If you know me, you know music is integral to my writing process. A song can inspire an entire scene, layout the motivations for a character, or perfectly encapsulate the mood. If there’s one song that kick-started my drafting Devil in the Daylight, it’s “Gun In My Hand” by Dorothy. The title was inspired by “Hallelujah” by Reuben and the Dark. Read on for the top 25 songs that went into the making of my most recent project.
- Hallelujah – Reuben and the Dark
- Gravedigger’s Chant – Zeal & Ardor
- Outlaw – The Phantoms
- Ain’t No Angel – Ron Pope
- Want – Kelsey Waters
- Golden Lonesome (OurVinyl Sessions) – Glorietta
- Hell’s Comin’ with Me – Poor Mans Poison
- Providence – Poor Mans Poison
- Perfect (Live from SiriusXM) – Asking Alexandria
- Fool – The Sweeplings
- Oil & Water – Lee DeWyze
- Where Do We Go Now – Emily Amber, Ben Schuller
- Gun In My Hand – Dorothy
- Landslide – Gardiner Sisters
- Hangman – Swingin Hammers
- It’s Not Living (If It’s Not with You) – Roses & Revolutions
- Slow Dancing In A Burning Room – Jesse Daniel Smith
- Liar – Noah Cyrus
- Salt – Trella
- Let Us All Down – Poor Mans Poison
- Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 3 AM – RELIC
- If I Ain’t Got You – The Brevet
- Shelter – Sonia Leigh
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