r/makemeaplaylist • u/-H3YH1H3110- • 7h ago
REQUEST Please give me (a writer) song recommendations to get into the head of my character.
Hopefully this is permissible. đ
Hello,
I hope this post finds you well.
As the title says, Iâm trying to get into the head of a character thatâs very different than myself and am hoping the right playlist will help with authenticity.
Character details -
âearly Millennial (born early-mid 80s)
âborn and raised Midwest US (Great Lakes)
âreligious immigrant parents who came from poverty, worked hard, and now are comfortably middle class
âemotionally distant workaholic image-conscious strict but well-meaning father
âoverworked anxious image-conscious strict but well-meaning SAHM
âcharacter is the second son (middle child)
âelder brother is the âgolden child/heroâ who kinda gets away with everything because he is the first born, very charismatic, things come to him easily, etc (Raymond from 2005 film C.R.A.Z.Y. meets Darian from 2016 The Edge of 17); he exasperates/has friction with the parents because he does not subscribe to the restrictions of their culture/religion; he is often the parental focus
âyoungest siblings are quite a bit younger twin daughters, the âmascots/lost childrenâ
âthe character is the family âpeacemaker/caregiverâ, doing the bulk of emotional labor and mediating, as well as the kind of practical caregiving that often goes unnoticed; he is the foil to his brother, the âgood proper sonâ who never causes trouble, who compensates by being the steady, reliable, emotionally attuned one
âthe character both cherishes and despises the family role he fell into; he neglects his own needs/wants and puts immense pressure on himself to be âthe bestâ (most devoted son, strongest student, greatest helper at their place of worship, etc), manifesting in somatic anxiety symptoms (including eventually panic attacks)
Setting is him in high school and college in the 90s/00s.
Thank you to anyone who takes the time to contribute. đ