Fanmix

A fanmix is a playlist or mix CD comprised of songs that the compiler feels are particularly suited to his or her fandom of choice.

There have been several PPC fanmixes, which are described here.

Past the Portal by JulyFlame

This is the first known PPC fanmix. It contains the following:

1. "Tank!" by the Seatbelts
2. "Move Along" by the All-American Rejects
3. "Long Road to Ruin" by the Foo Fighters
4. "Doomsday Clock" by Smashing Pumpkins
5. "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" by Fall Out Boy
6. "Bleed it Out" by Linkin Park
7. "Black Water" by Uematsu Nobuo
8. "We Are" by Ana
9. "All Along the Watchtower (from 'Crossroads, Part 2')" by Bear McCreary
10. "Blow Me Away" by Breaking Benjamin
11. "Where Is Everybody?" by Nine Inch Nails
12. "All These Things That I've Done" by the Killers
13. "Still Alive" by Jonathan Coulton
14. "Ask DNA" by the Seatbelts
15. "Cartoon Heroes" by Aqua

Playlist on YouTube.

A Day in the Life by Neshomeh

A mix almost entirely comprised of soundtracks from various fandoms. Each track is meant to represent a specific aspect of an agent's day; however, Neshomeh admits that some of her choices were not entirely successful and has since put out a re-imagined version (see below).

1. "Prologue" by John Williams, from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Headquarters
2. "Concerning Hobbits" by Howard Shore, from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Meet the Agents
3. "The World" by See-Saw, from .hack//SIGN OST - All is Not Well
4. "The Knight Bus" by John Williams, from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - The Console
5. "To Lands Unknown" by Sleepy Emp, from Chrono Symphonic - Into the Words
6. "Go on Through" by the Afro-Celt Sound System, from Volume 3: Further in Time - Waiting It Out
7. "Rock Anthem for Saving the World" by Martin O'Donnell, from Halo OST - Moving In for the Kill
8. "Listen Here" by Eddie Harris, from House, M.D. Non-Album Tracks Vol. 2 - The Charge List
9. "Vitamin C" by the Seatbelts, from "Cowboy Bebop: No Disc" - Assassination
10. "Robinton's Whistle Tune II" by Mike Freeman and Tania Opland, from The Masterharper of Pern - Success
11. Title theme, artist unknown, from Wonderworks' The Chronicles of Narnia - Job Satisfaction

Available here.

Leeds 2009 Gathering Mix by Laburnum

Compiled for distribution at the Leeds 2009 PPC Gathering. The longest single PPC fanmix to date.

1. "Tank!" by the Seatbelts
2. "Battle Cry of Freedom" by the Princeton Trio
3. "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr.
4. "Spy Girl" by Daphne & Celeste
5. "Indestructible" by Disturbed
6. "Men in Black" by Will Smith
7. "Young" by Hollywood Undead
8. "Dirty Harry" by Gorillaz
9. "Aim for the Head" by Creature Feature
10. "The Battle of Evermore" by Led Zeppelin
11. "Strike of the Ninja" by Dragonforce
12. "The Longest Night" by Power Quest
13. "Odalisque" by the Decemberists
14. "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin
15. "Pulse of the Maggots" by Slipknot
16. "My Violent Heart" by Nine Inch Nails
17. "Pull Out the Pin" by Kate Bush
18. "March of Cambreadth" by Heather Alexander
19. "Devil's Dance Floor" by Flogging Molly
20. "Culling of the Fold" by the Decemberists
21. "The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth" by Creature Feature
22. "City" by Hollywood Undead
23. "Fire Water Burn" by the Bloodhound Gang
24. "Carry On" by Freedom Call
25. "Like Toy Soldiers" by Eminem
26. "We're In This Together" by Nine Inch Nails
27. "Give Me Novocaine" by Green Day
28. "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd
29. "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds
30. "The Tain" by the Decemberists

Playlist on YouTube. Also available here.

Agent Derik by Phobos

Follows the adventures of Agent Derik, starting with his recruitment and ending with his assignment to Agent Earwig and RC 1110. Companion to this story.

