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“28 Summers” moves between 1993 coastal longing and the tense, high-stakes politics of late-spring 2020—so this playlist alternates warm, intimate instrumentals with understated indie-pop vocals. The instrumental arc mirrors flashbacks and memory’s pull, while the vocal tracks gently echo love, misdirection, and the quiet courage required to call back after a life-changing slip of paper.
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Track List
21 songs
1
Gabriel's Oboe
Ennio Morricone · Gabriel's Oboe
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2
So What
Miles Davis · Miles Davis
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3
Naima
John Coltrane · The Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane - Le Best Of Des Deux Géants Du Jazz ! - The Two Greatest Jazz Legends !
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Round Midnight
Thelonious Monk · Essentials Jazz : The Ultimate Best of Jazz
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Satie / Orch. Ducros: Gymnopédie No. 1
Erik Satie · Satie: Masterpieces
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Love On A Real Train - From 'Risky Business' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Remastered 2020
Tangerine Dream · Cannes Vibes
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momentary
Ólafur Arnalds · re:member
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Londonderry Air
Traditional · A Kaleidoscope
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River Flows in You
Yiruma · Silence : Musique calme et apaisante
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Spiegel im Spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Dix Réflexions
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio
Vladimir Horowitz · Mozart Relax
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Clair de Lune
Claude Debussy · Debussy: Night in Granada
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13
The Promise
Michael Nyman · Gentle Classical Music
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Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi (From "Amélie")
Yann Tiersen · Piano Movie Lounge
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15
Landslide
FleetwoodMaxx · A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac
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16
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones · Love is in the air
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17
Wild World
Yusuf / Cat Stevens · Classic Rock Hits
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18
Blue
Joni Mitchell · Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell
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19
Just Like Heaven
The Cure · Ordenando ROCK
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Lovefool - Radio Edit
The Cardigans · Women of 90s Pop
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