So. I've been meaning to put this up forever. I'm finally doing it! For a long time after I read Green Ember (who am I kidding? Ever since I read Green Ember!), I'd hear a song and think, "Wow. That song reminds me so much of Green Ember!"
Here are the top 10 songs that remind me of Green Ember and their links! Don't worry, every one of them is by a Christian artist and there is no profanity or anything.
1. 'Til the Day I Die (TobyMac). Come on, guys? Those first few lines? They have "Bear the Flame!" written all over 'em!
4. Warrior (Hannah Kerr). This is like a Christian fight song, guys. Almost every verse can be applied to those moments in Green Ember where all seemed lost.
3. It's Not Over Yet (For King and Country). "Keep on fighting, hope is rising." Sound familiar?
4. Burn the Ships (For King and Country). GUYS! WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO!!! Um, BATTLE OF AYEMAN LAKE, ANYONE???? Seriously, when he lights all the explosives at the end? Or when they wash up on shore, looking back on the burning ship... AHHHHHHHH! 🔥🔥🔥 (Well, if you ignore the fact that point of the song is to leave the ship behind, which is the opposite of what Fleck does. Still...)
5. Hard Love (Needtobreathe). The whole song is mostly applicable, but mainly the part starting at 1:36. "When the wolves come and hunt me down..."
6. Joy (For King and Country) (There's something about them, huh?). This one is more for Heather and her stand for hope behind enemy lines. The pre-chorus suits her very well!
7. I just Need U (Tobymac). References to wolves, dark days... It sends off Picket vibes for me (hehe, especially the wolves!).
8. To the Dreamers (For King and Country) (Seriously? Them again?). This is for Heather. So, so, so Heather!!!! Almost every bit of it!! By far one of my favourites on this list!!! #ScribeoftheCause
9. The Elements (Tobymac). There's something about Toby that just bleeds battle cries! This one is for my hero, Picket Packslayer and his mentor, Helmer the Black. All of it. #PicketPackslayer #alwaysHelmer Also, this song is very close to my heart when it comes to GE because something that GE did for me was made me recognize the spiritual battle being waged in our world. #PrayOn This one makes me shiver, thinking of how many might go down swinging in Ember's End...
10. Be a King (Capital Kings). Okay, be fair everyone. These guys are THE BEST techno-pop artists. So, not only is this a great song for Smalls and Heather, but it's also just a great song. 😉 'Sokay if it's not your style. I think it would be a great song for everyone's favourite ship, #Smaller. The combination of raising you voice for truth and fighting back against dark forces (not to mention becoming a king) is great mix for the two of them.
If you read this far, I really respect you. ;) I'm glad I finally got this post up here. I've meaning to do it forever. I hope you enjoyed it and listening to some great GE themed music! Here are a few songs from other book series that I just really love, for side listening.
- My Love Has Gone Across the Sea (WFS).
- Song of Durin (LoTR). My one warning with this one is that it has scenes from the movies in the video. If you're not comfortable with that, I would recommend just listening to it without watching the video.
- Arwen's Promise (LoTR Movie themed).
- Luthien's Lament (The Silmarillion). This is from a book of history that Tolkien wrote. The story may be mentioned in LoTR (I can't remember) but if it isn't, look in the description or read the book. It's long, but diehard fans will read it!
Let me know if the links don't work and comment below if you have any thoughts/song suggestions for this topic!
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I know I'm suuuuuper late but I literally have a playlist of songs that remind me of the series and this opportunity is too good to pass up lol- here's some of the ones that seem to really fit
Heather:
Heart Beats by JOHNNYSWIM
Cold Is the Night by The Oh Hellos (there's a lot of songs by them that remind me of GE lol, their vibe just fits super well)
Hello My Old Heart by The Oh Hellos
Once Upon a Time by Amanda Fagan
Rounds by The Oh Hellos
Trees by The Oh Hellos
Glowing by The Oh Hellos
Picket:
Silhouette by Owl City (yes Owl City but I think it really fits lol)
Civil War by Fez Williamz
Tidal Wave by Owl City
Until I'm Home by Westward the Tide
Second Child, Restless Child by The Oh Hellos
Cold by The Oh Hellos
Grow by The Oh Hellos
Smalls:
Caesar by The Oh Hellos
Don't Keep Heaven Busy by JOHNNYSWIM
O Sleeper by The Oh Hellos
Helmer:
Oats In the Water by Ben Howard
The Parting Glass by Precious Jewel Amor
Jo:
Run! by Fez Williamz
Soap by The Oh Hellos
Lay Me Down by The Oh Hellos
Emma:
Boreas by The Oh Hellos
Kyle:
Play God by Fez Williamz
Garten:
Eet by Regina Spektor (just the whole vibe of this song and the lyrics really remind me of him)
Winslow (yes I know but still):
Blue Lips by Regina Spektor
Dear Wormwood by The Oh Hellos
Whittle:
You'll Find Your Way by Andrew Peterson
Random Miscellaneous:
Cave In by Owl City (this song really reminds me of the Fowlers especially)
Two Birds by Regina Spektor (young Picket and Heather vibes)
Hey Brother by Avicii
Come Back Soon by Andrew Peterson
Carry The Fire by Andrew Peterson
Don't Let It Get You Down by JOHNNYSWIM
Soldier, Poet, King by The Oh Hellos (yes, I agree that this is an overused concept, but...come on, the whole song could literally be interpreted as being about Picket, Heather, and Smalls)
White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes (the vibe of this song is a really good fit and also the themes of lost innocence and red scarves really remind me of GE)
That's all, hope you guys enjoy :))
How I missed this post being the music-obsessed person I am I have no idea, but here I am jumping on the bandwagon:
Heather
North- Sleeping At Last
Just kinda fits her vibe and has a bitter-sweet feel that seems very fitting, given her character.
