The song Night Moves is such a core memory for me. I didn’t live anything noteworthy while the Night Moves was playing. But it’s a core memory nonetheless. Because it was played in a key scene on Supernatural. It’s the song that Dean plays to tease Sam after a possible (If I’m not misremembering right now) one-night stand. Sam and Dean sing along to the song. Finally, we see Sam and Dean living in the Impala and what it’s like living in the Impala for them.
And the song becomes a core memory for me. Whenever the song starts playing on Spotify shuffle, I remember Sam and Dean being in the Impala and living their life on the road, being brothers. I don’t remember what I was doing when I first watched that episode. But I remember sharing that scene as a story when it showed up on my feed on Instagram. I felt like I watched the scene where Night Moves played all over again. Is it the power of Supernatural? Or the power of soundtracks? I think it’s the power of soundtracks. Because whenever Fix You by Coldplay plays, I don’t remember my undergrad years when I listened to Coldplay. Instead, I remember The Newsroom episode. I feel moved,and inspired and the scenes start playing in my mind when the song shows on the shuffle.
I mostly listen to songs that can be seen as soundtrack songs. Because well, here’s the thing, TV shows shaped my life. I’ve watched too many tv shows. When I watch them, I feel like I lived through them. I get lost in their worlds that much. When All Will Be Well starts playing, I find myself in the backseat of April and Andy’s car.
I look at Rae’s room when So It Goes is belted through the speakers.
Television shows, people. I’m a big fan of them for a reason. They’ve given me a life well lived when I only spent time in my room. Cue In My Little Corner of the World by Yo La Tengo, Gilmore Girls. It sounds sad sometimes. There goes Ebru. Living as a spectator of television shows, but also as a spectator of her own life. Not a bad life necessarily. I feel happy. Although I must admit, I should live on my own cinematic moments like that one Turkish song that started playing on a road trip with friends. Yes, that’s better. I love my TV shows core memory moments. But I should also live my own soundtrack-worthy cinematic moments as well.
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