So I've been interested in the music that other people have posted as their inspiration &/or soundtrack to their stories, and I have a little playlist (in addition to Diamond City Radio) that I've compiled that I find myself listening to on repeat while writing.

This list could get longer at any point but I'll try to provide descriptions for certain scenarios/moods the songs invoke. Thanks for reading, and feel free to give recommendations, I'm always down for new tunes!

1) Murder By Death - Until Morale Improves, The Beatings Will Continue

-This one has a special place in my heart as Lilith's illegitimate "theme song" in the Commonwealth. Even though this is set in the old west, it really sort of encompasses the pain and struggle she feels. Also this band is rad af and everyone should check them out.

2) Murder By Death - Three Men Hanging

-Another one that hits with feels. Check out the live version of this, it is A++. Whenever I imagine Lil doing something that will be painful for both her and John. A really good "walking away" song.

3) Portishead - Wandering Star

-Such a good sexy time band. This and Glory Box are two of my favorites, but this one hits for so many scenarios & is just so versatile.

4) Tom Waits - Downtown

-Ok so don't get me wrong, but I just completely picture Hancock being a Tom Waits kinda guy. This song is just...ugh. High as a kite, drunk too or maybe not, who knows, hangin' out and jammin to some bluesy, loungey, gravelly-voiced, I-Don't-Give-A-Fuck music and stumbling through the streets of Goodneighbor. Just, all the yes. All of it.

5) Tom Waits - Fumblin' With The Blues

-Another Hancock-ish theme song. I just...yep. These loungey ones are super good. Hangin' out in the Third Rail, if the Third Rail had a pool table. Does it? I cant remember.

6) Tom Waits - I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You

-Another one, moodier and ridiculously appropriate. Sorry raisin mayor, ilu.

7) Lou Reed - Perfect Day

-This is so opposite of the Commonwealth that it comes back around and fits perfectly. Scenes when they're hanging out in Sanctuary, or when they are being total badasses and destroying every monster as a team, works for both.

8) Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty

-Such a perfect montage/road traveling song. Every time I think about them walking miles on end, I think of this one.

9) The Eels - I Need Some Sleep

-Another good one for Lilith. Sort of picture this in my mind during the Institute quest line, or rather, deciding how to deal with the Insitute. Also, she just doesn't sleep very well.

10) The Velvet Underground - Heroin

-Drugs. Love. Raw sound. Moody and high and down all at once.

11) Blue Foundation - Eyes on Fire

-Okay I know this is from Twilight and though I'm not a fan, what I've heard from the soundtracks of those movies is pretty damn good. This one is another moody, sexy, I-Might-Kill-You-Or-I-Might-Sex-You-Who-Knows song and I love it. I do hear this when I think about Institute quest lines.

12) Fever Ray - If I Had A Heart

-Another moody, female-vocals-driven song and I have such a boner for these, I am sorry. Another versatile one that could play during different scenes, but definitely a sexy-time scene for sure.

13) Lead Belly &/or Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night

-I love both recordings of this song. Nirvana's Live Unplugged version is really incredible (probably their best), and the whole thing just speaks to the New England setting. I know the origins of the song are muddled, but it sends chills up my spine always and makes me think of future plot lines.