Starside
Book Playlist

Starside Playlist

by Alex Aster

20 tracks
balanced
Nov 4, 2026
3 mixes for this book

A focused instrumental journey from Stormside’s hardship toward Starside’s otherworldly splendor, with measured tension for the deadly quest and moments of spacious wonder for a realm shaped by magic. The mix of orchestral color, restrained piano, and atmospheric sound reflects Aris’s pursuit of vengeance without overwhelming concentration.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Empire of Angels

Thomas Bergersen · Sun

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Final Frontier

Thomas Bergersen · Sun

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3

Guardians At the Gate

Audiomachine · Chronicles

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4

Breath and Life

Audiomachine · Chronicles

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5

Icarus (feat. Julie Elven)

Iván Torrent · Icarus (feat. Julie Elven)

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The Wolf and the Moon

BrunuhVille · Aurora

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7

The Draughtsman's Contract: Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds

Michael Nyman · All Imperfect Things: The Piano Music of Michael Nyman

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The Song of the Golden Dragon

Estas Tonne · Bohemian Skies (Remastered)

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9

Kiss The Rain

Yiruma · From The Yellow Room (The Original & the Very First Recording)

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10

River Flows In You

Yiruma · First Love (The Original & the Very First Recording)

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Nuvole Bianche

Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina

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Una Mattina

Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina

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13

Pines of Rome, P. 141: Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome), P. 141: IV. I pini della via Appia [the Pines of the Appian Way]

Ottorino Respighi · Respighi: Symphonic Poems

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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi · Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

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15

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Samuel Barber · Romantic Favorites for Strings (Expanded Edition)

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16

A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden

Toru Takemitsu · Takemitsu: Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal Garden (A)

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17

Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: III. Moonlight

Benjamin Britten · Britten: Orchestral Works

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18

Concerto for Birds & Orchestra, Op. 61 "Cantus Arcticus": I. The Bog

Einojuhani Rautavaara · Rautavaara, E.: Garden of Spaces / Clarinet Concerto / Cantus Arcticus

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Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Einleitung

Richard Strauss · Music (Remastered 2015)

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Nights in the Garden's of Spain: I. In the Generalife

Manuel de Falla · De Falla: Love the Magician, Nights in the Gardens of Spain & Interlude and Spanish Dances

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  1. Matched to the book 50% instrumental 17 tracks · May 9, 2026Open
  2. Matched to the book 50% instrumental 20 tracks · Nov 4, 2026Open