Soundtrack to Your Life

Assignment Value:

Craft a playlist on any music listening platform with more than 10 songs that represent or have played a significant role within your life.

For this assignment, I created a playlist that serves as a soundtrack to my life. Rather than choosing songs based only on popularity or how often I listen to them, I selected songs that represent important experiences, memories, and different stages of my life.

Several songs on my playlist are by J. Cole, including No Role Modelz, Love Yourz, and Middle Child. His music has been a constant throughout my life because his lyrics focus on growth, gratitude, and self-reflection. Brown Skin Girl by Beyoncé represents confidence and pride in my identity, while Good Days by SZA reminds me to stay hopeful and trust that difficult times will eventually pass. September by Earth, Wind & Fire represents happiness, celebration, and some of my favorite memories.

The playlist also includes Run Like a River by JAMICA, a song that reminds me to keep moving forward through life’s changes. More recent additions include Likey Likey and Tamagotchi by Young Miko and Ruff and UWAIE by Kapo. These songs reflect my current interests and experiences, including my growing appreciation for Spanish-language music and the ways new relationships and experiences can influence the music we connect with.

Creating this playlist helped me realize how closely music is tied to memory and identity. Every song represents a different chapter of my life, whether it is a lesson learned, a challenge overcome, or a happy memory. Looking through these songs felt like looking through a timeline of my life and seeing how much I have grown over the years.

You can view my playlist here: https://embed.music.apple.com/us/playlist/ds106/pl.u-r2yBBDPTPkK4Xrk

You can view my audio reflection here:

Disclaimer- The music platform does not allow to download to my computer. I used Apple Music. Could not upload to SoundCloud