#john wick fanmix

[nearer-than-the-eye]

LITTLE SAINT

listen Ahi giustizia di Dio! tante chi stipa nove travaglie e pene quant’ io viddi? e perché nostra colpa sì ne scipa?

"Ah, Justice of God, who heaps up such strange punishment and pain as I saw there? and why do our sins so waste us?" For Santino D'Antonio: John Wick's bitter ex, my most beloved villain, and whose name means sacred or little saint.

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John Wick 2 may have come out nearly a decade ago, but being a Santino girl is a chronic condition. Cover and track list images are details from Caravaggio's Bacchus, and the epigraph is from Canto VIII of Inferno, translated by Robert and Jean Hollander.

Some extended thoughts about my process and choice of epigraph and cover under the read more!

This playlist mostly started because I was listening to "Young Caesar 2000," said to myself, wow, this would be a great Santino song, and put it alone on a new playlist. From there, for about a year, I'd throw on anything that particularly reminded me of Santino, songs that felt, not like they described him, but that they might narrate part of his inner monologue and feeling. Some John/Santino vibes starting slipping in there (almost inevitably), but I knew I wanted to keep things really closely tied to how Santino understands himself. I narrowed things down, did some ordering for the overall arc and (hopefully) smooth transitions, and here we are!

Essential to my understanding of Santino (and thus this playlist's formation) is NeverwinterThistle's Unholy Union and asuralucier's The Man You Want to Be, both of which you should absolutely run, not walk, to read.

I'll let the tracklist mostly speak for itself, but I hopefully captured Santino's arrogance and the fundamental emptiness and deep insecurity that arrogance covers. I really do think John is something real and true for Santino, in a world full of posturing, but he eventually cannot resist instrumentalizing John, just like everyone else. JW 2 is one of the JW movies most pessimistic about masculinity (if not THE most pessimistic), and the arc of this playlist would certainly be very different without Mitksi's "I'm Your Man." Which is Mitski's most pessimistic song about masculinity! So it all works out.

The title -- The fact that Santino's name means "little saint" has fascinated me since my first cursory google search that delivered this factoid, and I've always kept it in my back pocket when thinking about Santino as a character. He's always the little brother. His petulance and pettiness is so essential to his character, and it's, of course, what makes him such a great foil to John (who imagines himself as a rational actor, but has his matching streak of the petulance). Santino inherits all this splendor, and all he can do is try and claw out more and more. A petty saint, and certainly never a god.

Why Bacchus? -- Well, I was trying to get a good film still for the cover and eventually gave up, so then I went to go find something appropriately aesthetic for a playlist cover. I was going to do a Dutch Golden Age still life bc that's what I'm writing about rn and lushness (and rot) is so essential to Santino, but then I was like. this guy is Italian. SUPER Italian. Who's an Italian with dramatic shadows and lush still lifes? And thus Caravaggio. Bacchus because revelry, excess, beauty, ect....also the invitation of the painting--he's holding out the goblet to you, asking you to join him. But mostly because it's beautiful.

Why Dante? -- I KNEW this bitch had to have an epigraph from Inferno once I realized this was going to be a real playlist. I mean, speaking of pessimism! The Divine Comedy feels so crazy to read as a modern reader bc it's like. yeah all this suffering is God's perfect justice. That guy eating his own shit is part of the divine plan. Which, to me, lines up really well with my read on masculinity in the JW movies--perfect, unchangeable, and committing you to endless suffering.

Alright, let's really get into it. This tercet ("Ah, Justice of God, who heaps up / such strange punishment and pain as I saw there? / and why do our sins so waste us?") come early in Canto 7, as Virgil and Dante (our POV character and protagonist) leave the third circle of Hell, Gluttony, and enter the fourth circle, Avarice and Prodigality ("Why do you squander...Why do you hoard" is probably the most famous quote from this circle). If Santino was to end up anywhere, it would be in one of those two circles, so I enjoy that this is the point in the text Dante asks these two questions!

Speaking of: despite God's perfection, Dante sure loves to question what he sees in hell and then...not resolve those questions in any way. It's interesting to see that "who heaps up / such strange punishment and pain as I saw there?" is a question addressed to the "Justice of God" when. well. the Justice of God is the thing heaping up these strange punishments and pain!

Dante seems unaware of the paradox, here, which has a real resonance for me in the way Santino is just like, well, I HAVE to blow up your house, John! I HAVE to put out a hit on you after you fulfill the marker, John! But to point to the times he acted out of compassion (not calling in John's marker during his retirement) would completely undermine that logic. It says "there are some things more important than power," but if Santino acknowledged that, then he wouldn't be able kill his sister.

Dante can't walk through hell and say with his whole chest, "I don't think it should be like this, actually" and still trust and love God, so he doesn't. Santino can't believe "more power will make me more happy, our culture says so," and also consciously acknowledge that it's the culture under the Table (and his father!!! his god!!!) that has pitted him against his sister his whole life, that has instilled in him values that ultimately leave him empty. So he doesn't! And he dies trapped in that paradox.

