Perfect Combination (Book - Music)
Pap
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I always try to find the perfect soundtrack for a book. I mean, an album which - according to my musical tastes and the theme of the book - fits perfectly to listen to while reading it. Especially, when the book has already been cinematized, I prefer finding some other music than the original motion picture soundtrack (e.g. Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer - Into The Wild by Eddie Vedder).
One of my recent discoveries: The Green Mile by Stephen King - American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash.
Does anyone else share the same interest with me and if so what are your discoveries?
One of my recent discoveries: The Green Mile by Stephen King - American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash.
Does anyone else share the same interest with me and if so what are your discoveries?
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I can't listen to music while reading, unless it is some sort of ethereal, ambient, or soundscape type of background music. I find it distracting if there are lyrics in English.
I like its theme. :thumbup:
I'm the same,while reading is the only time music becomes background for me,so I choose,instrumental, meditation,soundscape,lots of ambience
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Oh!... Did I mention that I bought that book last year and I liked it?... Easy reading. There were some points that kept me interested but nonetheless I can't say that it is something new theme-wise. I didn't purchase the homonymous album though, so I can't see the big picture.
Usually, I'm with the poster who said that listening to music while reading is too distracting, especially if someone is singing. Sometimes I thought it was nice to spin some piano stuff when reading, but that almost goes along with everything...
When I read Love is a Mixtape, I stopped reading every now and then to listen to some of the music that the book was talking about. That was awesome, but in general, I do not really care if there is music or not when I'm reading. I am just too much into the book to pay attention to anything else.
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I can't listen to music while reading, unless it is some sort of ethereal, ambient, or soundscape type of background music. I find it distracting if there are lyrics in English.
I'm kinda the same way...if music I like is playing while I'm reading I'm more apt to listen to the music and want to jam along and sing than pay attention to what I'm reading and then I'll end up reading the same page 10 times...
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Interesting idea, Pap. I'm not at all good at reading while music is playing (or any noise for that matter, besides the fan I use to ease my tinnitus). But I did an interesting thing earlier this year where I interspersed a chapter and then a song. The record is Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation and the book is Matthew Stearns book from the 33 1/3 series also called Daydream Nation. After the introductory material, Stearns wrote chapter about each song. So I read the chapter about the first song, then listened to that song. I did that all the way through the book and album over a couple of days. That was both fun and interesting!