Music
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Thunderbolts*
Genre: Headcanons
Summary: Music types of the Thunderbolts* (my headcanons)
Characters: Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, John Walker, Alexei Shostakov, Ava Starr, Robert "Bob" Reynolds
Warnings: Thunderbolts* spoilers, all names have a Spotify link to playlists I've made mentioning specific artists
Yelena Belova
I think Yelena listens to rock or more specifically rock bands with female lead singers. Such as Paramore, Evanescence, Halestorm, Flyleaf, Garbage, P!nk, No Doubt, new Linkin Park stuff.
She doesn't mind other rock but she mostly sticks with those artists, everything else is in shared playlists or in passing more than sitting down a listening to it.
Bucky Barnes
Goes without saying, even he admitted to it in TFATWS, he's a 40s/50s music kinda guy. For those who don't quite get the idea, think of the video game series Fallout and listen to the pitboy radios. That's the genre Bucky likes.
To name specifics, The Ink Spots, Ella Fitzgerald, The Andrew Sisters, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash, etc. Again, any Fallout video game radio is basically this man's taste in music.
John Walker
Divorced dad rock... Hear me out.
He is a divorced dad so... if the shoe fits.
So that would be like Linkin Park, Nickelback, Staind, 3 Doors Down, basically any rock band from the 2000s. I will add Five Finger Death Punch and Metallica as well due to him being in the military. As someone who has a lot of family on both sides who have been in the military, everyone in my family listens to Metallica and Five Finger Death Punch.
Alexei Shostakov
I'm gonna show you a video I found on TikTok that explains in better detail my headcanon
So yeah, Alexei listens to Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, etc.
Ava Starr
I think Ava would be into more piano or folk-ish style of music, things that are easy to listen to. It's easy on the ears and that's mostly what she's here for. So even though there's not full on specific artist I can think of, some of Ed Sheeran's work comes to mind, and Mitski does too.
Easy and pretty sounds are probably what she prefers more in music, stuff that often give people chills.
Robert "Bob" Reynolds
I firmly believe Bob is a genuine "listens to everything" guy but he does have a favorite genre, and that is 80s music.
I can 1000% see him jamming to Take On Me or Never Gonna Give You Up. You see it too, don't lie. Literally anything that came from the 80s that got extremely popular/any 80s song they would play in movies and TV shows is his favorite genre.