Once Upon a Broken Heart

Book Playlist

Once Upon a Broken Heart Playlist

by Stephanie Garber

21 tracks

balanced

Apr 11, 2026

This playlist reflects the magical and emotional journey of "Once Upon a Broken Heart," blending enchanting instrumentals that evoke the fairy tale atmosphere with vocal tracks exploring themes of love, heartbreak, and longing. The instrumental selections capture the mystical, otherworldly realm of the Prince of Hearts and Evangeline's inner turmoil, while the vocal songs echo the book’s youthful passion and the bittersweet tension between hope and despair.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Anything You Synthesize

The American Dollar · A Memory Stream

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2

Celestial

Nora Van Elken · Celestial

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3

a court of thorns and roses

Cossmo · a court of thorns and roses

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4

Fable

Carey Clayton · Fable

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5

The First I love You

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein · Stranger Things 3 (Original Score from the Netflix Original Series)

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6

GARDEN OF DELIGHT

STEELHEART · WAIT

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7

Hope

Gidge · LNLNN

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8

The Last Unicorn

America · The Best Of America

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9

Into the Wild

LP · Forever for Now (Deluxe Edition)

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10

I Can Almost See You

Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

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11

Heartbeats

José González · Veneer

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12

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Обратно в клас - pop

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13

King and Cross

Ásgeir · King and Cross

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14

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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15

Sweet Disposition (Undercatt Remix) [Mixed]

The Temper Trap · Alpine Grooves 12 (Kristallhütte) [DJ Mix]

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16

Dreams

Fleetwood Mac · TikTok Songs

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17

Dark Paradise

Lullabye Baby Ensemble · Lullaby Tribute to Lana Del Rey

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18

Two Wuv

Tally Hall · Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

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19

Broken

Jake Bugg · Crying Songs

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20

Ain't No Rest For The Wicked

Cage The Elephant · Cage The Elephant

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21

This Year (Under the Lights)

Luminary Flux · This Year (Under the Lights)

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