This Is How You Lose the Time War (Deluxe Edition)
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This Is How You Lose the Time War (Deluxe Edition)

by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

This playlist captures the intricate blend of time-bending espionage, tender romance, and looming war in "This Is How You Lose the Time War." The instrumental tracks explore ethereal and electronic soundscapes that evoke the book's sci-fi atmosphere and emotional depth, while the vocal songs reflect the characters' secret correspondences, conflict, and fragile connections across time.

18 tracks
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May 11, 2026
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Track List

18 songs
1
Into the Labyrinth (Remastered)

Yulunga (Spirit Dance)

Dead Can Dance · Into the Labyrinth (Remastered)

2
Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

Saturn - Acústica

Sleeping At Last · Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

3
Fragment

Fragment II

Library Tapes · Fragment

4
Identity

Ascension

Helen Jane Long · Identity

5
Early Crossing

Early Crossing

Aukai · Early Crossing

6
Freeway – New Music for Saxophone and Piano

Blue In Green

Miles Davis · Freeway – New Music for Saxophone and Piano

7
The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Domestic Pressures

Jóhann Jóhannsson · The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

8
60s Music

Time Is On My Side

Irma Thomas · 60s Music

9
In Between the Now & Then

Paper Planes

Amanda Falk · In Between the Now & Then

10
Songs III: Bird on the Water

Famous Blue Raincoat

Marissa Nadler · Songs III: Bird on the Water

11
Depression Cherry

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

12
Strange Trails

Love Like Ghosts

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

13
Modern Rock

Blood In The Cut

K.Flay · Modern Rock

14
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel · In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

15
Apnea

Invisible

NTO · Apnea

16
Обратно в клас - pop

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Обратно в клас - pop

17
Fairytale Vibes

Cold Little Heart

Michael Kiwanuka · Fairytale Vibes

18
Spell She Cast

Matcha Cookies

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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