And then that second question. "And why do our sins so waste us?" UGH. ugh. Dante. You fucking hit me hard with this one. This is the line that made me choose this tercet. There's so much to Santino, so much beauty, so much divinity--but our sins waste us. All that power is used only in pursuit of more power, and, in the end, he's destroyed by that pursuit. The first two lines of the tercet key into culture and the way we contort our selves to fit into culture, but this last line is just an exclamation of the tragedy. Why? we ask, and nobody answers.

[lookatmysons]

“this is not a joke,” i mouth. “love me, love me.”

Fanmix

Sage Lesath

i. Mine Forever - Lord Huron      “if you ever wanna see my face again, i wanna know; if you ever get lonely, please let me know. if you never wanna see my face again, i’ll understand; if forever gets lonely, take my hand.”

ii. Another Try - The Happy Fits      “my thoughts recede into all my habits-- a kind of freedom that’s automatic; if i’m my keeper, will it matter? will it matter? does it matter?”

iii. Bones in the Ocean - The Longest Johns      “as the songs of the dead fill the space of my ears, their laughter like children, their beckoning cheers- my heart longs to join them, sing songs of the sea. i remember the fallen, do they think of me?”

iv. Hell and You - Amigo the Devil       “went to a bar to get a little closer with myself and learn things i never really wanted to know” / “but i want to be where all the stupid things i say sound so romantic and true; ‘cause i’d rot in hell with you, if you’d just ask me to”

v. Stay - Post Malone       “tell me that it’s all okay, i’ve been waiting on this all damn day; call me in the morning, tell me how last night went- i’m here, but don’t count on me to stay.”

vi. Hate To See Your Heart Break - Paramore       “love happens all the time, to people who aren’t kind, and heroes who are blind- expecting perfect scripted movie scenes; who wants an awkward silent mystery? how were you to know?”

vii. Tough to Be a Dreamer - Felix Hagan and the Family       “well everyone’s the hero in their own story, everyone’s a sucker for a taste of glory, but stories are for children, and glory’s not a taste i can acquire.”

viii. Delirium Tremendous - Felix Hagan and the Family       “and i’m sick, sigh, can’t abide this twitching track from wet to dry- i’m too old to cry, too young to die, too rabid for the pack.”

ix. Not Your Year - The Weepies       “scattered shadows on a wall, you watch the long light fall- some impressions stay and some will fade. tattered shoes outside your door, clothes all on the floor; your life feels like the morning after, all year long.”

x. What Is Love? Tell Me, Is It Easy? - Hala       “she takes care and bottles up all the feelings we share. it isn’t fair for her to say ‘what is love? now tell me, is it easy?’”

xi. Calm Me Down - Mother Mother       “i wanna be a good man- don’t wanna be no has-been. i wanna be a real friend, don’t wanna break when i bend.”

xii. And You Evade Him/Born in the Blood - Joshua Burnside       “i was a liar, when i said ‘i am not afraid’, i am. born in the blood, born in the blood.”

xiii. There’s a Wolf - Silences       “there’s a wolf inside those woods, howling loud like for a cub; there’s a yellow line for me that i crossed indulgently.”

xiv. Nightmare - Halsey       “i’ve tasted blood and it is sweet; i’ve had the rug pulled beneath my feet.”

xv. Talk Too Much - COIN       “you know i talk too much, so honey come put your lips on mine and shut me up- we can blame it all on human nature.”

xvi. Way Down We Go - KALEO       “and they will run you down, down ‘til you go, so you can’t crawl no more.”

xvii. Medicine for Melancholy - Rivers Cuomo       “recently, i’ve been sleeping well, i think i might be healed- shooting stars, i can feel you near, are you even real?”

xviii. Steady, As She Goes - The Raconteurs       “well, here we go again, you’ve found yourself a friend that knows you well, but no matter what you do you’ll always feel as though you tripped and fell.”

xix. Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked - Cage The Elephant       “there ain’t nothing in this world for free- i know i can’t slow down, i can’t hold back, though you know i wish i could. no, there ain’t no rest for the wicked until we close our eyes for good.”

xx. I Love You Like An Alcoholic - The Taxpayers       “i ain’t one to jump a ship, but i absolutely knew: i was six steps in when i fell into you.”

xxi. Howl - Florence + The Machine       “like some child possessed, the beast howls in my veins. i want to find you, tear out all of your tenderness.”

xxii. I Want to Be With You - Chloe Moriondo       “i can’t take it, all i want’s right in front of me- i can’t fake this; say what you mean, i want to be with you.”

xxiii. Scene One - James Dean & Audrey Hepburn - Sleeping With Sirens       “i can’t promise that things won’t be broken, but i swear that i will never leave- please stay, forever with me.”

