tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post4346716235678059407..comments2024-03-18T17:05:21.126+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: The Tragedy of the Book Soundtrack - by Clémentine BeauvaisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-25619719304880866912013-10-30T16:51:58.067+00:002013-10-30T16:51:58.067+00:00I'm not sure I want to admit this here, but fo...I'm not sure I want to admit this here, but for my most recent, as yet unpublished, book, I created a playlist of songs for each character - most of them are musicians, but even those that aren't got their dedicated set. I liked the idea of a character's back story composed of the songs they loved or grew up with, but I certainly wouldn't want to do this routinely.Andrew Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875188855955154864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-32066883428278699922013-10-28T18:07:41.761+00:002013-10-28T18:07:41.761+00:00Snail Hunting!! Sounds wonderful - I must particip...Snail Hunting!! Sounds wonderful - I must participate in this activity!<br />KatieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-12402069879124449682013-10-28T15:46:58.924+00:002013-10-28T15:46:58.924+00:00haha! seeing what the book is about, that would be...haha! seeing what the book is about, that would be positively disgustingClémentine Beauvaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115567199751033932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-18545516473501614552013-10-28T12:14:00.031+00:002013-10-28T12:14:00.031+00:00I suspect the idea behind this fad for soundtracks...I suspect the idea behind this fad for soundtracks is that books are just films <i>manqué</i> (or perhaps <i>in potentia</i>), or that teen readers won't be able to relate to anything that isn't sufficiently multimedia.<br /><br />Be thankful you weren't asked to provide a scratch 'n' sniff card!Catherine Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693526864905868829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-48220098340186774032013-10-28T09:34:27.599+00:002013-10-28T09:34:27.599+00:00Ha yes, that's what I sometimes think - 'w...Ha yes, that's what I sometimes think - 'well, if it makes readers discover good music, what's the problem?' (the problem being, of course, I don't have any good music to make them discover, but that's just me)<br /><br />But the idea of creating your OWN book sountrack is much more awesome!<br /><br />@Penny I think they would argue it's 'enhanced' by the soundtrack rather than the book being diminished by not having a sountrack... (but yes I agree with you). (re: RDFP unfortunately that's not the case as far as I'm aware :'-( )Clémentine Beauvaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115567199751033932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-92054370215241588502013-10-28T09:21:02.145+00:002013-10-28T09:21:02.145+00:00A subject I've avoided even thinking about as ...A subject I've avoided even thinking about as the soundtrack idea makes it sound (ha ha!)as though the writing/book by itself isn't good enough to sell.<br /><br />By the way, congratulations on your shortlisting for the Roald Dahl Funny prize. Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-6791355579159720722013-10-28T08:11:17.789+00:002013-10-28T08:11:17.789+00:00I suspect the above "comment" is spam.
...I suspect the above "comment" is spam.<br /><br />Dear me, book soundtracks! You're probably right to say that real ones woud be a mixture of stuff teenagers just don't enjoy. On the other hand, you never know what curiosity might do if a teen enjoys the book itself. Look at how many girls started looking for Bronte books after they read that Bella Swan liked them. ;-)<br /><br />An Aussie writer called Caiseal Mor created his own CDs to go with his early books - he plays the Celtic harp and his fantasy novels had Celtic settings. Not quite the book soundtrack, but nice. And some cookbooks have accompanying CDs that put you in the mood for the kind of food they promote.<br /><br />As a reader, I might enjoy listening to the music after I'd loved a book that mentioned the tunes. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-44271197486272972842013-10-28T07:49:12.630+00:002013-10-28T07:49:12.630+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Walter Johnhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iZav83O-HMnoreply@blogger.com