L.M. asked E.M. Prazeman:

Do you write to specific music? Do you have a playlist for each book?

E.M. Prazeman Hi! Great question and yes, I write to specific music. I used to develop playlists specifically for a book I was working on, but that changed with I think it was the third book in The Lord Jester's Legacy. I used to pick music that would reflect events in the books, and that was rather fun, but over time I found it more ... I don't know, story-invoking? If I focused on the characters and their attitudes rather than creating a soundtrack as if the books were movies. I mean, both methods of music selection could work as a soundtrack, but when the music is plot-focused, the songs need to be in a particular order. With a character-focused playlist, it doesn't matter what order the songs are in. It was very freeing, actually, to select music this way.
I still have some plot-oriented music in my list. For A Dark Radiance, Disturbed's take on A Sound of Silence played an important part for getting me in the right headspace for the climax.
Some favorites of mine:
Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd for Lark and Cockatrice's relationship
Songbird by Fleetwood Mac: Verai's love for Lark
Paradise by Coldplay: Feather
Applause by Lady Gaga: Gutter
Shape of My Heart by Sting: Bell
Madness by Muse: Rohn
Stargazing by Delerium: Winsome
Frozen by Madonna: Lark and Rohn

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