My Life's Music

Because anyone else cares, I'm going to wax nostalgic here for a bit. I've been in a very musical mood the last few weeks as my emotions continue to punch me like the guy who's had a few too many and won't leave the party.

My entire life from middle school onward has had a soundtrack. Not just music that I happened to love at the time, but music that my mind associates so strongly with that time that I can feel myself transported back when I listen to them. Although, I suppose this is how it is for everyone. Still, it's somewhat fascinating to sit and listen to three different songs in a row and feel profoundly changed.

All American Rejects and Something Corporate from early middle school.
Ragnarok Online's soundtrack fits in from here and extends through college, but the most prominent memories are middle school.
Assemblage 23 and VNV Nation from early high school.
Assemblage 23's album Meta for my Junior year of high school specifically.
Blue Stone was senior year of high school.
Freshman year of college beckoned my discovery of independently composed orchestra pieces. This is about the time/music for which I have the most fervent WoW nostalgia.
The summer of Freshman year also heralded the only mix tape I've ever been made that has a lot of very specific memories attached to it.
Code Geass soundtrack for Sophomore year.
Interpol and Distant Worlds were Junior year of college.
Cave Story's soundtrack is the week where I took my vow of silence.
Homestuck and Harmony of a Hunter were senior year up until the present.
I have associated Marie Mai with my run through of Fallout 3 particularly for some dumb reason.
My collection of desert songs is associated with a few obstinate memories of a woman recently.


From before that, a few lingering memories of childhood and The Cranberries along with Michael Nyman's "The Promise" are tied together.

Music has managed to leak through my soul and function as an adhesive, effectively fixing certain feelings, memories, and ideas to my heart. I've been classically conditioned to flow hither and thither on the emotional spectrum with just a few sounds.

I have become ILL! So I will not write more than this.
Sorrytimes.