Demian

Book Playlist

Demian Playlist

by Hermann Hesse

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 4, 2026

“Demian” is a coming-of-age tale of awakening—Emil’s inner shift from obedience to selfhood, pulled along by Max Demian’s provocative, shadowed guidance. This playlist mirrors that arc with half-lit instrumentals for reflection and half-lit vocals for defiance, temptation, and spiritual searching.

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Track List

20 songs

1

All Blues

Miles Davis · MILES DAVIS INTEGRAL 1957 - 1962

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2

Intro

Los Fastidios · XXX The Number of the Beat

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3

Leather Wings

This Will Destroy You · S/T

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4

Then the Quiet Explosion

Hammock · Oblivion Hymns

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5

Baba O'Riley

Guided By Voices · Who's Not Forgotten, FDR's Tribute to the Who

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6

Time

Hans Zimmer · Inception (Music from the Motion Picture)

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7

The Great Gig In the Sky

The Pink Floyd Story · Big Ten Inch Record

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8

Teardrop

José González · Teardrop (Bundle)

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9

Sushi

FKA twigs · EUSEXUA Afterglow

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10

Rattlesnake

St. Vincent · St. Vincent (Deluxe Edition)

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11

The Less I Know The Better

Tame Impala · Trending Now Volume 4

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12

Mykonos

Fleet Foxes · Mykonos

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13

Heroes (we could be)

Alesso · Forever

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14

Opaline

Novo Amor · Cannot Be, Whatsoever

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15

Solitaire

Calming Lesmo · Solitaire

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16

Landslide

FleetwoodMaxx · A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac

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17

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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18

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · 夏日嗨歌

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19

The Story

Brandi Carlile · All About - Reclam Musik Edition 5 - Americana

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20

Late Night Lemonade

Luminary Flux · Late Night Lemonade

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