“Alas De Ónix” is a journey driven by fractured loyalties, urgent stakes, and Violet’s growing resolve beyond the borders of home. This playlist alternates between tense, storm-forward momentum and intimate, ember-warm character feeling—matching the book’s progression from distrust and pressure to alliance-building and hard-won hope.
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20 songsThe Battle of the Pelennor Fields
Howard Shore · The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings (Limited Edition)
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Tangerine
Glass Animals · Dreamland
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Ghost
Halsey · BADLANDS (Deluxe)
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Take Me To Church
Hozier · Hozier
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Warrior
Lloyd Banks · The Hunger For More
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Unstoppable
Sia · This Is Acting
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bad guy
Billie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
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The Hills
The Weeknd · Beauty Behind The Madness
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Need You Now
Lady A · Need You Now
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Hero
AFROJACK · Hero
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Lux Aeterna
Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST
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Time
Hans Zimmer · Inception (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Arrival of the Birds
The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)
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In The Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg · Mountbatten Festival of Music 2025
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Young Lion
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City
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White Eagle
Tangerine Dream · White Eagle (Deluxe Version / Remastered 2020)
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The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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Protectors of the Earth (No Choir)
Two Steps from Hell · Legend Anthology
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God of War (From "God of War" Soundtrack)
Bear McCreary · God of War (PlayStation Soundtrack)
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Flight from the City
Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée
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