Norwegian Wood
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Norwegian Wood

by Haruki Murakami

This playlist captures the melancholic yet nostalgic essence of "Norwegian Wood," blending 1960s introspective moods with the timeless emotions of first love and loss. The instrumental selections evoke the novel's intimate and spacious settings, while the vocal tracks explore the complex emotional arcs and character dynamics within the Tokyo backdrop, spanning indie folk, ambient, jazz, and classical influences.

18 tracks
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Apr 8, 2026
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Trilogy

Beving: Ala

Joep Beving · Trilogy

1
Viaggi in aeromobile

Soffia la notte

Fabrizio Paterlini · Viaggi in aeromobile

2
Nightfall

Nightfall

Divine Vibration · Nightfall

3
Orbit Reworked

Be Still, My Tongue - Slow Meadow Rework

Snorri Hallgrímsson · Orbit Reworked

4
A Long Walk

A Long Walk

Julius Sedlák · A Long Walk

5
Stranger Things 3 (Original Score from the Netflix Original Series)

Starcourt

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein · Stranger Things 3 (Original Score from the Netflix Original Series)

6
Once In A Red Moon

Silent wings

Secret Garden · Once In A Red Moon

7
The Twelve (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Stars We Follow

Federico Albanese · The Twelve (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

8
Cottage Core

Northern Sky

Nick Drake · Cottage Core

9
Back To The Garden

Suzanne

Leonard Cohen · Back To The Garden

10
MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Into My Arms

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

11
John Denver: The Collection

Annie's Song

John Denver · John Denver: The Collection

12
69 Love Songs

The Book of Love

The Magnetic Fields · 69 Love Songs

13
Sad Girl: Tear-Stained Songs

River

Joni Mitchell · Sad Girl: Tear-Stained Songs

14
Dylan, Cash, and The Nashville Cats: A New Music City

Charlie Daniels on Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash's "Girl from the North Country"

Charlie Daniels · Dylan, Cash, and The Nashville Cats: A New Music City

15
Hurry up, We're Dreaming

Wait

M83 · Hurry up, We're Dreaming

16
The Covers Record

Sea of Love

Cat Power · The Covers Record

17
This Year (Under the Lights)

This Year (Under the Lights)

Luminary Flux · This Year (Under the Lights)

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Length medium
Instrumental 50%
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