We Want to Live

Book Playlist

We Want to Live Playlist

by Aajonus Vonderplanitz

20 tracks

balanced

Jun 17, 2026

This playlist reflects the profound journey of Aajonus Vonderplanitz in "We Want to Live," blending introspective instrumentals that mirror his radical health transformations and biographical depth with vocal tracks that explore themes of resilience, nature, and personal revelation. The mix of ambient, post-rock, and indie elements encapsulates the emotional highs and lows of his story, while diverse voices and sounds evoke the book's rich cultural and personal dynamics.

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Track List

20 songs

1

The Approaching Night

Philip Wesley · Dark Night of the Soul

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2

Nothing It Can

Helios · Moiety

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3

Crossings

Nils Frahm · Graz

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4

Clouds

Balmorhea · Clouds (Extrait de la bande originale du film Un homme pressé)

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5

By This River

Brian Eno · PIANISPHÈRE 1

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6

A Glacier

Peter Broderick · Float

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7

Eclipse

LEAP · Entropy

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8

Anything You Synthesize - Ambient

The American Dollar · Ambient One

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9

We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, for the Earth had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

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10

The Winner Is... - DeVotchKa Version

DeVotchKa · The Winner Is... (DeVotchKa Version)

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11

Seventeen

Sharon Van Etten · Remind Me Tomorrow

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12

Things You Can Do

TV On The Radio · Wolf Like Me

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13

Medicine

Dirty Durdie · Golden Soul Comrade

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14

Deep Water

American Authors · Seasons

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15

Healing

Michael Patrick Kelly · Traces

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16

My Silver Lining

First Aid Kit · Flying Serenity Songs

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17

Taro

alt-J · An Awesome Wave

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18

River

Leon Bridges · Keep Calm & Chillout

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19

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

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20

Delivery of Dreams

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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