I admit. I struggled
with this topic at first. I couldn’t find the
words. Then, as I was listening to my
writing playlist, the realization hit me.
What have men and women done for centuries when the words for romance
fail them? Music! Receive a mix tape from a
guy? A pin from Pinterest had me
laughing out loud. “Sad? Depressed?
Heartbroken? Cheated on? Treated badly by a man? Don’t worry…There’s a Taylor Swift song for
that.” So here are some songs I listen
to when I need help in the romance department of my stories. Some on the list may surprise you. Hope you can find them on Itunes.
Raul Menendez Theme (Nino Precioso): Call of Duty Black Ops
– Huh? What does a military shoot up
video game have to do with romance?
Technically, the song is about a soldier’s daughter, but the music has
that tango vibe. My character Connor,
who learned pretty quick that a guy who can dance gets ALL the girls, tangoes
with his girl Fran to this song. What’s
more romantic than a tango????
It’s Our Fight – Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon –
What? This is the song I
was listening to when the idea for this post hit me. Bet you didn’t know T3 was a romance, did
ya? Spoilers! Near the end of the movie, Sam wants to go into the
wrecked Chicago city controlled by the evil Decepticons. Why?
To save his girl and stop the bad guys together! This is the song playing in the background when
he’s trying to get her back (with the help of special ops soldiers) and I just
love the grandness of it. What’s more
romantic than a hero and heroine saving the day together? Whether it’s in a plane or dodging bombing
raids, Meris keeps up with Carrick without a problem. So does Fran and Wren.
Strength of a Thousand Men: Two Steps from Hell – My husband
recommended this group. Their
instrumentals are epic with choirs and orchestras. This is another one playing when my hero and
heroine can save the day. I can’t tell
you why (I was a terrible musician), but it has this neat fallingness to
it. Let’s run and jump off a cliff
together to get away from the bad guys.
Weird, huh? Not that any of my
characters have done that yet, but my money is on Connor to be the first. Maybe Carrick.
Can You See Jane? Thor – Comic book guys think they are fooling
us girls, but they like romance too. I
particularly like the fact that Thor’s girl is an astrophysicist. However for me, this song from the soundtrack
is hands down Connor and Fran’s theme. Why? It starts off sweet and melodious and then
speeds up and becomes playful and fun.
Just like Connor and Fran.
Just A Kiss: Lady Antebellum – Love this song! This is such a Wren and Jack song and
describes their relationship perfectly. “Just
a kiss on your lips in the moonlight.
Just a touch of the fire burning so bright. No I don’t want to mess this thing up. I don’t want to push too far. Just a shot in the dark that you just might
be the one I’ve been waiting for my whole life.
So baby I’m all right, with just a kiss goodnight.” Even the guy on the music video smiles like
Jack. Search for it on YouTube. You won’t be sorry.
Heart of Courage: Two Steps from Hell – I’ll end with this
song. To me this is Carrick’s theme
song. “I’m going to kick bum, but even
if we’re battle weary, my girl will hug me at the end of the book” sound.
This is just a handful of the songs in my playlists. So readers and music lovers, do you have
romantic soundtracks to help with the writing?
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