1. "Origins" by Russell Brower, Derek Duke, and Matt Uelmen, from World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - Derik's Origin
2. "Epitaph" by Yuki Kajiura, from .hack//SIGN: Liminality - Awakening
3. "Moonfall" by Blizzard Entertainment, from World of Warcraft OST - Dragon Loss
4. "Ambient Wonder" by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, from Halo OST - Catatonia
5. "Harmageddon" by Apocalyptica, from Inquisition Symphony - Macroviruses
6. "Opening" by Stephen Sondheim, from Sweeney Todd (film) - A Familiar Face
7. "Discord" by Taku Iwasaki, from Witch Hunter Robin OST - Wandering Headquarters
8. "Urban Aire" by the Afro-Celt Sound System, from Volume 2: Release - The Reality Room
9. "The Battle of Kerak" by Harry Gregson-Williams, from Kingdom of Heaven - Defending FicPsych
10. "Car 24" by the Seatbelts, from Cowboy Bebop OST - Earwig
11. "Autumn in Ganymede" by the Seatbelts, from Cowboy Bebop: Blue - Response Center #1110
12. "Fighting Thread" by Anne McCaffrey and Tania Opland, from The Masterharper of Pern - Bonus Track

Playlist on YouTube. Also available here.

Another Day in the Life by Neshomeh

Bet there's a Sue just around the bend...

A re-imagining of her previous attempt, this mix is entirely comprised of songs from movie, game, theatre, and T.V. soundtracks. Contains 20 regular tracks, each representing a typical aspect of a PPC agent's day (though perhaps not all the SAME day), and two bonus tracks meant to reflect the general spirit of the PPC. At Neshomeh's request, these last two will remain secret on pain of... well, nothing, really. It's just more fun that way.

1. "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, from Watchmen - Goodficcer's Lament
2. "What Planet is This?!" by Masato Honda and Mai Yamane, from Cowboy Bebop: Future Blues - Welcome to Headquarters
3. "Treebeard" by Howard Shore, from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - The Flowers
4. "All for One" by Eric Idle, from Monty Python's Spamalot - Meet the Agents
5. "What Is This Feeling?" performed by Idina Menzel, from Wicked - New Partner
6. "The Knight Bus" by John Williams, from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - The Console
7. "All Along the Watchtower (from 'Crossroads, Part 2')" by Bear McCreary, from Battlestar Galactica: Season Three - Fic Report
8. "The World" by See-Saw, from .hack//SIGN OST - The Word World
9. "Wunderkind" by Alanis Morissette, from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - A Mary-Sue
10. "Vorc Arrives (from 'Beware of Dog')" by Guy Gross, from Farscape OST - Riffing the Fic
11. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by T.V. Carpio & Ensemble, from Across the Universe - Lust Object
12. "Delvian Dreams (from 'Rhapsody in Blue')" by Guy Gross, from Farscape OST - Possession
13. "Go Go Cactus Man" by the Seatbelts, from Cowboy Bebop: Blue - Bad Slash
14. "Did They Have to Die Today?" by James Vincent, from Medieval II: Total War - Exorcism
15. "Listen Here" by Eddie Harris, from House, M.D. Non-Album Tracks Vol. 2 - Reading the Charges
16. "Rock Anthem for Saving the World" by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, from Halo OST - The Kill
17. "The Dance (from 'Unfinished Business')" by Bear McCreary, from Battlestar Galactica: Season Three - Mission Accomplished
18. "Call Me, Call Me" by Steve Conte, from Cowboy Bebop: Blue - In FicPsych
19. "Dr. Mario" performed by the New Japan Philharmonic, from Smashing... Live! - Bleeprin!
20. "Dimension" by Wolfmother, from House, M.D. Non-Album Tracks Vol. 3 - All in a Day's Work
21. Bonus Track 1
22. Bonus Track 2

Playlist on YouTube. Also available with cover art here.

The PPC Soundtrack by the Board

Derived from a list of songs suggested by the PPC Board in April 2008, the Soundtrack is a set of twelve virtual CDs covering every aspect of the PPC. The album covers were created by Huinesoron in 2008, and rediscovered and completed in 2010 (on the same day as Another Day in the Life was released).

Since twelve CDs would wreck this page, detailed information on the Soundtrack can be found here. The album titles are as follows:

1. Continuum
2. Portal
3. Glitter
4. Murder
5. Madness
6. Insanity
7. Passion
8. Smut
9. Lust
10. Management
11. Spacetime
12. Tragedy

Twofaced and Water Baby by Laburnum

Companion mixes themed for Molly Rath and Moses Taggson, respectively.

