Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning

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Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning Playlist

by Viktor Emil Frankl

20 tracks

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Sep 26, 2026

Frankl’s memoir moves from the brutality of the camps toward a stubborn, inward search for meaning—so this playlist alternates between restrained, instrumental “inner focus” and lyrical songs that echo endurance, moral witness, and hope. The ordering mirrors an emotional arc: first stillness and survival-minded atmospheres, then words that meet suffering with purpose.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Hallelujah

Pentatonix · A Pentatonix Christmas

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2

Silent Night

Franz Xaver Gruber · Carols From Trinity

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3

The Book of Love

The Magnetic Fields · 69 Love Songs

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4

A Change Is Gonna Come

Sam Cooke · Ain't That Good News

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5

Lean on Me

Bill Withers · Still Bill

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6

Where Is The Love?

Black Eyed Peas · Elephunk

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7

The Sound Of Silence

Christopher Phillips · Piano Chill: Songs of Simon & Garfunkel

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8

Agnus Dei

Samuel Barber · Enchanted Isle

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9

Morning Mood

Edvard Grieg · Morning Mood

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10

The Mission

Ennio Morricone · The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture

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11

Arrival of the Birds

The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

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12

I Will Remember You

Sarah McLachlan · Rarities, B-Sides & Other Stuff

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13

What A Wonderful World

Louis Armstrong · What A Wonderful World

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14

Amazing Grace

Aretha Franklin · Rhino Hi-Five: Gospel

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15

The Prayer

Céline Dion · These are Special Times

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16

You've Got a Friend

Carole King · Tapestry

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17

The Reason

The Second Level · The Reason

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18

I'm Still Standing

Elton John · Too Low For Zero

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19

Somewhere Only We Know

Keane · Hopes And Fears

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20

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash · I Can See Clearly Now (Expanded Edition)

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