Sarah Waters
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Sarah Waters

by Kaye Mitchell

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.

20 tracks
balanced
May 7, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
0
Sakamoto: Andata

Andata

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Sakamoto: Andata

1
Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

Disintegration Loops (1.1 Excerpt I)

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

2
Special Collection

The Air That I Breathe

The Hollies · Special Collection

3
Orbis

In a Landscape

John Cage · Orbis

4
Silent Night

Silent Night

Sinéad O'Connor · Silent Night

5
Part: Tabula Rasa / Frates / Collage Sur Bach

Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

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

6
Dunkirk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Home

Hans Zimmer · Dunkirk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

7
Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Phantom Thread I

Jonny Greenwood · Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

8
Piano Meditation

Postlude

ivandrianov · Piano Meditation

9
Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

The Book Of Love

Peter Gabriel · Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

10
Around the Well

Such Great Heights

Iron & Wine · Around the Well

11
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out: The 80s

Love Will Tear Us Apart

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

12
Piano Renditions of Radiohead

Reckoner

Magical Piano Player · Piano Renditions of Radiohead

13
Lungs (Deluxe Version)

Between Two Lungs

Florence + The Machine · Lungs (Deluxe Version)

14
Strange Mercy

Strange Mercy

St. Vincent · Strange Mercy

15
Acoustic Guitar Rock Songs

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

John Mayer · Acoustic Guitar Rock Songs

16
Lullaby Versions of FKA Twigs

Cellophane

The Cat and Owl · Lullaby Versions of FKA Twigs

17
Mystery of Love

Mystery of Love

Sufjan Stevens · Mystery of Love

18
Boxer

Slow Show

The National · Boxer

19
Again Again

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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