xxiv. Juliet - Cavetown       “i need to cry, but i can’t get anything out of my eyes, or my head, did i die?”

xxv. Bite Your Teeth - Poppy       “bite your own teeth, bite your own teeth- don’t ever, ever cry, just bite your own teeth.”

xxvi. Dread In My Heart - Mother Mother       “there’s a devil in my brain with a pitchfork and a flame, and he likes to poke around, and he likes to tell me things- and whenever i begin to feel like i might be insane, i remember there’s a little, shitty devil in my brain.”

xxvii. Motion Sickness - Phoebe Bridgers       “i’m on the outside looking through, you’re throwing rocks around your room, and while you’re bleeding on your back in the glass, i’ll be glad that i made it out and sorry that it all went down like it did.”

xxviii. My Type - Saint Motel       “when there’s love in the air, don’t fight it, just keep breathing- i can’t help but stare, double check for double meanings: i’m a man who’s got very specific tastes. you know, you’re just my type: you’ve got a pulse and you are breathing.”

xxvix. Prologue - Chase Petra       “cause after all i’ve been through and after all i’ve seen, i know the world is not a nice place to those of us who breathe.”

xxx. Simply Simple - Mother Mother       “take me slowly, or else you may come by injury- i’ll hurt you emotionally.”

xxxi. January 1979 - mewithoutyou      “you watch me like a ten car highway wreck with a tact, bold or curiousity?”

xxxii. & - Tally Hall       “oh the things we do, the things we say, the things we wish we could wash away.”

xxxiii. Eat Your Heart - Steam Powered Giraffe       “baby, when you go to pieces, i could eat your heart out darling- the proof is in the pudding, baby, you’re a hot jumpstart, but let me eat your heart.”

xxxiv. Peach Pit - Peach Pit       “oh peach pit, where’d the hours go? when your orange skin began to glow from a hanging branch in gardens’ home- it’s been a long season through all this rotting fruit with you.”

xxxv. Get Well Soon - Reggie And The Full Effect       “they say we won’t make it- what do they know? they say we can’t do it, but i’ve got to know; is it getting better? is it getting worse? was it ever worth it?”

xxxvi. Why Do You Love Me - Charlotte Lawrence       “got to be a lot that’s wrong with you, to want to be with me- it’s kind of sweet.”

xxxvii. Moving - The Happy Fits       “from you, to me, i sense a little animosity. so stay away, or maybe, baby, maybe you should stay.”

xxxviii. Buttercup - Hippo Campus       “solid punch kind of eyes, make ‘em wobbly- gothic vine, growing fire in the lobby. lighten up, buttercup, get a hobby- yeah, swing, sucker, swing, finish sobbing.”

xxxix. Sweet Hibiscus Tea - Penelope Scott       “and i am not your protagonist, i’m not even my own.”

xl. Between My Teeth - Orla Gartland       “please don’t lean on me, ’cause i don’t want your heart between my teeth,”

xli. Wrecking Ball - Mother Mother       ‘i made a wreck out of my hand- i put it through the wall. i made a fist and not a plan, call me a reckless wrecking ball.”

xlii. Pardon Me - Incubus       “never though i would be a ‘23-on-the-verge-of-spotaneous-combustion’, woe is me- but i guess that it comes with the territory.”

xliii. Old Pine - Ben Howard       “i’ve come to know that memories were the best things you ever had; the summer shone, beat down on bony backs, so far from home, where the ocean stood down dust and pine cone tracks.”

xliv. Supalonely - BENEE       “i know i fucked up, i’m just a loser, shouldn’t be with ya, guess i’m a quitter-”

xlv. Bitter And The Sweetness - The Ready Set       “love i think we got time to make mistakes, bitter and the sweetness, i just love the taste- like the time we got stuck out in the rain, when you took my hand, said ‘baby, we should stay’.”

xlvi. Sharp Edges - Linkin Park       “sharp edges have consequences-- guess i had to find out for myself.”

xlvii. To Be Human - MARINA       “all the things that i’ve done and i’ve seen, still, i don’t know what it means.”

xlviii. 2/14 - The Band CAMINO       “but i can’t be just friends- you’re messing with my head. and i know what i said, but these feelings, they keep running the read.”

xlix. Get To You - The Honeysticks       “rosy, cozy in a bed with you and me; a knot; i cried more leaving you than leaving god.”

l. The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie       “oh no, not me- we never lost control. you’re face to face with the man who sold the world.”

li. Everlong - Foo Fighters       “if everything could ever be this real forever- if everything could ever be be this good again, the only thing i’ll ever ask of you: you’ve got to promise not to stop when i say when,”

lii. Someone New - Hozier       “don’t take this the wrong way- you knew who iwas, every step that i ran to you. only blue or black days, electing strange perfections in any stranger i choose. would things be easier if there was a right way? honey, there is no right way.”

