‘Footsteps and car horns’– Terrence McCauley
My guest this week says his friends assume his crime novels are inspired by other noir thrillers, but in fact they’d be wrong. His novels have all come from songs. An opening scene sprang from...
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‘Through the cold, lonely streets of NYC’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative process – perhaps to tap into a character, populate a mysterious place, or explore the...
View Article‘Broken atmospheres and clashes of sensation’– JJ Marsh
I’m rather fond of Jan Garbarek and Aphex Twin, and I’m delighted to see them working their influences on my guest this week. A crime novelist, she gathers soundtracks to make sure her stories stay...
View Article‘Feelings awakened and reawakened’– TJ Cooke
My guest this week says he uses music before he sets hands to keyboard, to help conjure the creative mood. Sometimes it works the other way around; he’ll be writing and will realise the mind-jukebox is...
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‘Searching for truth’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to...
View Article‘Music is fuel to take me where the characters go’– Yasmin Selena Butt
My guest this week swears that if her chest hadn’t obscured her view of her guitar, she’d have been a rock star. Some of her early life decisions were dictated by the need to be connected to music, and...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Yasmin Selena Butt
‘Music is fuel to take me where the characters go’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place,...
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