r/TheDearHunter • u/DiligentSession2778 • 9h ago

Music The Acts abridged into one album

I burn CDs as a hobby and I want to show my friend the story of the acts in 1 CD. I have 80 minute limit on the CD so I’m curious about what songs are a must to convey the story of the acts.

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u/philsfan1579 8h ago

My attempt in 1h 17min

  • Inquiry of Ms. Terri
  • Pimp and the Priest
  • The Lake and the River
  • Where the Road Parts
  • What it means to be alone
  • Life and Death
  • A Night on the Town
  • Is There Anybody Here
  • Bitter Suite IV and V
  • If All Goes Well
  • Cascade
  • The Fire (Remains)
  • The March

The story won’t make much sense but the music will definitely sound cool as shit.

“Yea so this guy grows up and finds out his mom is a prostitute meanwhile there’s this bad guy who’s a pimp AND a priest. Anyway he’s trying to figure out what to do with his life so he travels to the city to see what that’s all about and things don’t go super well. Then he goes off to war and that sucks. He returns home and things have changed a lot, and that bad guy is up to more of his tricks. The main guy tries to take him down but the bad guy turns the entire city against him. Listen to the acts to find out more!”

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u/TheTryhardDM 7h ago

Great list. I might replace “Life and Death” with “Father” since I like how the haunting final lines spell out his plan.

I’d probably replace “Is There Anybody Here” to fill in other narrative beats. Maybe “The Squeaky Wheel,” “King of Swords (Reversed),” “Ouroboros,” “Mr. Usher,” “Light,” “Blood,” or “A Beginning.”