liii. I’m Not Calling You A Liar - Florence + The Machine       “there’s a ghost in my lungs and it sighs in my sleep, wraps itself around my tongue as it softly speaks- then it walks, then it walks with my legs, to fall, to fall, to fall at your feet.”

liv. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode       “feeling unknown and you’re all alone, flesh and bone, by the telephone- lift up the receiver and i’ll make you a believer.”

lv. Boys Will Be Bugs - Cavetown       “i don’t care about the government and i really need a hug-  feel stupid, ugly, pretend it doesn’t bother me,”

lvi. I Want You to Want Me - Letters To Cleo       “i want you to want me, i need you to need me- i’d love you to love me, i’m begging you, to beg me.”

lvii. Everything is Fine - All Time Low       “the gunshot has gone off but i am swimming in a footrace- there’s no finish line in sight and they already gave the first-place medal,”

lviii. Peach (Lobotomy) - Waterparks       “mind your head, i’ve lost my mind from thinking about, thinking about you all the time.”

lix. Maybe We’re Meant To Be Alone - Bad Suns       “no, i can’t help my ways- it don’t make much sense to me. all these cold and rainy days; maybe we’re meant to be alone.”

lx. Life on the Nickel - Foster The People       “you got to push, got to shove- i’ve got to eat before they eat me.”

[honeyandvinegar]

I Don’t Know How To Love - A Macdennis Fanmix

Gravity - John Mayer // I Don’t Know How to Love - The Drums // Do Not Wait - The Wallows // The Only One Who Lets Me In - Circa Waves // Friends, Lovers or Nothing - John Mayer // If You Wanna say I Love You - The Last Royals // No Children - The Mountain Goats // The Drugs - Mother Mother // Affection - Cigarettes After Sex // Wicked Game - Chris Isaak

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[strangedreamings]

“Unspoken Dreams,” a Sebolly fanmix

the last worthless evening-don henley | ready when you are-trapt broken soul-fozzy | not broken anymore-blue october are you with me-trapt | you'll accomp'ny me-bob seger the reason-hoobastank | she's so high-tal bachman bleeding out-imagine dragons | superman tonight-bon jovi bloodsport '15-raleigh ritchie |��accidentally in love-counting crows wicked game-chris isaak | she's all i ever had-ricky martin the one-elton john | feels like forever-joe cocker

[hellaintcomplicated]

Episode 14: Season 1, Ep. 16-18 (aka The Immaculate Dean That Lives In Every Deangirl’s Head)

Ah, the two sides of Dean Winchester: complex fanon and horny canon. Clare and Jack discuss Shadow, Hell House, and Something Wicked: THEE pinnacle Dean episode, and at least try to meet John Winchester halfway.

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“thank you to the gorgeous @wordssometimesfail for tagging me in a get...”

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so THANKS (much belatedly for tolerating my fucking out of control need to word vomit about music at literally all hours of the day and night; forcing others to listen to songs i like is literally one of the few joys that makes life worth living. also, idk if this was intended in a “hey cool, song recs” way or a “hey, yeah, link me those songs” way, but @filigods, BABY YOU’RE GETTIN THOSE LINKS and also more because i am insufferable.

below the cut: links to just Some Music What I Think Is Cool, organized...pretty dubiously, but an attempt will be made. also, now and at all times, anyone who feels so inclined should always link me to music they’re liking right now or that they loved in the past or that they think is just the bee’s knees...anytime. ANYTIME.

okay so the songs i mentioned the other day are all in here, but i wanted to organize it a bit more than just a random grab bag to give you some direction so that you know what you might be into, if you’ve never heard of some of these (my music taste isn’t all that niche but i’ve gone through a lot of phases in my life XD). particular “omg please listen to this before you die” faves will be in italics.

best of pop/pop rock

stuff by Keane, My Fave Band:

“Crystal Ball”

“Won’t Be Broken”

“Sovereign Light Cafe”

“Bedshaped”

“My Shadow”

stuff by Tokio Hotel, my first RPF subjects

“Übers Ende der Welt”

“Spring nicht”

“Wo sind eure Hände”

stuff by Elliot Minor, classically trained and sadly disbanded

“Parallel Worlds”

“The White One Is Evil”

“The Broken Minor”

“Solaris”

“Shiver”

“Electric High”

stuff by Dino Merlin, Bosnia’s Elton John

“Zid”

“Sarajevo”

“Majka Ruži Kćer”

“Heroes of Earth” by Wang Leehom (listen to more of his stuff - he’s insanely talented and has albums in several different genres)

“Sun Goes Down” by David Jordan

stuff by Gorillaz, you’ve definitely heard them but may not have heard these

“Stylo”

“November Has Come”

“Feel Good Inc.”

