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
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Apr 13, 2026
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41 songs
0
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

1
All Is Wild, All Is Silent Remixes

Elegy - Bexar Bexar Remix

Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent Remixes

2
Celtic Moments

The Mystic's Dream

Loreena McKennitt · Celtic Moments

3
Philip Glass: Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis One

Philip Glass · Philip Glass: Metamorphosis

4
Dawn Chorus (Remixes)

Stone - Matthew Herbert's Spring Dub

Hidden Orchestra · Dawn Chorus (Remixes)

5
The Thin Red Line

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

Hans Zimmer · The Thin Red Line

6
Pop from the Movies

Conquest of Paradise

Vangelis · Pop from the Movies

7
Meditatio II - Music for Mixed Choir

Sleep

Eric Whitacre · Meditatio II - Music for Mixed Choir

8
New Noise

Blood // Water

grandson · New Noise

9
indie sleaze party

Black Sheep

Metric · indie sleaze party

10
Handball Wam Up

Run Boy Run

Woodkid · Handball Wam Up

11
Melodic House

No Rest for the Wicked

Lykke Li · Melodic House

12
Deadringer: Deluxe

Ghostwriter

RJD2 · Deadringer: Deluxe

13
Gasoline Rainbows

Bloodbuzz Ohio

The National · Gasoline Rainbows

14
Spaces

Says

Nils Frahm · Spaces

15
Echoes

Echoes

Mizmo · Echoes

16
Best Of 2017 Indie

Die Young

Sylvan Esso · Best Of 2017 Indie

17
Awake

Awake

Tycho · Awake

18
My take

Time

Hans Zimmer · My take

19
Epic Instrumental Gaming Soundtracks

The Imitation Game

Alexandre Desplat · Epic Instrumental Gaming Soundtracks

20
Bright Eyes

First Day of My Life

Dropping A Popped Locket · Bright Eyes

21
Every Kingdom

The Wolves

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

22
Young Mountain

Quiet

This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain

23
Lady Got Soul

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone · Lady Got Soul

24
Punisher

Garden Song

Phoebe Bridgers · Punisher

25
Treino Pop 2022

Elastic Heart

Sia · Treino Pop 2022

26
Relaxing Guitar

Cherry Wine (Arr. for Guitar)

Andrew Hozier-Byrne · Relaxing Guitar

27
Wolf Like Me

Things You Can Do

TV On The Radio · Wolf Like Me

28
Chill Soft Rock For Kids

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Chill Soft Rock For Kids

29
Sunrise Session III

Ashes - Sunrise Session III

Ólafur Arnalds · Sunrise Session III

30
Yearning for the Infinite

Perpetual Motion

Max Cooper · Yearning for the Infinite

31
Klassische Klaviermusik

The Departure

Max Richter · Klassische Klaviermusik

32
Reverie

Reverie

INNERVERSE · Reverie

33
2K Indie Pop

Into the Wild

LP · 2K Indie Pop

34
Il giorno in più (Colonna sonora originale)

Fade Into You

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

35
Every Kingdom

Black Flies

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

36
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

37
Metal Goes Acoustic

The Sound of Silence

Disturbed · Metal Goes Acoustic

38
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

39
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)

40
Spell She Cast

Not a Poker Game

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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