Abstract

Why do the Beach Boys appear so often?
Is Janacek a gateway to the other world?
Here's a guide to reading and understanding the music that appears in Haruki Murakami's works!
Haruki Murakami's novels contain a vast amount of names of songs and musicians. The names of songs and musicians appear in Haruki Murakami's novels in a vast amount, and they are very meaningful.
In this book, we have selected 20 songs from each genre of music appearing in Haruki's works, for a total of 100 songs.
Starting from the introduction of the songs, we propose a new way of reading novels. This is a must-have book for fans, combining a reading guide and a disc guide.

[Table of Contents]
Preface
Music since the 80's: The Disappearance of "60's Values
Rock music - Out of reach
Pop Music: Mourning for a Lost Future
Classical Music: A Harbinger of the Otherworld
Jazz - Something happens when the sound resonates
Afterword Roundtable: Haruki Murakami and Music after "1Q84
A list of all the music in Haruki Murakami's novels

Author’s Information

Kurihara Yuichiro: Born in 1965. Critic. Writes in the genres of literature, music, and economics.
Tsutomu Fujii: Born in 1983. Writer. Co-author of "Reading Haruki Murakami through Music".
Toshiyuki Owada: Born in 1970. Professor at the Faculty of Law, Keio University. Majoring in American literature and popular music studies.
Atsushi Suzuki: Born in 1970. Music essayist and critic (classical music).
Yoshio Otani: Born in 1972. Critic and musician (saxophone, electronics), he has been active in cutting-edge activities.