Better Than the Movies
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Better Than the Movies

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
balanced
Apr 5, 2026
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Track List

32 songs
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Screws

Re

Nils Frahm · Screws

1
Lost Cargo

Night Owl - 2014

Galimatias · Lost Cargo

2
Der Bote

In a Landscape

John Cage · Der Bote

3
Piano Music in America, 1900-1945

3 Preludes: No. 1, Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

George Gershwin · Piano Music in America, 1900-1945

4
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

Your Hand in Mine

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

5
Spaces

Says

Nils Frahm · Spaces

6
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

7
Eno/Wyatt/Davies: Music for Airports

1/1

Brian Eno · Eno/Wyatt/Davies: Music for Airports

8
Arvo Pärt: Portrait

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

9
Other Lights

An Ending, a Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

10
Ahn-Plugged

The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Michael Nyman · Ahn-Plugged

11
Hope Street Tunnel Blues: Music for Piano By Philip Glass and Alvin Curran

Opening

Philip Glass · Hope Street Tunnel Blues: Music for Piano By Philip Glass and Alvin Curran

12
Fragment

Fragment II

Library Tapes · Fragment

13
re:member

saman

Ólafur Arnalds · re:member

14
The Crossing

Awake

David Helpling · The Crossing

15
Piano Solos, Vol. 2

Opus 23

Dustin O'Halloran · Piano Solos, Vol. 2

16
{Awayland}

Nothing Arrived

Villagers · {Awayland}

17
Every Open Eye

Clearest Blue

CHVRCHES · Every Open Eye

18
RSO Performs Phoebe Bridgers

Moon Song

Roma Symphony Orchestra · RSO Performs Phoebe Bridgers

19
Puberty 2

Your Best American Girl

Mitski · Puberty 2

20
i wanna be your girlfriend

i wanna be your girlfriend

girl in red · i wanna be your girlfriend

21
ARIZONA BABY

Peach

Kevin Abstract · ARIZONA BABY

22
Watering Plants

Cut To The Feeling

Carly Rae Jepsen · Watering Plants

23
Sad Summer Songs 2022

The One That Got Away

Katy Perry · Sad Summer Songs 2022

24
Girls Like Girls

Girls Like Girls - Teil 006

Hayley Kiyoko · Girls Like Girls

25
Pop para Trabalhar

Electric Feel

MGMT · Pop para Trabalhar

26
MBM Performs the Shins

New Slang

Music Box Mania · MBM Performs the Shins

27
Honey - Sweet R&B Ballads

Honey

Kehlani · Honey - Sweet R&B Ballads

28
Reel Songs Viral Hits 2024 by Digster Pop

Supercut

Lorde · Reel Songs Viral Hits 2024 by Digster Pop

29
RSO Performs Phoebe Bridgers

Motion Sickness

Roma Symphony Orchestra · RSO Performs Phoebe Bridgers

30
Anti Social

FOOLS

Troye Sivan · Anti Social

31
This Year (Under the Lights)

This Year (Under the Lights)

Luminary Flux · This Year (Under the Lights)

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