Character Theme Songs

[Tanebros]

Ok, seeing as the site doesn't have an official CHAR THEME SONGS THREAD yet - I'mma starting one, woooo!
The rules are pretty simple:

1)Type in the name of the character with a bigger font size like this - Tane
2)Give the name of the song and it's artist if possible.
3)Insert the youtube link if it's from YT with the code like this here:
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OR just give a simple link to the theme if it's not youtube
4)Post up the lyrics or the link to the lyrics here if you want to... not mandatory though, since it kinda takes up place.
5)Give us the reason why you picked it for your character.

You're not limited to "1 theme per char" but as many themes for a char as you want - like a battle theme or some such.

[Tanebros]

Tanebros:

Artists/Songs:
1)Billie Holliday - Yesterdays (Junior Boys Remix)
2)SuperSweep - The "GOD" Fist

Main Theme:


Reason: Mainly I chose it for the cool and calm jazzy feel, giving Tanebros a serious vision - a cool, icy attitude. Also it reflects the feeling of sadness and greyness that follows him everywhere he goes.

Battle Theme:


Reason: This one puts an emphasis on a quick, energetic relentless battle, which is exactly what you'll get if you face Tane. He may be calm and cool in his usual mood and may seem to be the same in battle, but inside - his blood boils, and he's not gonna show mercy.

[Isamu Ito]

BECAUSE IT'S PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO POST TO A THREAD LIKE THIS.

Isamu Ito

Artist: Trapt
Song Title: Headstrong
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBeg7CZqSx0
Reason: His first reaction to anything he dislikes is a headstrong approach. He thinks he's always right, better than everyone else, and is very quick to say so, most of the time with words, and a good portion of it with action.

Artist: Curve
Song Title: Hell Above The Water
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ27K8vZjHw
Reason: It's literally impossible to find a non-mixed instrumental version of this song. :I In any case, the feel and sound of the music fits Isamu's quick and close fighting style, and ironically enough also fits him in general. Yeah, I suck at reasons.

Artist: Corba Starship
Song Title: My Moves Are Hot (White Hot That Is)
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIRjAQGv-cE
Reason: He's an egotistical jerk who thinks he's all that. 'Nuff said.

Artist: The Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno
Song Title: Cats On Mars
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lJ-v-Ex58w
Reason: Crack theme for luls because of chimera.

Artist: The Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno
Song Title: Forever Broke
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMxUwTyz0hM
Reason: Something of a general theme. It fits well when he's not ranting and is more calm.

Artist: The Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno
Song Title: Road To The West
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmFAJPArhqM
Reason: Depressed/down Isamu, anyone? Also works as a general theme, too! The slow tune and not as harsh and upbeat music fits well with his calmer nature and moments.

Artist: The Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno
Song Title: Hanashi
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjmWnlc9has
Reason: The slow and general tune works well for his childhood memories, which weren't all that great. Also reminds me of Silent Hill, but that's a different story.

I'll stop abusing the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack now. ALSO, I SUCK AT REASONS IF THAT WASN'T BLATANTLY OBVIOUS.

[Tomoko Hashimoto]

TOMOKO HASHIMOTO

Artist: Thomas Newman
Song: Ghosts
Reason: First, the song is called Ghosts. Tomoko is an exorcist. Ohoho. Really, though, this song sort of fits the atmosphere of an exorcist - a little scary, mostly quiet, a bit sad. It makes me think of going walking down a dark street. It's got a darker edge. It fits a more thoughtful Tomoko - she can be mature, although admittedly it's rare.

Artist: Hans Zimmer
Song: Time
Reason: It's something Tomoko never has enough of. Also, the song changes as you listen to it - it starts out simple, but becomes this amazing beautiful thing as you listen. It grows and expands and evolves, which is something I hope Tomoko does as a character. The thing about this song - it gets bigger, and just as you think it's going to explode into sound, it suddenly shrinks back. Like it's afraid to go that extra step. IfuckinglovetheInceptionSoundtrackok

Artist: Nami Tamaki
Song: Believe
Reason: Obligatory J-Pop song :'D It fits her energy.


Artist: Perfume
Song: Dream Fighter
Reason: I just imagine her dancing to this in her room. "What are you doing?" "NOTHING. NOTHING. GO AWAY."

