A Little Life

Book Playlist

A Little Life Playlist

by Hanya Yanagihara

21 tracks

balanced

Mar 5, 2026

2 mixes for this book

This playlist captures the emotional depth and complexity of "A Little Life," weaving together intimate, reflective melodies and rich storytelling that mirror the novel’s exploration of friendship, trauma, and endurance. The blend of vocal and instrumental tracks, drawn from diverse genres and eras, creates a balanced atmosphere that supports focused reading while evoking the characters’ struggles and bonds in a nuanced, unique way.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Blue Spotted Tail

Fleet Foxes · Helplessness Blues

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2

Elephant Gun

Beirut · Artifacts

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3

Slow Show

The National · Boxer

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4

unfold

Ólafur Arnalds · re:member

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5

Wait For Me - Live

Daryl Hall & John Oates · Lean And Hungry (Live Chicago '83)

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6

Hold On

Piano Tribute Players · Piano Tribute to Alabama Shakes

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7

Lua

Vitamin String Quartet · VSQ Performs Bright Eyes: Beautiful In The Morning

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8

Postcard

Iron & Wine · Archive Series Volume No. 1

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9

Passing Afternoon

Iron & Wine · Our Endless Numbered Days (Deluxe Edition)

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10

The Haunted Ocean - Exiles Version

Max Richter · Exiles

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11

Skinny Love

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

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12

Ghost Towns

Radical Face · The Family Tree: The Roots

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13

Opus 55

Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere

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14

New Slang

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs The Shins

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15

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver (10th Anniversary Edition)

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16

Morning Song

King Buffalo · Longing to Be the Mountain

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17

First Breath

Tully John & Liza-Jane · First Breath

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18

Love Love Love

Of Monsters and Men · Música por los aires

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19

An Ocean In Between The Waves

The War On Drugs · Lost In The Dream

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20

Atlas Hands

Benjamin Francis Leftwich · Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)

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21

Let them Talk

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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