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A restrained, cinematic instrumental sequence for the wartime history and haunted atmosphere suggested by Steve Lyons’s *Krieg*. It moves between uneasy stillness, mounting pressure, and reflective aftermath, keeping its textures mostly measured and spacious for focused reading.
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20 songs
1
Andata
Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing the Piano 12122020
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2
The Pearl
Harold Budd · Wind In Lonely Fences 1970 - 2011
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Equivalent 1
Loscil · Equivalents
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4
Chukhung
Biosphere · Substrata + Man with a Movie Camera
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5
Rivers of Sand
Fennesz · Venice
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The Last of Us
Gustavo Santaolalla · The Last of Us
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The Gravel Road (from "The Village")
James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4
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The Blue Notebooks
Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
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The Landing
Justin Hurwitz · First Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Imitation Game
Alexandre Desplat · The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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11
The Ludlows
James Horner · The Piano Works
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12
The Promise
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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13
On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
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14
A Model of the Universe
Jóhann Jóhannsson · The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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15
The Shape Of Water
Alexandre Desplat · The Shape Of Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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16
Hand Covers Bruise
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross · The Social Network
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17
The Mission
Ennio Morricone · The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture
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18
The Battle
Harry Gregson-Williams · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Murder
Bernard Herrmann · Psycho (The Complete Original Motion Picture Score)
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