Norwegian Wood

Book Playlist

Norwegian Wood Playlist

by Haruki Murakami

21 tracks

balanced

May 12, 2026

3 mixes for this book

This playlist captures the bittersweet and reflective nature of "Norwegian Wood" through a blend of delicate instrumentals and evocative vocal tracks. The instrumental selections echo the introspective and sometimes somber moods of Toru and Naoko, while the vocal songs explore themes of love, loss, and emotional complexity, reflecting the novel's nuanced character dynamics and 1960s Tokyo setting.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Winter Overture

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST

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2

Silent Eyes

Fabrizio Paterlini · Now

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3

Polka Dots And Moonbeams - Remastered 2025

Bill Evans Trio · Moon Beams (Remastered 2025)

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4

Night Song

Rhonda Mackert · A Wild Beauty

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5

Earthly Heaven

Rachel Grimes · Marion County 1938

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6

Song for Sienna

Brian Crain · Piano Romantic

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7

So Will Be Now

John Talabot · Permanent Vacation: Selected Label Works 4

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8

Graceful Touch

Tord Gustavsen Trio · Changing Places

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9

Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses

Steve Reich · Music for 18 Musicians

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10

Empty House

Hausward · Empty House

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11

Tinseltown in the Rain

The Blue Nile · A Walk Across the Rooftops

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12

What Are You Fighting For?

Tindersticks · Across Six Leap Years

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13

Rivers and Roads

The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart (15th Anniversary Edition)

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14

Northern Sky

Nick Drake · Sunday Brunch

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15

Cherry-coloured Funk

Cocteau Twins · Heaven or Las Vegas

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16

Cornflake Girl

Tori Amos · Under the Pink

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17

Pyro

Kings of Leon · Come Around Sundown (Expanded Edition)

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18

Baby Can I Hold You

Tracy Chapman · Tracy Chapman

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19

The Night We Met (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)

Lord Huron · 13 Reasons Why (Season 2)

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20

Strange Mercy

St. Vincent · Strange Mercy

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21

Blue Blue Sky

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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