Twofaced

1. "Molly" by Mindless Self-Indulgence
2. "Odalisque" by the Decemberists
3. "Daddy" by Korn
4. "The Curse of Millhaven" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
5. "The Irish Ballad" by Tom Lehrer
6. "Such Horrible Things" by Creature Feature
7. "Wicked Little Doll" by David Byrne
8. "Do You Love Me? Part 1" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
9. "Pre-Teen Violence" by Mindless Self-Indulgence

Cover art: Twofaced by ~Chelonianmobile on deviantART

Water Baby

1. "The Island" by the Decemberists
   1. "Come and See"
   2. "The Landlord's Daughter"
   3. "You'll Not Feel the Drowning"
2. "Mordred's Lullaby" by Heather Dale
3. "Golden Slumbers" by the Beatles
4. "Dead Boy's Poem" by Nightwish
5. "Bertie" by Kate Bush
6. "Death Whispered a Lullaby" by Opeth
7. "You'll Be in My Heart" by Phil Collins

Cover art: Water Baby by ~Chelonianmobile on deviantART

Amelia and Ian by Pretzel

This mix was inspired by previous ones, hence a few shared tracks. This one includes theme songs for Pretzel's agents, Amelia and Ian.

1. "Prologue" by John Williams, from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - HQ
2. "Under the Apple Tree" by Takeharu Ishimoto, from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- - The Flowers That Be
3. "What Is This Feeling?" performed by Idina Menzel, from Wicked - Meeting New Partners
4. "Lion's Pride" by Blizzard Entertainment, from World of Warcraft OST - Amelia's Theme
5. "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin - Ian's Theme
6. "Roslin and Adama" by Bear McCreary, from Battlestar Galactica: Season Two - Working Together
7. "Barbie Girl (techno mix)" by Aqua - Mary Sues
8. "Rock Anthem for Saving the World" by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, from Halo OST - Bringing 'Sues to Justice
9. "Conclusion" by Apocalyptica - Returning to HQ Post-Mission
10. "Ano Nastu he (One Summer Day)" from Spirited Away OST - Post-Mission Cool-Down

Available here.

Lo We Are Not So (Nume & Ilraen) by Neshomeh

Cover art by Neshomeh

The third fanmix by Neshomeh, this one is about her DIC agents, Supernumerary and Ilraen-Aroline-Fothergill. Each track is meant to express something about one or the other, or both. She invites you to listen along and see if you can pick out which is which, and what they're saying. The title comes from a line in the final track, and it says something, too.

1. "I Am a Rock" by Simon & Garfunkel, from Sounds of Silence
2. "With a Little Help From My Friends" performed by Joe Anderson, Jim Sturgess & Dorm Buddies, from Across the Universe
3. "Arco Arena" by Cake, from Comfort Eagle
4. "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane
5. "Whirlwind" by Dispatch, from Bang Bang
6. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" by Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny, from Unhalfbricking
7. "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Leon Russel, from House, M.D. Non-Album Tracks Vol. 2
8. "N.Y. Rush" by The Seatbelts' New York Musicians, from Cowboy Bebop: Blue
9. "The God Game" by Fever Tree, from Creation
10. "Fool" by Bôa, from The Race of a Thousand Camels
11. "Heretic, Hero" by Martin O'Donnell, from Halo 2, Vol. 1
12. "Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word" by Joan Baez, from Any Day Now [Bonus Tracks]
13. "Love You" by The Free Design, from Stranger Than Fiction
14. "The Hundred Song" by Flanders & Swann, from The Bestiary of Flanders & Swann
15. "Shadow Stabbing" by Cake, from Comfort Eagle
16. "I'm Home Again" by Michael Walthius, from Dreaming in Stereo
17. "Feelin' Alright" by Joe Cocker, from House, M.D.
18. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones, from House, M.D. Non-Album Tracks Vol. 3
19. "Mission" by Dispatch, from Bang Bang

Playlist on YouTube. Also available with cover art here.

Songs That Remind Us of the PPC by the Board

In September 2011, Huinesoron started a thread on the Board challenging PPCers to make an album out of "songs you think epitomise the entire PPC . . . community or fictional organisation." The Boarders participating suggested:

