The Wise Man’s Fear
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The Wise Man’s Fear

by Patrick Rothfuss

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.

20 tracks
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Sep 22, 2026
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1
Takk...

Hoppípolla

Sigur Rós · Takk...

2
Pachelbel: Canon in D - Bach: Air on a G String - Handel: Largo from 'Xerxes' - Hallelujah Chorus - Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary

Canon in D

Johann Pachelbel · Pachelbel: Canon in D - Bach: Air on a G String - Handel: Largo from 'Xerxes' - Hallelujah Chorus - Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary

3
Fingerbreaker: Classics Of Ragtime And Early Jazz Piano

The Entertainer

Scott Joplin · Fingerbreaker: Classics Of Ragtime And Early Jazz Piano

4
The Bones Of What You Believe

The Mother We Share

CHVRCHES · The Bones Of What You Believe

5
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

First Day of My Life

Bright Eyes · I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

6
Cage The Elephant

Ain't No Rest For The Wicked

Cage The Elephant · Cage The Elephant

7
Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

8
Cleopatra

Ophelia

The Lumineers · Cleopatra

9
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')

Merry-Go-Round of Life

Joe Hisaishi · Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')

10
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

11
Adagio in G Minor

Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor

12
Arvo Pärt: Portrait

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

13
The Dark Side of the Moon

The Great Gig in the Sky

Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon

14
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

First Breath After Coma

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

15
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

Arrival of the Birds

The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

16
The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

Weightless

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

17
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream

18
The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

The Promise

Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

19
1996

Rain - Version for Piano Trio

Ryuichi Sakamoto · 1996

20
Ascent

An Ending (Ascent)

Brian Eno · Ascent

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