Sarah Waters

Book Playlist

Sarah Waters Playlist

by Kaye Mitchell

20 tracks

balanced

May 7, 2026

This playlist captures the layered complexity and rich emotional textures of Sarah Waters' literary criticism. The instrumental selections evoke the historical and narrative depth of her Victorian and 20th-century settings, while the vocal tracks explore themes of identity, memory, and social constraint that permeate her novels. Together, they create a balanced and immersive atmosphere perfect for delving into critical perspectives on Waters' work.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Andata

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Sakamoto: Andata

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2

Disintegration Loops (1.1 Excerpt I)

William Basinski · Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

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3

The Air That I Breathe

The Hollies · Special Collection

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4

In a Landscape

John Cage · Orbis

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5

Silent Night

Sinéad O'Connor · Silent Night

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6

Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Arvo Pärt · Part: Tabula Rasa / Frates / Collage Sur Bach

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7

Home

Hans Zimmer · Dunkirk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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8

Phantom Thread I

Jonny Greenwood · Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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9

Postlude

ivandrianov · Piano Meditation

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10

The Book Of Love

Peter Gabriel · Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

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11

Such Great Heights

Iron & Wine · Around the Well

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12

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Joy Division · There Is a Light That Never Goes Out: The 80s

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13

Reckoner

Magical Piano Player · Piano Renditions of Radiohead

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14

Between Two Lungs

Florence + The Machine · Lungs (Deluxe Version)

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15

Strange Mercy

St. Vincent · Strange Mercy

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16

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room (Arr. for Guitar)

John Mayer · Acoustic Guitar Rock Songs

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17

Cellophane

The Cat and Owl · Lullaby Versions of FKA Twigs

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18

Mystery of Love

Sufjan Stevens · Mystery of Love

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19

Slow Show

The National · Boxer

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20

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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