So I made a playlist of songs I think would fit with Beloved, especially Sethe. Here is the link to the songs if you want to take a listen and below that is the song titles and reasons why I chose them.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWUogTXNVTlNscNGUO_o1ygbb7KImIRe
1. Charlie's Soliloquy (Reprise) from Kinky Boots- It's basically a song that is about mistakes, and realizing it, which is something I think Sethe feels about killing her first born.
2. How Long Must This Go On from Beauty and the Beast- Makes me think for Sethe, how much longer will she have to endure the pain of her past.
3. Castle on a Cloud from Les Misérables- Makes me think of something Sethe would think or sing while she was a slave because it's a song about having to do all this work but imagining and dreaming of another place..a better place.
4. Dawn's Lament from Buffy the Vampire Slayer- Reminds me of something Sethe probably feels, wondering if anybody notices or cares that she has endured so much, and the pain she feels.
5. There's a World from Next to Normal- Another song I imagine relating to Sethe because she imagines a better world, and wants more than anything to get there.
6. Mad House by Rihanna- This is what I imagine the plantation being. A mad house. A terrible place.
7. I Can't Breathe by Ghost- Something I feel a decent amount of characters feel, like Beloved, non-existent, which a ghost sings this song. Sethe probably feels it in the way "I can't help anymore, help me".
8. Arrival of the Trio/Are You Ready from Love Never Dies- In a way, a song that could be right before Sethe escapes the plantation. Are you ready for this new journey? It could be bad..but could be good. Could be...haunting.
9. I Need to Know from Tarzan- About needing to know your place in the world, something I think Sethe's daughter, Denver feels.
10. I Dreamed a Dance from Next to Normal- A song I would imagine being between Sethe and baby Beloved because the song is about a mother and her dead child, wanting to be together again.
11. Something's Coming from West Side Story- A song I'm sure Sethe felt at one point on the plantation, that with all this awfulness, something good has to be coming and maybe can. A song I'd see right before her escape.
12. One Song Glory from RENT- It's a very sad song, like one to be song when all hope is lost, something I'm sure Sethe has felt.
13. Stand from Smash- A song about basically not giving up, something I think would need to be played for Sethe with her time on the plantation.
14. Permanent from David Cook- A song that would be from Sethe to Beloved.
15. They Live in You from The Lion King- A song in regards to the past staying with you, including Beloved to Sethe.
16. The Dark I Know Well from Spring Awakening- This song is basically about being raped and hard times, something I imagine Sethe would sing.
17. Never Give All the Heart from Smash- A song maybe from Denver, who is trying to find her place, and to not get too attached.
18. Overture/Work Song from Les Misérables- A song I imagine slaves would sing on the plantation.
19. The Hanging Tree by Jennifer Lawrence- I can't really explain it, but I just feel like this song would fit.
20. Not While I'm Around from Sweeney Todd- A song I see Sethe singing to her children because she's so protective.
21. Bad Moon Rising by Mourning Ritual- Something that could be said about Beloved, who brings a lot of bad memories back to life.
22. I Miss You by Miley Cyrus- Something Sethe would sing to Beloved or vice versa.
23. Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift- Something to be said from Sethe to her children, because she wants nothing more for them to be safe and sound.
24. What Now by Rihanna- A song I'd see being played in the background as Sethe would have a breakdown.
25. Beat It by Michael Jackson- A song that would be for any slave on the plantation, basically I see it as a motivational and fight song. Beat it. Don't give in.
26. You'll Be In My Heart by Phil Collins- A song Sethe might sing to her children.
27. Light from Next to Normal- A song about needing some light, and happiness. Something Sethe and all of them need.
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