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Taipei Story moves through grief, language-learning awkwardness, and the tender comedy of being out of place. This playlist leans into hushed, minor-leaning classical and contemporary instrumental textures that feel like long pauses, missed words, and late-night reflection—then closes with two carefully chosen vocal songs that echo Lily’s emotional breakthroughs and longing for connection.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Pavane, Op. 50
Gabriel Fauré · The Secret Fauré 2
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2
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber · Classic
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3
Pièce en Forme de Habanera
Maurice Ravel · Danses
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Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach · Trompette et orgue: Airs célèbres
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Clair de lune
Claude Debussy · Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters
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Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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I Want To Hold Your Hand
The Beatles · Love
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Somewhere Only We Know
Keane · Hopes And Fears
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The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
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String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto
Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 8 & 14
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Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta: Andante
Jean Sibelius · Tchaikovsky & Sibelius: Violin Concertos
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Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
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Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6
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Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
Antonín Dvořák · Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World
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Requiem for a Dream
Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream
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Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach · Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, 5 & 6
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17
The Promise
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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18
The Mission
Ennio Morricone · The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture
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Piano Phase
Steve Reich · Works 1965-1995
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