Babel

Book Playlist

Babel Playlist

19 tracks

balanced

Aug 11, 2026

4 mixes for this book

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.

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Track List

19 songs

1

Le Jardin Oublié

Timo Zobel · Le Jardin Oublié

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2

The Lark Ascending

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

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3

Sing and Glorify

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

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4

An Ending (Ascent)

Brian Eno · Ascent

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5

The Sunken Cathedral

Claude Debussy · Zen Classics Meditative Melodies from East and West

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6

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

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

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7

Koyaanisqatsi

Philip Glass · Koyaanisqatsi

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8

Alap

Shujaat Khan · Virasat

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9

Ship To Wreck

Florence + The Machine · Happy Café Music

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10

Paper Planes

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

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11

An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

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12

Garden Song

Phoebe Bridgers · Punisher

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13

Rebellion (Lies)

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Arcade Fire

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14

Famous

Kanye West · The Life Of Pablo

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15

Black Sheep

Metric · indie sleaze party

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16

The Mother We Share - Alucard Session

CHVRCHES · We Sink

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17

Naked

Anoushka Shankar · Rise

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18

The Curse

Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away

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19

Don’t Give Too Much of a Fuck

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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