Beneath a Midnight Moon

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Beneath a Midnight Moon Playlist

by Catherine Cowles

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 21, 2026

A balanced arc from the wide-open quiet of the ranch and the smokejumper’s perilous work to the unease of a town haunted by old betrayals, then toward trust and hard-won intimacy. The instrumentals set spacious, suspenseful scenes; the songs bring in Aster and Maverick’s pull toward each other, the ache of returning home, and the courage to face what’s been hidden.

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Track List

20 songs

1

The Four Seasons: Winter 1

Antonio Vivaldi · Die schönste Musik von Max Richter

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2

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.4 & 7

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3

Canon in D

Johann Pachelbel · Pachelbel: Canon in D - Bach: Air on a G String - Handel: Largo from 'Xerxes' - Hallelujah Chorus - Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary

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4

Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Pietro Mascagni · Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

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5

Porcelain

Moby · Play

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6

Kerala

Bonobo · Migration

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7

Intro

The xx · xx

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8

The Path of the Wind

Joe Hisaishi · My Neighbor Totoro Sound Book

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9

Harvest Moon

Neil Young · Harvest Moon

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10

Iris

The Goo Goo Dolls · Dizzy up the Girl

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11

Work Song

Hozier · Hozier

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12

Wildflowers

Tom Petty · Wildflowers

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13

Into the Mystic

Van Morrison · The Essential Van Morrison

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14

Heartbeats

José González · Veneer

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15

Love You For A Long Time

Maggie Rogers · Love You For A Long Time

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16

Northern Attitude

Noah Kahan · Stick Season

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17

The Story

Brandi Carlile · The Story

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18

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

Kate Bush · Hounds Of Love

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19

I Will Follow You into the Dark

Death Cab for Cutie · I Will Follow You into the Dark

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20

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

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