Book Playlist

Opportunity Playlist

by Ian Schrauth

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 8, 2026

Because the available description identifies only a general romance, this playlist follows the possibilities suggested by the title: anticipation, choosing to take a chance, intimacy, uncertainty, and reflection. Its instrumental opening leaves room for the reader to imagine the characters and setting, while the vocal half adds varied perspectives on love, timing, and new beginnings without assuming plot details not provided.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Opening (from "Far From the Madding Crowd")

Craig Armstrong · Imitation Games Vol.2

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2

Song for Sienna

Brian Crain · Piano and Cello Duet

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3

Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7 in F Major, Träumerei

Robert Schumann · Piano Recital: Bach, Mozart, and Schumann

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4

May Be

Yiruma · First Love (The Original & the Very First Recording)

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5

Arrival

The Album Leaf · The Endless (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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6

Window

The Album Leaf · In A Safe Place

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7

Song For Guy

Elton John · A Single Man

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8

Chariots Of Fire

Vangelis · Chariots Of Fire - The Play

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9

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

Talking Heads · Speaking in Tongues

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10

Such Great Heights

The Postal Service · Give Up

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11

There She Goes

CYRIL · There She Goes

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12

Love and Some Verses

Iron & Wine · Our Endless Numbered Days (Deluxe Edition)

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13

Anyone Else But You

The Moldy Peaches · The Moldy Peaches

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14

You And Me

Penny & The Quarters · Penny & the Quarters EP

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15

I Choose You

Sara Bareilles · The Blessed Unrest

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16

The Book of Love

The Magnetic Fields · 69 Love Songs

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17

Friday I'm In Love

The Cure · Wish

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18

New Soul

Yael Naim · Yael Naim

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19

Friday Morning

Khruangbin · Con Todo El Mundo

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20

La femme d'argent

Air · Moon Safari

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Length medium

Instrumental request 50%

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