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This playlist follows Molly’s movement between public vigilance and private uncertainty: spacious, restrained instrumentals make room for memory and emergency-preparedness tension, while the vocal songs turn toward grief, marriage, motherhood, and the stories people tell themselves. The sequence moves from reflection into unease and loss, then toward connection and resilience, with a few tracks specifically evoking Molly’s guarded resolve and the mother-daughter bond at the story’s heart.
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20 songs
1
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.8 "Moonlight", 14 "Appassionata" & 23 "Pathétique"
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2
The Departure
Michael Nyman · Film Music 1980 - 2001
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3
On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
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4
Opening (from "Far From the Madding Crowd")
Craig Armstrong · Imitation Games Vol.2
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The Gravel Road (from "The Village")
James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4
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A Model of the Universe
Jóhann Jóhannsson · The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Blue Notebooks
Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
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The Ludlows
James Horner · The Ludlows
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The Landing
Justin Hurwitz · First Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Light Through The Veins
Jon Hopkins · Insides
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The Mission
Ennio Morricone · The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture
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12
The Blue Danube
Johann Strauss II · Blue Danube Strauss Waltzes
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13
In the House - In a Heartbeat
John Murphy · In the House - In a Heartbeat
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14
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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15
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen · The Rising
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16
Mother - Remastered 2010
John Lennon · Plastic Ono Band
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17
The Mother
Brandi Carlile · By the Way, I Forgive You
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18
I Was Here
Beyoncé · 4
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19
NYC
Interpol · Turn On The Bright Lights
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