“Broken”

“Busted and Blue”

“Du erinnerst mich an Liebe” by Ich + Ich

stuff by Josh Groban, HE’S GOOD ADMIT IT TO YOURSELVES

“Never Let Go”

“Remember When it Rained”

“You Are Loved”

“Weeping”

“Tigerlily” by La Roux (whole album’s great, but this one’s gayyyy)

“Grace Kelly” and “Origin of Love” by Mika

“Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk” by Rufus Wainwright

“Make This Go On Forever” and “Set the Fire to the Third Bar” by Snow Patrol

stuff by Owl City, the fluffiest synthpop to ever make me happy

“Fireflies”

“Swimming in Miami”

“Meteor Shower”

“Strawberry Avalanche”

“Running Up That Hill” by Placebo covering Kate Bush

“Velvet Sky” by Los Lonely Boys

“Chasing the Sun” and “Satellite Call” and “Eden” by Sara Bareilles (WHOLE ALBUM!!!)

“Kiss Me” by Sixpence None the Richer

“Sad Clown” by Jars of Clay

stuff by Michael W. Smith, i can’t help i was raised on CCM please forgive me

“Cross of Gold”

“Lamu”

“Secret Ambition”

“Breathe in Me”

“Love Me Good”

“Faith My Eyes” and “High Countries” by Caedmon’s Call

stuff by Daft Punk, FUCKING SUPERB YOU FUNKY LITTLE ROBOTS (listen to all of Discovery and Random Access Memories!!)

“One More Time”

“Aerodynamic”

“Give Life Back to Music”

“Technologic”

“These Dreams” by Heart

“Even Rats” by The Slip

“To Build a Home” by The Cinematic Orchestra

“Mandolin Rain” and “The Way It Is” by Bruce Hornsby and the Range

“I’m Still Here” by John Rzeznik

“Ue o muite arukou” by Kyu Sakamoto

“Love Me Dead” by Ludo

“Just Communication” by Two-Mix (Soundcloud link because it’s not on YT?? however, this bitchin cover is!!)

“The Book of Love” by Peter Gabriel covering the Magnetic Fields

best of rock/rap rock

stuff by linkin park, baby’s first rock band (meteora and thousand suns, BEST albums)

“Forgotten”

“Somewhere I Belong”

“Breaking the Habit”

“Iridescent” (accidentally called this “The Radiance” in the op)

“The Messenger”

“Welcome Home” by Coheed and Cambria

“Televators” by The Mars Volta

“Isolation” and “Life Must Go On” by Alter Bridge

“Nemesis” by Arch Enemy

“Like a Stone” by Audioslave

“Lonely Boy” by The Black Keys

“In One Ear” and “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” by Cage the Elephant (whole album!!)

“Jordan” by Buckethead

“Paralyzer” by Finger Eleven

stuff by Gackt, j-rock boy of my dreams since 2003

“Mirror”

“Vanilla”

“Returner”

“Orenji no Taiyou” (with Hyde)

“Through the Night” by Masahiko Arimachi

“Magick” and “It’s Not Over Yet” by Klaxons

“Deliverance” and “In Mist She Was Standing” by Opeth

stuff by Panik, my good good german boys who just couldn’t make it work

“Revolution”

“Geht ab”

“Grau”

“Perfekt”

“Morgencafe”

“Bevor du gehst”

“Careless Whisper” by Seether covering Wham!

“Seasons” by The Veer Union

“Cold” by Static X

“Change (In the House of Flies)” by Deftones

“System” by Chester Bennington

“Whipping Boy” by Train

“Chevette” and “Some Kind of Zombie” by Audio Adrenaline

“Colossal” and “Witchcraft” by Wolfmother (whole album is great)

“Whiskey in the Jar” by Metallica and “Turn the Page” by Metallica covering Bob Seger

“Gravedigger” by Dave Matthews Band

“Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls

“Icky Thump” and “Blue Orchid” by The White Stripes

“Crazy Bitch” by Buckcherry

“You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Big Balls” by AC/DC (there is NO CORRECT VERSION of Big Balls on YT...sorry for the spotify link)

best of choral (most of which i’ve sung so i’m biased)/instrumental/soundtrack

Lux Aeterna and “O Magnum Mysterium” by Morten Lauridsen

The True Story of Cinderella (i was the queen in this :3)

Knock Knock and indeed anything by P.D.Q. Bach

“i thank You God for most this amazing day” and “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre

“Magnificat” by Arvo Pärt

“Set Me as a Seal” by René Clausen

“Cloudsong” and “The Heart’s Cry” by Anúna

“You Are the New Day” by The King’s Singers covering Airwaves, aka, the greatest love song of all time

“Castle in the Mist” and “You Were There” by Michiru Oshima (voc. Steven Geraghty)

“Prologue” and “The Farthest Land” by Ko Otani (the whole soundtrack is sublime, please listen to it!!!)

