This Is How You Lose the Time War

Book Playlist

This Is How You Lose the Time War Playlist

by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

18 tracks

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May 11, 2026

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.

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Track List

18 songs

1

Yulunga (Spirit Dance)

Dead Can Dance · Into the Labyrinth (Remastered)

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2

Saturn - Acústica

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

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3

Fragment II

Library Tapes · Fragment

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4

Ascension

Helen Jane Long · Identity

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5

Early Crossing

Aukai · Early Crossing

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6

Blue In Green

Miles Davis · Freeway – New Music for Saxophone and Piano

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7

Domestic Pressures

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

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8

Time Is On My Side

Irma Thomas · 60s Music

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9

Paper Planes

Amanda Falk · In Between the Now & Then

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10

Famous Blue Raincoat

Marissa Nadler · Songs III: Bird on the Water

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11

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

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12

Love Like Ghosts

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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13

Blood In The Cut

K.Flay · Modern Rock

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14

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel · In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

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15

Invisible

NTO · Apnea

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16

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Обратно в клас - pop

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17

Cold Little Heart

Michael Kiwanuka · Fairytale Vibes

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18

Matcha Cookies

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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