Captive Traitor King
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Captive Traitor King Playlist

by Brigid Kemmerer

20 tracks
balanced
Nov 3, 2026

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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Track List

20 songs
1

Opus 23

Dustin O'Halloran · Piano Solos, Vol. 2

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2

Fólk fær andlit

Hildur Guðnadóttir · Fólk fær andlit

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3

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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4

Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: II. Un bal

Hector Berlioz · Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Waverley

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5

Atonement

Dario Marianelli · Atonement OST

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6

King

Florence + The Machine · Dance Fever

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7

The Seed

AURORA · A Different Kind Of Human – Step 2

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8

Work Song

Hozier · Hozier

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9

Wasting My Young Years

London Grammar · If You Wait (Deluxe Version)

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10

Keeping Your Head Up

Birdy · Beautiful Lies (Deluxe)

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11

Poison & Wine

The Civil Wars · Barton Hollow

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12

Elastic Heart

Sia · 1000 Forms Of Fear

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13

King And Lionheart

Of Monsters and Men · My Head Is An Animal

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14

Iron

Woodkid · Iron

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15

My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski · The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

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16

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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17

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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18

The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger

Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets

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19

The Firebird Suite (1919 Version): Finale - 2017 Remastered Version

Igor Stravinsky · Stravinsky: Firebird Suite - Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet (Remastered)

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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23

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