Remarkably Bright Creatures
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Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shelby Van Pelt

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.

20 tracks
melancholic
Sep 18, 2026
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20 songs
1
Inside Tracks: The Mix Tape

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

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Inside Tracks: The Mix Tape

2
Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody

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

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody

3
Chopin: Complete Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Berceuse

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

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Complete Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Berceuse

4
Brahms Intermezzi

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

Johannes Brahms · Brahms Intermezzi

5
Isaac Stern Plays Brahms

Hungarian Dance No. 5

Johannes Brahms · Isaac Stern Plays Brahms

6
Classic

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber · Classic

7
Erik Satie & Friends

Gymnopédie No. 1

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

8
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

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

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

9
The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

10
25

Hello

Adele · 25

11
19

Make You Feel My Love

Adele · 19

12
Philip Glass: Piano Works

Glassworks: Opening

Philip Glass · Philip Glass: Piano Works

13
BGM FROM TV SERIES ”THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW”

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

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

14
Divenire (Deluxe Edition)

Divenire

Ludovico Einaudi · Divenire (Deluxe Edition)

15
Una Mattina

Nuvole Bianche

Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina

16
Ma Fleur

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

17
Louis Armstrong Of New Orleans

When The Saints Go Marching In

Louis Armstrong · Louis Armstrong Of New Orleans

18
Rachmaninov: Aleko / The Miserly Knight / Francesca Da Rimini (Excerpts)

Aleko's Cavatina

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

19
Poème

Thaïs, Act II: Méditation

Jules Massenet · Poème

20
The Dark Side of the Moon

The Great Gig in the Sky

Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon

Playlist Settings

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

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