Soundtracks! If you’ve been on my newsletter list for a while you’ll know about my love of book soundtracks. Every book in the Finding Forever series has it’s own soundtrack, which I’ve shared in the past. I’ve enjoyed them all but I have to say, the soundtrack for All the Broken Pieces is my absolute favourite. It’s shorter than the rest but, as I was writing the book, every song on the list was so thoroughly connected to it that simply listening to any one of them was like a shortcut for getting into book-mode. Today I’m going to share the list with you, including handy-dandy links to the songs on YouTube. Here they are:
Pieces – Red (This was the theme song for the book. I loved it from first listen. A fabulous match for Harrison at the start of the book.)
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol (Because we all need someone who will lay down with us and just forget the world.)
Demons – Imagine Dragons (We all have at least a few demons scampering about in our heads. Harrison’s head was a little more crowded than most.)
I Want Everything – The Dollar Bill Murrays (I love to add at least some Australian music to every list and this band is from my very own city of BrisVegas, a.k.a. Brisbane. This song was perfect for the moment when Jeremy realises he’s gotten more than he bargained for in Harrison.)
Start A Riot – Banners (Despite Jeremy’s early reluctance, he fought to hold on to Harrison. This song was a great match.)
Clarity – Matthew Koma (This song is AMAZING! I don’t want to say which scene it fits in the book (it would be a spoiler!) but if you’ve read it, you’ll probably know.)
Hold On Forever – Rob Thomas (If you only listen to one song off the whole list, make it this one. This song represented Jeremy and Harrison’s relationship at the end of the book. It’s happy and boppy, so Harrison would hate it, but I love it!)
I hope you enjoy the All the Broken Pieces soundtrack. You can also hear it, and all the other soundtracks, at my Spotify profile (rrainewriter).
Hello Rebecca,
Thank you so much for this book, and for having a playlist for it. As soon as I read Harrison and Jeremy’s story, I hoped to find the sad songs playlist, so I came searching! I know this isn’t that playlist, but I love it and it’s inspired me to create a ‘sad songs for when you’re sad’ playlist for Harrison. I’ve been thinking about it a fair bit, and I think that, if I were Jeremy in that moment, I’d play My Chemical Romance’s ‘Cancer’ as the song that would ‘make your tear ducts writhe in ecstasy’. (Fabulous imagery!) So, here is a playlist for sad times.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ugExCOeuzCXt8hjjxUZz6?si=E2i4JZfwSHusnUKcEY9kkA
I also love that your stories are Australian, as I’m also in Brisbane. I’m a scribbler and lover of all things language, and an extrovert, so if coffee and a chat about stories and writing and…would ever be possible, I’d absolutely love that! Also understand if not.
I’m looking forward to the next novel.
Thanks again,
Mandy
Hi Mandy,
Thank you so much for your message. I’ve really enjoyed listening to your sad songs playlist. It’s wonderful! (Les Mis is my favourite musical, so it was a treat to see several of those songs on the list)
The MCR song is, indeed, a good pick for that scene. The song I had in mind when I wrote it was Radiohead’s How to Disappear Completely.
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Best wishes,
Rebecca.