Murakami set to Music - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

The opening of Haruki Murakami's novel 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle' set to Rossini's 'The Thieving Magpie'.

Toru Okada is cooking spaghetti while listening to a radio broadcast of 'The Thieving Magpie' when he receives a mysterious phone call...

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Music plays such an important role in Murakami's work. Often when he is describing a piece of music in his books I have an urge to hear the music as well as read along to the story. So... I've mixed together an excerpt of the audiobook with the piece of music described in the text. I've also mixed in a few sound effects for good measure. It gives the video/audio a 'radio drama' kind of feel.

I hope you enjoy it and please leave a comment if you do, maybe I will do some more...
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All material is owned by Haruki Murakami.

The audiobook is owned by Naxos AudioBooks and is read by the excellent Rupert Degas.

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If you haven't read this books it is highly recommended. Here is the synopsis:

Toru Okada is going through a difficult time. He is without a job, his cat has disappeared and his wife is behaving strangely. Into this unbalanced world come a variety of curious characters, a young girl sunbathing in a nearby garden, sisters who are very peculiar indeed, an old war veteran with a violent, disturbing story. Okada retreats to a deep well in a nearby house. And the story unfolds

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Haruki
• Murakami
• Music
• Wind-Up
• Bird
• Chronicle
• Thieving
• Magpie
• Drama
• Japanese
• Fiction

[TENRAG100]

At Last! No Droogs!!!

[afexcreative]

that's great



[NeverAloneForever]

Damn, that was hilarious. I almost felt claustrophobic. For a second I thought he would see some punks fighting near a pond . . . and oh, we all get the joke. lol

[canivari]

Loved it. Thank you for uploading!

[bersley]

This is good. Audio book with background music.

[luizbarretto]

Very well made!

marvelous book! and music too!