Secret History
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Secret History

by Brandon Sanderson

This playlist captures the intricate worldbuilding, complex character arcs, and the dark, magical atmosphere of Brandon Sanderson's "Secret History." The instrumental tracks provide an intimate, cozy backdrop with gentle acoustic and ambient elements to mirror the story's emotional depth and mystery, while the vocal songs reflect key themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and hidden truths.

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Aug 14, 2026
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Way of Samurai

The Hidden Path

mono._ · Way of Samurai

1
Aukai

Snow

Aukai · Aukai

2
Veil of Mist

Veil of Mist

Jonam Breuer · Veil of Mist

3
Old Friends New Friends

Late

Nils Frahm · Old Friends New Friends

4
Embers

Embers

Robin Schulz · Embers

5
Beyond the Cursed Eclipse

Windswept

Vesperian Sorrow · Beyond the Cursed Eclipse

6
Twilight Reverie

Twilight Reverie

Warmth of Muba · Twilight Reverie

7
Afterglow

Afterglow

Morgondimma · Afterglow

8
Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

marsquake · Beneath the Surface

9
Fading Light

Fading Light

Graham Forest · Fading Light

10
Rivers Arms

The Winter

Balmorhea · Rivers Arms

11
Mystic Flow

Silent Reflections

Eneri Nürg · Mystic Flow

12
re:member

saman

Ólafur Arnalds · re:member

13
Solace

Solace

Moon Whisperer · Solace

14
Calm Ocean Breeze

Still Waters

Bossa Curve · Calm Ocean Breeze

15
Haunt Me

Boreal Kiss Pt. 1

Tim Hecker · Haunt Me

16
The North Shore

In Cambridge

Gavin Bryars · The North Shore

17
Challengers (Original Score)

Challengers

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross · Challengers (Original Score)

18
Neural Dreams

Dust and Shadows

Dutch Nomad · Neural Dreams

19
Whispering Winds

Whispering Winds

Michael Reiss · Whispering Winds

20
Shifting Sands

Shifting Sands

G:sson · Shifting Sands

21
( )

Untitled #3 - Samskeyti

Sigur Rós · ( )

22
Pendant World

Step Step Step

Balmorhea · Pendant World

23
Ethereal Vocals

Moonlit Path

Cosmic Nebula · Ethereal Vocals

24
CHAPTER II: THE AFTERMATH

Ash And Bone

PORCELAIN HEARTS · CHAPTER II: THE AFTERMATH

25
Spaces

Says

Nils Frahm · Spaces

26
Digressions

183 Times

Greg Haines · Digressions

27
Veil of Secrets

Veil of Secrets

Yee Hung · Veil of Secrets

28
Breathing

In Memoriam

Ben Böhmer · Breathing

29
Alpine

The Sherpas Lament

Garth Stevenson · Alpine

30
Jesse Marchant

Adrift

Jesse Marchant · Jesse Marchant

31
Thirty Three

Thirty Three

Emancipator · Thirty Three

32
My Finest Work Yet

Manifest

Andrew Bird · My Finest Work Yet

33
Rave Tapes

Heard About You Last Night

Mogwai · Rave Tapes

34
Ouroboros

Ouroboros

Trobar de Morte · Ouroboros

35
Veil of Night

Veil of Night

Philipp Wolf · Veil of Night

36
Awaken

Awaken

Hazue · Awaken

37
Horizons

Horizons

Aven Ash · Horizons

38
Comatose

Whispers in the Dark

Skillet · Comatose

39
A Necessary Escape (Dakar Chronicles Original Soundtrack)

Echoes

M83 · A Necessary Escape (Dakar Chronicles Original Soundtrack)

40
Vocal Trance Hits, Vol. 7 (Worldwide excl. USA & Canada)

I Am Alone - Ronski Speed Radio

Various Artists · Vocal Trance Hits, Vol. 7 (Worldwide excl. USA & Canada)

41
Silhouette

Silhouette

Cathleen Kleinert · Silhouette

42
All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2011 Remastered Edition)

All Is Violent, All Is Bright

God Is An Astronaut · All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2011 Remastered Edition)

43
Ma Fleur

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

44
Hurry up, We're Dreaming

Wait

M83 · Hurry up, We're Dreaming

45
Hold Me Down

Hold Me Down

YaBoi LoCo · Hold Me Down

46
Singing Bones

Far from Any Road

The Handsome Family · Singing Bones

47
{Awayland}

Nothing Arrived

Villagers · {Awayland}

48
For Emma, Forever Ago

Skinny Love

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

49
National Theatre Belgrade: Great Russian Operas from 1955

The Queen of Spades, Op. 68, TH 10, Act III Scene 2: Oh, I’m Worn Out with Sorrow

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · National Theatre Belgrade: Great Russian Operas from 1955

50
Legend Anthology

Protectors of the Earth (No Choir)

Two Steps from Hell · Legend Anthology

51
Chronicles

Guardians At the Gate

Audiomachine · Chronicles

52
American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score)

American Beauty

Thomas Newman · American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score)

53
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Don’t Drive Me Crazy

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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