Malibu Rising

Book Playlist

Malibu Rising Playlist

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

21 tracks

balanced

Aug 10, 2026

This playlist captures the vibrant yet tumultuous atmosphere of Malibu in the 1980s, blending sun-soaked instrumental textures with evocative vocal tracks that reflect the Riva siblings' complex family dynamics and the iconic end-of-summer party. The instrumentals provide spacious, cinematic moods mirroring the historical and romantic undercurrents, while the vocal songs explore themes of fame, longing, and personal transformation, matching the novel's emotional highs and lows.

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Track List

21 songs

1

POST - Edit

Joep Beving · POST EP

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2

Night Owl - 2014

Galimatias · Lost Cargo

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3

By the Deep Sea

Federico Albanese · By the Deep Sea

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4

Only The Winds

Ólafur Arnalds · Music For Mindfulness

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5

Slow Currents

Glass Place · Coastal Serenade

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6

Reverie

Alpha Duke · Reverie

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7

The Afterglow

Silverstein · Dead Reflection

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8

Horizon

ARTBAT · Horizon

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9

Armies of the Dawn

Paul Spring · Vinyl Moon, Vol. 111: Facade Arcade

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10

A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

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11

Crucify

Tori Amos · 90s Soft Rock

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12

Summer Skin

Death Cab for Cutie · Plans

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13

Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse) - Version Revisited

Mark Ronson · Coronation Party

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14

In the Air Tonight - 2015 Remaster

Phil Collins · Las 75 mejores baladas romanticas en ingles

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15

Hold On

Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls

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16

Electric Feel

MGMT · Pop Internacional Pra Dançar

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17

Sweet Thing - Remastered

Van Morrison · British 60s Pop

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18

Sunflower

Rex Orange County · Sunflower

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19

Magic Man

Heart · Classic Rock Halloween

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20

Shallow

Lady Gaga · A Star Is Born Soundtrack

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21

Let’s Play Chess

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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