Secret Soundtrack
esterday I wrote how music has the ability to inspire a multitude of things (including several posts about inspiration on my part), but I also find that songs tell a story, and sometimes, quite unexpectedly that story is similar to the story you wish to tell in your novel.
As a general rule I like to make playlists in either Spotify or iTunes that I title with the current title of my book and fill it with songs that I think would be appropriate for the Soundtrack version of my novel when it’s made into a movie that occasionally I listen too while writing to help bring that mood across.
Once upon a time I had created a playlist for Bridge of Memories, but somewhere along the way I seem to have lost it, but I did happen to make one for book three which includes the song Cease Fire by Christina Aguilera off her new album Lotus. Even if your not necessarily a fan of Christina, this song is worth the listen just for the sheer fact of how powerful the story is to it. It’s what drew me to the song because something about it just fit so perfectly with the final book.
As of yet, I don’t have much else in my playlist for the final book, though I can imagine there are other songs which would fit. I’m going to have to go through all of my songs to see which ones sound about right.
As a finishing note am I the only one who does this or does anyone else make a soundtrack for their books too? For those who have a work in progress or at least an idea what’s one song that would fit the soundtrack perfectly? I want to listen to them and see if I can guess what your book is about, if I don’t already know. ;D. Sound like a plan?
