Intermezzo
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Intermezzo

by Sally Rooney

This playlist captures the nuanced emotional landscape of Sally Rooney’s "Intermezzo," blending introspective indie and subtle post-rock instrumentals that mirror the book’s themes of grief, love, and complex family dynamics. The balanced mood and medium focus level are supported by a diverse mix of vocal and instrumental tracks from a wide range of genres and eras, creating an intimate yet expansive atmosphere that complements the novel’s thoughtful, character-driven narrative.

21 tracks
balanced
Feb 24, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
0
Historian

Night Shift

Lucy Dacus · Historian

1
Covers

Bon Iver- Holocene (Cover)

MDL · Covers

2
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream

3
Motion Sickness (Originally Performed by Phoebe Bridgers) [Piano Karaoke Version]

Motion Sickness (Originally Performed by Phoebe Bridgers) - Piano Karaoke Version

Sing2Piano · Motion Sickness (Originally Performed by Phoebe Bridgers) [Piano Karaoke Version]

4
Immortal Memory

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

5
Remind Me Tomorrow

Seventeen

Sharon Van Etten · Remind Me Tomorrow

6
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

First Breath After Coma

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

7
Cozy Sunday Morning

Slow Burn

Kacey Musgraves · Cozy Sunday Morning

8
Nostalgia

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Nostalgia

9
Carrie & Lowell

Fourth of July

Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell

10
Lumiere

Opus 55

Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere

11
Songs For Sex

Bloodless - Live from the Green Mill

Andrew Bird · Songs For Sex

12
Lost Cargo

Night Owl - 2014

Galimatias · Lost Cargo

13
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo

24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo

14
Hozier

Cherry Wine - Live

Hozier · Hozier

15
Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

Your Hand in Mine

Explosions In The Sky · Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

16
Radiohead in Jazz (A Jazz Tribute to Radiohead)

Motion Picture Soundtrack

Marco Sanguinetti · Radiohead in Jazz (A Jazz Tribute to Radiohead)

17
Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm

Atlas Hands

Benjamin Francis Leftwich · Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm

18
Yann Tiersen: 3 Pieces (From "Amélie")

Comptine d'un autre été: L'après-midi (From "Amélie")

Alessandro Simonetto · Yann Tiersen: 3 Pieces (From "Amélie")

19
The Civil Wars - Poison & Wine (Instrumental Version)

The Civil Wars - Poison & Wine (Instrumental Version)

Ultimate Tribute Stars · The Civil Wars - Poison & Wine (Instrumental Version)

20
Why not?

Wir färben Grau in Licht

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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Mood balanced
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Era any
Length medium
Instrumental 50%
Environment balanced

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