Artist: MIKA
Song: We Are Young
Reason: This is basically Tomo in a nutshell. She thinks she's invincible.

Artist: Annie
Song: Songs Remind Me of You
Reason: She would do that. She'd have a song for someone, then have a falling out with them, then have horrible feelings every time she heard it. And pretend she didn't care but secretly she can't stop thinking about them. She's a bit of an obsessive personality :'D

Artist: ?
Song: Mushi
Reason: :I Shrines.


Artist: ?
Song: Kikyo's Heart
Reason: As much as I hate that this is off the Inuyasha soundtrack, it's a song that's perfect for someone with miko ancestry. :I

Artist: April Smith
Song: Stop Wondering
Reason: Tomo's got better things to do.

Artist: Daft Punk
Song: Derezzed
Reason: Fighting theme! It fits Tomo's style, which is run away. Really fast. It's a car chase song. :U

Artist: Deadmau5
Song: Ghosts N' Stuff
Reason: Another fight theme! With "ghost" in the title!

[Reiji Shiranui]

The format is SONG // ARTIST

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Chaos Impact (Hardstyle Techno Mix) // Artist Unknown
•• Reason: Difficult to put in words, but it is suitable for battle music. Heck, I listen to it when I write replies to posts ._.

FREEDOM // HOME MADE 家族
•• "Tear up those invisible chains, give it all you've got till you're ready to break!" - Reiji hates being restricted or bound by anything.

ぬくもり // HOME MADE 家族
•• "My closed heart asks for help. Somehow, its been crying." - Reiji's pretty much closed off to everyone, resulting in his asexuality.

PRIDE // HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR
•• "The sure pride in our hearts guide us, spread our wings and fly into the sky you pictured so vividly. I’ll believe forever." - As moving as this sounds, Reiji is a very prideful and stubborn person. It's a straight line to him for as long as he lives.

THE WORLD // Nightmare (Deathnote!)
•• "The city that has forgotten reasoning, the present is distorted black. Dreams, turn into ideals." - As a cynic, this is his view of the world he lives in today. Trust doesn't exist in this day and age.

Brand New Day // Ryan Star
•• "I've taken hits like a brawler, but I'm getting back up again" - He's stubborn, but this can be either a good or a bad thing, depends on how you look at it.

Radio Nowhere // Bruce Springsteen
•• "This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there?"

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[Raziel Och]

Hopefully you fine folks won't mind me crashing your uber cool party!

Raziel Och

Artist: Ramin Djawadi
Track: Vacation's Over
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-uQDt7h7I0
Reason: A personal themesong for him, which I thought was sorta kinda fitting. The song itself evolves, goes from one feeling to the next. The overall tone of it is bittersweet.

Artist: Devotchka
Track: How it Ends
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSHIvUZG6e4
Reason: Even years after the fact, Raziel still isn't over the death of his father. He misses him more than he lets on, and losing someone so important to him really impacted him.

Artist: Hans Zimmer/Ofra Haza
Track: Cry
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2H6yDirDws
Reason: I choose this track because of how it builds up momentum, how it gets bitter, and angry and remorseful. The song lashes out with fervor, with a certain heated energy, before it ends with a note of regret. It's essentially Raziel in a nutshell on his bad days.

Artist: Jenn Grant
Track: (I've Got) The Two of You
Link: None found.
Reason: Just a song I think sums up his childhood quite nicely, what with him being an only child and his parents the world to him. It's whimsical melody only adds to this.

Artist: Mumford & Sons
Track: Dust Bowl Dance
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaxrANJnU2E
Reason: A complete misreading of the song, I know (forgive me, fellow Mumford & Sons fans!), but this song pretty much sums up Raziel's attitude toward creatures, and the blame he thrusts upon them all.

Artist: Two Steps from Hell
Track: Operation Sandstorm
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNGqlNvpR7k
Reason: Everyone needs a fight theme.

Artist: One Republic
Track: Marchin' On
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=viq87FiOSxE
Reason: Obligatory cheesy song. Raziel's feelings about being part of Heaven's Gate. He takes his job seriously, and vows to protect as many as he can (regardless of the fact that it's another misinterpretation of a song :'D).

