Norwegian Wood
Book Playlist

Norwegian Wood

by 村上春樹

This playlist captures the melancholic nostalgia, intimate emotional depth, and cultural backdrop of 'Norwegian Wood.' The instrumental tracks reflect the contemplative, sometimes somber moods of Tokyo in the late sixties and the inner turmoil of the characters, while the vocal tracks explore themes of love, loss, and memory through a diverse set of voices and genres that mirror Toru and Naoko's complex relationship and the era's ambiance.

18 tracks
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Jun 20, 2026
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Track List

18 songs
1
The Pearl

A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

2
No Home of the Mind

Starwood Choker

Bing & Ruth · No Home of the Mind

3
Symbol

Song Of The Sleeping Forest

Susumu Yokota · Symbol

4
Late Night Drinks

The Last Time

Sven Wegner · Late Night Drinks

5
Continuum

Modul 29_14

Nik Bärtsch · Continuum

6
Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

I Can Almost See You

Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

7
1996

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Version for Piano Trio

Ryuichi Sakamoto · 1996

8
Little Girl Blue (2013 - Remaster)

My Baby Just Cares for Me (2013 - Remaster)

Nina Simone · Little Girl Blue (2013 - Remaster)

9
Quiet times

Quiet times

Yolanda Rae · Quiet times

10
Further Than the End of the F***ing World

Lonesome Town

Ricky Nelson · Further Than the End of the F***ing World

11
MSQ Performs The Shins

New Slang

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs The Shins

12
MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Into My Arms

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

13
Dreams In Rock Vol. 1

Time After Time

Cyndi Lauper · Dreams In Rock Vol. 1

14
Live... Rumours Tour, LA 1978 -Remastered

Monday Morning - Live: LSU Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 30 Aug 78

Fleetwood Mac · Live... Rumours Tour, LA 1978 -Remastered

15
Love Song

This Woman's Work

Kate Bush · Love Song

16
MSQ Performs Neil Young

Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Neil Young

17
Songs of L. Cohen / Songs of love and hate / New skin for the old ceremony

Suzanne

Leonard Cohen · Songs of L. Cohen / Songs of love and hate / New skin for the old ceremony

18
Why not?

I am Not Superman

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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Length medium
Instrumental 50%
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