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A Fable for Hollow Creatures Playlist

20 tracks

dramatic

Oct 27, 2026

A darkly cinematic sequence of tense orchestral writing, shadowy electronics, and brooding instrumental textures follows Jierz from loss and pursuit toward an uneasy alliance. The closing vocal songs turn to grief, monstrousness, and the unsettling intimacy of working alongside a creature she might otherwise hunt.

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Anvil

Lorn · VESSEL

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Venter

Ben Frost · A U R O R A

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Black Star

Lustmord · Purifying Fire

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String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto

Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 8 & 14

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The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic

Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets

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Polymorphia

Krzysztof Penderecki · Penderecki: Te Deum - Hymne an den Heiligen Daniel - Polymorphia

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String Quartet No. 2, Intimate Letters: III. Moderato – Adagio – Allegro

Leoš Janáček · Leoš Janáček: The Kreutzer Sonata & Intimate Letters

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All Is Violent, All Is Bright

God Is An Astronaut · All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2011 Remastered Edition)

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In The Woods Somewhere

Hozier · Hozier (Special Edition)

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The Horror and the Wild

The Amazing Devil · The Horror and the Wild

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Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto. Theme

Franz Schubert · Death and the Maiden

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Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.4 & 7

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Totentanz, S. 126

Franz Liszt · Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Totentanz

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Phrygian Gates

John Adams · Adams, J.: Piano Music (Complete)

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Weightless

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

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Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

Gustav Mahler · Mahler: Symphony No.5

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String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven:The String Quartets

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Mara

The Haxan Cloak · Excavation

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Black Refraction

Tim Hecker · Virgins

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The Daughters of Quiet Minds

Stars Of The Lid · And Their Refinement of the Decline

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