Every Novel Needs a Soundtrack
Growing up watching a lot of films with my mom and listening to a lot of music on vinyl, I have always had music playing in the background while life happens. I have always felt like my life has a soundtrack playing as the scenes unfold daily. The same goes for novels. Whether reading them or writing them, there is always a soundtrack to accompany any good story.
I had a string of songs that helped set the tone and the mood for the different segments of my novel UNDER PARIS SPIES as I wrote it so I've put together a playlist if you would like to have a listen to get into the mood while reading this thrilling spy adventure set in the streets of Paris. Enjoy!
Playlist Part 1:
SOUS LE CIEL DE PARIS - Jill Barber version
ROUND MIDNIGHT - Miles Davis
BORN TO BE BLUE - Chet Baker
NEARNESS OF YOU - Chris Botti
STRAIGHT, NO CHASER - Thelonious Monk
AN ENDING, A BEGINNING - Dustin O'Halloran
FEELING LONELY ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON - Alfonso de Villallonga
COMPTINE D'UN AUTRE TE, L'APRES MIDI - Yann Tiersen (Amelie)
IL Y A - Jacques Brel
I LOVE PARIS - Al Hirt
BIENTOT TU L'OUBLIERAS - Jaqueline Taieb
FREE MAN IN PARIS - Joni Mitchell
A PARIS - Francis Lemarque
SUITE BERGAMASQUE, L.75: III. CLAIR DE LUNE - Debussy
WHEN A WOMAN IS AROUND - Unloved
TOUJOURS DES MENSONGES - Owlle
BAD GUY - Billie Eilish
BAKER STREET - Foo Fighters version
ZOMBIE - The Cranberries
WHITE LIMO - Foo Fighters
FALLING OR FLYING - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
TSHIRT - Foo Fighters
GREEN EYES - Coldplay
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - Chet Baker
QUI - Stefi Celma
GIMME SHELTER - The Rolling Stones
STACKED ACTORS - Foo Fighters
WHAT IF I DO? - Foo Fighters
AGAIN & AGAIN - The Bird and the Bee
RUNNING UP THAT HILL - Kate Bush
Gustav Klimt exhibit at L'Atelier des Lumieres in Paris (photo by author)
