Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Playlist

by Brandon Sanderson

20 tracks
balanced
Sep 28, 2026
5 mixes for this book

“Yumi and the Nightmare Painter” moves between garden-warm serenity and creeping dread from a technological darkness. This playlist mirrors that swing: instrumental “meditation to mystery” opener tracks lead into lyrical songs about fear, hope, and choosing connection even when worlds collide.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Peer Gynt, Op. 23: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Edvard Grieg · Fright Night: Music That Goes Bump in the Night

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2

Little Talks

Of Monsters and Men · My Head Is An Animal

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3

Cosmic Love

Florence + The Machine · Lungs (Deluxe Version)

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4

Demons

Imagine Dragons · Night Visions (Deluxe)

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The Less I Know The Better

Tame Impala · Currents

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Riptide

Vance Joy · Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

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Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

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Sweet Creature

Harry Styles · Harry Styles

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9

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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10

Stay With Me

Sam Smith · In The Lonely Hour

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11

Human

Rag'n'Bone Man · Human (Deluxe)

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12

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Epic Film Scores

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13

Lux Aeterna

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST

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14

Gymnopédie No. 2

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

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15

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Paul Dukas · Fantasia 2000

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16

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber · Classic

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17

Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

Aram Khachaturian · Khachaturian Orchestral Music

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18

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: The Piano Concertos

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19

Ghost

Ella Henderson · Chapter One (Deluxe Version)

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20

Runaway

AURORA · All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend (Deluxe)

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  1. Matched to the book 90% instrumental 35 tracks · Jul 15, 2026Open
  2. Matched to the book 80% instrumental 49 tracks · Jul 15, 2026Open
  3. Matched to the book 50% instrumental 20 tracks · Sep 26, 2026Open
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