WildFlowers- Maddie Poppe
Brave- Sara Barreilles
Book-1 Heather, mostly about speaking up, having a thick skin, and not letting people dominate who you are.
Enchanted- Taylor Swift
......there's probably gonna be at least one of her songs for each of them. I'm that person. SmallsxHeather song, duh.
Smalls
Uneven Odds- Sleeping At Last
just-here's the chorus;
Maybe your light is a seed
And the darkness, the dirt
In spite of the uneven odds
Beauty lifts from the earth
Just the entire song screams of him.
Brother-Kodaline
Found family vibes. Hardcore.
The Mute-Radical Face
just gives off his vibes.
King-Lauren Aquilina
Yes I know this has been mentioned already it's just that good.
Let Her Go-Passenger
I'm gonna let you guys figure this one out.
Picket
HARD LOVE-NEEDTOBREATHE
This is the epitome of book 1 Picket.
Leaves From the Vine-......just look it up on youtube. The cover by Annapantsu is the best one. The song's from the show Avatar the Last Airbender, and it's essentially about the cruelty of war. Just go look it up.
Emma
Keep Your Head Up Princess- Anson Seabra.
Yay. Another song about the loss of childhood innocnence, quite unsurprising it's found it's way onto my playlists.
The Anonymous Ones- Dear Evan Hanson
Weezie
Wild Things- Alessia Cara
Older- Devon Gabriella
Kylen
I'm surprised I even found music for him, but here ya go;
Happy-NF
General:
Empire- Beth Crowly. Screams of Garten Longtreader
Meet Me on the Battlefield- Svrcina
Angel By The Wings- Sia
Mad World- Jennifer Ann
Home- Dotan
This Will End- The Oh Hellos
That's all I got for today :)
Lauren Aquilina's "You Can Be King Again" could seriously be Smalls' theme song.
If You Were Mine by Fernando Ortega as maybe Smalls or Whittle to Heather.
"A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri reminds me of Smalls and Heather.
Rihanna’s “We Found Love” seems like a good Smalls and Heather in the Dragon Tomb song. The yellow diamonds line also seems like a neat nod to the other jewels in the Crown of Flames. The dance music also seems like it could potentially fit a (non-gratuitous) sequence of Smalls and Heather mowing down the dragons.😈
Okay, we found Helmer a song.....come on guys!
The Highwaymen - Highwayman (W. Nelson, K. Kristofferson, W. Jennings, J. Cash) - YouTube
Okay, so we don't believe in reincarnation...but it's a good song....
Just listening to some of these songs... They haven't been on the radio recently and... I love these songs...
There's this song from Rend Collective which is so much like GE. Plus, they are literately carrying the flame in the video:
so theres a song, i forget the title and who sang it, just remember one line.....
"i am a warrior, i will survive!" [it's a christian song we hear on the radio all the time, surprising i don't remember more..]
I just recently found another Five Iron album, which I am really happy about, and a couple of the songs that made me think Green Ember. One of them was called See the Flames Begin to Crawl that made me think of Helmer. Especially where it says, "But you are the one, the spark that was spawned Who picks up the pieces, and passes it on." I can see him singing this to Picket before the last battle, if he was the singing type.
Also, there is a song called Cannonball that makes me think of Picket or maybe Jo, or maybe just the Fowlers in general. "hulking, smashing, i come crashing, nothing like when i was small. I am unstoppable, I am the cannonball. that feeble coward that you knew, has undergone an overhaul, I am unstoppable, I am the cannonball."
If y'all have seen an American Tale: the song Somewhere out There reminds me so so much of Pick and Heather, Whittle and Wilfred, etc....
i'm not gonna fear the storm- i don't know who wrote it but it so reminds me of GE
ookay.. so we got to listen to the French national anthem in history...
me: this is so GE!!
soo:
Le Marseilles. i can totally imagine marching to that one.
and the overture of 1812. it just reminded me.
We won’t be Shaken – Building 429
This song is so good and fits TGE...we heard it the other night while listening to a random Christian playlist....
There is a song from Five Iron Frenzy's new album called Renegades that made me think of how the rabbits see the Wrongtreaders. Just think of all the little rabbits...
Also, a song called Lonesome for Her Heros by Five Iron Frenzy. It reminds me of the district in Akolan where the rabbits in power lived.
One more song... for now anyway. It's called Far, Far Away and it's by Five Iron Frenzy. This makes me think of the Mended Wood song, just a different style. "Can you hear the bells are ringing far, far away. Can you hear the voices singing far, far away"
Hope you listen to them!
Wont turn back by NEEDTOBREATHE, maybe? 🤷♀️
I was just listening to music and These Frail Hands by Brave Saint Saturn on and it just made me think of Green Ember.
Ok, these songs are PERFECT for the rabbits marching to war: