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SOUNDTRACK: Animal Impulses by IAMX & My Witness by The Irrepressibles
Soundtrack to Handled: Cleansed by Romilly King
I chose Animal Impulses because there are frequent references to animals and primal urges in Cleansed and the other books. Nathan compares Gray to a predator many times. The lyrics seemed tailor-made for psychos, going on about “Shine razor eyes in delight / Shine razor eyes before you die” and “I’m tired of this human duet / No civilizing hides / Our animal impulses”
Soundtrack to Handled: Polished by Romilly King
For the series finale, Polished, that puts the spotlight on the complicated and weirdly intimate relationship between Handler and Witness, the only song for it is, none other than My Witness. With verses that go “Make the fall, take the fire / Fuck the law nicely / Tint it all with desire / Shape the form I see” and “I will wake from the rain from the light of you / Take a knife to my chest, I’m alive by you“, they described how these relationships changed the two people involved in it.
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SOUNDTRACK: One Shot In The Darkness by Joshua Hyslop
Soundtrack to Shot In The Dark by Riley Long
For the soundtrack to a novella about a tired rockstar vampire, I went with Joshua Hyslop’s aptly named song that speaks about a musician on tour for many years, already growing long in the tooth, and slowly burning out. I especially liked the line “It takes one shot in the darkness/To change my mind”. It’s Charlie coming into Eli’s life and changing everything.
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SOUNDTRACK: Secret Santa by Gwen Stefani
Soundtrack to Secret Santa by Jay Northcote
For the song, I went with the obvious here with Gwen Stefani’s catchy little tune, especially with “Let’s play Secret Santa in the dark / Don’t tell anybody where we are“. This is a light, frothy number that goes well with the book’s vibe.
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SONGS OF 2020: January to June
It’s the time of the year when we look back at the months gone by and post year-end wrap ups. I’m going over all the bookish soundtracks and Music Mondays I posted on my blog in 2020. I’m compiling the songs for each month here so you can find them all in one place. Well, two places really, I’m posting the July to December playlists at the end of the year.
Enjoy!
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SOUNDTRACK: The Healing by Carfax Abbey & Never Tear Us Apart by INXS
Soundtrack to Paranormal Princes: The Prince and His Captivating Carpenter by Charlie Cochet
For The Prince and His Captivating Carpenter, I went for a song that spoke about healing. The lyrics talks about fear, being suffocated, being in the dark, losing purpose and begging to be healed. It ends with “My eyes are wide open“. Basically, all the things Bernd experienced in the story.
Soundtrack to Paranormal Princes: The King and His Vigilant Valet by Charlie Cochet
I hate saxophones in songs but this 80s hit was practically made for The King and His Vigilant Valet. From the opening “Don’t ask me/ What you know is true / Don’t have to tell you / I love your precious heart” to “Two worlds collided/ And they could never tear us apart” to “We could live / For a thousand years / But if I hurt you / I’d make wine from your tears“…well, you get the picture.
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SOUNDTRACK: Used To The Darkness by Des Rocs
Soundtrack to Handled by Romilly King
Used To The Darkness is my favorite Des Rocs song. The first time I heard it, I knew it would make a good bookish soundtrack. I’ve been saving it for that perfect book. Handled is that book. I see the song reflecting the way Nathan’s perspectives and attitude evolved while interacting with Gray in his first Witnessing assigning.
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SOUNDTRACK: Dance With Me by Alphaville
Soundtrack to Joker’s Sin: My Whole World by Davidson King
Check out the ballad version:
I’ve talked about why I chose a certain song for a book in my monthly wrap-up. I realized I should do it here or else people won’t know what I’m talking about.
For My Whole World (and the Joker’s Sin series as a whole), I wanted a song that had something to do with clubs or dancing. Dance With Me is from the 80s, a decade known for it’s hedonistic club scenes. It describes the experience in that very danceable new wave style. I could see this song being played in the Joker’s Sin‘s 80s night theme. The ballad version had a melancholy vibe that matched the lyrics that talks about losing oneself in a dance. This is Atlas and Toby caught in that moment when they were dancing on stage.
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SOUNDTRACK: Alan by Perfume Genius
Soundtrack to Prime Time: Headlines by Ella Frank
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SOUNDTRACK: Unhallowed by Sunstained
Soundtrack to Rath and Rune: Unhallowed by Jordan L. Hawk
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SOUNDTRACK: Can’t Believe The Way We Flow by James Blake
Soundtrack to Four Bears Construction: Screwed by K.M. Neuhold
