User blog comment:Rhonda the stalker fan!/Total Drama Genesis Merge Announcement Blog/@comment-1874924-20170731074104

Concerning the question of chapter count, the answer is obvious: use whatever number is required to tell the story you want to tell. To take a line from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, "Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop."

Concerning character theme songs, I have a few ideas, although some are pretty obvious. For Frannie, I immediately thought of two marches which were originally written for military band, but which have since become associated with circuses: Both of these are in the class of compositions where everyone knows the tune (well, the first part, anyway; the rest, not so much) but most people don't know what they're called.
 * 1) Entrance of the Gladiators, by Czech composer Julius Fucik (1872-1916), known in some circles as the "Bohemian Sousa"
 * 2) The Liberty Bell, by John Phillip Sousa (1854-1932)

"The Liberty Bell" would also work for Aiden if you want something less obvious than "America the Beautiful" or God Bless the USA or The Stars and Stripes Forever.

Another less obvious patriotic piece suitable for Aiden is Fanfare for the Common Man, by Aaron Copland (1900-90). In LTDI, I use this as Beth's theme because, let's face it, you can't get much more common than Beth. Come to think of it, maybe "Fanfare for the Common Man" would work better for Javert, er, Jasper.

Levity aside, I have the perfect theme for Jon Snow, er, Jasper: 4'33", by John Cage (1912-92). Described as a three-movement piece "for any instrument or combination of instruments", the performers do nothing but remain present for the duration of the work. Contrary to popular belief, though, it's not four minutes and 33 seconds of silence. Rather, Cage's view is that a performance of this piece consists of all the accidental, ambient sounds--what might in other circumstances be dismissed as background noise--that happen to appear during the performance.

For Cynthia, my best idea is [Funeral March of a Marionette], by Charles Gounod (1818-93). Another "everyone knows the tune, but few know the title" piece, its main melody is better known as the Alfred Hitchcock theme.

I have several ideas for Zipporah:
 * 1) The Addams Family theme, based largely on her physical resemblance to Morticia Addams;
 * 2) Danse Macabre ("Dance of Death") by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921);
 * 3) When the Night Wind Howls, from Ruddigore, by Gilbert &amp; Sullivan (1836-1911 and 1842-1900). In Total Drama Island, by Gilbert and Sullivan, this is Gwen's theme, so a file is already on the wiki.

For Easton and Weston, Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better, from Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin (1888-1989). Or maybe this would be better for Jenny and Toby...

For Tessa, something Olympics-related is an obvious choice. One of my favorites is Ode to Zeus from Canto Olympico, by Mikis Theodorakis (b. 1925). Speaking of Olympic-related/inspired works, here's an idea for Bethany: Javelin, by Michael Torke (b. 1961).

For Vance, any of the four dance episodes from Copland's ballet, Rodeo, would work. Of these, Buckaroo Holiday (#1) and Hoedown (#4) are the best known.

Speaking of theme tunes/songs, LTDI Leshawna still needs one. You once suggested a Beyonce song, but I don't know any of her work. Did you have a specific song in mind?