A mostly restrained instrumental journey reflects Anya’s moonlit watch, her yearning for unfamiliar daylight, and the delicate bond between her duty and her own needs. Soft piano, strings, and spacious electronic textures keep the sound focused while allowing the playlist to move from quiet nocturnal wonder toward brighter, more open discovery.
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20 songsLjósið
Ólafur Arnalds · Found Songs
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First Dream Called Ocean
Helios · Eingya
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Anthem
Emancipator · Soon It Will Be Cold Enough
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Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Nocturnes
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The Garden of Fand
Arnold Bax · Bax: Tone Poems, Vol. 1
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
Edvard Grieg · Grieg: Piano Concerto; Lyric Pieces
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi · Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
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Opening
Philip Glass · Philip Glass Solo
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Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Credo
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Handel / Orch. Hale: Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande
George Frideric Handel · Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Handel
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3
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Only The Winds - Remastered 2023
Ólafur Arnalds · For Now I Am Winter (10th Anniversary Edition)
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Entr'acte
Caroline Shaw · Caroline Shaw: Orange
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Butterfly Waltz
Brian Crain · Piano and Cello Duet
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Rain Spell
Tōru Takemitsu · Tōru Takemitsu. East/West
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Define Dancing
Thomas Newman · WALL-E (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Dusk to Dawn
Emancipator · Dusk to Dawn
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Become Desert
John Luther Adams · John Luther Adams: The Become Trilogy
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Iguazu - 2024 Remaster
Gustavo Santaolalla · Ronroco (2024 Remaster)
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Twilight - New Moon: The Meadow
Alexandre Desplat · Movie Themes on Piano
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