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This playlist captures the adventurous, mystical, and sometimes eerie atmosphere of "The Talisman," blending balanced emotional tones with a mix of vocal and instrumental tracks that evoke both the fantastical quest and the personal stakes of Jack Sawyer’s journey. The diverse selection spans genres and eras, incorporating subtle folk, cinematic post-rock, and evocative indie tracks that reflect the novel’s themes of courage, otherworldly realms, and the complex characters encountered along the way.
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21 songs
1
The Wolves Are Back in Town
Soilwork · Verkligheten
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The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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First Breath After Coma
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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The Curse of Millhaven - 2011 Remaster
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · Murder Ballads (2011 Remaster)
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Song for Zula
Phosphorescent · Muchacho
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The Mystic's Dream
Loreena McKennitt · Celtic Moments
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The Night We Met (Higher Key) [Originally Performed by Lord Huron] - Acoustic Guitar Karaoke
Sing2Guitar · The Night We Met (Acoustic Guitar Karaoke Instrumentals)
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Ashes in the Fall (8-Bit Computer Game Version)
8-Bit Arcade · The Ultimate Rage Against the Machine
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The Last Bird
Zoë Keating · Into The Trees
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The Rains of Castamere
Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)
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Agnes Obel - The Curse Intro
Sharin Speaks · Sharin Speaks
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12
Wayfaring Stranger
The LineWalkers - A Tribute to Johnny Cash · Peace in the Valley
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13
Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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The Last Pale Light In the West
Ben Nichols · The Last Pale Light In the West
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The Host of Seraphim - Remastered
Dead Can Dance · The Serpent's Egg (Remastered)
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The Hunter
Jennifer Warnes · The Hunter
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Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby
Eric Whitacre · Light & Gold
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18
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Piano Project · Piano Renditions of Bruce Springsteen
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Arrival of the Birds
The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)
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The End
LLow · The End
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