I released this playlist on Twice in a Lifetime‘s page awhile ago, but I thought that perhaps it deserved its own post as well. Making playlists that match the vibe of the book and my characters is an integral part of my writing process. The music I choose or that finds me helps keep me in the world I’m creating and deepens my connection to the characters. This playlist kept me closely connected to Isla, in particular, while I was drafting and editing.
The order of these songs is also important, and mirrors the journey that Isla and Ewan go through. For your reading pleasure, here is the breakdown of where the songs are linked in the story and what parts they represent. Happy listening!
| Chapters 1 and 2 | Pass Them By — Agnes Obel |
| Chapters 3 and 4 | A Violent Noise — The XX |
| Chapters 5 and 6 | This Place is a Shelter — Ólafur Arnalds |
| Chapters 7 and 8 | A Hole in the Earth — Daughter |
| Chapter 9 | Codex — Radiohead |
| Chapter 10 | j’s lullaby (darlin’ i’d wait for you) — Delaney Bailey |
| Chapters 11 and 12 | Moon and Moon — Bat for Lashes |
| Chapters 13 and 14 | Petrichor — Keaton Henson, Ren Ford |
| Chapters 15 and 16 | Your Hand in Mine — Vitamin String Quartet |
| Chapters 17 and 18 | Patience (Jake Hanner Remix) — Brooke Annibale |
| Chapters 19 and 20 | My Soul I — Anna Leone |
| Chapter 21 | Transatlanticism — Death Cab for Cutie |
| Chapter 22 | Hold On — Sarah McLachlan |
| Chapter 23 | The Night We Met — Marianne Beaulieu |
| Chapter 24 | uhgood — RM |
| Chapter 25 | Lung — Vancouver Sleep Clinic |
| Epilogue | Slow & Steady — Sleeping At Last Silk — Crywolf, MOTHICA |
