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Character Playlists

Here is a character playlist in which I believe that these songs reflect my characters in some way or another. Each song should have a meaning and reflect my characters life in some way. It's important to me that each song reflects each character during different moments of their life each day, for example, when they're: busy, relaxing, working, observing etc. Listening to these playlists can help me along the process of getting into character.

Doctor Prokrustes:

The reason why I chose this as one of the songs for Doctor Prokrustes is because the music has quite a busy theme towards it, which I imagine can be the lifestyle of Doctor Prokrustes, the reason being she is always busy with work and appointments and working with different clients. I think this song reflects my character during her busiest moments of her life, perhaps on the way or preparing for work.

I think that this song can reflect some of the things that Doctor Prokrustes has to go through every day. One of the song lyrics are "It's another if it ain't one thing", and one of the things that the 'Doctor' goes through every day is facing different patients with different illnesses, therefore it's almost never ending as 'It's another if it ain't one thing!" I can imagine this song being a point in Doctor Prokrustes life when she is currently with a client, working.

The Jazz music in this song is extremely relaxing and slow. When closing my eyes and listening to this song, I could imagine my character being at home in a dim orange-lit room by a fireplace unwinding after a long day of work. To me ,this song represents the moments of equilibrium in Doctor Prokrustes life.

Though my character may have a repetitive pattern of work, Dr. Prokrustes doesn't fall into the same category as the company of teachers, as I believe she isn't controlled in a systematic way. She tries to live a lifestyle as normal as possible.

Some of these lyrics could metaphorically relate to the scene in which my character is prescribing Wendla with her medication for the abortion. It was the unwanted job for Dr Prokrustes to be helping out a pregnant 14 year old, therefore in relation to the song lyrics "There's a fork in the road, I'll do as I am told" and "I must take the un-forsaken road", Dr Prokrustes has an obstacle that she may not necessarily want to tackle, but in the nature of her job she will continue to do it although it's against her mentality. 

Bluebottle:

 This song is called personal and the reason why I chose it was because of the title and some of the lyrics. As my character observes the students/children living their lives, it's almost like my character is getting too involved in their personal business without the children even knowing. This song would represent the moments in which my character is on stage, observing the students lives.

The instrumental of this song has an isolated and desolate feel towards it. I imagine that Bluebottle, being a mysterious and quiet character would enjoy moments of isolation. That's how I imagine this instrumental song and my character matching. Being in the shoes of Bluebottle, I imagine that if she were to listen to this song, it would be at a time where she is not working at school as a teacher, but at home alone where she is tranquil.

"Everybody's got a Secret" are the main lyrics to this song. Considering my character is extremely mysterious, it's evident that 'Bluebottle' may have a 'Secret'.

This song sounded quite haunting, the flow and rhythm was very slow and the voice seemed echoed. The music in the background seemed quite dark, and I believe that this represents some elements of Bluebottle and the company of other teachers.

The instrumental of this song at the beginning reminds me of marching, it has a repetitive pattern but the instrument itself sounds broken. In my own interpretation, I thought of this as Bluebottle, being a teacher having a repetitive routine everyday, which also relates to the fact that all the teachers are like robots, and the broken sound towards it could represent the actual internal downfalls within themselves.

The lyrics "I know exactly why I walk and talk like a machine" signifies Bluebottle in many ways. It seems as if she's so controlled by the ownership of the head teachers and the pastor, that it's almost become part of the norm to walk and talk like a machine hinting they're in a controlled yet unstable state of mind.