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The Blue Castle Playlist
“The Blue Castle” is a romance of awakening—Valancy moves from constrained obedience into bold selfhood, then discovers love as something tender but real. This playlist alternates between intimate instrumental pieces that feel like daydreaming and discovery, and lyrical songs that mirror hope, rebellion, and the slow warmth of connection.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante
Felix Mendelssohn · Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op.64; Piano Trio Op.49; Violin Sonata in F major (1838)
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Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: IV. Larghetto
Antonín Dvořák · Dvorák: Serenades for Strings and Winds
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Finlandia, Op. 26
Jean Sibelius · Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse triste; Tapiola; The Swan of Tuonela
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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
Johannes Brahms · Brahms & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos
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Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: I. Overture: Largo - Allegro
George Frideric Handel · Handel: Water Music
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All of Me
John Legend · Love In The Future (Expanded Edition)
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At Last
Etta James · At Last!
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Until I Found You
Stephen Sanchez · Easy On My Eyes
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Kiss Me
Sixpence None The Richer · Sixpence None The Richer
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Hey There Delilah
Plain White T's · Hey There Delilah
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In Your Eyes
The Weeknd · After Hours
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12
Home
Phillip Phillips · The World From The Side Of The Moon
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13
Feel It Still
Portugal. The Man · Woodstock
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Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian · Khachaturian Orchestral Music
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Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin · Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & An American in Paris
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Gymnopédie No. 2
Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends
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Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6
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The Blue Danube
Johann Strauss II · Blue Danube Strauss Waltzes
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Divenire
Ludovico Einaudi · Divenire (Deluxe Edition)
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