Vanishing Act author David MacGregor has developed a companion soundtrack to accompany the book. "I like to do things a little differently. When I wrote the story I could see it as a movie in my head. Movies all have soundtracks now, don't they? It's a way of sharing the experience. And, like I said. It's fun."

Take the soundtrack survey (below) and go into the draw to win one of four personalised hardback copies of Vanishing Act.

	The Vanishing Act Soundtrack survey Join the Vanishing Act mailing list and you could win one of four hardback copies of the book with a personal dedication (you may choose to send it as a gift to a friend with your own message and signature if you like, or a message to you from the Author). First Name * email address * Norah Jones. Sunrise. Laid back jazz to get the ball rolling. The little fishing boat KaiMoana is heading out across the bar. Jimi Tamaki looks back to the east as the sun comes up and he thinks about his life in Kawhiamatu. Scale of 1-5 (1=hate it. 5=love it). Norah Jones Carla Bruni. L'Excessive. Sexy, exotic and all just a little bit over the top. Dr Hinemoa O'Reilly is all of these things. Young, intelligent and telegenic in the extreme. She travels the world in a superyacht that has been converted to a latter-day Calypso, part dive expedition, part floating movie studio. Light and upbeat. Could the French influence be an homage to Jacques Cousteau. Perhaps…? Scale of 1-5. You know the drill. Carla Bruni, Jack Johnson, Constellations. The surfer musician. Laid back, too cool for school. Maybe a little like Jimi. You'll see the irony of including some of J.J's sounds when you meet Daniella McBride, the long limbed fashion model (but I don't want to give too much of the game away…) Jack Johnson Crowded House, Fall at your feet. What is the connection here. Well, aside from the Kiwi connection (I know, I know… the Aussies claim Crowded House as their own, but really, we know better don't we?). Could the title reference media mogul Ted Buscolli's feelings about Hine. Or could it be his feelings for the almighty dollar? Or something else entirely. Cat remains in bag on that one, sorry. Live and acoustic version by the way. Crowded House Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg. Je t'aime mois non plus. A slightly surreal inclusion. Kind of sexy. Makes an unexpected appearance in the book. Tres Cool. I think so. You? Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg Radiohead. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi. How could I write a book about the ocean and not include a song about fish. Well, not all the weird fish in the book swim. Take Des Bramwell for example. Minister of Fisheries. Or the four Portugese seamen. Or Maori protester Willy Ihimaki? I don't think you'd find a stranger cast swimming in the darkness around a hot plume a the bottom of the Mariana trench - though you might find them swimming about the hot plume of media attention and money. Radiohead Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. Gone, Gone, Gone. 'Some sunny day baby when everything seems ok baby, you'll wake up and find that your alone. Cause I'll be gone. Gone, gone, gone.Really gone. Gone, gone, gone. Cause you done me wrong." I was wrapping things up in the book when I got this track. Spooky. It kind of neatly ties up the strands. Upbeat and fun. What do you think? Robert Plant & Alison Krauss We'll stop there for now. I'm looking forward to comparing notes with you. David MacGregor.

 

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