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Book Playlist
Better Than the Movies Playlist
by Lynn Painter
This playlist captures the emotional rollercoaster and youthful charm of "Better Than the Movies." The instrumentals reflect the book's blend of cozy, quirky, and heartfelt moments, while the vocal tracks highlight themes of teenage love, rivalry, and the bittersweetness of growing up. The mix of indie, acoustic, and gentle electronic styles mirrors the contemporary high school setting and the evolving relationships of Liz, Wes, and Michael.
32 tracks
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Apr 5, 2026
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Track List
32 songs
1
Re
Nils Frahm · Screws
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Night Owl - 2014
Galimatias · Lost Cargo
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In a Landscape
John Cage · Der Bote
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3 Preludes: No. 1, Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
George Gershwin · Piano Music in America, 1900-1945
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5
Your Hand in Mine
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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6
Says
Nils Frahm · Spaces
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The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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1/1
Brian Eno · Eno/Wyatt/Davies: Music for Airports
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Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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10
An Ending, a Beginning
Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights
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11
The Heart Asks Pleasure First
Michael Nyman · Ahn-Plugged
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12
Opening
Philip Glass · Hope Street Tunnel Blues: Music for Piano By Philip Glass and Alvin Curran
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13
Fragment II
Library Tapes · Fragment
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14
saman
Ólafur Arnalds · re:member
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15
Awake
David Helpling · The Crossing
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16
Opus 23
Dustin O'Halloran · Piano Solos, Vol. 2
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17
Nothing Arrived
Villagers · {Awayland}
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18
Clearest Blue
CHVRCHES · Every Open Eye
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Moon Song
Roma Symphony Orchestra · RSO Performs Phoebe Bridgers
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20
Your Best American Girl
Mitski · Puberty 2
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i wanna be your girlfriend
girl in red · i wanna be your girlfriend
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22
Peach
Kevin Abstract · ARIZONA BABY
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23
Cut To The Feeling
Carly Rae Jepsen · Watering Plants
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24
The One That Got Away
Katy Perry · Sad Summer Songs 2022
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25
Girls Like Girls - Teil 006
Hayley Kiyoko · Girls Like Girls
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26
Electric Feel
MGMT · Pop para Trabalhar
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27
New Slang
Music Box Mania · MBM Performs the Shins
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28
Honey
Kehlani · Honey - Sweet R&B Ballads
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Supercut
Lorde · Reel Songs Viral Hits 2024 by Digster Pop
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30
Motion Sickness
Roma Symphony Orchestra · RSO Performs Phoebe Bridgers
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FOOLS
Troye Sivan · Anti Social
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