Norwegian Wood
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Norwegian Wood

by Haruki Murakami

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.

21 tracks
balanced
May 12, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
0
Requiem for a Dream / OST

Winter Overture

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST

1
Now

Silent Eyes

Fabrizio Paterlini · Now

2
Moon Beams (Remastered 2025)

Polka Dots And Moonbeams - Remastered 2025

Bill Evans Trio · Moon Beams (Remastered 2025)

3
A Wild Beauty

Night Song

Rhonda Mackert · A Wild Beauty

4
Marion County 1938

Earthly Heaven

Rachel Grimes · Marion County 1938

5
Piano Romantic

Song for Sienna

Brian Crain · Piano Romantic

6
Permanent Vacation: Selected Label Works 4

So Will Be Now

John Talabot · Permanent Vacation: Selected Label Works 4

7
Changing Places

Graceful Touch

Tord Gustavsen Trio · Changing Places

8
Music for 18 Musicians

Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses

Steve Reich · Music for 18 Musicians

9
Empty House

Empty House

Hausward · Empty House

10
A Walk Across the Rooftops

Tinseltown in the Rain

The Blue Nile · A Walk Across the Rooftops

11
Across Six Leap Years

What Are You Fighting For?

Tindersticks · Across Six Leap Years

12
The Head And The Heart (15th Anniversary Edition)

Rivers and Roads

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

13
Sunday Brunch

Northern Sky

Nick Drake · Sunday Brunch

14
Heaven or Las Vegas

Cherry-coloured Funk

Cocteau Twins · Heaven or Las Vegas

15
Under the Pink

Cornflake Girl

Tori Amos · Under the Pink

16
Come Around Sundown (Expanded Edition)

Pyro

Kings of Leon · Come Around Sundown (Expanded Edition)

17
Tracy Chapman

Baby Can I Hold You

Tracy Chapman · Tracy Chapman

18
13 Reasons Why (Season 2)

The Night We Met (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)

Lord Huron · 13 Reasons Why (Season 2)

19
Strange Mercy

Strange Mercy

St. Vincent · Strange Mercy

20
Spell She Cast

Blue Blue Sky

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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