Not all of the tracks have links if I haven't been able to find them, but the majority of them do.
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1. EAGLE by Abba - This is Alienor’s totem motif throughout
the novel. The opener and the closer. Imagine a white gyrfalcon, wings outspread.
EAGLE - ABBA
2. ONLY ONE REASON by All About Eve – Alienor’s
relationship with her father. From the album Scarlet and Other Stories.
3 .THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE – Matt
Cardle – The impact Eleanor has on Louis the first time
he sets eyes on her. THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Because of what comes later and the changes, I wanted the pure feeling at the outset to come through.
4. PRAISE FOR THE MOTHER – Richard Souther.
This is the music of Hildegard of Bingen given a modern twist. This stands for the wedding and the
relationship afterwards between Louis and Alienor when they were close. The element of female religious
mysticism is deliberate. I was also thinking of the crystal vase that Alienor gave Louis at their wedding.
PRAISE FOR THE MOTHER - RICHARD SOUTHER
5. SECRET GARDEN – Tom Cochrane and Damhnait Doyle – Louis wanting more of Eleanor but he never quite understands her
and is frustrated that she eludes him.
6. SEX ON FIRE – Kings of Leon - This is the highly charged sexual courtship of two important secondary characters.
SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON
8. CRUCIFY – Tori Amos. Alienor's sister gets into trouble and the crap hits
the fan.
9. LITTLE EARTHQUAKES – Tori Amos. Another terrific Tori Amos track. The aftermath of shock when Alienor discovers her sister has been indiscreet, It is also about a traumatic personal event and the effect it has on the relationship
between Alienor and Louis.
LITTLE EARTHQUAKES - TORI AMOS
10. BLOW – Atreyu. Standing for Louis’ horrendous tempers. This is loud and raw and very angry.
Warning - explicit lyrics!
BLOW - ATREYU
11. ONE – COWBOY JUNKIES This is the continued deterioration of
Alienor and Louis’ marriage.
ONE - COWBOY JUNKIES
12. CHEVALIER MULT ESTES GUARIZ – Early
Music Consort of London - A
crusading song made up at the time Louis VII went to the Holy Land. It basically says that whoever goes with
Louis to the Holy Land need not fear death!
14. AIN’T NOBODY – Claire Maguire. The relationship between Eleanor and someone else.
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VISION (Oh Euachari in Leta Via) – Richard Souther. The music of Hildegard of Bingen. This is Constantinople and Antioch, the glory and beautiful of the
monuments and Alienor’s own spirituality.
OH EUACHARI IN LETA VIA - RICHARD SOUTHER
20. OUT OF THE RUINS – Brian Houston – Alienor
and Louis’ divorce – more bird imagery here.
The phoenix and the eagle.
Perfect lyrics. I love Brian
Houston. On the same page as Bruce Springsteen. Click here to listen
Out of the Ruins
23. SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH – Bonnie Tyler
– The relationship between Henry and Alienor – intense and a little
painful, and hinting at difficulties to come.
24. BLEEDING LOVE – LEONA LEWIS. A theme that’s going to build throughout the
novels. Alienor’s feelings for
Henry. She loves him but it’s
self-destructive.
BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS
25.
DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL? – Paloma Faith. About the life of Alienor of Aquitaine in the hands of the storyteller and the eyes of the reader. Who was she really?
26. Eagle – Abba. We start as we finish with the Eagle
motif.