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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Playlist
by Roald Dahl
20 tracks
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Oct 18, 2026
A playful, candy-colored journey through a world of invention, wonder, and deliciously odd surprises, this playlist follows Charlie from humble beginnings into Wonka’s fantastical factory. The instrumentals evoke its shifting rooms and storybook magic; the songs capture the golden-ticket excitement, the children’s contrasting personalities, and the sweetness of Charlie’s good fortune.
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20 songs
1
The Big Country
Jerome Moross · Greatest Original Western Movie Themes
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2
Entry of the Gladiators
Julius Fučík · Entertainment On Stage
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3
The Typewriter
Leroy Anderson · Frederick Fennell Conducts The Music Of Leroy Anderson
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4
The Syncopated Clock
Leroy Anderson · The Future of Easy Listening: Leroy Anderson's Modern Orchestra
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5
March of the Toys
Victor Herbert · A Festival of Marches
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6
Libertango
Astor Piazzolla · Libertango - Buenos Aires Hora Cero
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Por Una Cabeza
Carlos Gardel · Las Canciones de Carlos Gardel
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Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Träumerei (Arr. Lewin for Guitar)
Robert Schumann · Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Träumerei (Arr. Lewin for Guitar)
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Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18
Robert Schumann · Schumann: Kinderszenen; Arabesque; Fantasie; Träumerei
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Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Einleitung
Richard Strauss · Popular Classical Melodies, Vol. 2
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11
The Moldau
Bedřich Smetana · The Symphonies II
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12
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Paul Dukas · Fantasia 2000
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13
Pure Imagination
Gene Wilder · Coastal Communities Concert Band - 28th Anniversary Concert
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14
The Candy Man
Sammy Davis Jr. · Lounge Legends: Sammy Davis Jr.
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15
I've Got a Golden Ticket
Anthony Newley · Newley Discovered
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16
Sugar, Sugar
The Archies · The Very Best Of "The Archies"
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17
Lollipop
The Chordettes · The Chordettes
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18
Chocolate
Kylie Minogue · Body Language
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19
The Sweet Escape
Gwen Stefani · 2000's HITS
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