Beowulf
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Beowulf

by Seamus Heaney

This playlist for Seamus Heaney's "Beowulf" captures the epic and elemental nature of the ancient tale through a blend of Nordic-inspired folk, dark ambient, and cinematic post-rock instrumentals that echo the vast landscapes and heroic battles. The vocal tracks delve into the themes of heroism, legacy, and the monstrous with a diverse palette of voices and genres, reflecting the poem's emotional depth and cultural resonance.

21 tracks
balanced
May 17, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
0
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

1
E S Posthumus Sketches

Nara

J.J. Pfeifer · E S Posthumus Sketches

2
Alone Together

Spiegel im Spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Alone Together

3
Chill Soft Rock For Kids

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Chill Soft Rock For Kids

4
Piano Exam Pieces 2023 & 2024, ABRSM Grade 5

Elegy for the Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi · Piano Exam Pieces 2023 & 2024, ABRSM Grade 5

5
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

First Breath After Coma

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

6
Les 50 Trésors du Piano - Les Trésors de la Musique Classique

Glassworks: I. Opening

Philip Glass · Les 50 Trésors du Piano - Les Trésors de la Musique Classique

7
Fragment

Fragment II

Library Tapes · Fragment

8
Spaces

Says

Nils Frahm · Spaces

9
Light-Year

A Model of the Universe

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Light-Year

10
I've Gotta Be Me

Scarborough Fair/Canticle

Paul Simon · I've Gotta Be Me

11
Songs of Remembering

Poor Wayfaring Stranger (arr. for Chorus by Alexander Lloyd Blake)

Johnny Cash · Songs of Remembering

12
Aventine

The Curse

Agnes Obel · Aventine

13
Las 75 mejores baladas romanticas en ingles

In the Air Tonight - 2015 Remaster

Phil Collins · Las 75 mejores baladas romanticas en ingles

14
Every Kingdom

The Wolves

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

15
Biker Hits

Riders On the Storm

The Doors · Biker Hits

16
KuschelKlassik, Vol. 19

I See Fire

Ed Sheeran · KuschelKlassik, Vol. 19

17
A Letter to Leonard Cohen

The Partisan

Perla Batalla · A Letter to Leonard Cohen

18
Top 5 - Blind Willie Johnson - EP

Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

Blind Willie Johnson · Top 5 - Blind Willie Johnson - EP

19
Celtic Moments

The Mystic's Dream

Loreena McKennitt · Celtic Moments

20
Spell She Cast

Blue Blue Sky

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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