Fifty Shades of Grey / Dear Esther

E. L. James' wildly popular Fifty Shades of Grey finds a brooding spiral of class in Jessica Curry's "Dear Esther OST." The soundtrack, written for the equally emotional video game, Dear Esther, brings about a tangible sense of sad inevitability that weighs down heavily upon Fifty Shades of Grey's two lead characters,Christian and Anastasia. Listen below for the echoing call...

 

The Hunger Games / Welcome Reality

The off-putting world in Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games is audibly captured in Nero's "Welcome Reality." Filled with speed and a strange sense of exploration through destruction, Nero's electronic epic throws a sense of urgency into the chaos that is Suzanne Collins' upsetting and tragic world, setting readers on edge throughout its entirety. Listen to "Welcome Reality" below and be sure to hold on to something stable...

  

The Perks of Being a Wallflower / The Enchanted Hill

A soft, melancholic tenderness spreads through readers when the lofting notes of The Album Leaf's "The Enchanted Hill" are combined with the Stephen Chbosky's heartfelt, slice-of-life tale The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The instrumental serenity flows with Chbosky's simple, precise prose to create an almost mesmerizing effect as one joins Charlie on his journey of self-exploration and personal realizations about himself and those he holds dear. Listen to "The Enchanted Hill" below as you become infinite...

The Night Angel Trilogy / Legend of the Black Shawarma

When one combines Brent Weeks' Night Angel Trilogy with Infected Mushroom's "Legend of the Black Shawarma," an overwhelming sensational assault begins within one's mind. The mixing of an arcane story (filled with magic and swordsmanship) with a technologically-heavy sounding album twists the entire tone of the series into a wickedly sharp and precise anachronistic literary instrument that pushes reader's/listener's imaginations in wonderfully untapped ways. Listen to "Legend of the Black Shawarma" below as you sharpen your mind's several blades...

Eat Pray Love / Go

While enjoying the novel Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, I found that the accompaniment of the album titled "Go," by the accomplished artist named Jónsi, who heads the ephemeral Icelandic band, Sigur Rós. The album bubbles with personal flight and freedom, both of which are aspects that essentially become the cornerstones of Liz's personal journey through Eat Pray Love. Listen to Go below as you journey...

A Scanner Darkly / The Social Network Soundtrack

A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick, mixes well with the soundtrack from The Social Network by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The vibrations and reverberations echoing through the music act as mirrors to Bob Arctor's slow psychological rending and truly highlight the consistency of the drug-haze surrounding the characters throughout. Listen to the Social Network Soundtrack below as you pop your own literary D...