PLAYLIST NOTES - for The Night We Died taken from my masterdoc. you can tell where i ran out of steam. just for fun.

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HAMILTON STREETCAR - WOULDN’T IT BE NICE (TO HAVE WINGS AND FLY)
I think of the relationship between Null and Rainbow. Null feels bad that it cannot feel the same feelings towards her that Lullabye and Goodnight do. Reflects all four’s wishes that they could be together like they want.

THE INNOCENCE - MAIRZY DOATS
General/mood piece. Lullabye, Goodnight, and Null.

DIE CAUFNER SCHWESTERN - MAN WEIẞ JA NIE
Lullabye and Goodnight’s approach to relationships.

CRANES - RÊVERIE
Lullabye’s feelings of obsession and deep infatuation with others.

TÍR NA NÓG - OUR LOVE WILL NOT DECAY
I think of the relationship between Lullabye and (particularly) Goodnight and Rainbow. It is simple, and kind of sad. I think hints of Null can be seen in this song, specifically with the line ‘the baby will have rosy cheeks like you’-> change, dying, baby souls, blank slate to shape.

ELIN AND THE LULLABY ORCHESTRA - ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
Where the last one was more focused on Goodnight and Rainbow, this one is more about Lullabye and Rainbow. Lullabye in particular wants to be cared for, and the song creates this feeling with its general mood and with the fact that it is a lullaby sung for children. Horses are an important symbol in the story. Lullabye and Goodnight are the haltered horse, and Null carries the same dangerous spirit as a horse. Horses can reflect the element of dominance and submission in many of the relationships in the story. Lullabye and Goodnight are drawn to Rainbow in part because of the way she treats her horses.

PREFAB SPROUT - TIFFANYS
I think this song would reflect what is happening during TO PLEASE/TO HURT. Lullabye and Goodnight are continually hurt and let down by others and this impacts their view of themselves, others, and the nature of the world.

LOCUST - SOME LOVE WILL REMAIN UNSAID
Blessing’s feelings for Lullabye and Goodnight. They really have strong feelings for them, and keep these secret until they suddenly come out.

BUZZ CLIFFORD - WOULDN’T IT BE NICE (TO HAVE WINGS AND FLY)
Mood piece. I think of scenes of nature and windy shores.

ROB THOMSETT - BREATHING SPACE
Similar to previous. I think of warm nights and cool grass brushing your legs as you run through it.

RAINBOW - RAINBOW EYES
Reflection on Rainbow by Lullabye and Null, knowing that things are different. This is where Rainbow gets her name from!

FOETUS - MANDELAY
This song makes me think of Goodnight during TO PLEASE/TO HURT. Sadism, rough sex, hurting, misery. Wishing for something else but feeling this is what you deserve.

FUNNY BIRD - POUPÉE NOIRE
Flirting and sex with Rainbow.

STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - TREES AND FLOWERS
I think of Sinter. She is a miserable, scared, lonely person.

PRISCILLA PARIS - STONE IS VERY, VERY COLD
Lullabye in the aftermath of the relationship with Sinter, and during TO PLEASE/TO HURT.

THROBBING GRISTLE - RABBIT SNARE
Null all the way through. Reminds that Null does not feel beholden to typical standards of politeness, courtesy, and morality. It acts strangely and sometimes without regard for others. It makes Rainbow feel afraid, sad, and disoriented because of this and how different it is from Lullabye and Goodnight.

MIKE OLDFIELD - INNOCENT
‘Honeymoon’ phase with Rainbow. Very happy and full of love.

THE RESIDENTS - HE ALSO SERVES
I think of the feelings Lullabye and Goodnight have when Sinter starts to do things that hurt them. Dangerous and scary, betrayal of trust.

MODERN TALKING - YOU’RE MY HEART, YOU’RE MY SOUL
Another one about the relationship between Lullabye and Goodnight and Rainbow.

PSYCHIC TV - TERMINUS
The feeling and mood of the song lines up very well with how the story feels to me. The ending especially makes me think of how the story ends with the Null completing its task.

ELEKTROKLUB - КОНИ В ЯБЛОКАХ
Just makes me think of Lullabye and Goodnight, and keeps to the horse motif.

BELINDA CARLISLE - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
The relationship between Lullabye and Goodnight. Since they are the same person, they are the circle.

HIS NAME IS ALIVE - HOME IS IN YOUR HEAD
Mood piece. Quiet nights thinking alone. Simmering, bitter.

ROBERT WYATT - ALIEN
Explores Lullabye and Goodnight’s relationship with the world. They know they are different.

LEGENDARY PINK DOTS - WAVING AT THE AEROPLANES
I first had Lullabye and Goodnihgt in mind, but this fits Null better. Again, this is a very self-assured, obscure person. Null feels that killing and dying are just parts of life.

JIM CROCE - TIME IN A BOTTLE
Mood piece. The last days.
PERREY AND KINGSLEY - CAROUSEL OF THE PLANETS
Mood piece. During their wanderings towards the sea.

THE RESIDENTS - BURN MY BONES
This makes me think of Goodnight. ‘It eats itself until it's free, but I’ll eat them instead of me.’ I have drawn a piece with this song in mind--it depicts intercourse between Lullabye and Goodnight. Sex for them can become self-harm, physically and psychologically.

KLAUS NOMI - CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
This one is similar to Terminus for me.

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