What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Reading Playlist

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

by Haruki Murakami

This playlist captures the introspective and rhythmic journey of Haruki Murakami's memoir, blending contemplative instrumentals with understated vocal tracks that echo the themes of solitude, perseverance, and creative flow. The mix of modern classical, ambient, and indie sounds mirrors the balance between running and writing, inviting deep focus and emotional connection throughout the reading experience.

21 tracks
balanced
May 15, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
0
The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

Weightless

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

1
Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

Open Eye Signal

Jon Hopkins · Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

2
Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

Disintegration Loops (1.1 Excerpt I)

William Basinski · Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

3
Empty

First Defeat

Nils Frahm · Empty

4
Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition]

Day One (Interstellar Theme)

Hans Zimmer · Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition]

5
Midnight Keeps Us Warm

A Kiss in Snowfall

Jason Darryl · Midnight Keeps Us Warm

6
Structures From Silence (30th Anniversary Remaster)

Quiet Friend - 30th Anniversary Remaster

Steve Roach · Structures From Silence (30th Anniversary Remaster)

7
Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)

Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)

John Murphy · Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)

8
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

9
Signals

Signals

Simone Zino · Signals

10
Around the Well

Such Great Heights

Iron & Wine · Around the Well

11
Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Towers

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

12
Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

13
x (Deluxe Edition)

Bloodstream

Ed Sheeran · x (Deluxe Edition)

14
Therapy

Control

Zoe Wees · Therapy

15
Young And Beautiful

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Young And Beautiful

16
Hounds Of Love

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

Kate Bush · Hounds Of Love

17
In A Perfect World (Expanded Edition)

All I Want

Kodaline · In A Perfect World (Expanded Edition)

18
Into the Blue Again

The Light

The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again

19
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

Your Hand in Mine

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

20
Magical Moments

Luminary

Dravelyn · Magical Moments

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Era modern
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Instrumental 50%
Environment balanced

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