The Love Hypothesis

Book Playlist · Autumn Leaves

The Love Hypothesis Playlist

by Ali Hazelwood

20 tracks

romantic

Nov 3, 2026

5 mixes for this book

For the **Autumn Leaves** edition, mellow piano, warm strings, and soft-edged indie romance give the Stanford labs and Olive and Adam’s cautious fake-dating arrangement a rain-softened intimacy. The instrumental opening suits the rhythms of research and academic life; the vocal half follows Olive’s shift from treating love like a hypothesis to risking trust and choosing a real connection.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Credo

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2

May Be

Yiruma · First Love (The Original & the Very First Recording)

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3

energy flow

Ryuichi Sakamoto · BTTB (20th Anniversary Edition)

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4

Song on the Beach

Arcade Fire · Her (Original Score)

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5

Kiss Me

Sixpence None The Richer · Sixpence None The Richer

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6

Lovefool

The Cardigans · Best Of

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7

The Only Exception

Paramore · Brand New Eyes

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8

I Wanna Be Yours

Arctic Monkeys · AM

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9

Sweet Disposition

The Temper Trap · Conditions

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10

Fallingforyou

The 1975 · The 1975 (Deluxe)

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11

Bags

Clairo · Immunity

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12

anything

Adrianne Lenker · songs

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13

I Choose You

Sara Bareilles · The Blessed Unrest

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14

Everywhere

Fleetwood Mac · Greatest Hits

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15

Plus tôt

Alexandra Streliski · INSCAPE

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16

Aqua

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing the Piano 12122020

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17

A Calf Born In Winter

Khruangbin · A Calf Born in Winter

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18

Sketch for Summer

The Durutti Column · The Return of The Durutti Column

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19

Thanksgiving

George Winston · December

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Prelude for Time Feelers

Eluvium · Pianoworks

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Mood romantic

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Length medium

Instrumental request 50%

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Environment cozy

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