Remarkably Bright Creatures
Book Playlist

Remarkably Bright Creatures Playlist

by Shelby Van Pelt

20 tracks
melancholic
Sep 18, 2026

Set against the night-cleaner solitude of Sowell Bay and the long disappearance of Erik, this playlist leans into hush, tides of memory, and detective-like persistence. The instrumental selections stay steady and introspective—like Marcellus’s watchful presence—while the two quieter vocal tracks echo grief, longing, and the pull of home.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Inside Tracks: The Mix Tape

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2

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody

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Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Complete Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Berceuse

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4

Intermezzo In A Major, Op. 118, No. 2

Johannes Brahms · Brahms Intermezzi

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5

Hungarian Dance No. 5

Johannes Brahms · Isaac Stern Plays Brahms

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6

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber · Classic

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7

Gymnopédie No. 1

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

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8

The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

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9

On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

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10

Hello

Adele · 25

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11

Make You Feel My Love

Adele · 19

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12

Glassworks: Opening

Philip Glass · Philip Glass: Piano Works

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PIANO SONATA NO. 14, ”MOONLIGHT”: I. ADAGIO SOSTENUTO

Ludwig van Beethoven · BGM FROM TV SERIES ”THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW”

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14

Divenire

Ludovico Einaudi · Divenire (Deluxe Edition)

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15

Nuvole Bianche

Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina

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16

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

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17

When The Saints Go Marching In

Louis Armstrong · Louis Armstrong Of New Orleans

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18

Aleko's Cavatina

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninov: Aleko / The Miserly Knight / Francesca Da Rimini (Excerpts)

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Thaïs, Act II: Méditation

Jules Massenet · Poème

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The Great Gig in the Sky

Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon

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Mood melancholic
Genre classical
Era any
Length medium
Instrumental request 90%
Environment balanced

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