The Great Gatsby
Book Playlist

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This playlist captures the glitz, glamour, and underlying melancholy of The Great Gatsby's Jazz Age setting and characters. The instrumental selections evoke the era's opulence and mystery, while the vocal tracks explore themes of desire, disillusionment, and the elusive American Dream through diverse genres reflecting the novel's emotional depth and complexity.

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Aug 13, 2026
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20 songs
1
Classics for Children

Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns · Classics for Children

2
Best of Albéniz

Iberia, Cahier I: No. 1, Evocation - Arr. for Orchestra By Enrique Fernández Arbós

Isaac Albéniz · Best of Albéniz

3
Beautiful Instrumental Music

3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux

Erik Satie · Beautiful Instrumental Music

4
Instrumental Works for the Concert Hall

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin · Instrumental Works for the Concert Hall

5
Sleep Music

Pavane

Gabriel Fauré · Sleep Music

6
Ken Burns Jazz-Dave Brubeck

Blue Rondo à la Turk

The Dave Brubeck Quartet · Ken Burns Jazz-Dave Brubeck

7
dark academia instrumental

Night on Bald Mountain

Modest Mussorgsky · dark academia instrumental

8
Chilling Cello

Arabesque No. 1, L. 66, No. 1 (Arr. for Cello and Piano)

Claude Debussy · Chilling Cello

9
Clair de Lune (Ultimate Edition)

Clair de Lune

Isao Tomita · Clair de Lune (Ultimate Edition)

10
Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin'

Fats Waller · Ain't Misbehavin'

11
Porgy And Bess

Summertime

Ella Fitzgerald · Porgy And Bess

12
Обратно в клас - pop

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Обратно в клас - pop

13
70's Collection

Love Is The Drug

Roxy Music · 70's Collection

14
Alles eine Frage der Zeit

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse · Alles eine Frage der Zeit

15
Jazz sous la lune

Moon River

Audrey Hepburn · Jazz sous la lune

16
20 of the Best

Big Spender

Shirley Bassey · 20 of the Best

17
Live In Germany 1969 - The Rare Frankfurt TV Broadcast

Summertime (Live Broadcast Germany 1969)

Janis Joplin · Live In Germany 1969 - The Rare Frankfurt TV Broadcast

18
Dangerously In Love

Crazy In Love (feat. JAY-Z)

Beyoncé · Dangerously In Love

19
Pure... American Anthems

Blue Velvet

Bobby Vinton · Pure... American Anthems

20
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Don’t Drive Me Crazy

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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