Rhythm of War
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Rhythm of War

by Brandon Sanderson

This playlist captures the epic scope and emotional depth of Brandon Sanderson's "Rhythm of War," blending intimate acoustic warmth with expansive instrumental textures to reflect the complex characters and intense battles. The instrumental selections draw from post-rock, ambient, and cinematic genres, providing a balanced and cozy atmosphere perfect for immersive reading. The vocal tracks deepen the narrative connection by evoking key themes of betrayal, resilience, and hope intrinsic to the story.

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Jul 15, 2026
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Indie 2025

Te Maldigo (From "Queer")

Trent Reznor · Indie 2025

1
Gravity

Only in the Dark

Ben Lukas Boysen · Gravity

2
Safe in the Steep Cliffs

Greenland

Emancipator · Safe in the Steep Cliffs

3
Rhythm for You

Far Away

DawRos · Rhythm for You

4
The Rescue (Anniversary Edition)

Day One (Remastered)

Explosions In The Sky · The Rescue (Anniversary Edition)

5
Fading Winter Love

Cold Air Goodbye

Veata's Sorrow · Fading Winter Love

6
Float

A Snowflake

Peter Broderick · Float

7
1996

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Version for Piano Trio

Ryuichi Sakamoto · 1996

8
Wintermusik

Ambre

Nils Frahm · Wintermusik

9
The Village

The Gravel Road - Score

James Newton Howard · The Village

10
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

11
The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Theory of Everything

Jóhann Jóhannsson · The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

12
The Undivided Five

A Minor Fifth Is Made Of Phantoms

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · The Undivided Five

13
The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Imitation Game

Alexandre Desplat · The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

14
Una Mattina

Una Mattina

Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina

15
A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

16
Sleep

Dream 1 (before the wind blows it all away) - Pt. 2

Max Richter · Sleep

17
The Awakening

The Awakening

Ahmad Jamal Trio · The Awakening

18
Rivers Arms

The Winter

Balmorhea · Rivers Arms

19
The Path

The Path

Rasmus H Thomsen Trio · The Path

20
Best of Chopin – Die 50 größten Werke von Chopin

Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.posth.

Frédéric Chopin · Best of Chopin – Die 50 größten Werke von Chopin

21
Summer Chill 001 : The Ambient Zone

Weightless - 253 Edit

Marconi Union · Summer Chill 001 : The Ambient Zone

22
Orphée

A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

23
Remembrance: A Memorial Benefit (Special Edition)

Remembrance

George Winston · Remembrance: A Memorial Benefit (Special Edition)

24
Flying Colors

The Storm

Flying Colors · Flying Colors

25
Duskscape Not Seen

Carry With Us

Helios · Duskscape Not Seen

26
Soon It Will Be Cold Enough

First Snow

Emancipator · Soon It Will Be Cold Enough

27
Nightfall

Nightfall

Calmly · Nightfall

28
Float

Floating / Sinking

Peter Broderick · Float

29
Through the Valley

Fading Light

Soothing Oasis · Through the Valley

30
Layers of Afternoon

Evident

Keith Kenniff · Layers of Afternoon

31
Echoes

Echoes

Inner Cabin · Echoes

32
Twilight

Twilight

Benjamin Rhey · Twilight

33
Forever Held

Forever Held

Jon Hopkins · Forever Held

34
Ori and the Blind Forest (Original Soundtrack)

Ori, Lost In the Storm (feat. Aeralie Brighton)

Gareth Coker · Ori and the Blind Forest (Original Soundtrack)

35
Battlecry

Never Back Down

Two Steps from Hell · Battlecry

36
Infinesis

Enemy of the Past

Audiomachine · Infinesis

37
Chaos

The Betrayer

Solar Void · Chaos

38
Aventine

Fuel to Fire

Agnes Obel · Aventine

39
Loma Vista

Hero

Family of the Year · Loma Vista

40
In Your Feels

Breathe Me

Sia · In Your Feels

41
Dream Department

I Built My House on the Tree

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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