[Imogen & Rakshasa]

"RAKSHASA" and IMOGEN

Blood Blister
X-Ray Dog

Why?: When Imogen (or he himself) releases Rakshasa, this suits the fight. Mechanical, drums, bass, this is what hard and intense fighting is right here.


Dark Side A: Bondage Cake
NMH OST

Why?: ...Ignore the title, it really has nothing to do with theme or relevance. Just another fight-related theme that I thought fit her.


Laura's Theme
Akira Yamaoka

Why?: It's somber, which is a theme that fits the humane side of her very much. It doesn't help that she was an avid Violin player, too.


Haunted
Poe

Why?: Dang, just listen to this song. That's all I gotta say, this is her in a nutshell.


Your Rain
Akira Yamaoka feat. Mary Elizabeth

Why?: Lyrics, man.


Hell Frozen Rain
Akira Yamaoka feat. Mary Elizabeth

Why?: ....I'm sorry, guys. I swear to god I'll stop using Silent Hill music. Again, the lyrics, but the tune really fits her too I thought. Argh, I love you Marryyyyyy.


Outland
Celldweller

Why?: Creep factor does wonders for Bartghest.


Distant Future
RE: Outbreak OST

Why?: Another instrumental, because I didn't have enough already.

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[Alice Ruth King]

I automatically love this thread.

ALICE FOR SHIZZ

Song title: Like a Hurricane
The lovely artist: Neil Young
Why, oh, why? Alice's main theme; it describes her pretty well. Plus the guitar playing is quite epic.
Link plzthx: Fer sure

Song title: I'm Not Jesus
The lovely artist: Apocalyptica feat. Corey Taylor
Why, oh, why? Well. She's not. [secondary theme]
Link plzthx: This


Song title: I Won't Back Down
The lovely artist: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Why, oh, why? Most played song on her iPod
Link plzthx: Here

Song title: Young Forever
The lovely artist: Jay-Z feat. Mr. Hudson
Why, oh, why? "Let us die young or let us live forever" is in pretty much Alice's outlook on life and the choices to make
Link plzthx: Oh, my.

Song title: Knights of Cydonia
The lovely artist: Muse
Why, oh, why? It's her battle theme. Two words: galloping triplets
Link plzthx: Listen here

That's all... for now >3

[Simone Sylvester]

SIMONE SYLVESTER

Answers
Vigilante

Why?: Background purposes, the song and it's meaning kinda fits her mentality of wanting reasons for the cruel world she lives in, and in finding her redemption and her confusion in whether what she does is right or not.


Ghost Love Score
Nightwish

Why?: Willingness to sacrifice herself, even if that person will do nothing but harm her in the end.


the cross
Samael

Why?: The song in itself is challenging us to think about whether we think for ourselves - or just follow plain old tradition and what religion and sticking to it causes. It's supposed to, to me, represent her inner conflict about how she feels working for Hell's Gate at times, then about other ways to solve her inner turmoil.


Tooth Paste
NMH OST

Why?: Eughhh sorry NMH again. This is a great background theme for her, though.


Battleland
Xenosaga OST

Why?: Fight theme


Sad But True
Resident Evil 5 OST

Why?: I feel this song playing at a stressful/intense fight, maybe one she doesn't want to fight.


KILLERS
Resident Evil 5 OST

Why?: Again, a pretty intense fight theme.


Sunglasses at Night
Corey Hart

Why?: HAHA get it? She wears Sunglasses.

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[Apple]

APPLE

Artist: Joe Hisaishi
Song: Howl's Moving Castle
Reason: A romantic song for a romantic girl. I think pianos are sort of Apple's instrument, if that makes sense. Pianos and violins.

Artist: Florence + The Machine
Song: Drumming Song
Reason: Two reasons: One, I can imagine Apple dancing to this. Two, she is a serial crusher, and so she'd probably have those moments where her heart beats so loud it's a wonder nobody can hear it.

Artist: Lady Gaga
Song: Boys Boys Boys
Reason: She likes boys :I


Artist: PWye Oak
Song: Fish
Reason: "Gone, gone gone (picking up your human pieces) you were never alone. I'll come home and raise you up to what's left."

I know it's about the sea, but it's such a beautiful song about belonging.


Artist: Owl City
Song: To The Sky
Reason: Apple dreams of flying, and I think this song does a magnificent job of illustrating that.

