A Playlist for Homeboyz by Brandon Morgan

by Brandon Morgan


The first song is “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by Jet. This song matches the scene where the main character Teddy meats his parole officer, Diaz. This song fits because Teddy flirts with Diaz, and the song is a guy asking a girl if she’s going to be his. This is kind of what Teddy is doing to Diaz.



The second song is “Aldrig Ensam” by Jonathan Johansson. While the lyrics are Swedish, the mood of the song is sad and gloomy. This song fits the scene where Teddy comes home from jail, but more specifically when his mom looks at him, says nothing, and walks into her bedroom closing the door. This song fits because his mother is very disappointed in him, and the song has a sad feel to it.



The third song is “Supremacy” by Muse. This song matches the scene where Teddy is scheming how to hack into CLETS. This song fits the scene because it has a sort of spy/James Bond sound. Teddy is doing a covert mission that is very important, and this song has a mood that fits this.



The fourth song is “Broken Jaw” by Foster the People. This song, again, has the right mood for the scene where Teddy is walking through the Jail. This song has a mood that fits the kind of defeated feeling Teddy has when he’s arrested.



The fifth song is “The Phoenix” by Fallout Boy. This song goes well with the scene where Teddy and Andre get into a fight. The song has an angry, mad sound to it that really goes with the mood of the scene. Teddy and Andre are both extremely mad at each other.



The sixth song is “McFearless” by Kings of Leon. This song’s lyrics sort of tell about a guy who doesn’t really care about what people think of him. This song fits the scene where Teddy first meats Micah, because like the song, Micah doesn’t care what people think about him. He just goes off and does whatever he wants.



The seventh song is “Drink You Away” by Justin Timberlake. I chose this song because it reminds me of how Teddy’s mom acts throughout most of the book after Tina dies. She acts very depressed and is extremely sad. This song is about trying to get over someone that means a lot to you, and that’s what Teddy’s mom is trying to do with Tina. But she can’t and so she is just really sad throughout most of the rest of the book.



The eighth song is "Broken Crown" by Mumford and Sons. This song goes with the scene where Teddy’s father first picks him up from Officer Diaz. The song has a mood that makes you think kind of a rainy, sad day. And in the scene it’s raining. It is an intense scene with a lot of emotion, and the song itself has a lot of emotion as well.