A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle

A Study in Scarlet opens with sharp observation and a slow-burn unraveling of clues, then pivots into a darker, life-altering backstory. This playlist alternates between sleuthing tension and human ache—pairing instrumental “casefile” textures with restrained, story-driven lyrics that echo Holmes and Watson’s evolving dynamic.

20 tracks
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Sep 21, 2026
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20 songs
1
Geogaddi

Beware The Friendly Stranger

Boards of Canada · Geogaddi

2
Ascent

An Ending (Ascent)

Brian Eno · Ascent

3
I Am Johnny Cash

The Man Comes Around

I Am Johnny Cash · I Am Johnny Cash

4
The Glory of Handel

Solomon, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

George Frideric Handel · The Glory of Handel

5
Fever To Tell (Deluxe Remastered)

Maps

Yeah Yeah Yeahs · Fever To Tell (Deluxe Remastered)

6
Making Mirrors

Somebody That I Used To Know

Gotye · Making Mirrors

7
London Calling (Expanded Edition)

London Calling

The Clash · London Calling (Expanded Edition)

8
Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)

The Killing Moon

Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)

9
Strange Trails

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

10
Hopes And Fears

Somewhere Only We Know

Keane · Hopes And Fears

11
Hozier

Take Me To Church

Hozier · Hozier

12
Various Positions

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen · Various Positions

13
The Return of the Pink Panther

The Pink Panther Theme

Henry Mancini · The Return of the Pink Panther

14
Mountbatten Festival of Music 2025

In The Hall of the Mountain King

Edvard Grieg · Mountbatten Festival of Music 2025

15
The Essential Handel

Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

George Frideric Handel · The Essential Handel

16
Motion

Channel 1 Suite

The Cinematic Orchestra · Motion

17
The Columbia Years 1955 - 1985

All Blues

Miles Davis · The Columbia Years 1955 - 1985

18
Retro Rock

A Whiter Shade of Pale

Procol Harum · Retro Rock

19
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Night on Bald Mountain

Night on Bald Mountain

Modest Mussorgsky · Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Night on Bald Mountain

20
Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)

The Ecstasy Of Gold

Ennio Morricone · Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)

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