Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
Book Playlist

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Playlist

by Brandon Sanderson

35 tracks
balanced
Jul 15, 2026
4 mixes for this book

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.

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Track List

35 songs
1

Winter Overture

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST

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2

A Gentle Touch

Jason Darryl · Soft Rain, Warm Keys

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3

Earth and Sky

Terry Oldfield · Yoga Harmony

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4

Secret Garden

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

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5

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

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

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6

Princess Of The Fairies

David Arkenstone · The Fairy Garden

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7

In Light

Julianna Barwick · Healing Is A Miracle

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8

Dawn Chorus

MARINI · Dawn Chorus

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9

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

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

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10

Nightfall

Calmly · Nightfall

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11

Whispers of the Wind

Yoga at the Disco · Whispers of the Wind

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12

Into the mist

Felix Brightwood · Into the mist

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13

Fading Memories

Orion The Owl · Nightflight

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14

Fragments

Ole-Bjørn Talstad · Fragments

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15

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

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16

Beving: Ala

Joep Beving · Trilogy

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17

Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)

Moby · 18

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18

Cloudburst Flight

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

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19

Luminous

Ortio · Luminous

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20

Dreamer's Wake

Rival Consoles · Persona

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21

Forever Held

Jon Hopkins · Forever Held

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22

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

Frédéric Chopin · 100 x Klassik die man gehört haben muss

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23

Re

Nils Frahm · Screws

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24

Enchanted Forest

Comet 1993 · Altitude

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25

Midnight Garden

softwaves · Midnight Garden

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26

Awakening

Marc Hanania · Awakening

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27

A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

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28

The Last Ember

Draugr Balled · The Last Ember

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29

Silent Waters

Indigo Rae · Silent Waters

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30

Monday - Paracetamol - 2019 remaster

Ulrich Schnauss · A Strangely Isolated Place

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31

Mystic Horizon

Drelli Zen · Montain

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32

Spirit Dance

Lisa Lynne · Spirit Dance

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33

Nightwalker

Forhill · Nightwalker

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34

The Mummers' Dance

Loreena McKennitt · The Book of Secrets

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35

I Built My House on the Tree

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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Playlist Settings

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Mood balanced
Genre match
Era any
Length long
Instrumental request 90%
Environment cozy

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  1. Matched to the book 80% instrumental 49 tracks · Jul 15, 2026Open
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