The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

This playlist captures the haunting beauty and moral complexity of Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray." The melancholic minor keys and spacious, nature-inspired instrumentals evoke the novel's Victorian setting, themes of vanity, decadence, and the eerie passage of time, while diverse sub-genres reflect the shifting moods of the characters, especially Dorian's descent into darkness and the wistful longing for lost innocence.

6 tracks
melancholic
Aug 23, 2026
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Track List

6 songs
1
Archipelago

Overture

Hidden Orchestra · Archipelago

2
Horowitz: Favorite Chopin [Expanded Edition]

Étude in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5

Frédéric Chopin · Horowitz: Favorite Chopin [Expanded Edition]

3
Solipsism

Etude

Joep Beving · Solipsism

4
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Nocturnes, Barcarolle & Scherzo

Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Nocturnes, Barcarolle & Scherzo

5
Lacrimosa

Lacrimosa

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Lacrimosa

6
The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Alan Turing's Legacy (From "The Imitation Game" Soundtrack)

Alexandre Desplat · The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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