Final Words :
- Soundtrack and why the selections
Ok, some might want to know about the play list and maybe where it would fit in the storyline, so here goes...
1. Joe Hisaishi - Spirited Away (Reprise) (Spirited Away OST)(4:53) - Opening Credits...I mean the start of Chapter One up to when Ian first walks in to the bathhouse and reveals himself to Yubaba.
2. Annie Livingston - Morning Light Type A (Project A-Ko OST)(1:49) - Ian's fight with the "robbers"
3. Coldplay - Clocks (5:07) - When Ian makes the deal with Yubaba and he meets Lin the first time
4. Ayumi Hamasaki - LOVE -Destiny- (4:56) - The train ride...yes, the song is longer than the scene but it fits the mood
5. The Coors - Breathless (3:28) - When Ian and Lin are walking in the K'sa Plains and at Yubi's hut
6. ABBA - Take A Chance On Me (4:04) - Just tossed in because it could be used as the music for a Lin AMV
7. Brian Tyler - Inama Nushif (Children of Dune OST) (4:42) When Lin and Ian are walking in the K'sa Plain after Yubi's hut and just into the Plains of Change (the "grass moment" is the middle of the song).
8. White Zombie - More Human Than Human [Meet Bambi in the King's Harem Mix (4:18) - Also tossed in because it kind of is like a plot-twist spoiler...
9. Bonnie Tyler - I Need A Hero (4:23) - When Ian is battling the imp soldiers at the castle.
10. Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle without Honor or Humanity (Kill Bill OST)(2:28) - When Ian fights General Itami.
11. The Pretenders - I'll Stand By You (3:59) - When Lin finally realizes, she's in love with a human.
12. ELO - I'm Alive (3:45) - Everyone finds out Ian is the Spirit of Humanity and Lin is the Muse of Inspiration
13. Wallflowers - We Can Be Heroes (Godzilla OST)(3:56) - When they arrive back at the bathhouse
14. Annie Livingston - Follow Your Dream (Project A-Ko OST)(4:05) - At the end when Lin says she wants to be with Ian forever and the Epilogue
15. Zeromancer - Send Me an Angel (3:57) - End Credits
- Chapter Titles
Ok, some of you might be scratching your heads at the chapter titles. Here's why I named them as such -
Chapter 1 : Of Picnics and Passerbys is a reference to not only Chihiro's and Haku's picnics but also because Ian at first
Chapter 2 : A Fine Mess We Made is a reference not only to Laurel and Hardy (an odd couple..like Lin and Ian) but also, there's a big mess made no?
Chapter 3 : A Journey Begins With A First Step is a reference to not only the age old saying but also how the "journey' not only in the chapter title but the main title is really a reference to Lin's personal journey.
Chapter 4 : A Broken Rose and Laughing Eyes reference to the Def Leppard song "Bringin On The Heartbreak" because the song, though not on the playlist, could be considered a ballad by Ian towards Lin. Listen to the song and you'll know why.
Chapter 5 : Into The Breach is a line by the Bard himself and since it is a chapter with a big fight, it fits.
Chapter 6 : Of Ships and Kings and Sealing Wax is not only a reference to Alice in Wonderland's speach made by the Walrus, but think of old, OLD school kids and Kawaru is somewhat royalty but also a kid with ship models. It seemed to fit.
Chapter 7 : I'll Take Curtain Three Monty is a reference to the old TV show "Let's Make A Deal" and Yubaba and Ian not only had a deal, but on the TV show, there was usually something surprising and in Chapter 7 we get a surprise or two...or three..
Ok, before anyone sends messages asking "Why such short descriptions in the chapters?' Well, think of it like this : Spirited Away was what? 2 hours long right? If I wrote "Lin's Journey" as I wanted to, I'd write a book,(thought of some dream sequences, a lover's quarrel, Lin in a bar fight she wins, etc...) but figured this would be like if it was a 2hr 10 minute movie. Think about Escaflowne the series vs Escaflowne the Movie...the series was deeper and longer but the movie pretty much just covered the basic important parts. Not as good as the series, but decent right? Same goes for here. Besides..I had this, Tracker, a Stargate fanfic, a Waterworld One shot fanfic based on the orgins of the Mariner, and an original short story involving kitsune that I've been (and still am) working on..that and work. Yea..lots of projects.
Anyhoo... hope you enjoyed this tale. Stay tuned for more Tracker chapters and possibly another short story or two.
