The instrumental half moves between polished urban momentum, intimate piano and strings, and a few brighter rhythmic turns, reflecting Xavier’s privileged world and the friction that keeps him and his publicist close. The vocal half follows their teasing chemistry toward devotion and vulnerability, with songs chosen for the push-pull of banter, a reluctant pursuit, and love tested by loss.
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20 songsa thousand years
Christina Perri · a thousand years
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Experience
Ludovico Einaudi · In A Time Lapse
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Le Onde
Ludovico Einaudi · Le Onde
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Arrival of the Birds
The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)
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Open Eye Signal
Jon Hopkins · Open Eye Signal (Remixes)
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Nuages
Django Reinhardt · Nuages
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Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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Love On The Brain
Rihanna · ANTI (Deluxe)
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Adore You
Harry Styles · Fine Line
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I Like Me Better
Lauv · I met you when I was 18. (the playlist)
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Kiss Me
Sixpence None The Richer · Sixpence None The Richer
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You Are The Best Thing
Ray LaMontagne · Gossip in the Grain
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The Way I Am
Ingrid Michaelson · Girls And Boys
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Fallingforyou
The 1975 · The 1975 (Deluxe)
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I Won't Give Up
Jason Mraz · Love Is a Four Letter Word
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones · Come Away With Me (Super Deluxe Edition)
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Everywhere
Michelle Branch · The Spirit Room
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So What
Miles Davis · Pleasantville -Music From The Motion Picture
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Oblivion
Astor Piazzolla · Piazzolla Tangos 6
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