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Anxious People Playlist
This playlist captures the warm, intricate emotional landscape of Fredrik Backman’s "Anxious People," balancing moments of tension, humor, and humanity through gentle, nuanced instrumental compositions. The selections reflect the book’s themes of anxiety, connection, and unexpected kindness, with character-inspired moods woven into a calm yet engaging atmosphere ideal for focused reading in any environment.
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Track List
25 songs
1
Quietude
Les Cieu · Quietude
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2
Merry-Go-Round of Life - Instrumental
Joe Hisaishi · Studio Ghibli Official B-Sides and Rarities Album
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3
Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth., B. 150
Frédéric Chopin · romanticizing life
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4
Golden - Instrumental
HUNTR/X · Golden (from the Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters)
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5
Queenie's Suite
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis · The Proposition (Original Soundtrack)
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6
Yearning Hearts - Instrumental
The Heart of David · A Weekly Journey of Love, Vol. 161 (Instrumental)
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7
River Waltz - From "The Painted Veil" Original Soundtrack
Alexandre Desplat · The Painted Veil
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8
Etude No. 2
Philip Glass · Etudes for Piano Vol 1 No. 1-10
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9
Einaudi: The Snow Prelude No. 2
Ludovico Einaudi · Solo Piano
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10
Dawn - From "Pride & Prejudice" Soundtrack
Dario Marianelli · Pride and Prejudice - OST
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11
Snow - Instrumental
Kingman Irving · Snow (Versions)
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12
Everything In Its Right Place - Instrumental
Aspinal · Everything In Its Right Place (Instrumental)
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13
Arrival of the Birds - Dark Ambient
darkdemon. · Arrival of the Birds (Dark Ambient)
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14
Gnossienne: No. 1
Erik Satie · Satie: Avant-dernières pensées (Bonus Track Version)
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15
Les jours tristes - Instrumental
Yann Tiersen · Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Bande originale du film)
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16
愛密集 - Instrumental
Yakkle · 愛密集
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17
Sienna - Instrumental
Alhanii · Sienna (Instrumental)
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18
Sumpf - Fieber - Instrumental
Peter Fox · Alles neu
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19
The Last Goodbye - Instrumental Version
Bart Zeal · The Last Goodbye (Instrumental Version)
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20
Prelude 2
Dustin O'Halloran · Prelude 2
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21
Progeny - From "Gladiator" Soundtrack
Hans Zimmer · Gladiator: The Soundtrack Collection
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22
Symphony Nr. 1, Pt. 2 - Darkness Of Eternity
Amberian Dawn · Darkness of Eternity
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23
River Flows In You - Slow Ambient Version
Coverbient · River Flows In You (Slow Ambient Version)
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24
La Strada - From "La Strada" Original Soundtrack
Nino Rota · La Strada (From "La Strada" Original Soundtrack)
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