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“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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20 songs
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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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Uninvited
Alanis Morissette · The Collection (Standard Edition)
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I Put A Spell On You
Nina Simone · The Best Of Nina Simone
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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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