Malibu Rising
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Malibu Rising

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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.

21 tracks
balanced
Aug 10, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
1
POST EP

POST - Edit

Joep Beving · POST EP

2
Lost Cargo

Night Owl - 2014

Galimatias · Lost Cargo

3
By the Deep Sea

By the Deep Sea

Federico Albanese · By the Deep Sea

4
Music For Mindfulness

Only The Winds

Ólafur Arnalds · Music For Mindfulness

5
Coastal Serenade

Slow Currents

Glass Place · Coastal Serenade

6
Reverie

Reverie

Alpha Duke · Reverie

7
Dead Reflection

The Afterglow

Silverstein · Dead Reflection

8
Horizon

Horizon

ARTBAT · Horizon

9
Vinyl Moon, Vol. 111: Facade Arcade

Armies of the Dawn

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

10
The Pearl

A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

11
90s Soft Rock

Crucify

Tori Amos · 90s Soft Rock

12
Plans

Summer Skin

Death Cab for Cutie · Plans

13
Coronation Party

Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse) - Version Revisited

Mark Ronson · Coronation Party

14
Las 75 mejores baladas romanticas en ingles

In the Air Tonight - 2015 Remaster

Phil Collins · Las 75 mejores baladas romanticas en ingles

15
Boys & Girls

Hold On

Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls

16
Pop Internacional Pra Dançar

Electric Feel

MGMT · Pop Internacional Pra Dançar

17
British 60s Pop

Sweet Thing - Remastered

Van Morrison · British 60s Pop

18
Sunflower

Sunflower

Rex Orange County · Sunflower

19
Classic Rock Halloween

Magic Man

Heart · Classic Rock Halloween

20
A Star Is Born Soundtrack

Shallow

Lady Gaga · A Star Is Born Soundtrack

21
Dream Department

Let’s Play Chess

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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