Thomas Pynchon , a modern American author, has written five novels starting with V. in 1963 up to Mason and Dixon , published in 1997. As a result Pynchon has achieved legendary status among many musicians and confused looks from others. Sometimes a song will jump into a story with no warning, and other times characters rely on sound to complete a transmission or save their life. Composers and performers are discussed in pages-long conversations that may or may not have any real meaning to the book. Since the job of catalouging each of the songs and sounds in the book is too large for any one person, we've left it up to you.
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As a result, we aim to provide a evolving community of those interested in the musical aspects of Pynchon's work and hope to collectively provide answers to such problems as possible sources of songs, different meanings and literary effects of using the songs and sounds, and interpretations of the author's intent. Our end result, which we hope will never happen, is to completely exhaust everyone's viewpoints and creative output concerning Thomas Pynchon, sound, and music.