Water Moon

Book Playlist

Water Moon Playlist

by Samantha Sotto Yambao

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 30, 2026

The instrumental half moves between intimate Japanese-tinged piano and spacious, subtly uncanny soundscapes, evoking the hidden shop, Hana’s inheritance, and the strange journey beyond it. The vocal half brings in songs about memory, missed chances, longing, and renewal, tracing the emotional pull between regret and the freedom to choose again.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Creek

Hiroshi Yoshimura · Green

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2

Plan & Elevation: I. The Ellipse

Caroline Shaw · Caroline Shaw: Orange

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3

The Rain

Joe Hisaishi · 菊次郎の夏 (オリジナル・サウンドトラック)

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4

Perpetuum Mobile

Penguin Cafe Orchestra · Preludes, Airs And Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer)

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5

Eastern Glow

The Album Leaf · In A Safe Place

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6

Held

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

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7

Unfolding

Rival Consoles · Persona

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8

One more time, One more chance

Masayoshi Yamazaki · HOME

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9

Haruyo, Koi

Yumi Matsutoya · 朝のお散歩クラシック～休日の朝のウォーキング、愛犬とのお散歩のBGMに

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10

Moon Song

Phoebe Bridgers · Punisher

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11

The Moth

Aimee Mann · Lost In Space

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12

Rivers and Roads

The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart (15th Anniversary Edition)

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13

The Story

Brandi Carlile · The Story

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14

Landslide

Fleetwood Mac · Fleetwood Mac

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15

A Case of You

Joni Mitchell · Blue

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16

Summer

Joe Hisaishi · 菊次郎の夏 (オリジナル・サウンドトラック)

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17

Matsuri

Kitaro · Kojiki

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18

Blink

Hiroshi Yoshimura · Music for Nine Post Cards

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19

Sugar Water

Cibo Matto · Viva! La Woman

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20

二十歳の恋

Lamp · ランプ幻想

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