Babel
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Babel

by R. F. Kuang

This playlist blends classical, ambient, and indie folk sounds to reflect Babel's rich historical setting and themes of colonialism, language, and rebellion. Instrumental tracks evoke the book's 19th-century academic atmosphere and cultural tensions, while vocal tracks explore characters' emotional journeys and the power dynamics of translation and resistance.

19 tracks
balanced
Aug 11, 2026
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Track List

19 songs
1
Le Jardin Oublié

Le Jardin Oublié

Timo Zobel · Le Jardin Oublié

2
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending, Violin Concerto in D Minor - Elgar: Introduction & Allegro, Serenade for Strings

The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending, Violin Concerto in D Minor - Elgar: Introduction & Allegro, Serenade for Strings

3
Spem in alium - Music for Monarchs and Magnates

Sing and Glorify

Thomas Tallis · Spem in alium - Music for Monarchs and Magnates

4
Ascent

An Ending (Ascent)

Brian Eno · Ascent

5
Zen Classics Meditative Melodies from East and West

The Sunken Cathedral

Claude Debussy · Zen Classics Meditative Melodies from East and West

6
The Leonard Bernstein Collection - Volume 1 - Part 1

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto - Live

Ludwig van Beethoven · The Leonard Bernstein Collection - Volume 1 - Part 1

7
Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

Philip Glass · Koyaanisqatsi

8
Virasat

Alap

Shujaat Khan · Virasat

9
Happy Café Music

Ship To Wreck

Florence + The Machine · Happy Café Music

10
Art of the Freestyle

Paper Planes

Horseshoe G.A.N.G. · Art of the Freestyle

11
Other Lights

An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

12
Punisher

Garden Song

Phoebe Bridgers · Punisher

13
MSQ Performs Arcade Fire

Rebellion (Lies)

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Arcade Fire

14
The Life Of Pablo

Famous

Kanye West · The Life Of Pablo

15
indie sleaze party

Black Sheep

Metric · indie sleaze party

16
We Sink

The Mother We Share - Alucard Session

CHVRCHES · We Sink

17
Rise

Naked

Anoushka Shankar · Rise

18
So Runs The World Away

The Curse

Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away

19
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Don’t Give Too Much of a Fuck

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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