1. "Brother, Stand Beside Me" by Heather Dale (suggested by Huinesoron)
2. "We Are" by Ana Johnsson (suggested by Huinesoron)
3. "Fish Custard" by Murray Gold, from Doctor Who (suggested by Ugolino)
4. "Mission" by Dispatch (suggested by Neshomeh)
5. "Face Down" by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (suggested by WarriorJoe)
6. "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson (suggested by PoorCynic)
7. "Still Alive" by Lisa Miskovsky, from Mirror's Edge (suggested by PoorCynic)
8. "Raise Your Glass" by P!nk (suggested by PoorCynic)
9. "The Office" by Jared Emerson-Johnson, from Sam and Max (suggested by PoorCynic)
10. "Working Man" by Rush (suggested by Tray-Gnome)
11. "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" by Blind Guardian (suggested by Cassie Cameron-Young)
12. "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" by Cage the Elephant (suggested by ShatteredSanity)
13. Codename: Kids Next Door theme by Fake Brain (suggested by Nord Ronnoc)
14. "Exterminate, Regenerate" by Chameleon Circuit (suggested by LunarHuntress)
15. "Without a Fight" by Hoobastank (suggested by Luigifan)
16. "Rich Fantasy Lives" by Tom Smith and Rob Balder (suggested by Data Junkie)
17. "You May Be Right" by Billy Joel (suggested by doctorlit)

The Mary Sue Mixtapes by Lily Winterwood

The Mary Sue Mixtapes is intended to portray a Suefic from the writer's perspective and the PPCer's perspective, as evidenced by the covers for the two sides (the PPCer's side is actually more of a general Sue-parody side, but there are definitely elements of the PPC in there). Cover art is inspired by one of Agent Eledhwen and Christianne's missions.

Side A (the Writer's Perspective)

This side shows all the elements of the modern Mary Sue—that's to say, a Sue written in a fanfiction community more aware and less tolerant of the blatant types of Sue. These are your thinly-veiled Sues who, in spite of their apparent ordinariness, still manage to warp the canon to obtain their happily ever after.

1. "Because I'm Awesome" by the Dollyrots
2. "Teenage Dream" by Boyce Avenue
3. "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars
4. "Give Your Heart a Break" by Demi Lovato
5. "Even Now" by Dashboard Confessional
6. "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn

Side B (the PPCer's Perspective)

This side shows how the average PPCer may see the Sue, how affected canonicals may see the Sue (in spite of the smothering Aura of Smooth), and, in some cases how a Sue may see herself (think Suedom).

1. "Primadonna" by Marina and the Diamonds
2. "Sleep Together" by Garbage
3. "I'm So Sick" by Flyleaf
4. "Better than Revenge" by Taylor Swift
5. "You Don't Know Me" by Ben Folds
6. "I Can't Decide" by the Scissor Sisters

Available here.

The Original Series Playlist, compiled by Neshomeh

This sixty-track playlist is composed of almost* every song referenced in the Original Series by Jay and Acacia. That includes songs listened to or sung by the agents and songs listened to or sung by Suvians. It also includes Neshomeh's best guesses at filling in the gaps where a band or description is given, but not a particular track. These are set off with [brackets].

* Neshomeh left out "Kumbaya" for reasons of cultural sensitivity and "The Oscar Mayer Wiener Jingle" because it's only mentioned off-hand, sixty-one isn't as nice a number as sixty, and Neshomeh is not unmerciful.

This playlist is Not Safe For Work and may also be Not Safe For Brain; your mileage may vary in the particulars.

From "Rambling Band"

1. ["Misty Mountain Hop"] - Led Zeppelin - one of several songs performed by Laurel-Sue and her band. (Sadly{?}, I couldn't find a harp cover.)

   From "Chosen"

2. "How You Remind Me" - Nickelback - sung by Phoenix-Sue
3. "Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm - sung by Phoenix-Sue
4. "Everything You Want" - Vertical Horizon - sung by Acacia
5. "In the End" - Linkin Park - sung by Phoenix-Sue
6. ["Der Meister" - Rammstein] - "harsh German industrial" listened to by Jay
7. ["Unknown"] - Lifehouse - sung by Acacia

   From "Lady of the Fellowship"

8. ["Engel"] - Rammstein - fallen asleep to by Jay

   From "What Might Have Been"

9. ["Du Hast"] - Rammstein - listened to by Jay
10. "May It Be" - Enya - sung by Hanae-Sue
11. "Mein Herz Brennt" - Rammstein - sung along with by Jay
12. "Into the Storm" - Blind Guardian - sung along with by Jay
13. "Never You Mind" - Semisonic - hummed by Acacia
14. ["The Song With No Name" - Shane MacGowan] - "goddessawful bad" song about a "lady fair" sung by Legolas

    From "And In the Darkness Bind Them"

15. "Thursday's Child" - David Bowie - listened to by Jay
16. "Shackled" - Vertical Horizon - sung by Acacia
17. "You Say" - Vertical Horizon - sung by Acacia

    From "Children of the Earth"

