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This sequence moves between the isolation of a Vermont estate, Maggie's skeptical return, and the growing unease of a house that seems to echo her father's memoir. Sparse piano, uneasy strings, and shadowy electronic textures support the book's shifting boundary between documented history, family secrets, and the supernatural; the final vocal selections evoke the house's haunting and Maggie's struggle to trust her own account.
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Fratres
Arvo Pärt · Part: Tabula Rasa / Frates / Collage Sur Bach
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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber · Barber: Cello Concerto - Medea Suite - Adagio for Strings
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Subterraneans - 2017 Remaster
David Bowie · Low (2017 Remaster)
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An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2019
Brian Eno · Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks (Extended Edition)
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Requiem for the Static King, Pt. 1
A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen
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The Pearl
Harold Budd · Wind In Lonely Fences 1970 - 2011
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Hand Covers Bruise
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross · The Social Network
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Near Light
Ólafur Arnalds · Living Room Songs
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The Blue Hour
Federico Albanese · The Blue Hour
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Phaedra - Remastered 2018
Tangerine Dream · Phaedra (Deluxe Version)
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House of the Rising Sun
The Animals · The Complete Animals
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The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)
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A Year In A Minute
Fennesz · Endless Summer
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Excavation (Part 1)
The Haxan Cloak · Excavation
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Palais de Mari
Morton Feldman · Feldman, M.: For Bunita Marcus / Palais de Mari
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Rain Tree Sketch II
Toru Takemitsu · Takemitsu: Complete Works for Piano
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Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: II. Sunday Morning (Allegro spiritoso)
Benjamin Britten · Britten: Four Sea Interludes
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Chaconne in G Minor, Z. 730
Henry Purcell · Purcell: Songs
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Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto. Theme
Franz Schubert · Death and the Maiden
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