Soundtrack To Your Life

Let iTunes decide the soundtrack to your life – no really, why not?!

OK, so I totally pinched this from julie at MOG, but I think it’s the sort of thing that you should share (and this stops me from cluttering everyone’s email inbox).

If your life were a soundtrack, what would the music be?
1. open your library (iTunes, winamp, media player, Zen, iPod)
2. put it on shuffle
3. press play
4. for every question, type the name of whatever song comes up
5. new question—press the next button6. don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool

SOUNDTRACK FOR MY LIFE … (SHARE YOURS IN THE COMMENTS)

opening credits:
“Painter Song” Norah Jones

waking up:
“Sideman” Lonnie Smith

first day at school:
“Two Way Monologue” Sondre Lerche

falling in love:
“Hindi Sad Diamonds” Nicole Kidman, John Leguizamo & Alka Yagnik

breaking up:
“Your Song” Marius DeVries

prom or similar:
“Cannonball” The Breeders

life’s okay:
“Dig Dr Woody” Sonny Sitt

mental breakdown:
“Up, Up & Away” 5th Dimension

driving:
“Nevertheless” Frank Sinatra

flashback:
“All You Good Good People” Embrace

getting back together:
“Chico – Death Of A Rock Star” Goldie

wedding:
“What You Waiting For (Elevator Mix)” Gwen Stefani

birth of child:
“The Rolling People” The Verve

final battle:
“Starstruck” The Kinks

death scene:
“Twisted Logic” Coldplay

funeral song:
“Quixote” Polygon Window

end credits:
“Step It Up” Stereo MCs

Ok, so what are yours? I promise I didn’t lie, even when it came up with two songs from the soundtrack to Moulin Rouge (falling in love & breaking up)….

7 comments

  1. I love it – especially your prom song – cannonball – what an apt choice!

    Ok so I couldnt not do this. I love it so here we go with mine:

    opening credits:
    Blackberry Way – The Move

    waking up:
    She Bangs the Drum – Stone Roses

    first day at school:
    Bright Young Things – Albert Hammond Jr

    falling in love:
    Trash Podcast 2 Part 2

    breaking up:
    Chupacabras – Super Furry Animals

    prom or similar:
    Carpates – Justice

    life’s okay:
    Never Learn to Cry – The Rogers Sisters

    mental breakdown:
    Mr.Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan

    driving:
    Cutting at Nothing – Kalev

    flashback:
    Its not too Beautiful – The Beta Band

    getting back together:
    Say it Again – Badly Drawn Boy

    wedding:
    I Love You – Cat Power and karen Elson

    birth of child:
    Sea Songs – Doves

    final battle:
    Solomon Bites the Worm – The Bluetones

    death scene:
    Emerge – Fischerspooner

    funeral song:
    I know Kung Fu – Shitdisco

    end credits:
    Wrong Way Home – The A-Lines

    WOW

    That’s a pretty good film score and I promise I didnt cheat – highlights for me are I love you (a cover of j’ataime) by Cat Power for the wedding song. Cutting at Nothing by Kalev for the driving song (I cant believe it chose that out of 2500 songs) and Emerge for the death scene – nice

    Roll on my film

  2. Waking up – She Bangs Up The Drums – well you bloody would do wouldn’t you, with some Manc bint bashing some percussion in your ear….

  3. opening credits:
    Crazy Eights – Tapes n Tapes

    waking up:
    Alright now – Free

    first day at school:
    The Bouncer – The Klaxons

    falling in love:
    We Were Sparkling – My Brightest Diamond

    breaking up:
    Leaning against the Wall – Kings of Convenience

    prom or similar:
    Regulate – Nate Dogg

    life’s okay:
    Bertie – Kate Bush

    mental breakdown:
    Eternal Flame – Joan as Police Woman

    driving:
    Pray – Take That

    flashback:
    Penny Reel-o

    getting back together:
    Is this Love? – Clap Your Hands Say Yes

    wedding:
    You Do Something to me – Frank Sinatra

    birth of child:
    Meds – Placebo

    final battle:
    The Eraser – Thom Yorke

    death scene:
    Hurt – Johnny Cash

    funeral song:
    My Kind of Girl – Matt Monroe

    end credits:
    A Belly Full of Babies – Hefner

    ___

    wow. I like this game – the wedding/death/battle/birth songs are all rather apt, and as for Nate Dogg for a prom, can’t think of anything better!
    Lucy

  4. What a great idea. It’s given me some great ideas actually – especially my funeral song.

    Opening credits:
    Slap on Tap – Pest

    Waking up:
    Swan Song – Rae & Christian

    First day at school:
    After the love has gone – Earth Wind and Fire

    Falling in love:
    shatterproof – Lucky Pierre

    Breaking up:
    You make me feel like dancing – Leo Sayer

    Prom:
    In the backseat – Arcade Fire (chortle)

    Life’s ok
    Ruby Red – Silur

    Mental breakdown:
    Hazelville – Captain

    Driving:
    Discotraxx – Ladytron

    Flashback:
    Jump – Madonna

    Getting Back Together
    Mighty Boosh radio show – Jazz 09 (the bit where the spirit of jazz visits Howard Moon after his gig to tell him he is no longer “the one”.)

    Wedding:
    Wichita Lineman – Glenn Campbell

    Birth of child:
    Fearful Dream – Susumu Yokota (hahaha)

    Final Battle:
    Titanic Lament – Gavin Bryars

    Death Scene:
    Jig of Life – Kate Bush

    Funeral Song:
    Funky Cold Medina – Frank and Walters

    End Credit:
    From the Ritz to the Rubble – Arctic Monkeys

  5. Genius.

    opening credits:
    chosen one – riko & target

    waking up:
    over my head – pere ubu

    first day at school:
    wax the nip – aphex twin

    falling in love:
    the first love – gustav holst (honestly!)

    breaking up:
    living in another world – talk talk

    prom:
    what’s happening brother – marvin gaye

    life’s okay:
    the boy in the bubble – paul simon

    mental breakdown:
    stay – the blue nile

    driving:
    everybody’s soft – the soft pink truth

    flashback:
    morning bell – radiohead

    getting back together:
    dolphins – billy bragg

    wedding:
    wxjl tonight – human league

    birth of child:
    love’s in need of love today – stevie wonder

    final battle:
    his-stories crockery – new flesh

    death scene:
    ordinary pain – stevie wonder (nice job ‘shuffle’)

    funeral song:
    c/pach – autechre

    end credits:
    psycho (live) – the sonics

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