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Ballad of Sea and Sky

by Madeleine Eliot

This playlist captures the rich emotional and atmospheric journey of 'Ballad of Sea and Sky.' The instrumental tracks evoke the mystical sea setting, the tension of war, and the intimate connection between Marina and the siren, using a blend of classical, ambient, and post-rock influences. The vocal tracks reflect the characters' inner turmoil, forbidden love, and the clash of duty and desire, drawing from indie, dream pop, and folk genres with diverse voices that mirror the novel's unique lesbian romance and historical fantasy tone.

18 tracks
balanced
Apr 5, 2026
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Track List

18 songs
0
Apricity

Dayal

Aukai · Apricity

1
Fragment

Fragment II

Library Tapes · Fragment

2
Sommeil

Quiet Shore

Retland · Sommeil

3
Good to Me

The Silent Sea

Shannon Curtis · Good to Me

4
The Way Back Home

The Way Back Home

Aisha Badru · The Way Back Home

5
When Lagos Sleeps

Salt in the Air

SPINALL · When Lagos Sleeps

6
VEIL

VEIL

Metal in My Veins · VEIL

7
Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

I Can Almost See You

Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

8
The Covers Record

Sea of Love

Cat Power · The Covers Record

9
All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend (Deluxe)

Under The Water

AURORA · All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend (Deluxe)

10
Siren Song

Siren Song

Grace Power · Siren Song

11
Be the Cowboy

Washing Machine Heart

Mitski · Be the Cowboy

12
Nothing's Real

What's It Gonna Be?

Shura · Nothing's Real

13
Relapse

Saltwater

Geowulf · Relapse

14
Spellbound

Spellbound

oskar med k · Spellbound

15
The Map

The Map

Nigel O'Connor · The Map

16
Cover My Own

Tidal Wave

Old Sea Brigade · Cover My Own

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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