“The Mighty Rio Grande” and “They Move on Tracks of Never-Ending Light” by This Will Destroy You

“On the Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter (also, there’s a great mashup of this with “This Bitter Earth” by Dinah Washington)

“To Zanarkand” by Nobuo Uematsu (obviously, listen to everything the man ever wrote, but ofc my fave is the FFX OST)

“More Streets” by Zpiderflower

“I Was Born for This” by Austin Wintory (from the stellar Journey OST)

“The Ballad of Fiedler and Mundt” by Disparition

“Sex (Daedalus Remix)” by Slugabed

Castlevania malarkey

Best of “Bloody Tears”: official 1, official 2, official 3, fanmix 4

Best of “Vampire Killer”: official 1, official 2, fanmix 3

Best of “Simon’s Theme”: official 1, official 2, fanmix 3, fanmix 4

Super Castlevania IV (PLEASE listen to the whole thing but my faves): “Forest of Monsters”, “The Submerged City”, “Clockwork Mansion 2″, “The Library”, “Dracula Battle”, “Ending”

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (ditto above): “Dance of Illusions”, “Dracula’s Castle”, “Marble Gallery”, “Lost Painting”, “Dance of Pales”, “Wandering Ghosts”, “Final Toccata”

“Clotho”, “Atropos”, and “Lathesis” from the Columns OST

Zelda shenanigans

“Title Theme (Wind Waker)”

“Dragon Roost Island”

“The Great Sea”

“Main Theme (Breath of the Wild)”

“Riding (Day)”

“Riding (Night)”

“Stables”

“Kakariko Village”

“Rito Village (Day)”

“Tarrey Town”

“Maze Forest”

“Hyrule Castle” and “Hyrule Castle Interior”

okay i gotta quit - i’ve had this tab open for like a week and a half now and i just keep adding stuff. this is enough to get anybody started. i hope y’all find something you like. :)

[hannibalcreative]

 Whisper Through The ChrysalisHere’s the Media Roundup of our first even of 2018! In this roundup, you can found edits, gifset and fanmix! 

We want to thank everyone for participating, and specially @reapersun for the amazing banner.

▬ EDITS

Second Star to the Right by DestinyAwakened

Summary: Story aesthetic for the fic “Second Star to the Right”

Unrated

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham, Matthew Brown, Mischa Lecter

Hannigram

Predators: Site B by murdergatsby

Summary: Story aesthetic for the fic “Site B”

Mature

Graphic Depictions of Violence

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

Mystery of Love by _MrsLecter_

Summary: Story aesthetic for the fic “Mystery of Love”

Unrated

Underage

Hannibal Lecter, Aiden (Blood and Chocolate)

Aiden (Blood and Chocolate)/Hannibal Lecter

Today 4 U by shiphitsthefan

Summary: Story aesthetic for the fic “Today 4 U”

Mature

No Archive Warnings Apply

Lee Fallon, Nigel

BearDogs (Nigel/Lee)

Whisper Through the Chrysalis by constructfairytales

Summary: Story aesthetic for the fic “Whisper Through The Chrysalis”

Explicit

Graphic Depictions of Violence

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham, Jack Crawford, Frederick Chilton

Hannigram

Mulholland Drive by folieadeux_cd

Summary: Story aesthetic for the fic “Mulholland Drive” 

Unrated

No Archive Warnings Apply

Alana Bloom, Margot Verger

Marlana

Notting Hill AU by grahamirror

Summary: Story aesthetic for the fic “when you say nothing at all”

Gen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

Unicorn by Llewcie

Summary: Stickers for “Unicorn: A Hannigram Blade Runner AU”

Gen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

Maneater: The Survivor by redfivewritingby

Summary: Story aesthetic for the fic “Maneater: The Survivor”

Teen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

Cal Roberts as Captain America | Le Chiffre as Winter Soldier by ravenstag_

Summary: Avengers AU

Gen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Le Chiffre, Cal Roberts

Path Royale

Hannigram Family Addams au by graham-muffin

Summary: Will and Hannibal as Morticia & Gomez in a Hannigram Family Addams au

Gen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

La Migliore Offerta (The Best Offer) by thedowneyheart

Summary: • Hannibal as Virgil Oldman • Will as Claire Ibbetson • Zeller as Robert • Crawford as Billy Whistler

Gen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham, Brian Zeller

Hannigram

B E D E L I A by anythingbuttsex

Summary: When an Alana Bloom meets the elegant Bedelia Du Maurier at the department store she’s working at, she can’t help but be intrigued. It seems that Bedelia is also equally intrigued. When Mrs. Du Maurier accidentally leaves her gloves at the check-out counter, Alana returns them back to her through the mail and little does Alana know that this simple gesture is the first drop of rain in a flood of emotions to come…

Unrated

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Alana Bloom, Bedelia du Maurier

Alana Bloom/Bedelia Du Maurier

Hannigram crossover AU with Sweeney Todd by lightofonesoul

Summary: Hannibal is mrs Lovett, Will is Sweeney Todd

Unrated

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

Crimson Hannibal: A Crimson Peak AU by LadyHydrangeas

Summary: Crimson Peak/Hannibal AU.

