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Lumatere Box Set: Disc Three, Quintana of Charyn

11/2/2012

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(Note: this is the third part in a three-part series featuring songs for Melina Marchetta’s Chronicles of Lumatere.  If you haven’t already been, make sure to check out Young Adult Anonymous for songs about Finnikin of the Rock and Wordchasing for songs about Froi of the Exiles.)

Welcome to disc three of your Lumatere box set!  This disc covers loss, hope, slate over the head moments, swiving good times, feral spear-shaking, and an ending that ties it all together.  This is your disc for Quintana of Charyn.

How lucky do I feel to be in charge of the music for this particular installment?  Very lucky, which is a bit odd because I admit that this one is my least favorite of the three.  Even so, it contains my favorite moments of the entire series.  Don’t even ask me how that math works out.  Plus, this is the disc where I get to bust out alllll the love songs.

This is the book that had me laughing so hard I cried.  Lucian, I am looking at you right now.  I don’t think there’s any man (Gilbert included) who deserves to have a slate crashed over his head more than you do in this book. 

This is the book that had me saying holy moley…under my breath and fanning myself.  This woman may write YA, but she also writes one hell of a sex scene.

This is the book that made me cry at a loss I never expected, and a few others that I did. 

But this is also the book that made me beam with relief when everything came together.  And I admit, with a little bit of hesitation too – that ending was kind of too happy for me.  And I know what you’re all yelling at me right now, because I’m yelling it at myself right now too: haven’t these people suffered enough?!!  Don’t they deserve a happy ending?  Yeah, yeah.  What can I say?  I’m the eternal Grinch.

Still, this is a wonderful end to one of my favorite YA fantasy series of all time.  And now, we wait for Melina Marchetta to write something else which I’m sure will be even more brilliant.  In the mean-time, here are some songs:
  
1) Bjork - A Hidden Place, for Froi and Quintana

Froi and Quintana are not supposed to be together, and they both know that.  Their connection comes as a surprise to even them, and it’s something that they must always hide, to protect both Charyn and Lumatere.  They spend most of this book separated, but when they finally reunite, it’s like this instant fire and connection that only exists when they are alone.  This is a song for their relationship – hidden away.



"There lies my passion, hidden
There lies my love
I'll hide it under a blanket
Lull it to sleep

I'll keep it in a hidden place"


 2) Mumford and Sons - White Blank Page, For the men of this story (Finnikin, Trevanion, Froi, Perri, Lucian…).

This song speaks so much to me about the laying down of pride and boundaries and the laying aside of guilt and shame.  


“Can you lie next to her
And give her your heart, your heart
As well as your body
And can you lie next to her
And confess your love, your love
As well as your folly
And can you kneel before the king
And say I'm clean, I'm clean”


3) Me'Shell NdegeOcello - Fool of Me, For Tesadora and Perri.

What a story.  We only get to hear about it after the fact, but I think their history could probably comprise a book of its own.  This one is specifically for the betrayal and indignation I can only assume Tesadora must have felt.
"I remember when you filled my heart with joy 
Was I blind to the truth just there to fill the space? 
'Cause now you have no interest in anything I have to say 
And I have allowed you to make me feel 

I feel so dumb 
What kind of fool am I 

That you so easily set me aside?
You made a fool of me
"

4) Barnaby Bright - Gravity, for Lucian and Phaedra, who have so much to say to each other if only they could put everything aside and just say it already.
"I've tried
I've tried everything I know
Anything to let you go, but I just keep on sinking
I lied, when I said I was alright
I am anything but alright
I am anything but winning

Take your world off my shoulders
The weight is breaking me into pieces"
5) Rosi Golan and William Fitzsimmons - Hazy and
6) Van Morrison - I'll Be Your Lover, Too, which are both for Finnikin and Isaboe.


"What if I fall and hurt myself
Would you know how to fix me?
What if I went and lost myself
Would you know where to find me?
If forgot who I am
Would you please remind me?
Oh, 'cause without you, things go hazy"




"Reach out for me
So I can be
The one who's always reaching out for you
I'll be your king
You'll be my queen
And I'll be your lover too."

  
7) Guided by Voices - Hold on Hope, for Gargarin and looking on the side of wonder.


"On the landscape
That nothing grows on
But time still goes on
And through each life of misery
Everybody's got a hold on hope
It's the last thing that's holding me"



8) The Jezebels - She's So Hard, for Quintana and all the ways she's learned to be feral and fierce to survive her life.

Seriously, Irene of Attolia needs to watch her back.  She has some serious competition for my favorite fictional female heroine.  I mean...I don't see you fashioning your own spears, scaling huge hills, and hunting down game whilst heavily pregnant, Irene.  You'd probably have those ladies in the cave all sorted out in a matter of hours though...


"I'm all out, for the war. 
I guess love wasn't what I'm looking for.
I don't care when you cry. 
I think self pity is a state of mind. 
I'm so hard. I'm so hard. I'm so hard."

EDIT: Last minute addition!  I can't believe I forgot to include this pick.  This is the song that inspired me to make a whole playlist in the first place.  When Maggie from Young Adult Anonymous suggested it to me, I knew that this book had to have more than one song.

