....what Rock and/or Pop songs would be on the soundtrack for your favourite book, and why?
2007-12-27 07:45:56 · 13 answers · asked by Cinny [1334♀] 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Songs:
Chief Bromden- Desperado by The Eagles
It's a western song, and it contains a lot of metaphors like Bromden likes to make... or he really just thinks that.
McMurphy- I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide by ZZ Top
McMurphy is infamous among the local authorities... and maybe some bigger ones. He's a quick leader and takes charge quickly. Not to mention, he's so cocky.
Nurse Ratched- American Woman by The Guess Who
She's a beautiful woman, gifted with... erm, well gifted. However, she terrorizes the poor men in the asylum with threats of electroshock therapy, isolation, calls to their mothers, and lobotomies... ouch.
Martini- Bike by Pink Floyd
This one just seems to fit him, just because he's kind of fruity. The gingerbread men, the fancy bike, the cloak... it reminds me of Martini. He's like a little kid.
Harding- Under Pressure by Queen
This one I picked mainly because the connection between Harding and Freddy, that being their sexual orientation. Also, he seems to be cracking under the asylum pressure and wanting a little fresh air, though he's afraid to admit it.
Billy- Thank You by Led Zeppelin
He's so dedicated to Candy; it's so sweet. He loves her to death and would do anything for her. He has this feeling that their love is going to last forever... how romantic! A close second is Sweet Child o' Mine by Guns N Roses.
Candy- Killer Queen by Queen
What can I say? She's a classy prostitute.
George- Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin
An old Norse fisherman, I can just see George standing at the top of his fishing boat, screaming, "Aaaah-AH-aaaaah-AH!" as the waves grow higher and higher...
Matterson- I Am The Walrus by The Beatles
He often makes... odd... connections, like Russia is butter or something like that. You know he's the walrus, and the rest of them are just eggmen.
2007-12-27 09:23:28 · answer #1 · answered by Leafy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Favorite Book: Franz Kafka's The Trial
It probably has to have some prog band, I see no other genre of music that would match it better. For some odd reason, I see Yes' Owner of a Lonely Heart on it, even though it is my least favorite Yes song, maybe because of it's music video....
Well... here's some of the soundtrack (the songs have little relevance to the book though, it just seems to fit the mood):
Porcupine Tree- Arriving Somewhere, But Not Here
Bob Dylan- Visions of Johanna
King Crimson- 21st Century Schizoid Man
Yes- Close to the Edge
Eloy- Land of Nobody
Radiohead- A Wolf at the Door
EDIT:
How could I forget? Pink Floyd's Animals will be the soundtrack to George Orwell's Animal Farm.
2007-12-27 07:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by meep meep 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Book: Under The Volcano by Malcolm Lowry
soundtrack:
Day Of The Dead by The Church
Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Darkness by Van Der Graaf Generator
End Of The Night by The Doors
Solitude by Black Sabbath
A House Is Not A Motel by Love
The Disease by Echo And The Bunnymen
It's a heavy book - it needs a heavy soundtrack...
2007-12-27 12:32:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Book : 'The Book of Shadows' by Phyllis Curott
Songs :~ {in no particular order}
Sisters of the Moon ~ Fleetwood Mac
Rhiannon ~ Fleetwood Mac
Sorcerer ~ Stevie Nicks
Enchanted ~ Stevie Nicks
Shadow of the Moon ~ Blackmore's Night
Gone with the Wind ~ Blackmore's Night
Fires At Midnight ~ Blackmore's Night
One More Chance ~ Sandy Denny
The Witch's Promise ~ Jethro Tull
Cup of Wonder ~ Jethro Tull
Scarborough Fair ~ Lesley Garrett
Kashmir ~ Bond
Why :~
The book is a semi-autobiographical account of Phyllis Curott's journey of discovery of Witchcraft and Magic.
I'd probably have more songs, but I can't think right now.
mike ~ but it wasn't the *original* of Voodoo Chile they used.
2007-12-27 08:09:45 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Silver Rose * Wolf 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Book:
Crash by J G Ballard
Soundtrack:
Closer - Nine Inch Nails
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Disorder - Joy Division
Shadowplay - Joy Division
Orchestra Of Wolves - Gallows
2007-12-29 04:41:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Book: Lamb: The Gospel of Christ according to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Song: Morningstar by AFI
This actually required a lot of thought. I would put the song in the resolution or near the resolution I suppose.
2007-12-27 07:58:47 · answer #6 · answered by Master C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mr. Brownstone - Guns N' Roses
Reckless Life - Guns N' Roses
Heroin - Alice in Chains
Running to Stand Still - U2
I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
Those would be the first five haha
The book is Crank, by Ellen Hopkins, & It's about, as you can see, heroin and meth addiction.
2007-12-27 09:33:34 · answer #7 · answered by rocket queen 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
book: blackhawk down by mark bowden
soundtrack: jimi hendrix - voodoo chile
song was played in the film of the same name and really set the mood for what was to come when the helicopters and vehicles left the compound and set out on there fateful mission.
2007-12-27 07:53:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Suess's Green Eggs and Ham with a band called Lightning Bolt. :-)
http://profile.imeem.com/OD2BXw/music/EHbcwnHA/lightning_bolt_luxury_tomb/
2007-12-28 03:20:06 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. Bernstein 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
oh wow. funny you mention this. i have written a couple stories and i always imagine music with them.
here comes the sun - the beatles would be the main song
2007-12-27 08:03:06 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