Hypothetical Soundtrack to my Biopic

When I was about fourteen, I took a Myspace survey about the theoretical soundtrack to my life. Most of the tracks I chose were of the classic rock genre, because I was hopelessly in love with a young music fiend, and I thought maybe he would be impressed by my incongruous music taste (I was otherwise a typical, giggly freshman girl) and fall in love with me. That didn't happen, but even if it had my music tastes still would have expanded all the same. So tonight I am retaking that survey. I've kind of got movies on the brain since coming off of Oscar weekend, and while I really hope no one makes a movie about my life, at least not while I'm alive to see it, the concept is pretty fun to think about. A little narcissistic, perhaps, but still fun.

Last semester, my creative writing professor suggested that when someone feels unsure about whether or not to do a certain thing, they should pretend their life is a movie. People in movies, she said, do things that people in real life don't always do, but sometimes should do for the sake of moving their lives along. And since every movie should have a soundtrack, here we go.

Opening credits	Vagabond-Wolfmother
Waking up	Rebel Rebel-David Bowie
Average day	Fake Empire-The National
First date	I Don't Know-Lisa Hannigan
Falling in love	Orange Sky-Alexi Murdoch
Love scene	Such Great Heights-Iron & Wine
Fight scene	Glory Box-Portishead
Breaking up	First Love-Adele
Getting back together	Slow Show-The National
Secret love	Sex and Candy-Marcy Playground
Mental Breakdown	Cold Water-Damien Rice
Life's Okay	Rebellion (Lies)-Arcade Fire
Driving	Que' Onda Guero-Beck
Learning a lesson	Sometimes you Can't Make it On Your Own-U2
Deep thought	Nude-Radiohead
Flashback	Glosoli-Sigur Ros
Partying	Dance Wiv Me-Calvin Harris & Dizzee Rascal
Happy dance	Sleepyhead-Passion Pit
Regretting	Re: Stacks-Bon Iver
Long night alone	Wish you Were Here-Pink Floyd
Death scene	Ruby Tuesday-The Rolling Stones
Closing credits	Wake Up-Arcade Fire

Well there you have it. The soundtrack to my life. Way more fun than homework, and now you can do one too! (Click that text, there's a link to the survey I did.) I know no one ever comments on this, but I'm really curious to see what you all would put on the soundtracks to the movies about your lives.

Peace, Love, and Semicolons,
Lisa