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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.
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21 songs
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Night Shift
Lucy Dacus · Historian
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Bon Iver- Holocene (Cover)
MDL · Covers
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Requiem for a Dream
Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream
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Motion Sickness (Originally Performed by Phoebe Bridgers) - Piano Karaoke Version
Sing2Piano · Motion Sickness (Originally Performed by Phoebe Bridgers) [Piano Karaoke Version]
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Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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Seventeen
Sharon Van Etten · Remind Me Tomorrow
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First Breath After Coma
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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Slow Burn
Kacey Musgraves · Cozy Sunday Morning
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An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005
Brian Eno · Nostalgia
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Fourth of July
Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell
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Opus 55
Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere
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Bloodless - Live from the Green Mill
Andrew Bird · Songs For Sex
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Night Owl - 2014
Galimatias · Lost Cargo
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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo
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Cherry Wine - Live
Hozier · Hozier
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Your Hand in Mine
Explosions In The Sky · Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records
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Motion Picture Soundtrack
Marco Sanguinetti · Radiohead in Jazz (A Jazz Tribute to Radiohead)
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Atlas Hands
Benjamin Francis Leftwich · Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm
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Comptine d'un autre été: L'après-midi (From "Amélie")
Alessandro Simonetto · Yann Tiersen: 3 Pieces (From "Amélie")
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The Civil Wars - Poison & Wine (Instrumental Version)
Ultimate Tribute Stars · The Civil Wars - Poison & Wine (Instrumental Version)
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