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Tokyo blues

by Haruki Murakami

This playlist captures the melancholic introspection and nuanced emotional landscape of "Tokyo Blues" (Norwegian Wood) by Haruki Murakami. The instrumental tracks evoke the novel's quiet moments of solitude and urban longing through ambient, classical, and post-rock sounds, while the vocal selections explore themes of love, loss, memory, and youthful disillusionment, mirroring the complex character dynamics and Tokyo's 1960s atmosphere.

19 tracks
balanced
Mar 10, 2026
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Track List

19 songs
0
Des Plumes Dans La Tête

Ferme Les Yeux

Sylvain Chauveau · Des Plumes Dans La Tête

1
Orphée

Good Night, Day

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

2
S/T

The Mighty Rio Grande

This Will Destroy You · S/T

3
The Pearl

A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

4
Echoes of the Void

Ghosts of the Past

Lucas Evans · Echoes of the Void

5
Playing The Piano

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing The Piano

6
Embrace Of The Stars

Radiant Heartbeats

Helios Jazz Club · Embrace Of The Stars

7
The Midnight Sun

Nothing More

C Duncan · The Midnight Sun

8
Lo mejor de los 80s y 90s 100 clásicos en inglés

Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

The Smiths · Lo mejor de los 80s y 90s 100 clásicos en inglés

9
VSQ Performs Bright Eyes: Beautiful In The Morning

Lua

Vitamin String Quartet · VSQ Performs Bright Eyes: Beautiful In The Morning

10
Historian

Night Shift

Lucy Dacus · Historian

11
Heaven or Las Vegas

Cherry-coloured Funk

Cocteau Twins · Heaven or Las Vegas

12
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

Northern Sky

Nick Drake · 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

13
Romantic Picnic Date

Wicked Game

Chris Isaak · Romantic Picnic Date

14
Coastal Summer Romance

Fade Into You

Mazzy Star · Coastal Summer Romance

15
Nashville Skyline

Girl from the North Country

Bob Dylan · Nashville Skyline

16
Smash Hits Strange 80s

Atmosphere

Joy Division · Smash Hits Strange 80s

17
Top 80s Songs (The Greatest Eighties Hits)

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Joy Division · Top 80s Songs (The Greatest Eighties Hits)

18
Why not?

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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