It’s been almost two years since I posted the Book III soundtrack. Man,
how time flies. I had promised that I would do Book IV’s sometime after it was
published. (Technically, I have held to that.) But then I thought I’d wait
until after Book V was done. That took longer than anticipated.
But we’re here now—Book V is basically done! Which means cover art in
the works! And The Sacred Heart soundtrack. Hooray!
This part of the story is even more character-driven than the previous
entries. As such, I didn’t really focus on soundtracking individual scenes as
much as I did assigning the various characters a song.
Without further ado… THAR BE SPOILERS! Proceed with caution.
**10/12/21, Edited to add, I used to have YouTube videos embedded in this post, but videos have a way of getting yanked. So I've created Spotify playlists for all the books. The Spotify lists actually have more songs than what I included in these posts, so, I hope you enjoy the bonus tunes.
Spotify Lists:
If you want my commentary on the songs, here are the other soundtrack blog posts:
The Sacred Heart Soundtrack
1. Christophe - Non, je ne regrette rien, Edith Piaf
Christophe is probably our favorite character in the whole series.
Among his many virtues, he lives life at full throttle. Even as an
eight-year-old kid, he says of his exploits, “No regrets.” I can’t think of
anything more Christophe than that.
2. Madeline– Lady Marmalade, Patti LaBelle
Murphy and Bill jokingly refer to Christophe as “Lady Marmalade,” but the
song itself is more fitting for Christophe's lady love, Madeline, an ex-courtesan who
has managed to emerge from her poor start in life to become a woman of
refinement, grace, courage and wisdom.
3. Jack – I Will Possess Your Heart, Deathcab for Cutie
“You gotta spend some time, love
You gotta spend some time with me
And I know that you'll find love
I will possess your heart.”
This song is actually really creepy, which means it is totally Jack. He
is determined to possess hearts… and other organs.
4. Janus – Bad Businessman, Squirrel Nut Zippers
“…every time he deals a round
It's just a bad hand
What a bad man.
Beware of what he sells
Surely go straight to hell.
T' ain't no bottom in that
wishing well
Bad businessman…”
Janus is one of those characters that we feel very sorry for—he was
born to two people trapped in a loveless marriage, and it pretty much goes
downhill from there. We hope reincarnation exists for his sake because he has
the potential to be a very fine human being. But not in this timeline.
5. Nicole – Missing, Evanescence
“Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
Maybe someday you'll have woke
up,
And, barely conscious, you'll
say to no one:
‘Isn't something missing?’”
Janus’ misery spills over and drowns his poor wife, Nicole. She’s not a
major character, but the ripples caused by her life and death factor heavily
into the story’s events.
6. Leto – Off to the Races, Lana del Rey
“My old man is a bad man
But I can't deny the way he holds
my hand
And he grabs me, he has me by
my heart
He doesn't mind I have a Las
Vegas past
He doesn't mind I have a L.A. crass way about me
He loves me with every beat of
his cocaine heart…”
Let’s just say, Leto’s dad is the grossest. Thank God she takes after
her mother.
7. The Blue Room– Black Black Heart, David Usher
Oh God, this song. This scene. Leo and Alyssa bonding the way they do
best: over sex and trauma.
8. Dreamfast – Goodnight, Irene
Kate finds out who she is. It’s a lot to unpack. Homegirl’s gonna need
some time, is what I’m sayin’.
9. Riots/Mauvais Sang – Get Free, Whissell
I’m cheating a bit here. I didn’t hear this song until about a year
ago, well after Book IV was done. But the minute I heard it, it took me right
to Lady Lamprise sitting astride her horse. The gals all get tossed in the slammer. And of course, the whole damn planet is under occupation, so there's that too.
10. The Proposal - Time is Running Out, Muse
Leo proposes with predictable results.
11. Liberation – Club Foot, Kasabian
This is one of those songs where it’s not so much about the lyrics for
me, but the way the song sounds. It’s a frantic song, and an uprising is
definitely a frantic time.
12. The King – Follow the Sun, Xavier Rudd
I mean, it was either this or “Here Comes the Sun.”
13. 1,000 – Trigger-Happy Jack, Poe
Jack again, playing his dirtiest trick of all.
14. The Funeral - The Sisters of Mercy, Leonard Cohen
There’s nothing to say here but *sniff.*
15. Exeunt - There’s No Home for You Here, The White Stripes
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Goodbye, Corbenic. Hello, Cerulean. Our last stop in the O4S-verse.
