Book Playlist

The Emperor's Enemy Playlist

by Jasmine Mas

20 tracks
dramatic
Sep 28, 2026

“The Emperor's Enemy” is a high-stakes enemies-to-lovers romantasy driven by pursuit, possession, and escalating rebellion. These tracks lean into ominous, cinematic tension with measured crescendos—pairing dark drama for Aleksander’s obsession with brighter, resilient momentum for Zora’s hunt and defiance.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Dies Irae

Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem

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The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1; The Isle of Dead

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Sabre Dance

Aram Khachaturian · Choreography

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Gymnopédie No. 2

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

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The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets

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Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 (Arr. J. Williams for Guitar): IV. Sarabande

Johann Sebastian Bach · Bach: Lute Suites, Vol. I

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Bolero

Maurice Ravel · Klassik die man kennen muss! Die größten Werke der Klassischen Musik

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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

Edvard Grieg · Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites / Sibelius: Valse triste

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Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII. Andante cantabile

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rhapsody

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Clair de lune

Claude Debussy · Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters

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Peer Gynt, Op. 23: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Edvard Grieg · Fright Night: Music That Goes Bump in the Night

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12

Uninvited

Alanis Morissette · The Collection (Standard Edition)

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13

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone · The Best Of Nina Simone

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14

The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

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In The Hall of the Mountain King

Edvard Grieg · Mountbatten Festival of Music 2025

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Morning Mood

Edvard Grieg · Morning Mood

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Danse macabre

Camille Saint-Saëns · French Festival

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Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor

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Gymnopédie No. 1

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

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The Ecstasy Of Gold

Ennio Morricone · Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)

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