JD Eicher creates 4-song soundtrack for novelist's new book

Local musician JD Eicher has created a four-song soundtrack for best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks’ upcoming book “Two by Two,” which will be released Oct. 4. The songs will be a free download to all who buy the novel.

Eicher and his band mates are excited about the honor. “The whole group has been ecstatic,” he said. “It’s kind of a dream come true.”

The band had been working on the project since the spring, but it was not announced until Thursday.

The Canfield rocker’s music was selected over an undisclosed number of other entries for the way it matches Sparks’ prose in tone and emotion, and illustrates the new novel.

The decision to create a soundtrack was Sparks’ idea.

“Nicholas had an idea to do a soundtrack for his new novel, and he was looking for artists who might fit,” said Eicher. “Our record label submitted us, and we got chosen.”

The four songs on the soundtrack include three previously recorded songs that Sparks selected and one new song that Eicher wrote after talking with the author.

Read more about the project in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.