For those who've read The Long and Dark, you know that the story's themes run grim. Filled with desperation and an oppressing and smothering atmosphere, it's no surprise that the soundtrack compiled as a part of the writing process is littered with a variety of industrial, metal, dark ambient and dub acts.
The Music of A Prison of Flesh (Part 2)
Unlike Book 1, where I tried to give each chapter its own playlist, I trimmed down the number of playlists to six. As stated in Part 1, this was because A Prison of Flesh did far less jet-setting. In fact, except for the first two chapters, large portions of the story are spread across multiple chapters. The first two lists here cover major portions of the story.
The Music of A Prison of Flesh (Part 1)
Much like with my first book, I assembled playlists to set a mood as I wrote A Prison of Flesh. This time around, though, instead of breaking them up by chapter, I chose to separate them by locale. Except for the first two chapters, this proved easier as the story this time around did far less "jet-setting" as there are multiple stretches anchored to the same location.
The Music of Not Gods... Chapters 08, 09 & 10
The Music of Not Gods... Chapters 05, 06 & 07
Part three of this series, in which we look at the musical playlists/influences of Chapters 05, 06 and 07.
The Music of Not Gods... Chapters 03 and 04
As a part of the experience for creating Not Gods But Monsters, I spent time developing a "soundtrack" for each chapter, based on music that I felt best embodied the mood and themes of the chapter's content. Let's take a look at chapters 03 and 04.
The Music of Not Gods... Chapters 01 and 02
As a part of the experience for creating Not Gods But Monsters, I spent time developing a "soundtrack" for each chapter, based on music that I felt best embodied the mood and themes of the chapter's content. The genres range from metal to techno to experimental and even elements of jazz and blues-influenced rock. Sometimes, the songs themselves were not representative of the musical act's body of work, but the mental images created while listening to the piece.
