Absalom, Absalom!
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Absalom, Absalom! Playlist

by William Faulkner

19 tracks
balanced
May 16, 2026

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.

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Track List

19 songs
1

The Mystic's Dream

Loreena McKennitt · Celtic Moments

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Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

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Far From Any Road

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

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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

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Mauve Antarctica

Thomas Newman · Angels in America

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Fisher Island Sound

Beirut · Artifacts

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Ashokan Farewell

Jay Ungar · The Very Best Of James Galway

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Healing Is A Miracle

Julianna Barwick · Healing Is A Miracle

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Shimmering

Helios Relaxing Space · Glitter Dust

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Strange Fruit

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

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Long Black Veil

The Band · Woodstock

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12

Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

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

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13

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

Grateful Dead · The Music Never Stopped (Live)

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14

Wrong Kind of Right

Rhiannon Giddens · You're the One

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15

Wayfaring Stranger

Emmylou Harris · America's Folklore

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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Joan Baez · Folk chill & acoustique

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17

Redemption Day

Sheryl Crow · Threads (Big Machine Radio Release Special)

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18

Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect

The Decemberists · Castaways and Cutouts

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Blue Blue Sky

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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