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This sequence moves from the intricate, courtly textures of eighteenth-century France into darker, more unsettled sound worlds, tracing Grenouille’s apprenticeship, obsessive pursuit of scent, and murderous transformation. The vocal half turns to songs of predation, dangerous allure, and the unsettling power of being watched, with a few tracks reflecting Grenouille’s isolation and the people caught in his orbit.
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20 songs
1
Les Barricades Mystérieuses
François Couperin · Labyrinth
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2
La rêveuse
Marin Marais · Pièces pour théorbes francais
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3
Chaconne in G Minor, Z. 730
Henry Purcell · Purcell: Songs
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4
Les sauvages
Jean-Philippe Rameau · Debussy – Rameau
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Adagio and Rondo in C Minor, K. 617: Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Oboe Quartet, K. 370 / Oboe Quintet, K. 406A
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Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b: No. 1 in E Major. Andante con moto, MWV U 86
Felix Mendelssohn · Lieder ohne Worte
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Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
Hector Berlioz · Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Waverley
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Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Max Bruch · Sir!
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9
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing The Piano
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10
The Heart Asks Pleasure First
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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12
Scentless Apprentice
Nirvana · In Utero
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13
Perfume
Britney Spears · Britney Jean (Deluxe Version)
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14
Red Right Hand
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · Red Right Hand (Theme from 'Peaky Blinders')
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15
The Killing Jar
Siouxsie and the Banshees · Peepshow (Remastered And Expanded)
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16
Wicked Annabella
The Kinks · The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
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17
The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
The Marvelettes · The Marvelettes
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18
Every Breath You Take
The Police · Synchronicity (Remastered 2003)
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19
Possession
Sarah McLachlan · Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Legacy Edition)
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