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Then, Now, Forever: Official Playlist

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Check out the Official Playlist for Then, Now, Forever by Teodora Kostova 

Guest Post by the Author! 
Gonna credit ourselves here. All edits made by Grownupfangirl :)

Music is an essential part of my writing process. I can’t write in silence – it’s just weird. My taste in music is very eclectic – I can listen to almost anything. When I was writing Then, Now, Forever I had a wide range of artists and genres playing all the time. And when I say all the time, I mean all. the. time. My laptop was on for 16 hours a day, constantly playing music even when I wasn’t in the room. Walking back inside and finding one of my favourite songs playing always put me in the mood to write.
Even though I must have listened to hundreds of different songs while writing the book, the ones I chose for the official playlist are the ones I had on a loop while I was writing certain scenes. It’s amazing how someone, hundreds of miles away, a long time ago, has written a song and when you hear it, right at this moment, it means something very personal to you. Or, in my case, for my characters.
The theme song of Then, Now, Forever is Justin Timberlake’s Mirrors. It was like JT wrote it for Beppe and Gia. Every single line of the song resonates with my characters and their story.
Another song that reminds me of Gia and Beppe, especially of their relationship as teenagers, is Adam Lambert’s Never Close Our Eyes.
Beppe’s song has to be The Kill by 30 Seconds to Mars. That was the song that I had on a loop for hours. It was the song that inspired Beppe’s character while I was still writing In a Heartbeat and concentrating on Max and Stella. It was the song that inspired Beppe and Gia’s whole relationship.
It is the song that defines the whole book.
I listen to 30 Seconds to Mars all the time, writing or not. Their music has definitely influenced my writing and the stories I tell. For Then, Now, Forever I listened to their new album Faith, Love, Lust + Dreams constantly.  While I was writing the book, I went to Italy for 4 days and saw 30 Seconds to Mars live. It was one of the most amazing concerts I’ve ever been to and logically it inspired me to write a whole chapter where Beppe and Gia, along with Max and Stella, go to a 30 Seconds to Mars show. It wasn’t planned before I actually went myself, but the experience was definitely worth writing about.
Another band which I adore is Three Days Grace. Usually, I prefer alternative to classic rock, but Three Days Grace’s sound is very old-school and very inspiring. They are one of the not too many bands that sound better live than in the studio.
Over and Over is a song I had playing throughout the book, as well as Gone Forever, Pain, Home and Wake Up.
Beppe has a tattoo with a quote from Rise Against’s song Rumours Of My Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated, so it had to make the playlist too.
Stupid Girl by Framing Hanley was on repeat when Gia was about to do something stupid, which was quite often.
Hurricane by 30 Seconds to Mars is an old favourite of mine. It asks an eternal question: “Would you kill to save a life?” It also paints a beautiful picture of a dysfunctional, yet perfect relationship – or at least that’s how I see it.
I listen to a lot of Green Day. A lot. When September Ends is a beautiful song, I’ll never get tired of it. It makes me all melancholy and dreamy, and puts me in the right mindset to write an angsty scene.

Songs:

1.      The Kill – 30 Seconds to Mars
2.      Hurricane – 30 Seconds to Mars
3.      Over and Over – Three Days Grace
4.      Stupid Girl – Framing Hanley
5.      Closer to the edge – 30 Seconds to Mars
6.      Mirrors – Justin Timberlake
7.      Do or Die – 30 Seconds to Mars
8.      Up in the air – 30 Seconds to Mars
9.      If I had you – Adam Lambert
10.  What do you want from me –  Adam Lambert
11.  Californication – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
12.  Gone forever – Three Days Grace
13.  Never close our eyes – Adam Lambert
14.  Pain – Three Days Grace
15.  Home – Three Days Grace
16.  Wake up – Three Days Grace
17.  What goes around comes around – Justin Timberlake
18.  Wait for me – Kings of Leon
19.  Oh Love – Green Day
20.  Let yourself go – Green day
21.  When September Ends – Green day
22.  Take me – Papa Roach
23.  Getting away with murder – Papa Roach
24.   Was it a dream – 30 Seconds to Mars


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