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A cinematic descent into nineteenth-century St. Petersburg: shadowed orchestral colors, uneasy piano and strings, and measured pulses suggest Raskolnikov’s isolation, feverish guilt, and slow movement toward confession. The final three songs bring the playlist’s focus to moral fracture, alienation, and the possibility of redemption.
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20 songs
1
The Godfather Waltz
Nino Rota · The Godfather (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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2
Love Theme From "The Godfather"
Nino Rota · The Godfather (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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3
Prelude
Bernard Herrmann · Psycho (The Complete Original Motion Picture Score)
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4
The Trouble With Harry
Bernard Herrmann · Murder & Intrigue Movie Soundtrack Music
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5
Audrey's Dance
Angelo Badalamenti · Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack)
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The Pink Room
Angelo Badalamenti · Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me - Soundtrack
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The Third Man Theme
Anton Karas · The Third Man Theme And Other Viennese Favorites - Anton Karas, Zither
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The Ludlows
James Horner · The Ludlows
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Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto
Gustav Mahler · Mahler, G.: Symphony No. 5
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10
String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40: III. Allegro Vivace
Béla Bartók · Bartok: Complete String Quartets
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The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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12
The Firebird Suite: Berceuse
Igor Stravinsky · STRAVINSKY: Firebird (The) / The Rite of Spring
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13
Gnossienne No. 3
Erik Satie · introspection
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14
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: Ii. Larghetto
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Variations on La ci darem - Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante
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15
Prélude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4
Frédéric Chopin · The Pianist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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16
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Paul Dukas · Fantasia 2000
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17
Danse macabre, Op. 40
Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 / Dance Macabre / Bacchanale / 3 Rhapsodies
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Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, Zweite Abteilung: VI. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden
Gustav Mahler · Mahler: Symphony No. 3
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Exit Music (For A Film)
Radiohead · OK Computer
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