The Silent Patient
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The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

Alicia’s silence turns an intimate domestic thriller into a public mystery—so this playlist alternates between restrained tension, fractured intimacy, and sudden public “spotlight” energy. Instrumentals lead with shadowy, investigative textures; the vocal half then adds confessional urgency and unresolved doubt that mirrors Alicia’s refusal to explain herself.

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Sep 25, 2026
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20 songs
1
BGM FROM TV SERIES ”THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW”

PIANO SONATA NO. 14, ”MOONLIGHT”: I. ADAGIO SOSTENUTO

Ludwig van Beethoven · BGM FROM TV SERIES ”THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW”

2
Erik Satie & Friends

Gymnopédie No. 1

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

3
Domingo Pur

Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme from "Dr Zhivago")

Maurice Jarre · Domingo Pur

4
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream

5
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Night on Bald Mountain

Night on Bald Mountain

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

6
American IV: The Man Comes Around

Hurt

Johnny Cash · American IV: The Man Comes Around

7
Hypnotize

Lonely Day

System Of A Down · Hypnotize

8
Brand New Eyes

Misguided Ghosts

Paramore · Brand New Eyes

9
Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)

The Killing Moon

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

10
Songs From The Big Chair

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Tears For Fears · Songs From The Big Chair

11
The Singer

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel · The Singer

12
Sadnecessary

Stolen Dance

Milky Chance · Sadnecessary

13
Is There Anybody Out There?

Say Something

A Great Big World · Is There Anybody Out There?

14
The Reason

The Reason

The Second Level · The Reason

15
VHS

Unsteady

X Ambassadors · VHS

16
Oblivion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Oblivion

M83 · Oblivion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

17
Strange Trails

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

18
American Idiot (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Green Day · American Idiot (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

19
In Rainbows

All I Need

Radiohead · In Rainbows

20
Hybrid Theory

In the End

Linkin Park · Hybrid Theory

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