Unrated

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham, Bedelia du Maurier

Hannigram, Bedannibal

Hannigram Pride and Prejudice AU by graham-muffin

Summary:

Gen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by galacticcoyote

Summary: With Hannibal Lecter in Azkaban, Bedelia Lecter ignores Chiyoh’s wishes and goes to the one person who can protect her daughter: Professor Frederick Chilton. Will he swear the most sacred vow in the wizarding world to protect Abigail while she tries to carry out the Dark Lord’s wishes at Hogwarts?

Gen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Fantasy AU

Hannibal Lecter, Abigail Hobbs, Bedelia du Maurier, Frederick Chilton

Bedannibal

▬ GIFSETs.

Evil is here, volatile as smoke by princesschiyoh

Summary: Gifset for the fic “Evil is here, volatile as smoke”

Gen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

Synchronicity by fizumono

Summary: Gifset for the fic “Synchronicity”

Mature

Graphic Depictions of Violence

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham, Nigel

Hannigram

Hannigram AU | To Have and Have Not by amatesura

Summary:

Unrated

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

LadyHawke AU by amatesura

Summary: And there was more, there was a young man. Like fine porcelain with deep blue eyes. Almost like a bird’s. His voice…the dulcet tones of an angel.

Gen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

Suspiria by amatesura

Summary: Suspiria AU

Teen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Will Graham, Abigail Hobbs

Gen ( no pairings)

Twelve Monkeys by amatesura

Summary: a Hannigram Twelve Monkeys AU

Unrated

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

John Wick AU by amatesura

Summary: Hannibal, I’m sorry I can’t be there for you. But you still need something, someone, to love. So start with this. Because the kitchen doesn’t count. I love you, Hannibal. This illness has loomed over us for a long time, and now that I have found my peace, find yours. Until that day, your best friend, Will.

Mature

Major Character Death

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

La belle et la bête by amatesura

Summary:

Teen

No Archive Warnings Apply

Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham

Hannigram

Lonely Soldiers: The Normal Heart AU by youandihavebeguntoblur

Summary: Between 1981 and 1984, the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City mobilized the writer/activist Jørgen “Citron” Schmith to found a prominent HIV advocacy group. His fight to get governmental help against the “Gay Cancer” will lead him to meet Ellis A. Bartlett, a ruthless journalist ready to help him in his struggle to save many human lives.

Mature

Major Character Death

Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Citron,

Lonely Soldiers (Ellis/Citron)

▬ OTHER KIND OF MEDIA

Today 4 U by shiphitsthefan

Summary: A BearDogs fanmix for the fic “Today 4 U”

Unrated

No Archive Warnings Apply

Lee Fallon, Nigel

BearDogs (Nigel/Lee)

[noahmarshall]

ACE OF HEARTS - an ace × mc fanmix by kingraydan; link under the cut.                                             dedicated to elias ♥

[LISTEN ON YOUTUBE]

1. zella day - ace of hearts

you think you can meet me // alone on the side street there's darkness between us // the moon is a witness an ugly confession // i feel so unstable // when it's out on the table

2. melanie martinez - alphabet boy

you won the spelling bee now // but are you smarter than me now? you're the prince of the playground // little alphabet boy 

3. taylor swift - bad blood

did you have to do this? // i was thinking that you could be trusted did you have to ruin what was shiny? // now it's all rusted did you have to hit me, where i'm weak? // baby, i couldn't breathe and rub it in so deep, salt in the wound like you're laughing right at me

oh, it's so sad to think about the good times, you and i

4. lady gaga - judas

forgive him when his tongue lies through his brain even after three times he betrays me i’ll bring him down, bring him down, down a king with no crown, king with no crown

5. the neighbourhood - wires

you knew you had a reason // it killed you like diseases i can hear it in your voice while you're speaking... you can't be treated. mr know-it-all had his reign and his fall // at least that’s what his brain is telling all

6. banks - change

never guilty //  say it ain't your fault because you had an emotionally abusive daddy and cause of this you don't know how to act poor, poor baby //  say you can't help the fact that you're so crazy and you're so good at making me feel guilty //  for trying to walk away cause i'm tired of being mad //  then you'd say // baby don’t go i didn't know //  i'll change, i swear //  i'll change, i swear

7. two door cinema club - handshake

familiar as you shook my hand // what was it you meant to do? she said the devil will want you back and you'll never find love in an open hand shut your eyes, so you see under and know you'll always have this if you stay this man 8. john newman - love me again

know i’ve done wrong //  left your heart torn //  is that what devils do? took you so low //  where only fools go //  i shook the angel in you ...i need to know now, know now - can you love me again?