Artist: Thomas Newman
Song: I Forgive You
Reason: This is such a beautiful, sweet instrumental piece. It's also very sad for the same reasons Apple has been - she gives all of herself to everyone, feels so strongly, loves so much, and at the very end, she would probably forgive whoever it is breaking her heart.

Artist: James Newton Howard
Song: The Hand of Fate
Reason: I couldn't tell you why, but it makes me think of spring.


Artist: Touch Detective OST
Song: March of the Trumpets
Reason: Bouncy, upbeat, a bit strange. In other words, it fits Apple to a T.

Artist: Professor Layton and The Unwound Future OST
Song: Title Theme
Reason: I don't really have a reason for this. It just...fits. Again, violins...

[Dahlia Ravana]

Dahlia, dahling.

Terrible Things
April Smith and the Great Picture Show
This is Dahlia's real main theme. Because she's done some quite terrible things.

Atlantean Twilight
Kevin MacLeod
This is a beautiful, simple, sweet and sad song. Kind of her secondary theme; it's her when she's more serious.

Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven
More depressing, beautiful piano music. Dahlia tends to hum this when she's torturing people.

Für Elise
Beethoven
If she doesn't have Moonlight Sonata playing, this will be, along with other random piano etudes. This is also Dahlia when she's a bit more happy

Turning Tables
Adele
What's this, a song with words? Yes, this is the way Dahlia treats most people now, not letting herself getting too close to them.

-EDIT-

Well, I've added quite a few more songs to her 'playlist'. I'm not going to add in all of the links and stuff, but I thought I might as well update the list anyways.

Claire de Lune - Debussy
Ruska - Apocalyptica
Cohkka - Apocalyptica
Death Zone - Apocalyptica
Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars
Johnny - Buckethead
The Violet Hour - The Civil Wars
C'est la Mort - The Civil Wars
Clocks - Coldplay
Lily's Theme - Alexandre Desplat
Severus and Lily - Alexandre Desplat
Song of the Storm - Emilie Simon
Alica - Emilie Simon
Ice girl - Emilie Simon
Silent Melody - Working for a Nuclear Free City
Hurricane - The Hush Sound
That's Okay - The Hush Sound
White Blank Page - Mumford & Sons
Unfinished Business - Mumford & Sons
Down By the River - Neil Young
Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young
One Winged Angel - Nobuo Uematsu
West Wing - Alan Menken
Lost Carol - Akira Yamaoka
Innocent Moon - Akira Yamaoka
Maternal Heart - Akira Yamaoka
Dance With Night Wind - Akira Yamaoka
Never Forgive Me, Never Forget Me - Akira Yamaoka

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[Amélie Desmarais & Nuru]

NURU & AMÉLIE

Artist: Foo Fighters
Track: The Pretender
Reason: A song that sums up Amélie's relationship with Nuru, and her reluctance to give in to it regardless of how it whispers in her mind.

Artist: Thomas Newman
Track: Elise
Reason: It has just a hint of melancholy in it, wrapped up in strange feelings of finality to it. Resolution, almost. I think it's a fitting theme for Amélie.

Artist: Jessie J
Track: Who You Are
Reason: Obligatory cheesy theme song. Amélie had put up with a lot of flack from her family for never being good enough, for not being "perfect" like her twin sister Adrienne. This sums up her feelings quite nicely.

Artist: John Debney
Track: The Olive Garden
Reason: What better theme song for Nuru than an eerie and creepy score such as this one? It slithers and slinks, much like itself. It's subtle way of getting under your skin suits Nuru so well.

Artist: Two Steps from Hell
Track: Mercy in Darkness
Reason: Another little song for Nuru, with something of an ironic title.

Artist: Apocalyptica
Track: Dreamer
Reason: Because Nuru is creepy and needs these sorts of songs. It's just dark, and gritty and unrelenting, much like the shadow being itself. Pretty suiting for it, I found.

Artist: Ludo
Track: Safe in the Dark
Reason: Pretty self-explanatory! Amélie doesn't exactly feel safe in the dark, what with Nuru lurking around her all the time. On a daily basis, Amélie also has to hide the fact that she is even consorting with Nuru from those she's friends with. It's a hard task considering.

Artist: Two Steps From Hell
Track: Zombie Train
Reason: They need a fight theme. Everyone does.