The Silent Patient
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The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

This playlist threads the novel’s central shock—Alicia’s silence—through tense, glassy instrumentals and restrained vocal tracks that echo secrecy, obsession, and public spectacle. The ordering moves from controlled dread to mystery-forward momentum, matching the psychological thriller arc of *The Silent Patient*.

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Sep 25, 2026
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1
Classical Piano Best Of - 14 Most Famous Classical & Modern Piano Masterpieces

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata (1st Movement)": I. Adagio sostenuto

Ludwig van Beethoven · Classical Piano Best Of - 14 Most Famous Classical & Modern Piano Masterpieces

2
Una Mattina

Nuvole Bianche

Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina

3
Arvo Pärt: Portrait

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

4
Ascent

An Ending (Ascent)

Brian Eno · Ascent

5
The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

The Promise

Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

6
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream

7
Requiem for a Dream / OST

Lux Aeterna

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST

8
The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

On the Nature of Daylight - Orchestral Version

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

9
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

Arrival of the Birds

The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

10
The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

Weightless

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

11
The Singer

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel · The Singer

12
Various Positions

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen · Various Positions

13
Hurt

Hurt

Eric Whitacre · Hurt

14
Hot Fuss

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

15
Making Mirrors

Somebody That I Used To Know

Gotye · Making Mirrors

16
Hozier

Take Me To Church

Hozier · Hozier

17
Young And Beautiful

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Young And Beautiful

18
Cleopatra

Ophelia

The Lumineers · Cleopatra

19
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Champagne for the Ghosts

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

20
Mystery of Love

Mystery of Love

Sufjan Stevens · Mystery of Love

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