Books with companion soundtracks

[Cooper]

Last year this book came out (can't remember the name), something to do with a library and a bookshelf for the cover with a male silhouette at the bottom, and on iTunes it came out with a companion music soundtrack to the book.  Is this something new or are books getting the same treatment to movies with their soundtracks?  The idea came up when I was outlining my book last night.

[Starbeam]

Only book I've seen it done with was a Star Wars book, Shadows of the Empire, but that was an odd one out because it got the soundtrack, a video game, action figures, and a comic.

From a quick search, it looks like the one you're talking about is "The Book of Lies" by Brian Meltzer.  The thing I have to wonder about, looking at the cd on Amazon, is how royalties and cost of rights tie in with it.  The CD is a made on demand type thing, and looks to be mostly classical, but still has more recent stuff.

[ballplayer72]

Last year this book came out (can't remember the name), something to do with a library and a bookshelf for the cover with a male silhouette at the bottom, and on iTunes it came out with a companion music soundtrack to the book.  Is this something new or are books getting the same treatment to movies with their soundtracks?  The idea came up when I was outlining my book last night.

What ive been doing with mine, is naming the chapters after a song.  that song describes the feel of the chapter.  nifty huh?

[Starbeam]

What ive been doing with mine, is naming the chapters after a song.  that song describes the feel of the chapter.  nifty huh?

Ohh...so you watch Grey's Anatomy?  Tehe.  All the episodes are named after song titles, which basically does the same sort of thing with giving a mood, although you have to look up the episode names.

Another idea is like the woman who writes the Weather Warden series, can't remember her name or see the books, she puts a playlist at the end of the book.

[LizW65]

Occasionally a soundtrack is built right into the text, as with Pratchett and Gaiman's Good Omens, which references a number of Queen songs.

[meg_evonne]

I'd like that concept.  i'll have to go looking for one to see how it feels.  Carrie Vaughn simply lists songs that she listened to while she was writing, which is neat too. 

[ballplayer72]

Ohh...so you watch Grey's Anatomy?  Tehe.  All the episodes are named after song titles, which basically does the same sort of thing with giving a mood, although you have to look up the episode names.

Another idea is like the woman who writes the Weather Warden series, can't remember her name or see the books, she puts a playlist at the end of the book.

Don't watch grey's anatomy, but yeah, like that

That could work too!

[comprex]

Ohh...so you watch Grey's Anatomy?  Tehe.  All the episodes are named after song titles, which basically does the same sort of thing with giving a mood, although you have to look up the episode names.

Stephen Brust's The Sun The Moon The Stars does that with paintings.   

A long time ago I had a professor (probability and statistics) who used to do that with tests.      I remember doing really well on The Love for Three Oranges.

[JaydelSC]

I've seen more than a few of the authors I enjoy reading put a playlist of the music they listened to while writing the book in question. In some cases it's at the end of the book (doesn't Ms. Meade do this in the Weather Warden books?)

I really like this trend because everything creative I do starts in music: either something write and play on my guitar (much less formal that it sounds--more like musical musings) to the music I'm listening to when I have an idea. Without music I would likely stagnate, so it's really interesting to find out what other people are listening to...I've found a song or artist that I like by following these things.

jd

[Starbeam]

(doesn't Ms. Meade do this in the Weather Warden books?)

Richelle Mead writes the Succubus books; Rachel Caine writes the Weather Warden series.  And yes, she does put a playlist at the end of each Weather Warden book.

[JaydelSC]

Ouch, that's embarrassing   I read those as well though--liked them. I read fairly voraciously...probably 3-5 books a week. I'm always mixing authors up.