Idea for a Showcase: Musical involvement

I have now begun to think about how i will involve music in this idea and how i can interpret a suitable atmosphere to the audience so that they are more beneficial in the way that they will be able to understand the thoughts and feelings of the actors through a certain piece of music. I was thinking that having a soft backing track running behind the actors' monologues would be a great idea as it is able to set a suitable mood before the monologue and the scene starts and will play throughout the monologue. My initial idea for the showcase was mainly based around a more melancholy performance as the monologues will set a good atmosphere, so for this i was tending to think towards more finger-picking songs which are less full-on and can be played in a more softer, dramatic sense. However, along with this, i could still use chords and play them normally, but i would need to do that in a way that is kind of soft, yet will still hold the right mood for the certain scene. For example, using softer stroking of the strings gives a more soothing feel to the song, but i will need to alter this slightly in different ways if i would like to be able to interpret it in the right way. In terms of pieces and songs for the showcase, i was feeling quite drawn to a song called 'Plastic Man', as performed by the band Seether, which seems to tell a story of a lost and broken man, wanting to find his way in life. I feel this would be a perfect piece in terms of a monologue beholding a similar storyline. However, we have not yet had any concrete ideas, so for the moment i will note down possible pieces to play for the moment and maybe refer back to them when we are more organised with our showcase. Any updates on further ideas and pieces will either be updated below, or in a separate post!