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Guardian		Dream	Beloved Son	Impromptu
by Rose Lenoir		by Rose Lenoir	by Alessia Brio	by Carole Cummings
Ghost		Weregild	Koan	Incendiary
by Anne Cain		by Anne Cain	by Anne Cain	by Anne Cain

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I can't say I've ever been inspired to actually write a story based on a song or a piece of music, though there is often a song or a piece of music that meshes with the story.  I don't listen to music while I'm actually physically writing for the same reason I don't jog and read at the same time: I've only got so much concentration, and one wrong move and you've got tire tracks up the back of your sports bra.  But I absolutely listen to music constantly, and I do often latch onto a particular artist or album and obsess over it while I'm writing a story, for whatever reason--sometimes it's lyrics that speak to a characterization, sometimes it's just an overall mood that enhances the world in my head. 

At any rate, since some people are interested, the playlists for some of my stuff are listed below.  I'm not going to claim there's any rhyme or reason to them--they are what they are.  But I certainly and wholeheartedly recommend the artists.

~Aisling:

The End Begins by Tantric  Especially the first three tracks.  They just said 'Wil and Dallin' to me.

Bright Nights, Dark Days by Cavo  They're actually a little more pop than I usually go for, but 'Crash' was just... apropos.

The Other Side by Godsmack  Mostly because I never go anywhere without my Godsmack.  And this absurdly under-rated album served to decompress many a time.

In Your Honor by Foo Fighters  Because... well, c'mon--Foo Fighters!

Celtic Fiddle Festival by Burke, Cunningham & LeMaitre  Because everyone in my head had British accents or Irish brogues.  And man, can these guys play.

Feels Like Home by Bonnie Raitt  (WARNING: contains spoiler-ish type nattering for Book Three) This song fits everything about the end of the story. It's an older song, and has been performed by several artists, but Bonnie Raitt's version is the one I've always preferred. Unfortunately, the only place I've ever found it is on the Soundtrack for the movie 'Michael', though I also recommend the entire soundtrack, too.

~Wolf's-own:

Fallen and The Open Door by Evanescence  Because holy crap, does the angsty/dark-ish mood fit.  I think you could put an Evanescence song into the background of every single scene in this story.  Almost every song on the two albums fits something.  And I wasn't even trying to!

Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces by Seether  It's just the anger inherent to almost every track, and the subtext of betrayal that runs through a lot of them; it minded me of Fen. Especially 'Waste', which is just sooooooo completely Fen in Book Three.

*Amended to add: pretty much everything by Evanescence and Seether. Because I swear they know someone exactly like Fen.

The Beautiful Letdown by Switchfoot  Actually, this selection is solely for the track 'On Fire', which yeah, is a little cliché, but if you look at it from Mal's POV, it's like it was made for it.  Triangle anyone?

Mutter by Rammstein  Rec'd to me by a friend when I was writing one of the major fight scenes, and sank into my soul like whoa.  I don't understand a word, but somehow, it doesn't seem necessary.

Highway 420 by THC  Because he's my big brother, and damned talented.  :)

Dylan by Bob Dylan  For the track 'Make You Feel My Love'.  Because Malick really does think he has all the answers.

~Pastoral:

Power of Two by Indigo Girls (From the album Swamp Ophelia)  Just because it's sweet, fluffy and unassuming, and so is the story.

~The Sea:

Into the Mystic by Van Morrison (From the album Moondance)  Well, have you read the story?  Then there you go.