Spotify combines music and audiobooks to create Bookcasts which blend audio storytelling with original music and sound elements in an immersive listening experience. The song-writing prowess of country icon Dolly Parton has been combined with the skillful storytelling of best-selling author James Patterson to create a unique audio experience which Spotify has christened a ‘Bookcast’. The pair has joined forces to create the Run, Rose, Run Bookcast, which combines their co-authored fiction novel with an original soundtrack written, produced, and recorded by Dolly. It’s available for free exclusively on Spotify, with new episodes releasing weekly.
Set in Nashville, Run, Rose, Run follows an aspiring female musician who goes to the country music capital to pursue her dreams. She carries with her a brutal secret that serves as the inspiration for her heart-wrenching songs, and she soon learns that her hidden past threatens the future she’s trying to build.
Dolly Parton said, “I still can’t believe that I get to launch Spotify’s first-ever Bookcast with my buddy James Patterson. What a great way to reach out to listeners all around the world. When we wrote this book together, I felt I could contribute best by sticking to my first love, music. James and I hope that listeners will be able to feel the connection between the book and the album as we work to bring this story and these characters to life, as only two storytellers can.”
“I’ve been a fan of Dolly Parton’s storytelling for years, so I was thrilled to collaborate with her on Run, Rose, Run and bring these characters to life,” said James Patterson. “The music she’s created around this project is incredible, and I’m grateful that Spotify has given us the opportunity to bring listeners a new experience of the book and album.”
Dolly Parton released the Run, Rose, Run soundtrack on the 4th March through Butterfly Records in partnership with Ingrooves/UMG, following the premiere of the Bookcast on Spotify last week. It’s the first soundtrack for a novel. On the 7th March the novel will be released simultaneously with the last six episodes of the Bookcast.
The Bookcast episodes can be found here.
