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This playlist captures the dark Gothic atmosphere and melancholic introspection of Bram Stoker's Dracula, evoking the eerie landscapes of Transylvania and Victorian England. The instrumental selections create a haunting, immersive soundscape reflecting the novel's tension, mystery, and timeless themes of desire and dread, while the vocal tracks delve into the characters' complex emotions and the tragic romanticism that permeates the story.
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40 songs
1
The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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Elegy For The Arctic
Ludovico Einaudi · 12 Songs From Home
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In a Landscape
John Cage · Der Bote
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The Unanswered Question
Charles Ives · Ives, C.: Universe Symphony (Completed by L. Austin) / Orchestral Set No. 2 / The Unanswered Question
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London
James Newton Howard · Blood Diamond (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Wuthering Heights
Kate Bush · The Kick Inside
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Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber · Classic
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Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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Satie: Mélodie (Version pour piano seul)
Erik Satie · Satie: Discoveries
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The Curse (Live)
Josh Ritter · Live at the Iveagh Gardens
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Lux Aeterna
Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST
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An Ending (Ascent)
Brian Eno · Ascent
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Gnossienne: No.1 (Satie Reworks) - Spotify Singles
Erik Satie · Spotify Singles
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Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis Two - Metamorphosis Two
Philip Glass · Glass Cage
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15
La strada
Nino Rota · Fellinirota
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16
The Last Goodbye
The Kills · Blood Pressures
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In the House - In a Heartbeat
John Murphy · In the House - In a Heartbeat
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18
Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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19
Ghostwriter
RJD2 · Deadringer: Deluxe
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20
Nara
J.J. Pfeifer · E S Posthumus Sketches
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21
The Winter
Balmorhea · Rivers Arms
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22
Phantom Thread III
Jonny Greenwood · Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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23
The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing The Piano
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On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
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26
Nightfall
Calmly · Nightfall
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The Departure
Max Richter · The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)
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Echoes
Olexandr Ignatov · Echoes
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Opaline
Novo Amor · Cannot Be, Whatsoever
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Postcards from Far Away
Coldplay · Viva La Vida (Prospekt's March Edition)
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Reverie
INNERVERSE · Reverie
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Runaway (TikTok Classics Version)
Aurora · TikTok Classics - memes & viral hits
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To Build A Home
The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur
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The Mystic's Dream
Loreena McKennitt · The Mask and Mirror
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Wicked Game
Chris Isaak · Heart Shaped World
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I Put A Spell On You
Nina Simone · I Put A Spell On You
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37
Lost
Zola Jesus · Arkhon
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38
Young Lion
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City
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39
Myth
Ben Jammin' Beats · Myth
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