The Secret History
Book Playlist

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

This playlist mirrors the intellectual allure and dark descent of Donna Tartt's "The Secret History." The instrumental tracks evoke the book's classical education and eerie atmosphere, while the vocal songs explore themes of obsession, betrayal, and moral ambiguity, reflecting the characters' complex inner lives and the New England setting's enigmatic charm.

21 tracks
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Aug 5, 2026
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21 songs
1
"Patterns in Motion": The Great Minimalists

Spiegel Im Spiegel

Arvo Pärt · "Patterns in Motion": The Great Minimalists

2
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

3
Bandas sonoras para estudiar

On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter · Bandas sonoras para estudiar

4
Immortal Memory

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

5
The Last of Us

The Last of Us

Gustavo Santaolalla · The Last of Us

6
Melodies and Choral Music

Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum

Gabriel Fauré · Melodies and Choral Music

7
Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106 & Hungarian Sketches, Sz. 97

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: III. Adagio

Béla Bartók · Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106 & Hungarian Sketches, Sz. 97

8
Satie: The Complete solo piano music

Gymnopédie No. 3. Lent et grave

Erik Satie · Satie: The Complete solo piano music

9
Live 5.25.25

Echoes, Pt. 1 - Live 5.25.25

The Machine Performs Pink Floyd · Live 5.25.25

10
Chill Soft Rock For Kids

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Chill Soft Rock For Kids

11
The 70s

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Joy Division · The 70s

12
Goth Rock

Atmosphere

Joy Division · Goth Rock

13
Hounds Of Love

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

Kate Bush · Hounds Of Love

14
Radio Rock 80's

The Killing Moon

Echo & the Bunnymen · Radio Rock 80's

15
Old Chill Classics

Teardrop

Massive Attack · Old Chill Classics

16
In Your Feels

Breathe Me

Sia · In Your Feels

17
MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Into My Arms

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

18
Radiohead Reimagined

No Surprises

London Concertante · Radiohead Reimagined

19
Synth Rock

Lullaby - Remastered

The Cure · Synth Rock

20
Back to 80's

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - 2005 Remaster

Eurythmics · Back to 80's

21
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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