9) Maxwell - This Woman's Work (Kate Bush cover)
"I know you've got a little life in you left
I know you've got a lotta strength left
I should be crying but I just can't let it show
I should be hopin' but I can't stop thinkin'
All the things I should've said that I never said
All the things we should've done that we never did
All the things I should've given, but I didn't"


And that's that for disc three!  If this is your first stop, head on over to Young Adult Anonymous for some Finnikin of the Rock tunes courtesy of the fabulous Noelle, and then visit the lovely Reynje at Wordchasing for her Froi of the Exiles list!

Also, make sure to pick up Quintana of Charyn - a very satisfying end to this series, which I wholeheartedly recommend.  You can order it from Fishpondworld here, and it should be released in the U.S. and Canada in the early spring of next year.

And feel free to give me all of your suggestions for the songs I missed in the comments!  
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19 Comments
Noelle link
11/1/2012 10:35:24 pm

Catie! I haven't even read Quintana yet but I already know this is perfect. GREAT playlist. (Love the formatting of the post by the way). I had so much fun doing this with you and Rey!

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
11/2/2012 09:37:10 am

Thanks Noelle! I had so much fun too. You've awakened me to the playlist possibilities. I may never be able to pick just one song ever again!

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Maja
11/2/2012 04:05:40 am

This was such a wonderful idea! I already bookmarked Rey's playlist, I think I'll be listening to it a lot while working. She did a wonderful job, and there's so much new music to discover.
I love Tesadora's song, their story crushed me, and Gravity is an amazing choice for Luci-en and Phaedra.

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
11/2/2012 09:40:14 am

I know! I was so excited to be a part of this. Noelle's idea was great. I have been listening to Rey's all day too - so good!

Thanks Maja!

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Keertana link
11/2/2012 04:07:01 am

Catie, I haven't heard of any of these before but I just listened to them and they are PERFECT! You always pick such wonderful musical pairings - I wish I could do the same! I also LOVE what you said about Irene of Attolia having competition - I definitely think she does too! ;) I think her biggest competition for me though comes from Phaedra. Phaedra was amazing in this novel, so she truly has me begging to find a best friend just like her! :) Anyway, lovely playlist, Catie! :D

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
11/2/2012 09:44:29 am

Yeah, Phaedra is pretty fierce. That part where she does that thing in the cave (vague to prevent spoilers!!) completely devastated me. I love how Quintana sort of looks after her, even when she's being all prickly and feral. Thanks Keertana!

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Tatiana (The Readventurer) link
11/2/2012 09:37:06 am

Bjork would make a great mad Quintana:)

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
11/2/2012 10:10:12 am

Haha, yeah she would! :) Her odd/beautiful music reminds me a lot of Quintana.

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Trinity link
11/2/2012 12:46:33 pm

Gah! Catie! I'm broken all over again, these songs, the relationships. Well done. Perfect. Perfect.

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
11/3/2012 11:19:51 am

Thanks Trinity! If you're broken all over again then I know I did alright. ;)

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Reynje link
11/2/2012 04:16:23 pm

I love your playlist so much Catie, fantastic choices :) Just reading through this brings back so many memories of reading Quintana.

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
11/3/2012 11:21:05 am

Thanks Rey! I had so much fun doing this with you and Noelle. Your songs were so great too!

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Rita J Webb link
11/3/2012 02:18:12 am

My kids and I loved watching all these videos together. They thought "The Hidden Place" video was gross whenever the tears went up her nose. And for "This Woman's Work", they said they didn't know a boy could sing like that. But their favorite (and mine) was "She's So Hard" by the Jezabels.

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
11/3/2012 11:24:29 am

Ha! I love that you listened to all of these with your kids. I have to agree - that Bjork video is very bizarre and kind of gross. Maxwell's voice in that song just awes me every time, and I have to give you guys props for picking The Jezebels as your favorite - such a great song!

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Maggie, Young Adult Anonymous link
11/3/2012 11:09:14 am

That song is PERFECT for Perri and Tesadora -- and it's one of my favorite songs ever. Hold on Hope! Do I admit that I know that song from Scrubs? Haha. I know Mandee at least will appreciate it. :) Poor Lucian! Who didn't call him "fool" at one point or another? Love this list, Catie!

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Catie (The Readventurer) link
11/3/2012 11:36:22 am

That's exactly where I first heard that song too. :) I am a huge Scrubs fan! Lucian definitely had to lose his pride a little bit in this book, and it was hilarious.

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VeganYANerds link
11/3/2012 06:18:35 pm

Catie, Catie, Catie! I KNEW that the ending would be too happy for you as soon as it all came together but I hoped you would be ok with it and it sounds like you were! I always think of you when I read super happy endings now :D

And nice list, I will have to play some of these while I'm at work tomorrow :)

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Carla link
11/6/2012 06:01:39 pm

can we please talk about how perfect each and every one of these songs are? I mean, I have listened to white blank page SO many times and never really properly listened to the lyrics BUT now that I see it here, it's such an amazing song for the men of this book. mind blowing.

I'll be your lover!! OH VAN MORRISON HOW I LOVE THEE.

and now I'm compiling a list of perfect songs in my head for these books. YOU GIRLS ROCK MY FACE OFF.

also, I love how much you love Irene. she is the best. and YAS to the non happy ending - I too am an eternal grinch. I like the bittersweet over the sweet - probably why I also take my coffee black.

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Jade link
11/11/2012 06:05:15 am

Fool of Me and This Woman's Work.....iLOVE!!! Both on the Love and Basketball soundtrack, I can't tell you how I used to listen to these songs on repeat! You're going to make me check out these books.

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