Nation

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Nation Playlist

by Terry Pratchett

20 tracks

balanced

Nov 1, 2026

The sequence moves from the island's vastness and the shock of loss toward discovery, cooperation, and renewed belonging. Spacious instrumentals evoke the sea and the work of starting over; the vocal songs bring in the characters' resilience, the strangeness of meeting across cultures, and the warmth of a community taking shape.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Rain Tree Sketch II

Toru Takemitsu · Takemitsu: Complete Works for Piano

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2

Rain

George Winston · Winter Into Spring

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3

Silk Road

Kitaro · Super Best

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4

Perpetuum Mobile

Penguin Cafe Orchestra · Preludes, Airs And Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer)

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5

Eastern Glow

The Album Leaf · In A Safe Place

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6

Aqua

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing the Piano 12122020

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7

Aerial Boundaries

Michael Hedges · Aerial Boundaries

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8

Last Train Home

Pat Metheny Group · Still Life (Talking)

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9

Island In The Sun

Weezer · Blue/Green/Red

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10

Beyond the Sea

Bobby Darin · That's All

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11

Orinoco Flow

Enya · Themes From "Calmi Cuori Appassionati"

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12

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

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13

Home

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros · Up from Below

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14

Rivers and Roads

The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart (15th Anniversary Edition)

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15

Riptide

Vance Joy · Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

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16

Three Little Birds

Bob Marley & The Wailers · Exodus

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17

Send Me On My Way

Rusted Root · When I Woke

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18

Keep Your Head Up

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

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19

Andata

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing the Piano 12122020

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20

Telephone And Rubber Band - Remastered 2008

Penguin Cafe Orchestra · Penguin Café Orchestra

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