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A reading playlist that mirrors The Green Mile’s swing between dread and wonder: death-row routines, grief, empathy, and the unsettling “miracle” of John Coffey’s gifts. Instrumentals lead with ominous, prison-hallway tension and restrained supernatural atmosphere, then vocals move through guilt, compassion, and human resilience as Paul Edgecombe’s perspective changes.
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20 songs
1
The Harry Lime Theme from "The Third Man"
Anton Karas · Easy Instrumental Classics - 30! Including Original Hits
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The Godfather Waltz
Nino Rota · Classic
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Adagio in G Minor
Tomaso Albinoni · Trompete & Orgel in Vollendung
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River Flows In You
Yiruma · River Flows In You
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Sarabande
George Frideric Handel · Klassik 100 Meisterwerke: Klassik die man gehört haben muss
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Requiem, Op. 48: 1. Introitus: Requiem aeternam - Kyrie
Gabriel Fauré · Fauré: Messe de Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine
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Messa da Requiem: II. Dies irae: Quid sum miser
Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi: Requiem
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Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin For Concentration
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Spiegel im Spiegel
Arvo Pärt · 55 Relaxing Classical Hits
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Hurt
I Am Johnny Cash · I Am Johnny Cash
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The Sound Of Silence
Classic Dream Orchestra · Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits Go Classic
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Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Tears For Fears · Witchy Songs
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13
Unchained Melody
The Righteous Brothers · Beautiful Melodies For Kids (International Version)
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14
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper · Fantastic 80's
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A Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke · Old But Gold
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Lean on Me
Bill Withers · National Trust - The Wedding Album
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The First Cut Is The Deepest - Stereo Version
Yusuf / Cat Stevens · ¡Sweet Sounds From 60's!
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18
Stay With Me
Sam Smith · Pop Sin Límites
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The Weight
The Band · Flower Power Classics
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