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This playlist moves from stealthy, watchful instrumentals into sharper rhythms and emotionally charged songs, echoing Celaena’s double life at court and the growing cost of keeping secrets. Its mix of chamber music, post-rock, electronic textures, and vocal tracks follows the story’s turn from controlled intrigue toward grief, loyalty, and defiance.
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20 songs
1
A Gallant Gentleman
We Lost The Sea · Departure Songs
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2
Nautilus
Anna Meredith · Varmints
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3
Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. Largo e maestoso - Allegro non troppo "The Sea and Sinbad's Ship"
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
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Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act 1: Dance Of The Knights
Sergei Prokofiev · Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet
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Khachaturian: Gayaneh, Op. 50: Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian · Khachaturian : Gayaneh, Masquerade & Spartacus [Excerpts] (Apex)
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6
Castle
Halsey · BADLANDS (Deluxe)
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7
My Body Is a Cage
Arcade Fire · Neon Bible
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8
Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes · Elephant
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9
The Wolves
Ben Howard · Every Kingdom
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10
Running With The Wolves
AURORA · All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend (Deluxe)
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11
Control
Halsey · BADLANDS (Deluxe)
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12
Glory And Gore
Lorde · Pure Heroine
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13
The Curse
Agnes Obel · Aventine
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14
Youth
Daughter · If You Leave
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15
The Seed
AURORA · A Different Kind Of Human – Step 2
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16
Sunset Lover
Petit Biscuit · Sunset Lover
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17
The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending etc.
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18
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber · Barber: Cello Concerto - Medea Suite - Adagio for Strings
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19
The Unanswered Question
Charles Ives · Ives: Symphony No. 3 / Washington's Birthday
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