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winter is coming: songs for house briar

And I was catching my breath Staring out an open window Catching my death And I couldn't be sure I had a feeling so peculiar That this pain would be for Evermore

1. hibernation by random forest

I wanted to start this playlist off with a vibey instrumental song. I like this one because it starts off pretty bare and grows. The opening notes even sound, to me, like the wind! You can imagine walking across an empty snowy landscape and then you slowly get closer to the castle-- this is just the movie I am imagining in my mind. Because even though Winterfell seems icy and barren, there is a lot that goes on behind closed doors!

2. fine line by harry styles

I just thought this song flowed so well from the previous one that it had to go here. It was mostly chosen for the vibes (specifically the Bon Iver vibes... ask me about the Bon Iver-ification of Harry Styles...) but I think there is like a restrained anger/sadness going on here that just feels right for the Briars.

3. o come, o come emmanuel cover by the henningsons

Is it hokey to put a Christmas song on here? Perhaps. But the vibes are once again here and it really makes me feel like gathering around a fire in the dead of winter. And it’s a hymn about waiting and I think this particular version is both hopeful and fearful-- without knowing anything about the Starks, I do think that fits the Briars’ story of getting involved with the Knightleys! Like it’s supposed to be a good thing, but there’s an element of uncertainty...

4. nfwmb by hozier

Had to put a Hozier on it. Is it even a vibey atmospheric playlist if there’s no Hozier? This song in particular is very low and moody, it sounds like a murmur, and it’s about being super devoted to someone, wanting to stick with them and protect them but also maybe be hurt by them. I think looking at this from a family POV... two of the Briars are suspects in this which is interesting in a family that seems so close with one another. And some of the lyrics are just so haunting and gorgeous...

If I was born as a blackthorn tree I'd wanna be felled by you Held by you Fuel the pyre of your enemies

like I’m sorry WHAT?!?!?!

5. white winter hymnal by fleet foxes

Sorry this is also very topical but it’s literally perfect. I wanted some choral-type songs on here, I don’t know if this has anything to do with GOT canon but I just picture like a giant children’s choir in Winterfell singing ominous songs about winter idk if they put me in charge of Game of Thrones I would do that. Anyway this song is about contrasts: stillness and war, red and white, beauty and destruction. “Turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime” are you KIDDING. Literally haunting and so perfect and vibey.

6. the wolves by watchhouse

Also topical! But also fitting! So I think this song is about America actually but I just think wolves as a metaphor are soooo great and I really wanted to include this song. My understanding is that wolves kind of represent this repressed inner anxiety and guilt and frustration with your society that you don’t know how to express. And I don’t know a lot about GOT as we have established but I think that’s really interesting in conversation with the direwolf thing so yeah.

7. north by sleeping at last

So I was kind of conflicted on including this one because it’s so #soft and I just didn’t know if it fit the vibe (even though again... topical... THE NORTH). I think we can talk about the soft side of House Briar, though. This is a family that is very tight-knit and loving, which makes what happened at the wedding all the more heartbreaking and scary. So I wanted a little testament to curling up by the fire with people you love. Before shit hits the fan and all.

8. collar of fur by fionn regan

Gonna be honest I’ve listened to this song so many times that it’s probably been added to my “on repeat” and I still don’t really know what it’s about. But it kind of reminds me of Aurora and it seems to be about performance and beauty in the eyes of others? And “crown of light” is making me think of like angels and stuff. And yeah this one is also kind of just for vibes.

9. all i want by kodaline

Another song that starts slow and REALLY kicks into gear, with a restrained pain and anger. What I’m saying is that this song has a lot in common with Fine Line! But WOW the bridge really takes it away. And I think it has a theme of loneliness too, which is often associated with winter. I just think this is a song you scream at the rolling frozen landscape what do you think.

10. evermore by taylor swift feat. bon iver

This song is so WINTERY. And it’s about feeling kind of adrift and lost and reaching for someone who helps you feel grounded. I think contrast is a big theme in this playlist so it feels right to end on a duet. And I like that the song isn’t totally resolved by the end but it ends on a hopeful note. And man this is just a gorgeoussss song.

ok that’s all thankssss <3

#is it an emma task playlist if she doesnt say vibe or vibey 70000 times #also i realized i basically #always do a tiana playlist au week lol #love u tiana <3 #swyntask #swyngom #music

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