Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

by Brandon Sanderson

This playlist captures the dual worlds and intertwined destinies of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter. The instrumental tracks blend delicate acoustic textures and subtle electronic atmospheres, evoking the contrast between serene gardens and looming nightmares, while the vocal songs highlight the characters' emotional journeys and the novel’s themes of connection and transformation. Together, the selections create a warm, intimate listening experience fitting for cozy indoor reading that mirrors the novel's fantasy genre and emotional depth.

35 tracks
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Jul 15, 2026
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Requiem for a Dream / OST

Winter Overture

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST

1
Soft Rain, Warm Keys

A Gentle Touch

Jason Darryl · Soft Rain, Warm Keys

2
Yoga Harmony

Earth and Sky

Terry Oldfield · Yoga Harmony

3
Jerry Maguire (Music from the Motion Picture)

Secret Garden

Bruce Springsteen · Jerry Maguire (Music from the Motion Picture)

4
Outlander Main Title Theme (Skye Boat Song) [feat. Raya Yarbrough]

Outlander Main Title Theme (Skye Boat Song) [feat. Raya Yarbrough]

Bear McCreary · Outlander Main Title Theme (Skye Boat Song) [feat. Raya Yarbrough]

5
The Fairy Garden

Princess Of The Fairies

David Arkenstone · The Fairy Garden

6
Healing Is A Miracle

In Light

Julianna Barwick · Healing Is A Miracle

7
Dawn Chorus

Dawn Chorus

MARINI · Dawn Chorus

8
A Hidden Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

A Hidden Life (From "A Hidden Life" Soundtrack)

James Newton Howard · A Hidden Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

9
Nightfall

Nightfall

Calmly · Nightfall

10
Whispers of the Wind

Whispers of the Wind

Yoga at the Disco · Whispers of the Wind

11
Into the mist

Into the mist

Felix Brightwood · Into the mist

12
Nightflight

Fading Memories

Orion The Owl · Nightflight

13
Fragments

Fragments

Ole-Bjørn Talstad · Fragments

14
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

15
Trilogy

Beving: Ala

Joep Beving · Trilogy

16
18

Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)

Moby · 18

17
Force Majeure (Remastered 2018 / Deluxe Version)

Cloudburst Flight

Tangerine Dream · Force Majeure (Remastered 2018 / Deluxe Version)

18
Luminous

Luminous

Ortio · Luminous

19
Persona

Dreamer's Wake

Rival Consoles · Persona

20
Forever Held

Forever Held

Jon Hopkins · Forever Held

21
100 x Klassik die man gehört haben muss

Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

Frédéric Chopin · 100 x Klassik die man gehört haben muss

22
Screws

Re

Nils Frahm · Screws

23
Altitude

Enchanted Forest

Comet 1993 · Altitude

24
Midnight Garden

Midnight Garden

softwaves · Midnight Garden

25
Awakening

Awakening

Marc Hanania · Awakening

26
Orphée

A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

27
The Last Ember

The Last Ember

Draugr Balled · The Last Ember

28
Silent Waters

Silent Waters

Indigo Rae · Silent Waters

29
A Strangely Isolated Place

Monday - Paracetamol - 2019 remaster

Ulrich Schnauss · A Strangely Isolated Place

30
Montain

Mystic Horizon

Drelli Zen · Montain

31
Spirit Dance

Spirit Dance

Lisa Lynne · Spirit Dance

32
Nightwalker

Nightwalker

Forhill · Nightwalker

33
The Book of Secrets

The Mummers' Dance

Loreena McKennitt · The Book of Secrets

34
Dream Department

I Built My House on the Tree

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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Instrumental 90%
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