Running to

Book Playlist · Autumn Leaves

Running to Playlist

by Thomas Mark Zuniga

20 tracks

balanced

Nov 6, 2026

For Autumn Leaves, this instrumental mix pairs earthy acoustic guitar and mellow piano with spacious, reflective textures. Its shifting warmth follows Tom's movement from road-worn searching toward the human connection he finds in readers' homes, without assuming particular stops or events the description doesn't specify.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Paris, Texas

Ry Cooder · Music by Ry Cooder

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2

The Yellow Princess

John Fahey · The Yellow Princess

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3

Bowsprit

Balmorhea · Constellations

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4

Blink

Hiroshi Yoshimura · Music for Nine Post Cards

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5

Being Here

Laraaji · Flow Goes The Universe

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6

Turning Back

Alex de Grassi · Turning: Turning Back

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7

Ragamuffin

Michael Hedges · Aerial Boundaries

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8

Limmat

Balmorhea · Rivers Arms

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9

The Long Road

Mark Knopfler · Cal

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10

CREEK

Hiroshi Yoshimura · Green

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11

All of a Sudden

Laraaji · Vision Songs, Vol.1

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12

Western

Alex de Grassi · Southern Exposure

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13

In Christ There is No East or West

John Fahey · Blind Joe Death

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14

Iguazu - 2024 Remaster

Gustavo Santaolalla · Ronroco (2024 Remaster)

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15

The Road

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis · The Road (Original Film Score)

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16

Because It's There

Michael Hedges · Beyond Boundaries: Guitar Solos

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17

Longing / Love

George Winston · Autumn (Piano Solos)

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18

Feelin' Bad Blues - 2008 Remaster

Ry Cooder · Crossroads (Original Sountrack)

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19

Respite

Goldmund · The Time It Takes

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Suchness

Goldmund · In Each Moment

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Instrumental request 100%

Seasonal edition Autumn Leaves

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