I've been meditating on this for awhile but the order never feels "right", you know?

Maybe I should have someone listen to it and see what they think...

But would anyone wanna do that?

8Ic well for me sometimes I put things in order according to story

I thought about that too! But a lot of the songs could possibly cover the whole story and a few could be about towards the end of the story. Then there are a song are two that are mostly character related.

I usually go according to story or how the songs flow together (failing being able to use a chronological arrangement)

Yeah, I usually like to have some kind of chronological narrative going on, starting with a sort of 'all-encompassing' song for whatever character/story/relationship the playlist is for

but I also pay a lot of attention to how the songs flow into one another so there's a certain amount of "but is it PRETTY" going on as well.

like I wouldn't want a peaceful instrumental to flow into a song that starts right off with a heavy metal scream, for example

^ exactly this - unless the narration for it was communicating exactly that transition and feeling

YEAH

quietlikeafire: u get me

Huh! Ok, I'll try working with that! Not sure I have the best ear for this kind of stuff but I'll try my darnedest!! Thank you guys so much for the helpful tips!