18. "Toxic Love" - Insane Clown Posse - hummed by Luxury (VERY NSFW)
19. "Leave in Silence" - Depeche Mode - sung by Jay
20. "Army of Me" - Björk - hummed by Jay
21. ["London"] - Third Eye Blind - listened to by Jay and Acacia
22. "Over at the Frankenstein Place" - Rocky Horror Picture Show - sung by Jay
23. "Singing In My Sleep" - Semisonic - sung by Acacia
24. "Never Let Me Down Again" - Depeche Mode - sung by Jay
25. ["Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me"] - Rocky Horror Picture Show - standing in for "all the words... to all the songs in the Rocky Horror Picture Show," sung by Lux and Sean
26. "This Will Be My Year" - Semisonic - sung along with by Acacia

    From "Why am I Here?"

27. "Here's To the Night" - Eve 6 - sung by Acacia
28. "If I Only Had a Brain" - The Wizard of Oz - sung by Charlie-Stu
29. "The Song That Never Ends" - Lambchop - sung Alex-Sue

    From "Laugh at the Moon"

30. ["Out of Reach"] - Voltaire - "gypsy fiddles" on Jay's "new Voltaire disc" listened to by Jay and Acacia
31. "The Man Upstairs" - Voltaire - sung along with by Jay
32. "The Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" - Vertical Horizon - sung by Acacia
33. "Dead Girls" - Voltaire - sung at Alexis-Sue by Jay

    From "Gwendolyn"

34. "Papercut" - Linkin Park - sung along with by Acacia

    From "Sisterhood"

35. "Le Freak" - Chic - hummed by Jay
36. "Greensleeves" - [lute instrumental, Daniel Estrem] - alternative lyrics sung by Acacia. (Alas, I could not find a video with the "purple shirt" lyrics. If you know one, please share!)
37. "Windy" - The Association - parodied by Jay

    From "We Cannot Be"

38. "Whiskey You're the Devil" - [Clancy Brothers] - parodied by Jay. (She gives the name "Whiskey in the Jar," but the lyrics she spoofs are from this very similar traditional folk song. Easy mistake to make.)

    From "Darkness Awakened"

39. "It's Not Easy Being Green" - Kermit the Frog - sung by Jay

    From "Two Worlds"

40. The Scooby-Doo theme - Scooby-Doo - hummed by Jay

    From "The Luggage Runs Off With the One Ring"

41. "The Hedgehog Can Never Be Buggered At All" - Terry Pratchett - sung by Nanny Ogg while Jay takes notes

    From "The Dark Elf"

42. ["The Dark Elf"/"Thorn"] - Blind Guardian - listened to by Acacia; disc loaned by Jay
43. ["Sonne"] - Rammstein - listened to by Jay. (Only the album Mutter is named, but Jay sings the song "Mutter" later, so this one instead.)
44. ["Nightfall"] - Blind Guardian - listened to by Acacia
45. Theme song - Princess Mononoke - sung by Solaris-Sue in Japanese with English translation echoes. (I can't replicate that, so you get a nice Japanese cover.)
46. "The Game" - Disturbed - sung along with by Jay

    From "Elemental Crystals"

47. ["Feur Frei!"] - Rammstein - listened to by Jay

    From "To Know Where You Are Going"

48. "Aenema" - Tool - sung by Jay. (I couldn't find a "cheerfully rendered and folksy version," so you get a really good acoustic version.)

    From "A Taste of Blood"

49. "Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" - Britney Spears - encountered in a Britney Spears RPF recalled by Dee
50. "Ich Will" - Rammstein - music video visited by Jay and Dee while disposing of Damien-Sue
51. "Bück Dich" - Rammstein - visit to the music video by Jay and Lord Vetinari recalled by the Big Thorn

    From "Broken Doll"

52. ["Wer Bist Du?"] - Megaherz - listened to by Jay, mistaken for Rammstein when Rhus walks in
53. "Das Modell" - Kraftwerk - sung by Jay

    From "No Way Back"

54. "Seemann" - Rammstein - listened to by Jay and Rhus
55. "Anything But Ordinary" - Avril Lavigne - fic's background music
56. "Mutter" - Rammstein - listened to by Jay and Rhus
57. "Turn, Turn, Turn" - The Byrds - hummed by Rhus
58. "How Soon Is Now" - t.A.T.u. - fic's background music
59. ["That Don't Impress Me Much"] - Shania Twain - fic's background music
60. "Wicked Windows" - Jethro Tull - listened to by Jay and Rhus

Playlist on YouTube.