Book Playlist

Emperor and the Endless Palace Playlist

by Justinian Huang

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 24, 2026

“Emperor and the Endless Palace” feels like a journey through power, belonging, hidden rooms, and shifting emotions—moving from awe to tension to tenderness. This playlist pairs lyric-forward songs for its interpersonal and identity themes with carefully selected instrumental pieces that echo palace-like grandeur, ritual pacing, and nocturnal introspection.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Morning Mood

Edvard Grieg · Morning Mood

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2

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin · Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & An American in Paris

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3

Bolero

Maurice Ravel · Klassik die man kennen muss! Die größten Werke der Klassischen Musik

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4

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6

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5

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

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6

Claire de Lune

Claude Debussy · Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun - Scottish March - Claire de Lune - La Mer

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7

All I Want

Kodaline · In A Perfect World (Expanded Edition)

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8

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman · Tracy Chapman

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9

Stand By Me

Ben E. King · Don't Play That Song (Mono)

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10

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen · Various Positions

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11

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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12

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel · The Singer

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13

A Moment Apart

ODESZA · A Moment Apart

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14

Breathe Me

Sia · Colour The Small One

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15

Runaway

AURORA · All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend (Deluxe)

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16

Mystery of Love

Sufjan Stevens · Mystery of Love

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17

Everything Now

Arcade Fire · Everything Now

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18

The Great Pretender

The Platters · The Glory of Love

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19

Something in the Way She Moves

James Taylor · Greatest Hits

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20

All The Stars - From "Black Panther: The Album"

Kendrick Lamar · Temazos Variados Pal Viaje En Carro

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