he ard ▁son ic ▁journey ▁into ▁this ▁historical ▁little ▁“ town ▁that ▁tal ks ▁to ▁the ▁dead .” ▁This ▁will ▁be ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁musical ▁album ▁and ▁accomp any ing ▁book ▁called ▁The ▁Secret ▁Music ▁of ▁L ily ▁D ale ." Music ▁is ▁a ▁g host ,” ▁J ill ▁T racy ▁told ▁Ha ute ▁Mac ab re . ▁ ▁“ It ’ s ▁an ▁int ang ible ▁thing — you ▁can ’ t ▁touch ▁it , ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁record ▁it ▁to ▁prove ▁it ▁was ▁ever ▁there . ▁Music ▁is ▁time ▁travel . ▁It ▁only ▁exists ▁moment ▁by ▁moment , ▁note ▁by ▁note — and ▁then ▁van ishes . ▁We ▁can ▁try ▁to ▁catch ▁it , ▁like ▁a ▁myth ical ▁be ast ▁or ▁a ▁falling ▁star . ▁But ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁it ▁truly ▁can ▁exist ▁is ▁to ▁archive ▁it — record ings , ▁videos , ▁sheet ▁music . ▁The ▁real ▁music ▁itself ▁is ▁a ▁g host .” ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁Albums Qu int ess entially ▁Un real ▁ ▁( 1 9 9 6 ) Di abol ical ▁Stre ak ▁ ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) In to ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Ph ant oms ▁ ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) The ▁Bit ters weet ▁Con stra in ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) B EN E ATH : ▁The ▁Bit ters weet ▁Con stra in ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) Sil ver ▁Sm oke , ▁Star ▁of ▁Night ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Comp il ations " Me ant