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Ambush Playlist
This playlist moves between the quiet pull of Paradise and her former love, the unease of a murder mystery, and the grounded warmth of an Alabama community. Instrumental score and classical pieces build suspense without overwhelming the page; the vocal half draws on country, folk, and Americana to echo heartbreak, loyalty, faith, and the search for truth.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Stuff We Did
Michael Giacchino · Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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2
Main Titles
Rachel Portman · Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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3
Buka
Hania Rani · Home
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4
Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541/3
Franz Liszt · Pops Stoppers
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: No. 7, Notturno
Felix Mendelssohn · Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American": II. Lento
Antonín Dvořák · Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet, Op. 96, String Quintet, Op. 97 & Humoresques, Op. 101
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Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
Gustav Mahler · Mahler: Symphony No.5
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Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: II. Adagio
Joseph Haydn · Haydn: Cello Concertos (Remastered)
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Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses
Steve Reich · Music for 18 Musicians
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10
The Heart Asks Pleasure First
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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11
The Ludlows
James Horner · The Ludlows
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12
The Gravel Road (from "The Village")
James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4
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13
Way Out There - Main Title
Carter Burwell · Raising Arizona (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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14
If We Were Vampires
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · The Nashville Sound
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15
Alabama
Neil Young · Harvest (50th Anniversary Edition)
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16
Down in the Valley
The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart (15th Anniversary Edition)
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17
Long Black Veil
The Band · To Kingdom Come (The Definitive Collection)
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18
Angel from Montgomery
Bonnie Raitt · Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2
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Sweet Old World
Lucinda Williams · Sweet Old World
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