Best Served Cold
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Best Served Cold

by Joe Abercrombie

This playlist captures the brutal, dark, and intricate world of Joe Abercrombie's "Best Served Cold." The instrumental tracks evoke the cold, war-torn landscapes and political machinations, while the vocal tracks mirror the complex characters, vengeance, and shifting alliances through diverse sub-genres blending folk, dark indie, and cinematic tones. It balances tension, grit, and melancholy, reflecting the mercenary Monza Murcatto’s fierce journey amid betrayal and survival.

41 tracks
balanced
Apr 13, 2026
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Track List

41 songs
1
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

2
All Is Wild, All Is Silent Remixes

Elegy - Bexar Bexar Remix

Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent Remixes

3
Celtic Moments

The Mystic's Dream

Loreena McKennitt · Celtic Moments

4
Philip Glass: Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis One

Philip Glass · Philip Glass: Metamorphosis

5
Dawn Chorus (Remixes)

Stone - Matthew Herbert's Spring Dub

Hidden Orchestra · Dawn Chorus (Remixes)

6
The Thin Red Line

Journey to the Line (From "The Thin Red Line" Soundtrack)

Hans Zimmer · The Thin Red Line

7
Pop from the Movies

Conquest of Paradise

Vangelis · Pop from the Movies

8
Meditatio II - Music for Mixed Choir

Sleep

Eric Whitacre · Meditatio II - Music for Mixed Choir

9
New Noise

Blood // Water

grandson · New Noise

10
indie sleaze party

Black Sheep

Metric · indie sleaze party

11
Handball Wam Up

Run Boy Run

Woodkid · Handball Wam Up

12
Melodic House

No Rest for the Wicked

Lykke Li · Melodic House

13
Deadringer: Deluxe

Ghostwriter

RJD2 · Deadringer: Deluxe

14
Gasoline Rainbows

Bloodbuzz Ohio

The National · Gasoline Rainbows

15
Spaces

Says

Nils Frahm · Spaces

16
Echoes

Echoes

Mizmo · Echoes

17
Best Of 2017 Indie

Die Young

Sylvan Esso · Best Of 2017 Indie

18
Awake

Awake

Tycho · Awake

19
My take

Time

Hans Zimmer · My take

20
Epic Instrumental Gaming Soundtracks

The Imitation Game

Alexandre Desplat · Epic Instrumental Gaming Soundtracks

21
Bright Eyes

First Day of My Life

Dropping A Popped Locket · Bright Eyes

22
Every Kingdom

The Wolves

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

23
Young Mountain

Quiet

This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain

24
Lady Got Soul

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone · Lady Got Soul

25
Punisher

Garden Song

Phoebe Bridgers · Punisher

26
Treino Pop 2022

Elastic Heart

Sia · Treino Pop 2022

27
Relaxing Guitar

Cherry Wine (Arr. for Guitar)

Andrew Hozier-Byrne · Relaxing Guitar

28
Wolf Like Me

Things You Can Do

TV On The Radio · Wolf Like Me

29
Chill Soft Rock For Kids

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Chill Soft Rock For Kids

30
Sunrise Session III

Ashes - Sunrise Session III

Ólafur Arnalds · Sunrise Session III

31
Yearning for the Infinite

Perpetual Motion

Max Cooper · Yearning for the Infinite

32
Klassische Klaviermusik

The Departure

Max Richter · Klassische Klaviermusik

33
Reverie

Reverie

INNERVERSE · Reverie

34
2K Indie Pop

Into the Wild

LP · 2K Indie Pop

35
Il giorno in più (Colonna sonora originale)

Fade Into You

Mazzy Star · Il giorno in più (Colonna sonora originale)

36
Every Kingdom

Black Flies

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

37
Rock Generation - Hits and Oldies of the Greatest Rock N' Roll Era

Heroes

Vários · Rock Generation - Hits and Oldies of the Greatest Rock N' Roll Era

38
Metal Goes Acoustic

The Sound of Silence

Disturbed · Metal Goes Acoustic

39
Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

Saturn - Acústica

Sleeping At Last · Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

40
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

Arrival of the Birds

The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

41
Spell She Cast

Not a Poker Game

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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