The instrumental opening moves between courtly restraint, looming danger, and moments of fragile tenderness, reflecting the fragile peace between Astranza and Incendar. The vocal half turns toward divided loyalties, love as a risk, and the strain of protecting a kingdom in crisis, with distinct songs evoking Jory’s resolve, Asher’s devotion, and Ky’s conflict.
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20 songsOpus 23
Dustin O'Halloran · Piano Solos, Vol. 2
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Fólk fær andlit
Hildur Guðnadóttir · Fólk fær andlit
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Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
Antonín Dvořák · Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World
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Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: II. Un bal
Hector Berlioz · Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Waverley
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Atonement
Dario Marianelli · Atonement OST
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King
Florence + The Machine · Dance Fever
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The Seed
AURORA · A Different Kind Of Human – Step 2
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Work Song
Hozier · Hozier
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Wasting My Young Years
London Grammar · If You Wait (Deluxe Version)
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Keeping Your Head Up
Birdy · Beautiful Lies (Deluxe)
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Poison & Wine
The Civil Wars · Barton Hollow
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Elastic Heart
Sia · 1000 Forms Of Fear
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King And Lionheart
Of Monsters and Men · My Head Is An Animal
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Iron
Woodkid · Iron
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My Love Mine All Mine
Mitski · The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
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Handel / Orch. Hale: Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande
George Frideric Handel · Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Handel
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Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco
Antonín Dvořák · Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World" / Smetana: The Moldau
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The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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The Firebird Suite (1919 Version): Finale - 2017 Remastered Version
Igor Stravinsky · Stravinsky: Firebird Suite - Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet (Remastered)
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