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Gabriel Allon’s pursuit in “Ransom” moves through hidden rooms, surveillance-like pacing, and the cold glamour of Knightsbridge and the English countryside—this playlist mirrors that shift with suspenseful, glassy textures and restrained pulse. The music stays mostly instrumental and focused, so the lyrical moments feel like rare “confessions” amid deception and betrayal.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: Ii. Larghetto
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Variations on La ci darem - Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante
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The Unanswered Question
Charles Ives · Ives, C.: Universe Symphony (Completed by L. Austin) / Orchestral Set No. 2 / The Unanswered Question
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3
Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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4
The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams · Elgar: Violin Concerto, op.61 / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
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5
Piano Phase
Steve Reich · Works 1965-1995
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Verdi: Messa da Requiem: II. Dies irae
Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi : Messa da Requiem
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7
Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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8
The Promise
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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9
Into My Arms
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster)
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10
Everybody Knows
Leonard Cohen · I'm Your Man
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11
Nimrod
Edward Elgar · Crown Imperial: Coronation Music
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12
Gymnopédie No. 1
Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends
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13
Metamorphosen, Study for 23 Solo Strings, Op. 142, TrV 290, AV 142
Richard Strauss · Dohnányi: Sextet – Strauss: Métamorphosen
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14
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Maurice Ravel · Tranquil Impressions: Musical Meditations for Peaceful Moments
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15
Stabat Mater: Fac ut ardeat cor meum
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi · Pergolesi: Stabat Mater - A Tribute To Pergolesi
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Requiem, Op. 48:IV. Pie Jesu (Arr. for Piano)
Gabriel Fauré · Fauré: Requiem op. 48 (in a new version for piano)
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17
The Heart Asks Pleasure First
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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18
Red Right Hand
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · Red Right Hand (Theme from 'Peaky Blinders')
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Space Oddity - 2015 Remaster
David Bowie · David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster]
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