As I prepare for NaNoWriMo and am engaging in studying for exams, listening to music is becoming a more prominent feature of my daily experience.  Whether it is listening to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons or Gotye‘s Heart’s A Mess, I find that music helps me to focus my mind, and streamline my thoughts and emotions.

And so….I’ve been trying to put together  a playlist specifically for NaNoWriMo.

Selecting music for a playlist is a bit like packing a suitcase for a long trip.  You need to make sure that every item there serves a purpose.  I am still not certain of my list as it stands.  Thus,  I am looking for suggests for instrumental as well as vocal music.  Ethereal and dark sounds are welcomed.

I have about fifty selections at the moment (even though there are only forty listed below).  I would like to make it an even hundred (100).  So, make some suggestions!  At the moment, my playlist is as follows:

1. 3 Libras – A Perfect Circle
2. Rolling in the Deep – Adele
3. Con Te Partiro – Andrea Bocelli
4. Moonlight Sonata – L.V. Beethoven
5. Invasion – Bleach Soundtrack
6. Morning Remembrance – Bleach Soundtrack
7. Short Skirt, Long Jacket – Cake
8. Hello Alone – Charlie Winston
9. In Your Hands – Charlie Winston
10. Viva la Vida – Coldplay

1. Lovesong – The Cure
2. Makedo – Darko Rundek
3. Titanium – David Guetta
4. Didn’t Cha Know – Erykah Badu
5. Here Comes The Rain – Eurythmics
6. Cosmic Love – Florence and The Machine
7. Trista Pena – Gipsy Kings
8. Un Amor – Gipsy Kings
9. Eyes Wide Open – Gotye
10. Heart’s A Mess – Gotye

1. Somebody I Used to Know – Gotye
2. What Do You Want? – Gotye
3. Now We Are Free – Lisa Gerrard
4. Anna Molly – Incubus
5. A Long Walk – Jill Scott
6. Really Believe – Theo Eastwind
7. Still Doll – Kanon Wakeshima
8. Michiyuki – Kaori Hikita
9. Got the Life – Korn
10. Bram Stoker’s Dracula Soundtrack

1. The Piano Soundtrack – Michael Nyman
2. Little Earthquakes Album – Tori Amos
3. Desert Rose – Sting
4. What You Know – Two Door Cinema Club
5. Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
6. Heads Will Roll – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
7. Not in Love – Crystal Castle feat. Robert Smith
8. November Rain – Guns ‘N’ Roses
9. Live at the Acropolis Album – Yanni
10. Lord of the Rings Trilogy Soundtrack

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