No Longer Human
Book Playlist

No Longer Human Playlist

by Osamu Dazai

20 tracks
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Mar 18, 2026

This playlist mirrors the complex emotional landscape and cultural clash in Osamu Dazai's "No Longer Human," combining delicate instrumentals that evoke introspection and social alienation with vocal tracks reflecting the protagonist's inner turmoil and search for identity. The mix of ambient, classical, indie, and folk sub-genres, featuring diverse artists, creates a versatile listening experience that captures the novel's melancholic yet compelling narrative.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Ghosts

Japan · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

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2

Ljósið

Ólafur Arnalds · Found Songs

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3

10 Pieces for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75: No. 4, Juliet as a Young Girl

Sergei Prokofiev · Prokofiev: 10 Pieces for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75: No. 4, Juliet as a Young Girl

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Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses

Steve Reich · Music for 18 Musicians

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5

Spiegel im Spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Shostakovich: Violin Sonata - Penderecki: Cadenza for Solo Violin - Pärt: Spiegel in Spiegel - Schnittke: Violin Sonata & Stille Nacht

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6

Opening

Philip Glass · Minimal

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7

Signals

GlobulDub · Signals

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8

Rue's Farewell - From "The Hunger Games"

James Newton Howard · Die Tribute Von Panem Score/The Hunger Games Score

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9

Merry-Go-Round of Life - from 'Howl's Moving Castle'

Joe Hisaishi · Radar de Éxitos: Instrumentales

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10

Something in the Way

Vitamin String Quartet · VSQ Performs Nirvana

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11

Hurt

Trent Reznor · Melankhôlia: In Darkness Through the Light (Augmented Version)

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12

Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime

The Korgis · I Need Your Lovin'

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13

Breathe Me

Sia · Calm Mornings

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14

Such Great Heights

Iron & Wine · Around the Well

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15

Silent Morning

The Rapture · House Of Jealous Lovers

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16

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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17

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

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18

Skinny Love

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

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19

Bloodbuzz Ohio

The National · Gasoline Rainbows

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20

I am Not Superman

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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