Soundtrack Sunday – DWELLER ON THE THRESHOLD

I had some kind of issue with my iTunes app after writing this book and I lost my most recent playlists, this one among them, so I’m doing my best to remember what was on it.

There’s a lot of music without vocals from horror movie soundtracks, particularly Hill House & Bly Manor because I wanted to write a horror book that had that poignant, heartfelt feel after the terror (but also with lots of jokes).

Synchronic – “Not in My House“

Akira Yamaoka & Mary Elizabeth McGlynn – “You’re Not Here“
Silent Hill 3 is not only one of my favourite games (and there are a lot of SH3 easter eggs in Dweller) but it has arguably one of my favourite soundtracks ever. The combination of Yamaoka’s music with McGlynn’s vocals is just *chef’s kiss*

Akira Yamaoka & Mary Elizabeth McGlynn – “Letter from the Lost Days“
Norah going through the attic and old family stuff.

The Friendly Indians – “Psych Theme Instrumental“
Spencer and Burton’s theme.

Akira Yamaoka & Joe Romersa – “Hometown“
“Now it’s too late, too late for me//This town will eventually take me//Too late, too late for me//This town will win.”

Akira Yamaoka – “End of Small Sanctuary“

Akira Yamaoka – “Theme of Laura“

Jordan Reyne – “Go Tell Aunt Rhody“

The Newton Brothers – “The Haunting of Hill House Main Theme“

Luniz – “I Got 5 On It (Tethered Remix)“

L’Orchestra Cinématique – “Helen’s Theme“

Michael Abels – “Run“

Michael Abels – “Anthem“

Akira Yamaoka & Mary Elizabeth McGlynn – “Lost Carol“

Akira Yamaoka – “Never Forgiven Me, Never Forget Me“
The latter chapters, trapped in that house.

The Newton Brothers – “Oculus Movie Score“

Benjamin Wallfisch – “This Is Not a Dream“

Akira Yamaoka – “Laura Plays the Piano“
“I’ve got a secret.”

The Newton Brothers – “Love Story“
From “The Only Way Out”, when Norah takes that step and plummets.

Akira Yamaoka – “Born from a Wish“
The side story from Silent Hill 2 was crucial to parts of Dweller (which you’ll get both if you’ve read the book and played that part of the game, but if not, take my word for it).

Chase Eagleson & Sierra Eagleson – “If I Go, I’m Going” (cover)
The original version of this song was on The Silent Places and was so crucial to that book’s ending I couldn’t reuse it for this, but I love Eagleson’s covers and it was perfect for the end of Norah’s story. It’s too perfect as a haunted house song not to use.
“This house//She’s quite the talker//She creeks and moans//She keeps me up” and “This old house she’s quite the keeper//Quite the keeper of you” and “And I will go if you ask me to//I will stay if you dare”

Now…what’s not on the soundtrack?

No, the Van Morrison song is not here–I actually don’t think I even know the song? The title, also known as Guardian on the Threshold, has a specific meaning, but it always stuck in my head from the reference in Twin Peaks.

Dweller on the Threshold is out on Tuesday and I’m SO excited!

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There is also now a Soundtrack Sunday Overview page with easy links to book soundtracks and songs I talk about.