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The Talisman Playlist
This playlist captures the eerie, adventurous, and mystical atmosphere of "The Talisman" by Stephen King and Peter Straub, blending balanced moods with instrumental depth to maintain high focus during reading. Drawing from film scores, post-rock, and classical pieces spanning the 70s to 2000s, it reflects the novel’s blend of dark fantasy and suspense while incorporating subtle character-driven themes through diverse and unique selections. The mix of well-known and lesser-known artists ensures an immersive, non-distracting listening experience that complements the book’s dual-world narrative and emotional complexity.
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41 songs
1
The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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An Ending (Ascent)
Brian Eno · Ascent
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First Breath After Coma
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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Satie: 6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent
Erik Satie · Evening Piano - Satie: Gnossienne No. 1
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The Gravel Road - Score
James Newton Howard · The Village
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The Way
Zack Hemsey · The Way
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Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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Your Hand in Mine
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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Divenire
Ludovico Einaudi · Divenire (Deluxe Edition)
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Arrival of the Birds
The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)
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Opening
Philip Glass · Hope Street Tunnel Blues: Music for Piano By Philip Glass and Alvin Curran
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Nightbook
Ludovico Einaudi · Islands - Essential Einaudi
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The Promise
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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Requiem for a Dream
Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream
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The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
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Experience
Ludovico Einaudi · In A Time Lapse
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Light Through The Veins
Jon Hopkins · Insides
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The End
LLow · The End
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24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4, Largo
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Préludes
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Ashes to the Sea - Orchestral Version
Visions of Atlantis · Ashes to the Sea (Orchestral Version)
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Elegy For The Arctic
Ludovico Einaudi · 12 Songs From Home
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Time
Hans Zimmer · Inception (Music from the Motion Picture)
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The Departure
Max Richter · The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)
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Comptine d’un autre été: L’après-midi (From "Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain")
Yann Tiersen · Piano Book 2
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First Breath
Tully John & Liza-Jane · First Breath
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Surface Of The Sun
OTE · Surface of The Sun
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Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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We Move Lightly
Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere
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The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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An Ending (Ascent)
Brian Eno · Ascent
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The Great Gig in the Sky
Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon
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The Earth Prelude
Ludovico Einaudi · Islands - Essential Einaudi
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Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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In the House - In a Heartbeat
John Murphy · In the House - In a Heartbeat
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Nuvole Bianche
Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina
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The Secret Life Of Daydreams - From "Pride & Prejudice" Soundtrack
Dario Marianelli · Pride and Prejudice - OST
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Dawn
Dario Marianelli · Pride and Prejudice Songbook
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The Light She Brings
Joep Beving · Solipsism
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Moonlight Sonata (1st Movement)
Rousseau · Moonlight Sonata (1st Movement)
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