Norwegian Wood

Book Playlist

Norwegian Wood Playlist

by 村上春樹

18 tracks

balanced

Jun 20, 2026

3 mixes for this book

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.

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Track List

18 songs

1

A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

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2

Starwood Choker

Bing & Ruth · No Home of the Mind

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3

Song Of The Sleeping Forest

Susumu Yokota · Symbol

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4

The Last Time

Sven Wegner · Late Night Drinks

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5

Modul 29_14

Nik Bärtsch · Continuum

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6

I Can Almost See You

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

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7

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Version for Piano Trio

Ryuichi Sakamoto · 1996

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8

My Baby Just Cares for Me (2013 - Remaster)

Nina Simone · Little Girl Blue (2013 - Remaster)

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9

Quiet times

Yolanda Rae · Quiet times

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10

Lonesome Town

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

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11

New Slang

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs The Shins

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12

Into My Arms

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

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13

Time After Time

Cyndi Lauper · Dreams In Rock Vol. 1

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14

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

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

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15

This Woman's Work

Kate Bush · Love Song

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16

Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Neil Young

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17

Suzanne

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

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18

I am Not Superman

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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