“El Cuaderno De Maya” moves between grief, self-destructive escape, danger, and a quieter reckoning on a remote Chilean island. This playlist mirrors that arc—half instrumental to hold focus during the spiral, and half lyrical tracks that echo longing, regret, and the pull toward renewal and family shelter.
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20 songsPeace Piece
Bill Evans · Everybody Digs Bill Evans
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Impressions
John Coltrane · The Very Best Of John Coltrane
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Actual Proof
Herbie Hancock · Thrust
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Sandstorm
Darude · Before the Storm, Special Edition
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Hasta la Raíz
Natalia Lafourcade · Hasta la Raíz (Edición Especial)
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Amárrame
Mon Laferte · La Trenza
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La Bicicleta
Carlos Vives · VIVES
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Tired of Being Alone
Al Green · Gets Next to You
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The Night We Met
Lord Huron · Strange Trails
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All I Want
Kodaline · In A Perfect World (Expanded Edition)
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Cannonball
Damien Rice · O
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Carry On
fun. · Some Nights
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Largo from 'Xerxes'
George Frideric Handel · Pachelbel: Canon in D - Bach: Air on a G String - Handel: Largo from 'Xerxes' - Hallelujah Chorus - Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
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Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79 No. 2
Johannes Brahms · Brahms: Piano Pieces, Opp.117, 118, 119
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Spem in Alium
Thomas Tallis · Thomas Tallis: Spem in Alium
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Clair de lune
Claude Debussy · Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters
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Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber · Classic
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Nuvole Bianche
Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina
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Merry-Go-Round of Life
Joe Hisaishi · Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')
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