9. chase atlantic - friends

all of your friends have been here for too long they must be waiting for you to move on girl, i'm not with it, i'm way too far gone // i'm not ready, eyes heavy now heart on your sleeve like you've never been loved running in circles, now look what you've done give you my word as you take it and run // wish you'd let me stay, i'm ready now

10. eminem & rihanna - love the way you lie pt. i & ii

maybe our relationship isn't as crazy as it seems maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano

even angels have their wicked schemes // and you take that to new extremes but you’ll always be my hero // even though you’ve lost your mind

just gonna stand there and watch me burn but that’s alright, because I like the way it hurts just gonna stand there and hear me cry but that’s alright, because I love the way you lie

[valrider]

NO HEROES a kadara fanmix [8tracks | spotify]

x ambassadors RENEGADES // black rebel motorcycle club BEAT THE DEVIL'S TATTOO // cage the elephand AIN'T NO REST FOR THE WICKED // c2c DOWN THE ROAD // zayde wølf BUILT FOR THIS TIME // dorothy RAISE HELL // the heavy SHORT CHANGE HERO // imagine dragons I'M SO SORRY // dan auerbach HEARTBROKEN, IN DISREPAIR // johnny cash GOD'S GONNA CUT YOU DOWN // woodkid RUN BOY RUN //pigeon john THE BOMB // nico vega BEAST // kanye west POWER

[jestersoftproveprophets]

I Move the Stars for No One [8tracks]

Songs that speak to me Songs that move me Songs that I listen to on repeat

(Basically, I did this as a “fanmix yourself” challenge. These are songs that I relate to in some way. So it’s a strange mix of music. I guess I’m just sharing it in case you guys are curious)

1. Mr. Brightside - The Killers // 2. Just Give Me a Reason - P!nk ft. Nate Ruess // 3. Take Me or Leave Me - RENT // 4. Tear in My Heart - Twenty One Pilots // 5. That’s What You Get - Paramore // 6. Miss Missing You - Fall Out Boy // 7. The Schuyler Sisters - Hamilton // 8. Addict with a Pen - Twenty One Pilots // 9. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face - My Fair Lady // 10.  On My Own - Les Miserables // 11. Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys // 12. Satisfied - Hamilton // 13. Control - Halsey // 14. Hallelujah - Panic! at the Disco // 15. Save Rock and Roll - Fall Out Boy ft. Elton John // 16. Stay with Me - Sam Smith // 17. Secrets - OneRepublic // 18. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri // 19. Rat a Tat - Fall Out Boy ft. Courtney Love // 20. Collar Full - Panic! at the Disco // 21. Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet // 22. Belle - Beauty and the Beast // 23. Somebody to Love - Queen // 24. Iris - Sleeping with Sirens // 25. The Music of the Night - The Phantom of the Opera // 26. Mad Hatter - Melanie Martinez // 27. Smile Like You Mean It - The Killers // 28. Colors - Halsey // 29. Oh No! - Marina and the Diamonds // 30. Life on Mars? - David Bowie // 31. New Romantics - Taylor Swift // 32. Dream Police - Cheap Trick // 33. Think of Me - The Phantom of the Opera // 34. Modern Love - David Bowie // 35. Move Along - The All-American Rejects // 36. Drops of Jupiter - Train // 37. I Don’t Wanna Grow Up - The Ramones // 38. Underground - Labyrinth // 39. Without You - My Fair Lady // 40. Dancing with Myself - Billy Idol // 41. I Melt with You - Modern English // 42. Within You - Labyrinth // 43. I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons // 44. Nearly Witches - Panic! at the Disco // 45. Operator - Jim Croce // 46. Space Oddity - David Bowie // 47. Defying Gravity - Wicked // 48. Anything But Ordinary - Avril Lavigne // 49. Trade Mistakes - Panic! at the Disco // 50. Under Pressure - Queen ft. David Bowie // 51. Let’s Dance to Joy Division - The Wombats // 52. Angels on the Moon - Thriving Ivory // 53. Evermore - Beauty and the Beast (2017) // 54. When We Were Young - Adele // 55. Tourist - Jon Cozart 

[indigoneutrino]

Psycho Love: a Mary/Ketch fanmix (listen)

Within Temptation - What Have You Done | John Mayer - Assassin | Wicked Wisdom - Bleed All Over Me | Simon Curtis - Super Psycho Love | Jace Everett - Bad Things | Melanie Martinez - Toxic | Porcelain Black - Pretty Little Psycho | 30 Seconds To Mars - Bad Romance | The Pretty Reckless - Cold Blooded | Delain - Suckerpunch | Zolita - Hurt Me Harder | Lacuna Coil - You Love Me ‘Cause I Hate You | Halestorm - I Miss The Misery