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Rhythm of War Playlist
A focused, mostly instrumental journey through Roshar’s war-torn landscapes, shifting from intimate piano and chamber textures to measured, cinematic tension. The sequence reflects Navani’s inventive resolve, Kaladin’s burden and resilience, Shallan’s fractured inner life, and the uneasy hope of the Knights Radiant without overwhelming the quiet concentration of a cozy reading space.
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40 songs
1
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Johann Sebastian Bach · Bach: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1981 Gould Remaster)
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Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
Robert Schumann · Schumann: Kinderszenen; Kreisleriana
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Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
Robert Schumann · Schumann: Kinderszenen; Arabesque; Fantasie; Träumerei
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Songs Without Words, Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 1 in E Major, MWV U 86
Felix Mendelssohn · Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 - Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words
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Songs Without Words, Book 2, Op. 30: No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor "Venetian Boat Song"
Felix Mendelssohn · Waves of Valparaíso
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Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: Andante sostenuto
Franz Liszt · Liszt: Piano Works
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Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172
Franz Liszt · Liszt - My Piano Hero
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
Edvard Grieg · Grieg: Piano Concerto; Lyric Pieces
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Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg · Morning Mood
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Musica Ricercata: II. Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale
György Ligeti · Beethoven: Complete Variations for Piano, Vol. 3
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Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending etc.
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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 "Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell" (Instrumental Version)
Benjamin Britten · Last Night of the Proms
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Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato
Benjamin Britten · Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; Simple Symphony, etc.
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Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Zoltan Szekely): I. Stick Dance. Allegro moderato
Béla Bartók · Rhapsody
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Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56: 2. Peasant Costume in D Minor (Arr. for harp by Silke Aichhorn)
Béla Bartòk · Miniaturen 6
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Gnossienne No. 4
Erik Satie · Satie: The Magic of Satie
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Jack-in-the-Box: I. Prélude
Erik Satie · Satie: The Magic of Satie
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The Secret Garden suite - piano version
Zbigniew Preisner · My Life Preisner’s Music (Live in Bielsko - Biała)
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The Gravel Road (from "The Village")
James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4
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The Blue Planet
George Fenton · The Blue Planet (Original Television Soundtrack)
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The Path of the Wind
Joe Hisaishi · My Neighbor Totoro Sound Book
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A Town with an Ocean View
Joe Hisaishi · Kiki's Delivery Service Soundtrack Music Collection
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The Ludlows
James Horner · The Ludlows
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The Ludlows (From "Legends Of The Fall" Soundtrack)
James Horner · Legends Of The Fall Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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The Revenant Main Theme
Ryuichi Sakamoto · The Revenant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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andata
Ryuichi Sakamoto · async
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The Sixth Station
Joe Hisaishi · Spirited Away Soundtrack
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The Departure
Max Richter · The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)
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Written on the Sky
Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
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30
Experience
Ludovico Einaudi · In A Time Lapse
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31
Una Mattina
Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina
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We Move Lightly
Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere
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33
Opus 55
Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere
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34
The Mighty Rio Grande
This Will Destroy You · S/T
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35
Quiet
This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain
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36
Near Light
Ólafur Arnalds · Living Room Songs
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saman
Ólafur Arnalds · re:member
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Only The Winds
Ólafur Arnalds · Music For Mindfulness
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39
Truth
Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent
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