Soundtrack for Kore's Field
One of my favorite parts of finishing a book is putting together a soundtrack of the most important music I listened to while writing it. I love the way a playlist can capture a very specific season in life, so that just a handful of songs can trigger a tidal wave of memories. This particular soundtrack is one of my very favorites, partly because of the variety, but mostly due to the first track: Page 47. While I know it’s from National Treasure: Book of Secrets, I only saw that movie when it first came out in theaters years ago, and I honestly couldn’t tell you when it plays. The opening credits? Some scene where Nic Cage is studying a super old piece of parchment? I have no clue. But during the time I was writing Kore’s Field, I happened to work at a school in a lower elementary classroom, and we took a field trip one October afternoon to see a magician and he played this music in the background as he introduced some his illusions. I was riveted. Not by his tricks (though he was really good!) but by the music. It was just so perfect for Alyce, I knew it had to be her theme. I spent the next couple of weeks trying to figure out exactly where I’d heard that particular strain (this was before the days when you could just ask Siri to tell you the name of a song) but then it hit me: National Treasure!
All that backstory to say, I hope you enjoy this soundtrack as much as I do :)
Kore’s Field Soundtrack
Page 47 (from National Treasure: Book of Secrets) by Trevor Rabin - Alyce’s Theme/The Song for the Blooding
Willows by Vanessa Carlton - The Song for Chapters 2 & 3
River Lea by Adele - Alyce’s Song
No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who - Adam’s Song
Treat Her Like a Lady by Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose - The Song for Chapter 7
Hard Sun (from Into the Wild) by Eddie Vedder - Adam’s Second Song
The Voice by Celtic Woman - Kore’s Song
King and Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men - Alyce’s Second Song
The Lady is a Tramp performed by the caste of Glee - The Song for Chapter 18
Royals by Lorde - The Song for Chapter 20
The Wandering Kind (Prelude) by Josh Groban - The Harvest Song
No Light, No Light by Florence + the Machine - The Song for Chapter 25
Let Love In by The Goo Goo Dolls - The Song for the Games
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen - The Song for Chapter 27
Because He Lives (Amen) by Matt Maher - The Song for Chapter 30
Real by Nichole Nordeman - The “Roll Credits” Song (If this were a movie, even though it’s a Christmas song)