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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Playlist
A warm, varied instrumental journey between Yumi’s contemplative world of gardens and spirits and Painter’s shadowed, technological city. Gentle piano and plucked strings give way to uneasy textures and measured momentum, then return to more open, hopeful sounds—echoing their growing trust and the effort to protect both communities. The selections also nod to the story’s Japanese-inspired atmosphere without losing the cozy, focused feel of indoor reading.
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40 songs
1
Silk Road
Kitaro · Super Best
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2
RISING
Yoshida Brothers · 吉田兄弟ベスト 弐 -2005〜2009-
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3
Promise (Reprise)
andrewa · Silent Hill
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4
Dearly Beloved
Yoko Shimomura · KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5 ReMIX- (Original Soundtrack)
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5
Apotheosis
Austin Wintory · Journey (Original Video Game Soundtrack)
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6
Harry in Winter
Patrick Doyle · Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Bella's Lullaby
Carter Burwell · Expressions (Kompositionen und Interpretationen am Klavier)
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Opus 55
Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere
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Dark Night of the Soul
Philip Wesley · Dark Night of the Soul
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10
River Flows In You
Yiruma · First Love (The Original & the Very First Recording)
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11
Somehow Familiar
Fabrizio Paterlini · The Art of the Piano
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12
Bless This Morning Year
Helios · Eingya
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13
Remembrance
Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent
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14
All Is Violent, All Is Bright
God Is An Astronaut · All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2011 Remastered Edition)
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15
Ashes in the Snow
MONO · Holy Ground: NYC Live with the Wordless Music Orchestra
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16
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream · Dream Sequence
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17
The Path of the Wind
Joe Hisaishi · My Neighbor Totoro Sound Book
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18
Gymnopédie No. 3
Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends
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19
The Promise
Secret Garden · Once In A Red Moon
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20
Nightbook
Ludovico Einaudi · Islands - Essential Einaudi
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21
The Gravel Road (from "The Village")
James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4
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22
The Secret Wedding
James Horner · Braveheart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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23
The Shape Of Water
Alexandre Desplat · The Shape Of Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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24
The Light
The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again
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25
Hoppípolla
Sigur Rós · Takk...
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26
We Move Lightly
Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere
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27
Aerial Boundaries
Michael Hedges · Aerial Boundaries
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28
The Chairman's Waltz (From "Memoirs of a Geisha")
John Williams · A Time for Us (Silence, on joue!)
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A Kaleidoscope Of Mathematics
James Horner · A Beautiful Mind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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30
Jeux D'Eau
Maurice Ravel · Ravel: Miroirs, Jeux D'Eau, Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
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31
Gnossienne No. 5
Erik Satie · Satie: 3 Gymnopédies; 6 Gnossiennes etc.
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32
Matsuri
Kitaro · Kojiki
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Corridors of Time
Yasunori Mitsuda · Piano Collections: CHRONO TRIGGER, Vol. 2
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CHRONO TRIGGER
Yasunori Mitsuda · Piano Collections: CHRONO TRIGGER
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35
Zelda's Lullaby
Koji Kondo · Ocarina of Time
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36
Lost Woods
Koji Kondo · A Link to The Past
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37
Secunda
Jeremy Soule · The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Original Game Soundtrack)
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38
Aurora
Jeremy Soule · The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Original Game Soundtrack)
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Nascence
Austin Wintory · Journey (Original Video Game Soundtrack)
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