Ambush

Book Playlist

Ambush Playlist

by Colleen Coble

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 11, 2026

3 mixes for this book

A suspenseful, Southern-tinged arc moves from the quiet weight of buried family history into danger, longing, and the possibility of trust renewed. The instrumentals set a spacious, watchful mood; the vocal songs bring in the roots, country, and indie-folk textures of Paradise’s Alabama home and her complicated bond with the man who broke her heart.

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Track List

20 songs

1

The John Dunbar Theme - From "Dances With Wolves"

John Barry · 100 Greatest Western Themes

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2

To Kill A Mockingbird

Elmer Bernstein · To Kill A Mockingbird

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3

The Kiss

Trevor Jones · Last of the Mohicans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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4

Stuff We Did

Michael Giacchino · Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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5

The Firm (Main Title)

Dave Grusin · The Firm

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6

Sleeping Lotus

Joep Beving · Solipsism

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7

The Blue Hour

Federico Albanese · The Blue Hour

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8

Bluebird

Alexis Ffrench · Evolution

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9

Porcelain

Helen Jane Long · Deep Meditation Piano Songs

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10

Threnody

Goldmund · The Malady Of Elegance

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11

The Gravel Road (from "The Village")

James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4

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12

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

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13

Barton Hollow

The Civil Wars · Barton Hollow

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14

Poison & Wine

The Civil Wars · Barton Hollow

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15

The House That Built Me

Miranda Lambert · Revolution

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16

If It Hadn't Been For Love

The Steeldrivers · The SteelDrivers

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17

I Will Wait

Mumford & Sons · Babel (Deluxe Version)

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18

The Heart Of The Matter

Don Henley · The Very Best Of

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19

Love and War

Tamar Braxton · Love and War

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20

Keep Your Heart Young

Brandi Carlile · Bear Creek

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