The following pieces are music mentioned and/or pertaining to themes in the book. None of the media below belongs to me, credits go to their respective creators. Just some pieces and songs I thought about while writing.
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"He remembers those vanished years. As though looking through a dusty window pane, the past is something he could see, but not touch. And everything he sees is blurred and indistinct."
-Wong Kar-Wai in In the Mood For Love, 2000
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SONGS
I. It's Been A Long, Long Time - Harry James Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
II. Forbidden - Sarah Geronimo
III. I'm A Fool To Want You - Frank Sinatra
IV. La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf
V. Besame Mucho - Vera Lynn
PIECES
1. Paul de Senneville, Mariage d'amour (Adrienette's Theme)
2. Serenade, Franz Schubert (Adrien's Theme)
3. Valse Sentimentale, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Marinette's Theme)
4. Waltz No.2, Dmitri Shostakovich (Lila's Theme)
5. Clair de Lune, Claude Debussy
Adrien plays this melancholic piece while Lila is away in Paris and during his first introduction to Marinette. [Chapter 2: The Girl in The Rain]
6. Swan Lake Suite Op. 20, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
During their first meeting, Adrien and Marinette sit in silence with the beautiful, whimsical tune of Swan Lake in the background. When she is cornered by Chloe and Lila, Adrien plays Swan Lake to silently support his new friend. [Chapter 3: Drawn Together]
7. Salut d'Amour Op. 12, Edward Elgar
As Marinette and Adrien spend a day in secret in the Agreste Estate, a Love's Greeting plays quietly in the background. [Chapter 9: Salut d'Amour]
7. Speak Softly, Love, Andy Williams (vocals)
Inspiration for the novel title and love theme from the critically-acclaimed film: The Godfather.
8. The Godfather - Love Theme, Nino Rota (Instrumental)
I imagine this playing during the dream proposal scene before Gabriel gives Marinette the letter. [Epilogue: Le Rêve]
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Speak Softly, Love
FanfictionAdrien is bound to a loveless marriage as a last hope in pleasing his father, who is still mourning the death of his precious wife, Emilie Agreste. Dreadfully foreseeing his bitter future with vain Lila Rossi of the high society, his paled life is g...
