The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow

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The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow Playlist

by Caitríona Moran

20 tracks

balanced

Nov 5, 2026

The instrumental half moves from close, searching strings and piano toward broader, more unsettled sound, reflecting Magdalena’s private resolve and the pressures around her. The vocal half turns to songs about autonomy, accusation, desire, and women’s solidarity—echoing the book’s political edge and slow-burn romantic tension without assuming details beyond the description.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Entr'acte

Caroline Shaw · Caroline Shaw: Orange

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2

Become Ocean

John Luther Adams · John Luther Adams: The Become Trilogy

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3

Nautilus

Anna Meredith · Varmints

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4

Hanging D

Joep Beving · Prehension

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5

Erupting Light

Hildur Guðnadóttir · Without Sinking

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Cantus arcticus, Op. 61, "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra": II. Melankolia (Melancholy)

Einojuhani Rautavaara · Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus / Piano Concerto No. 1 / Symphony No. 3

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7

Silk Road

Kitaro · Super Best

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8

De Ushuaia a la Quiaca

Gustavo Santaolalla · Qhapaq Ñan

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9

Lipstick To Void

Mica Levi · Under the Skin

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10

The Seed

AURORA · A Different Kind Of Human – Step 2

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11

In The Woods Somewhere

Hozier · Hozier (Special Edition)

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12

Arsonist's Lullabye

Hozier · Hozier (Special Edition)

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13

The Mystic's Dream

Loreena McKennitt · The Mask and Mirror

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14

The Old Ways

Loreena McKennitt · The Journey So Far - The Best of Loreena Mckennitt (Deluxe Edition)

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15

Wuthering Heights

Kate Bush · The Kick Inside

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16

labour

Paris Paloma · Cacophony

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17

Sisters of the Moon - 2015 Remaster

Fleetwood Mac · Tusk (Deluxe Edition)

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18

The Joke

Brandi Carlile · By the Way, I Forgive You

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19

You Don't Own Me

Lesley Gore · Lesley Gore Sings Of Mixed-Up Hearts

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20

The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26, MWV P7 "Fingal's Cave"

Felix Mendelssohn · Mendelssohn: Overtures

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