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[northerndragon]

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SUBJECT LINE: CHARACTER | CANON <b>Character:</b> CHARACTER <user name=USERNAME> <b>Tell us a little about them!:</b> [SOME ADJECTIVES THAT FIT THE "MOOD" OF THE CHARACTER WOULD BE COOL HERE, ALONG WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THEY'RE LIKE] <b>What are some of your favorite kinds of music and/or your favorite artists?</b> [WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SOUND, MAN?] <b>Is there any kind of music you're <i>not</i> into? What is it?</b> [AND YOUR UNFAVORITE SOUND?] <b>List 3-5 songs you already associate with this character, so we know what you like:</b> [MAYBE SOME OTHER PEOPLE WILL LIKE THESE TOO] <b>Anything else?</b> [LOOKING FOR MORE SPECIFIC SONGS -- SONGS RELATED TO GAME EVENTS, OR A SHIP OR SOMETHING?]

1. Copy the form into a comment, fill it out, and post it.
2. Reply to other people to suggest songs for their characters!
3. Be as detailed or as minimalist as you want.
4. In both 1 & 2, Youtube links are love. But maybe don't embed.
5. DANCE PARTY! (Or mope party. I don't know your life!) Anyway, PROFIT.

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Jon Snow ✥ Game of Thrones/ASOIAF

[northerndragon]

Character: Jon Snow northerndragon
Tell us a little about them!: Jon is a super nice, hard-working, good-hearted guy who often seems grim or overwhelmed because he has a lot to deal with at home: he's the new king of a poor country (similar to medieval Northern England and Scotland) that's at a distinct disadvantage to the army of ice zombies bearing down on it. He and his family have been through a lot... in fact, he's even died. Prior to his death and resurrection, he spent years unhappily guarding a border wall made of ice, because he thought all other career options were closed to him.
Some key words: Brooding, shame, royalty, family secrets/hidden history, action, violence/battle, brooding, desperate situations, hope, swords, isolation, fighting until you can't anymore, being a really great older brother, wolf imagery, crow/raven/blackbird imagery, snow/ice/cold/winter imagery, brooding imagery, wistfulness/nostalgia about summer, medieval imagery, tragic dead lovers, finding your soul mate. Brooding.
What are some of your favorite kinds of music and/or your favorite artists? My tastes are pretty eclectic, but I like postpunk, classic alternative, synthpop, britpop and modern rock the most. Some fave artists are Joy Division, David Bowie, Muse, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, Grimes, New Order, Kate Bush, Prince, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, etc. I also like some modern instrumental stuff a lot -- Ryuichi Sakamoto, Max Richter, etc. -- and some choral stuff, esp early/Renaissance a capella stuff, Tavener, and Anonymous 4. And classic hip-hop (mostly 80s stuff).
Is there any kind of music you're definitely not into? What is it? Not a fan of most modern country at all. I love hard rock, but metal can be iffy (I pretty much don't like symphonic metal, for example), as can Top 40 stuff.
List a few songs (3-5 or so) you already associate with this character, so we know what you like:
"A Forest" and "Burn" -- The Cure
"Half A World Away" -- R.E.M.
"Way Down We Go" -- Kaleo
"In Dreams" and "Oats in the Water" -- Ben Howard
"Winter Dies" -- Midlake (honestly anything from The Courage of Others!)
Unless the lyrics really clash, anything with a singer with a pronounced Northern English (esp Yorkshire) or Scottish accent is always of interest! (see below).
Anything else?
Always interested in any suggestions for him and Dany as a couple! A few of the songs I associate with them are:
"Do I Wanna Know" (that super strong accent!), "I Forget Where We Were", "Tear You Apart", and this cover of "Enjoy the Silence" (which is good for pretty much any ship ever). And "We're In This Together" by NIN for reasons the lyrics make pretty clear.

[prizeneck]

Corny DadMetal if that's a thing but I felt like a goody for Jon

[northerndragon]

You have no idea how much I dig Corny Dad Metal in general and Black Sabbath in particular (esp with Ozzy or Ronnie singing). This was inspired!

I neglected to mention it in the top level but while my personal taste doesn't really lean bluesy, I feel like anything that has kind of a hard rock bluesy vibe (like a lot of 70s metal and a decent amount of 90s stuff that is now dad rock) works pretty well for him. That Kaleo song is much more recent, but kind of emblematic of it. I didn't like everything that was on the official playlists I found for Jon on Spotify, but I did still find a bunch of songs on them.

[crownless]

im gonna try to find a jon song but i have to reply to you here, YES DEADCRUSH IS ONE OF MY FAV ALT-J SONGS and imo if you take it past the dead crush part it works for how significant assorted historical figures have been to the team in past missions B)

[northerndragon]

It's true!

It actually pains me that there aren't any alt-j songs I associate with Jon; I love them so much.

[dorzalta]

I've linked a couple of these to you already BUT...

JON
Jacob Lee - I Just Know (New Immunity Remix)
Savoy & Bright Lights - The Wolf (Savoy Live Version)
TeZATalks - Find Me

JONERYS
Elektrik People - The Lost Get Loud - Dane Remix A lot of the beat of this with them in particular
Sarah Slean - California