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This playlist captures the haunting and melancholic journey of Esther Greenwood in "The Bell Jar." The instrumental tracks create a nocturnal, introspective atmosphere that mirrors the novel's emotional depth and descent into mental turmoil, using sparse arrangements and subtle textures to evoke solitude and fragility. The vocal selections reflect key thematic elements like isolation, identity, and emotional conflict, providing lyrical insight into Esther's psyche and the 1950s cultural backdrop.
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44 songs
1
Untitled #9 - Smáskifa 1
Sigur Rós · ( ) [2022 Remaster]
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2
The Departure
Max Richter · The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)
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3
Experience
Ludovico Einaudi · In A Time Lapse
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4
Building A Family
Mark Isham · Life As A House (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Quiet City
Aaron Copland · Copland: Appalachian Spring; Lincoln Portrait; Fanfare; Rodeo, etc.
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APHELION
Heliosphere · CREATURES
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Horizon
Maxence Cyrin · Horizon
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Elegy For The Arctic
Ludovico Einaudi · 12 Songs From Home
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Whisper
Lisa Lynne · Weaving Worlds
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Time Lapse
Michael Nyman · Film Music 1980 - 2001
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The Curse
Agnes Obel · Aventine
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First Breath After Coma
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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I Giorni
Ludovico Einaudi · Islands - Essential Einaudi
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14
Ambre
Nils Frahm · Wintermusik
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Perpetuum Mobile
Penguin Cafe Orchestra · Preludes, Airs And Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer)
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Healing Is A Miracle
Julianna Barwick · Healing Is A Miracle
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17
Dayvan Cowboy
Boards of Canada · The Campfire Headphase
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18
Weightless
Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4
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19
Song for Sienna
Brian Crain · Piano and Cello Duet
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Shimmering Lights
Sound Nomaden · Shimmering Lights
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21
The Hours
Philip Glass · The Hours (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Night Owl - 2014
Galimatias · Lost Cargo
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Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Requiem Realisations
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Music For A Found Harmonium
Patrick Street · Preludes, Airs And Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer)
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Elegy
Tycho · Dive
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Dawn Chorus
Thom Yorke · ANIMA
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Opus 55
Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere
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saman
Ólafur Arnalds · re:member
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A Model of the Universe
Jóhann Jóhannsson · The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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late night walking
Rustique Beats · here for the night
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Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
John Mayer · Continuum
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The Night We Met
Lord Huron · Strange Trails
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Solar Ascent
Helios Open Frequency · Solar Spectrum
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Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber · Classic
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Glassworks: Opening
Philip Glass · Philip Glass: Piano Works
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Lullaby
The Cure · Greatest Hits
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lofticries
Purity Ring · shrines
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Adagio in G Minor
Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor
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39
Alone in Kyoto
Air · Talkie Walkie
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40
In a Landscape
John Cage · Der Bote
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Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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snowfall
Øneheart · snowfall
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Pale Blue
Soothing Oasis · Light Through Leaves
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