Absalom, Absalom!
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Absalom, Absalom!

by William Faulkner

This playlist captures the complex emotional layers and haunting legacy of William Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!" through a blend of evocative instrumentals and vocal tracks. The instrumental selections evoke the deep South's atmospheric tension and timeless sorrow, while the vocal songs reflect the characters' inner turmoil, familial strife, and historical shadows with a diverse palette of genres and moods.

19 tracks
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May 16, 2026
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19 songs
1
Celtic Moments

The Mystic's Dream

Loreena McKennitt · Celtic Moments

2
Immortal Memory

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

3
True Detective (Music From The HBO Series)

Far From Any Road

The Handsome Family · True Detective (Music From The HBO Series)

4
Dvoirak: Silent Woods

4 Lieder, Op. 82, B. 157: No. 1, Lasst mich allein [Leave Me Alone] [arr. C. Poltera for cello and piano]

Antonín Dvořák · Dvoirak: Silent Woods

5
Angels in America

Mauve Antarctica

Thomas Newman · Angels in America

6
Artifacts

Fisher Island Sound

Beirut · Artifacts

7
The Very Best Of James Galway

Ashokan Farewell

Jay Ungar · The Very Best Of James Galway

8
Healing Is A Miracle

Healing Is A Miracle

Julianna Barwick · Healing Is A Miracle

9
Glitter Dust

Shimmering

Helios Relaxing Space · Glitter Dust

10
Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years

Strange Fruit

Billie Holiday · Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years

11
Woodstock

Long Black Veil

The Band · Woodstock

12
Top 5 - Blind Willie Johnson - EP

Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

Blind Willie Johnson · Top 5 - Blind Willie Johnson - EP

13
The Music Never Stopped (Live)

Black Muddy River - Live at Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, 12/27/1989

Grateful Dead · The Music Never Stopped (Live)

14
You're the One

Wrong Kind of Right

Rhiannon Giddens · You're the One

15
America's Folklore

Wayfaring Stranger

Emmylou Harris · America's Folklore

16
Folk chill & acoustique

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Joan Baez · Folk chill & acoustique

17
Threads (Big Machine Radio Release Special)

Redemption Day

Sheryl Crow · Threads (Big Machine Radio Release Special)

18
Castaways and Cutouts

Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect

The Decemberists · Castaways and Cutouts

19
Spell She Cast

Blue Blue Sky

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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