Just in Time
Book Playlist

Just in Time Playlist

by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka

20 tracks
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Nov 13, 2026

The instrumentals move between the bustle and possibility of New York, the strange elasticity of time, and the quieter moments of reflection. The vocal songs add romantic warmth, rueful humor, and the question at the heart of Gwen’s story: whether a life can be perfected by revisiting the past, or whether its surprises are worth embracing.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Just in Time

Tony Bennett · Mr. Broadway

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2

Just In Time - Remastered 1998

Dean Martin · This Time I'm Swingin'

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3

Just in time

Frank Sinatra · Simply ... Blue Eyes! (The 2020 Remasters)

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aruarian dance

Nujabes · samurai champloo music record departure

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Friday Morning

Khruangbin · Con Todo El Mundo

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White Gloves

Khruangbin · The Universe Smiles Upon You

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Cirrus

Bonobo · The North Borders

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Sunset Lover

Petit Biscuit · Sunset Lover

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Night Drive

Chromatics · Night Drive

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Apache

The Shadows · Shadows Are Go!

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Walk - Don't Run - Remastered

The Ventures · Walk - Don't Run (Remastered)

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The Typewriter

Leroy Anderson · The Leroy Anderson Collection

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13

New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down

LCD Soundsystem · Sound of Silver

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14

The Luckiest

Ben Folds · Rockin' The Suburbs

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15

Time After Time

Cyndi Lauper · She's So Unusual

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16

If I Could Turn Back Time

Cher · Heart Of Stone

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17

Manhattan

Ella Fitzgerald · Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book

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18

New York, New York

Frank Sinatra · Duets (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

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19

Everywhere

Michelle Branch · The Spirit Room

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Metamorphosis: Two

Philip Glass · Philip Glass: Solo Piano

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