IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE? A good friend of mine sent me a (chain) note with this heading the other day. It's supposed to be a random, shuffling game you play with the music you have stored on your computer, but because I am slightly off-kilter, I think about this all the time. Not because I think my life has been so exciting that it's movie-worthy, but because I truly do want my own soundtrack. I've been designing it in my head for years! Anyway, here's how I would write my own personal score:
Opening Credits:
Ascension -- Maxwell
Waking Up:
Happier Than the Morning Sun -- Stevie WonderWaking Up:
First Day At School:
School -- New EditionMaking Your New Best Friend:
Falling In Love:
Easy Conversation -- Jill Scott
Breaking Up:
Ain't No Way -- Aretha Franklin
Prom:
Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix) -- Beyonce
Graduation:
No Such Thing -- John Mayer
Life's Okay:
The Longest Time -- Billy Joel or these guys
Death of a Close Friend:
Show Me -- John Legend
Mental Breakdown:
Harder to Breathe -- Maroon 5
Driving:
Follow Me -- Usher
Flashback:
It's So Hard to Say Good bye to Yesterday-- Boyz II Men
Getting Back Together:
Let's Stay Together --Al Green
Wedding Scene:
So Amazing -- Luther Vandross
Birth of Child:
Zion -- Lauryn Hill
Car Accident:
Time After Time -- Cassandra Wilson
Final Battle:
Purple Rain -- Prince
Death Scene:
Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer -- Stevie Wonder
Funeral Song:
525,600 Minutes -- Rent (The Musical)
End Credits:
Girl Blue - Stevie Wonder
Liner note: Can I just say that YouTube might be the best thing ever invented...
Hey, I think I'll do the Poems/Books of my life next :-)
