Ship of Spells
Book Playlist

Ship of Spells Playlist

by H. Leighton Dickson

39 tracks
melancholic
Apr 15, 2026
5 mixes for this book

This playlist captures the melancholic and introspective spirit of "Ship of Spells" by H. Leighton Dickson, blending slow tempos and minor keys with vocal-driven indie and folk tracks. The selected songs evoke the book's themes of magic, personal growth, and emotional depth, while maintaining a consistent mood suited for focused reading in a balanced environment.

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Track List

39 songs
1

Dark Matter

Andrew Belle · Black Bear

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Riverside

Agnes Obel · Philharmonics

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3

Creaking

Swamp Daughters · Lullaby Escapes

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Sharpness

Jamie Woon · Making Time

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Skin

Zola Jesus · Conatus

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The Garden

Pale Jay · Low End Love Songs

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Blood Bank

Bon Iver · Blood Bank

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I Found

Amber Run · 5AM (Expanded Edition)

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Northern Lights

Obdormiam · Northern Lights

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Slow Show

The National · Boxer

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Lost In The Light

Bahamas · Barchords

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The Wolves - Spotify - Rockfeedback Session

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom (Deluxe Version)

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Sleep

Eric Whitacre · After Silence

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Postcards from Far Away

Coldplay · Viva La Vida (Prospekt's March Edition)

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Futile Devices (Doveman Remix)

Sufjan Stevens · Call Me By Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

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Poison & Wine

The Civil Wars · Poison & Wine

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Life

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: II

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Opus 55

Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere

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Reverie

INNERVERSE · Reverie

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The Sound of Silence

Disturbed · Immortalized (Deluxe Edition)

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Saturn

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: I

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Into the Wild

LP · Forever for Now (Deluxe Edition)

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Fade Into You

Mazzy Star · So Tonight That I Might See

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Ashes - Sunrise Session III

Ólafur Arnalds · Sunrise Session III

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Moon In Your Eye

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith · I Could Be Your Dog / I Could Be Your Moon

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Endless

Mind Explorer · Endless

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snowfall

Øneheart · snowfall

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Time Lapse

Michael Nyman · Film Music 1980 - 2001

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Conquest of Paradise

Vangelis · 1492: Conquest of Paradise

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Arrival of the Birds

The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

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Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

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Greenland

Emancipator · Safe in the Steep Cliffs

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Big Jet Plane

Angus & Julia Stone · Down The Way

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Breathe

Télépopmusik · Genetic World

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36

Farewell Transmission

Songs: Ohia · Magnolia Electric Co. (Deluxe Edition)

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Ljósið

Ólafur Arnalds · Found Songs

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Myth

Beach House · Bloom

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Luminary

Joel Sunny · Luminary

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Mood melancholic
Genre match
Era match
Length long
Instrumental request 0%
Environment balanced

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