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The Wise Man’s Fear Playlist
Kvothe’s search for hidden truths, his perilous journey into the Fae, and the book’s quiet dread-to-wonder emotional swings are mirrored here by mostly nocturnal, low-intensity textures. Instrumentals first set a restrained, storybook focus—then the vocal tracks arrive like whispered lore, rivalry, and longing from across Temerant.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Hoppípolla
Sigur Rós · Takk...
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Canon in D
Johann Pachelbel · Pachelbel: Canon in D - Bach: Air on a G String - Handel: Largo from 'Xerxes' - Hallelujah Chorus - Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
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3
The Entertainer
Scott Joplin · Fingerbreaker: Classics Of Ragtime And Early Jazz Piano
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4
The Mother We Share
CHVRCHES · The Bones Of What You Believe
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5
First Day of My Life
Bright Eyes · I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
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Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
Cage The Elephant · Cage The Elephant
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Holocene
Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver
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Ophelia
The Lumineers · Cleopatra
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Merry-Go-Round of Life
Joe Hisaishi · Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')
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The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan
Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
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Adagio in G Minor
Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor
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12
Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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13
The Great Gig in the Sky
Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon
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14
First Breath After Coma
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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Arrival of the Birds
The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)
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Weightless
Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4
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Requiem for a Dream
Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream
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18
The Promise
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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Rain - Version for Piano Trio
Ryuichi Sakamoto · 1996
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