Ritual

Book Playlist

Ritual Playlist

by Shantel Tessier

20 tracks

balanced

Nov 5, 2026

The instrumental opening moves through shadowy campus intrigue, ritualistic tension, and moments of private vulnerability, while the vocal half follows the charged push and pull between control and desire. Dark pop, alternative rock, and intimate electronic textures reflect Blakely’s constrained world and the dangerous attraction surrounding Ryat and the Lords.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Somehow Familiar

Fabrizio Paterlini · The Art of the Piano

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2

Love

Mica Levi · Under the Skin

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3

Take Me To Church

Hozier · Hozier

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4

Beggin For Thread

BANKS · Goddess (Deluxe)

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5

Howl

Florence + The Machine · Lungs (Deluxe Version)

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6

Burning Desire

Lana Del Rey · Born To Die – Paradise Edition (Special Version)

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7

Do I Wanna Know?

Arctic Monkeys · AM

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8

Change (In the House of Flies)

Deftones · White Pony

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9

I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)

Taylor Swift · Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

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10

Kiss It Better

Rihanna · ANTI (Deluxe)

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11

Human

Sevdaliza · Ison

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12

Blood In The Cut

K.Flay · Every Where Is Some Where

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13

Black Sands

Bonobo · Black Sands

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14

Angel Echoes

Four Tet · There Is Love in You (Expanded Edition)

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15

stella

KASHIWA Daisuke · program music I

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16

Arrival of the Birds

The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

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17

The Only Moment We Were Alone

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

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18

Experience

Ludovico Einaudi · In A Time Lapse

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19

The Secret Life of Daydreams

Dario Marianelli · Pride and Prejudice Songbook

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20

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Preludes; Sonata No.2

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