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Papillon is a story of confinement, endurance on a hostile island, and a hard-won escape—so this playlist moves between sparse, prison-isolation atmospheres and gradually opening, resilient momentum. Instrumentals mirror silence, watchfulness, and the physical grind of survival, while the vocal tracks echo longing for freedom, moral endurance, and the ache of memory and hope.
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Track List
21 songs
1
The Ecstasy of Gold
Ennio Morricone · Celebrating Ennio Morricone - The Masterpiece Collection
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The Mission
Ennio Morricone · Greatest Movie Themes, Vol. 4
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Untitled #9 - Smáskifa 1
Sigur Rós · ( ) [2022 Remaster]
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Laura Palmer's Theme
Angelo Badalamenti · Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch: Laura Palmer's Theme from Twin Peaks
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The River I: Section II
William Basinski · The River
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Conquest of Paradise
Vangelis · 1492: Conquest of Paradise
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slow dance
catlord · the instrument of beautiful death
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Breathe (In The Air)
LM.ORG · Pink Files Project
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part I)
King Crimson · Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Expanded & Remastered Original Album Mix)
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Weightless Part 1
Marconi Union · Weightless (Ambient Transmission Vol. 2)
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The Sound Of Silence
Christopher Phillips · Piano Chill: Songs of Simon & Garfunkel
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The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals · Limpia la casa con Rock
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Every Breath You Take
The Police · Mega Hits 2026
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Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan · Chill sur la plage : Beach ambiance
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Hurt
Trent Reznor · Melankhôlia: In Darkness Through the Light (Augmented Version)
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The Bitch Is Back
Elton John · To Be Continued...
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Run to the Hills
Lullaby Baby Trio · Lullaby Renditions of Iron Maiden
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18
Life on Mars?
David Bowie · Instrumental Jazz Songs
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Heroes
Vários · Rock Generation - Hits and Oldies of the Greatest Rock N' Roll Era
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One Day Like This
Elbow · The Best Long Versions
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