something to
beware of, and that's the impending tournament. (Song playing: Thunderstruck by 2Chellos) The
scene I associate Thunderstruck with is the part where Tobias is running to the pool. I love the
beginning of the song because it just builds, and builds, and the tension rises. That to me is
Tobias lying in bed, listening to Naomi suffering, while his mind battles itself. The tension in the
music makes the tension within Tobias feel real for me. It's like two sides pulling within you,
threatening to rip you in half. Then the music abruptly shifts, and that's when
Tobias bolts out of his cottage. He's on the move. (Song playing: Thunderstruck by 2Chellos)
I can just see Tobias running while glancing between the road ahead, at the sunset, the road,
the sunset. There's this sense of panic and speed in the music, but at the same
time it's kind of optimistic. Don't get me wrong, Tobias is not feeling optimistic in this moment,
but the reader kind of is. They're thinking: “Go Toby go! Get to the pool! you can do it.” (Song
playing: Mama by EXO) Mama for me is the perfect embodiment of the commencement ceremony of The
Sovereign’s Tournament. The first time I heard the song, I instantly saw the arena filled to the brim
with spectators. I saw the gladiatorial armor, I saw the royal balcony—all of it. It just has
this super commanding quality. That chanting at the beginning, holy shit! And I can see the men
exiting the cells and entering the arena as the music progresses. There's a part toward the end
of the song that gets kind of aggressive. And I always associate that with The Beasts. (Song
playing: Mama by EXO) I just feel like the song is super cinematic and powerful. And that's how
I feel about the commencement ceremony. (Song playing: Head like a Hole by Nine Inch Nails,
cover by AFI) Now if you read TSC, then you know that the last half of chapter three and all of
chapter four take place in the labyrinth. The guys are battling the obstacles. I didn't write this
part two music, however I typically associate AFI’s cover of ‘Head like a Hole’ by Nine Inch
Nails to this scene. If you guys watched my TSC Q&A video then you already know I got the idea
for TSC while listening to ‘Head like a Hole.’ I would listen to the song and imagine all these
men navigating an underground obstacle course that was filled with deadly traps and trials.
All those traps and trials that I imagined are now featured in TSC, most of which show up in chapters
three and four. (Song playing: Bang Bang by Max, Sam, Tsui, and Kurt Schneider) Chapter Five is the
first impression. This is when the men finally get to meet Cosima. And if you've read the chapter,
then you'll already know…(Song playing) “She got a body like an hourglass.” I used to joke with Cliff
that this is the boner scene. Cosima walks in with her curves, and her hair, and her tig ol’ bitties,
and it's a done deal. The men may have kneeled, but their dicks stood and attention. I just
feel like the song is so fitting. These men are competing for her attention,
they're excited. It's this extremely shallow showy moment, which is kind of a perfect description of
the song. (Song playing: Overdose by EXO) If you've read chapter six, then you already know
why the song fits by the title alone. Chapter six is the first official challenge of The Sovereign’s
Tournament. The dudes are poisoned and have to concoct an antidote in order to save themselves.
It’s some fucked up shit. It's also one of my favorite challenges, because I'm a fucked up
shit. What a lot of people don't know, actually, no one knows this except for Cliff. I wrote that
scene while a wee bit buzzed…okay really buzzed. I had a glass of wine by my side, and I kept pouring
and drinking until the scene was done. This is in part because I had never written a scene like
that and I wanted some liquid courage. It's also because I wanted to capture the feeling of being
drunk and your senses fading. I wanted to feel a fraction of what the men were feeling. Not
the horrible nausea and bleeding though, I'm not insane. But I also listened to Overdose repeatedly
while writing the scene, and it really kept me in the right mood. And because of this I have
the scene perfectly timed to Overdose in my head. I can point to any nuance in the music,
and tell you exactly what's going on in my mind, at that moment in the laboratory. For example,
at this part in the song…(Song playing) That’s when Tobias sneezes into his hands and they're
covering blood. And this part…(Song playing) That's when the frogs are jumping out of the
box all over the room. I love this scene, and it's really cool having a song that I
can just listen to and see the scene completely unfold in my mind without even having to read
it. (Song playing: Needles by System of a Down) Needles is my all time favorite System of a Down
song, so I was super excited to have it on my TSC playlist. That said, if you've read chapter seven,
then you already know what scene it's associated with. We're talking about the Keep Calm Challenge,
the one that made half of my betas question my sanity. And the reason I associate this song with
this challenge is really specific. (Song playing) “I can not disguise all the stomach pains and the
walking of the cranes when you do come out and you whisper to me in your life of tragedy.” It
reminds me of the ticking metronome. I especially love that it's such a quick beat,
because these dudes are freaking out. So of course their heartbeats are gonna be fired up. Plus,
this song for me carries a controlled chaos. It reminds me of my insides during an anxiety attack.
It's also just really fun to play air drums too. I just love the song so much. I love this challenge
so much, and the panic of the song fits the panic of the men perfectly. I live for it. So that's all
I got for you today. That's my playlist for the first seven chapters of The Savior's Champion. If
you'd like to hear about the rest of it, let me know because I still got twenty one chapters to
go through. Thank you so much for joining me on my release week extravaganza. I've had the best time,
and that's because you guys have been so amazing. Friendly reminder, you have until Sunday to enter
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