The Dark Magician
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The Dark Magician Playlist

by Keigo Higashino

20 tracks
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Nov 11, 2026

The instrumental opening pairs Japanese musical textures and nimble, clue-like rhythms with a mix of intimate and quietly suspenseful sounds, reflecting Mayu’s return home and Takeshi’s magician’s eye for misdirection. The vocal half shifts among mourning, suspicion, deception, and the pull of family and wedding plans, tracing the story’s balance of tragedy and playful sleuthing.

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Track List

20 songs
1

aruarian dance

Nujabes · samurai champloo music record departure

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2

Early Summer (Remastered 2025)

Ryo Fukui · シーナリィ (Remastered 2025)

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3

Litany

Toru Takemitsu · Takemitsu: Piano Works

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Reflections

Toshifumi Hinata · ひとつぶの海

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VII. Waltz No. 2

Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety Suites

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Rising Son

Takuya Kuroda · Rising Son

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Strange Meadow Lark

The Dave Brubeck Quartet · Time Out

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Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: No. 8, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

Claude Debussy · Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: No. 8, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

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Gymnopédie No. 2

Erik Satie · Entremont Plays Satie

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10

The Magician

Andy Shauf · The Party

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Who Can It Be Now?

Men At Work · Business As Usual

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12

Suspicious Minds

Elvis Presley · From Elvis in Memphis

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13

The Great Pretender

The Platters · The Great Pretender

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14

Every Breath You Take

The Police · Synchronicity (Remastered 2003)

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15

Wedding Bell Blues

Laura Nyro · Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best Of Laura Nyro

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16

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

The Temptations · Silver Collection: The Temptations

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17

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash · I Can See Clearly Now (Expanded Edition)

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18

Family Affair

Mary J. Blige · No More Drama

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19

You Don't Own Me

Lesley Gore · Lesley Gore Sings Of Mixed-Up Hearts

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20

A Bird came down the Walk

Toru Takemitsu · Milhaud: 4 Visages / Enescu: Concert Piece

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