... This week’s melody is ....
The Prince Ezrick and the Morpheäs Curse Soundtrack!
The Prince Ezrick and the Morpheäs Curse Soundtrack!
Agh!!! --- \(^-^)/ --- SO EPIC!!!
Given I can barely order food off a menu, choosing a playlist to immortalize my book was in the vicinity of mind-torture. I love music: many artists, many songs, many styles! It was like choosing a favorite ice cream, character, or book. I became a puddle before the ipod ... so deceptively small, yet vast ... VAST!
.........ohhh the challenge, but so, so worth it.........
What I learned: making a playlist for your book is t r i p p y... Listening to mine was like watching "Prince Ezrick: the Musical." Lyrics ignite with new meaning - emotion becomes sound - it's so real. Your story is being literally reimagined into your head. The drama, pain, love, angst - all are suddenly palpable - all beautifully clear - pure, glorious sound flowing into one long storysong.
( Novels as music: mind-bendy ..... o.0 )
Basically I selected songs for their mood, lyrics, and the feeling I get when I listen to them, in relation to scenes, characters, and events in the book. Also: though Ezrick lives in a medieval world, somehow *Angst* sounds better coming out an electric guitar and Dave Grohl than, say, a lute.
So yeah - I hope you enjoy the Prince Ezrick Soundtrack!
(it's like a book on tape!!)
(it's like a book on tape!!)
All songs are awesome in their own right. But if you like the soundtrack, maybe you'll like the book ;D
(P.S. I went to school with The Lonely Forest.
So proud!! THEY ROCK!!)
So proud!! THEY ROCK!!)
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If you haven't made a soundtrack for your book, do it. Because.... you'll see.
If you have, what's on your Book Playlist?
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Prince Ezrick and the Morpheäs Curse Soundtrack
1. Move Along - All American Rejects
2. Nothing New - Ashlee Simpson (wanted album version...)
3. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
4. Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
5. United States of Pop 2009 - DJ Earworm
6. Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
7. 3x5 - John Mayer
8. Apologize - One Republic
9. Fell On Black Days - Soundgarden
10. Sleepwalker - Adam Lambert
11. We Sing In Time - The Lonely Forest
12. Sail - AWOLNATION
13. Help I'm Alive - Metric
14. Bold as Love - John Mayer version
15. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
(wanted the beatles, but this is pretty hot)
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15. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
(wanted the beatles, but this is pretty hot)
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Fun idea! I've tried this, but I'm not very good at picking songs. I should spend more time on it.
ReplyDeleteGreat choices with Soundgarden and Queen. : )
I haven't really done this, but there are certain songs I hear while I'm working out that I can just "feel" my novel or my character in them. I have a theory about creative wave frequencies and synchronization I may have to blog about one day. And while I know that sounds like crazy talk, I really do think certain songs and writing sort of hum along at the same tempo.
ReplyDeleteFun list. :)
E: It's tough to choose songs, but a fun thing to try. Thanks for listening :)
ReplyDeleteL.G.: Please do! Sounds fascinating. I'd be tuning into Mozart pronto. Thanks, glad you enjoyed the list :)
Super creative and nice variety! I wonder if any of your song choices will change when it's an actual movie one day haha.
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