What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

by Haruki Murakami

This playlist reflects the meditative, disciplined, and introspective nature of Haruki Murakami's memoir about running and writing. The instrumental tracks capture the quiet perseverance and rhythm of running, while the vocal songs evoke the emotional depth, Japanese cultural influences, and the balance between solitude and connection in Murakami's journey.

19 tracks
balanced
May 5, 2026
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Track List

19 songs
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Wintermusik

Ambre

Nils Frahm · Wintermusik

1
Very Disco (8-bit tribute to Daft Punk)

Night Vision

The Greatest Bits · Very Disco (8-bit tribute to Daft Punk)

2
Atlas: Life

Atlas: Life

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: Life

3
Dawn Chorus (Remixes)

Stone - Matthew Herbert's Spring Dub

Hidden Orchestra · Dawn Chorus (Remixes)

4
Madness and Paranoia

Echoes of Time

Kevin MacLeod · Madness and Paranoia

5
Insides

Light Through The Veins

Jon Hopkins · Insides

6
Life on Land's Edge

Opening

Philip Glass · Life on Land's Edge

7
Lernen & Konzentration mit klassischer Musik

Experience

Ludovico Einaudi · Lernen & Konzentration mit klassischer Musik

8
Hounds Of Love

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

Kate Bush · Hounds Of Love

9
Every Kingdom

The Wolves

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

10
Melodic House

No Rest for the Wicked

Lykke Li · Melodic House

11
Pov : You're the villain

Run Boy Run

Woodkid · Pov : You're the villain

12
Woodland

Bloom - Bonus Track

The Paper Kites · Woodland

13
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

First Breath After Coma

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

14
The Ambient Zone: Collection 003

Weightless - 253 Edit

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone: Collection 003

15
Why not?

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

16
Calm Mornings 2026

Lost In The Light

Bahamas · Calm Mornings 2026

17
Modern Vampires of the City

Young Lion

Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City

18
Spell She Cast

Matcha Cookies

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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