playing with fire; a band of brothers fanmix for the memories and the aftermath [listen]
1: the war on drugs - the haunting idle. 2: the avett brothers - the perfect space. 3: mumford & sons - after the storm. 4: doves - kingdom of rust. 5: trent dabbs - read ‘em and weep. 6: brandon flowers - playing with fire. 7: the war on drugs - under the pressure. 8: the head and the heart - cruel. 9: band of horses - infinite arms. 10: we are augustines - barrel of leaves. 11: the head and the heart - another story. 12: athlete - lucky as hell.
when a musical does that thing - a collection of “those parts of musicals where everyone’s singing their own melodies at once but then it reaches a climax and everyone sings the same tune” (x)
one day more - les misérables | the last one you’d expect - a gentleman’s guide to love and murder | make up your mind / catch me i’m falling - next to normal | libérés - notre dame de paris | happy ending - twisted | finally - girltrash: all night long | my eyes / on the rise - doctor horrible’s sing along blog | act 2 finale - bend it like beckham | christmas bells - rent | if only (quartet) - the little mermaid | one - bare: a pop opera | prima donna - the phantom of the opera | quand un jour est passé - les misérables | prologue - into the woods
lost & found || two mixes for the amazing adventures of kavalier & clay
by lalondes and martinfreeman
lost | listen | a mix for sam clay (and for tracy, the brave and gentle man who haunts him still) in the longest dark he is ever likely to inhabit. for it doesn’t mean anything special to me. for there are not any proclivities which i’m familiar with, senator. for we don’t allow crying in this bar. for i always wondered about batman and robin. for i was thinking about taking a little trip, maybe. out to california.
1. marching bands of manhattan | death cab for cutie // 2. maps | yeah yeah yeahs // 3. the sword and the pen | regina spektor // 4. breathe | taylor swift ft. colbie caillat // 5. love lockdown | kanye west // 6. missing the war | ben folds five // 7. ghosts that we knew | mumford & sons // 8. sad beautiful tragic | taylor swift // 9. with or without you | u2 // 10. we used to wait | arcade fire // 11. i and love and you | the avett brothers // 12. california | delta spirit
found | listen | a mix for joe kavalier and rosa saks after eleven years of distance and an instantaneous moment of forgiveness. for sitting here with you, on long island, in this house. for couldn’t you have just called? for i didn’t know how to come back to you. i was trying for years, believe me. for you always were a clever boy. for is there any dessert?
1. no you girls | franz ferdinand // 2. if i die before you | ludwig goransson // 3. george valentin | ludwig bource // 4. in your arms | kina grannis // 5. gotta have you | the weepies // 6. never let me go | lana del rey // 7. cosmic love | florence + the machine // 8. golden train | justin nozuka // 9. demons | imagine dragons // 10. these days | nico // 11. still young | neon trees // 12. heartbeats | scala & kolacny brothers // 13. hold me close | elizabeth jean smart // 14. the book of love | peter gabriel
LET’S NOT GIVE THE GAME AWAY | listen. a mix for leading on and being led on; for not quite knowing where you stand.
i. please don’t say you love me – gabrielle aplin | ii. like real people do (cover) – niezelle/zellyphant | iii. love love love– of monsters and men | iv. to a poet – first aid kit | v. sweet nothing (cover) – alex vargas | vi. fake/real– first aid kit | vii. skinny love (cover) – birdy | viii. conversation #16 – the national | ix. delicate– damien rice | x. wait – m83 | xi. but i do – now, now
what kind of girl is she? a musical theatre mix for first impressions; those lasting effects left on a person after a first meeting whether it be liking, loving, or loathing.
[track list]
nothing short of wonderful dogfight | time stops big fish | first impressionsfirst date | what kind of girl is she? [title of show] | shiksa goddess the last 5 years | love montage les mis | i think i’m gonna like it here annie | illness as a metaphor bloody bloody andrew jackson | love is an open door frozen | the harvard variations legally blonde the musical | maria west side story | i never planned on you/don’t come a-knocking newsies | light my candle rent | ten minutes ago rodgers and hammerstein’s cinderella | falling for ya teen beach movie| what is this feeling? wicked
[listen]
all those times that you didn’t leave (an emmett/elle mix)
- i was born to love her // ivan & alyosha
- i love you // the pipettes
- all this and heaven too // florence + the machine
- ho hey // the lumineers
- perfect in my mind // gold motel
- stay stay stay // taylor swift
- all about us // he is we
- legally blonde ballad // first san francisco preview
i’m not afraid of anything (everybody knows it sucks to grow up) a mix with songs performed by broadway names involving growing up and changing relationships through the years - all live performances
1. growing up (andy mientus) by miller & tysen
2. along the way (aaron tveit) by pasek & paul
3. the argument (blake daniel) by alter & newman
4. we’re still fighting it/the bad years (ensemble) by ben folds and kerrigan & lowdermilk
5. blue hair (krysta rodriguez) by joe iconis
6. my best friend (jonathan reid gealt & drew gasparini) by drew gasparini
7. i’m not afraid of anything (jason gotay) by jason robert brown
8. kindergarten love song (kasie gasparini) by drew gasparini
9. the answer (jeremy jordan) by joe iconis
10. someone (ali stroker) by drew gasparini
11. me and mr. popularity (blake daniel) by joey contreras
12. lookin’ good (phoebe strole) by alter & newman
13. pinch me (alex brightman & darcy wright) by drew gasparini
14. are you there? (wesley taylor & matt doyle) by damon intrabartolo
15. dear lucy/dear tom (f. michael haynie & emma hunton) by drew gasparini
16. say the word (laura osnes) by kerrigan & lowdermilk