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This playlist captures the epic emotional journey and complex character dynamics of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. The instrumental selections evoke the 19th-century French setting and the sweeping narrative scope with classical and cinematic moods, while the vocal tracks reflect the moral struggles, hope, despair, and revolution central to the story's themes.
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Track List
21 songs
1
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber · Classical Masterpieces
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Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Maurice Ravel · Destination Paris - Autumn Leaves
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Gymnopédie No. 3: Lent et grave
Erik Satie · Monets Garten
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La cathédrale engloutie
Claude Debussy · C. Debussy: Œuvres pour piano
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Méditation from Thaïs
Jules Massenet · 50 Reasons To Love Classical
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Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9
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Spiegel Im Spiegel
Arvo Pärt · "Patterns in Motion": The Great Minimalists
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Requiem, K. 626: IIIf. Lacrimosa - Live at Philharmonie, Munich, 2006
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Requiem, K. 626
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The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst · Classic Karajan - The Essential Collection
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Elegy
The Northern Grey · The Northern Grey
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The Sound of Silence
RTE Concert Orchestra · The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
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Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley · Caroling at Christmas
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Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve · hopecore songs
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14
Where Is My Mind?
Pixies · Death to the Pixies
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15
Tears Dry On Their Own
Amy Winehouse · Kleine Freunde - Viel Glück
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Mad World
Tears For Fears · 80s & 90s Gothic Vibes
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Civil War (Continued) [Live 1992 FM Broadcast]
Guns N' Roses · Live On Stage FM Broadcasts - Estadio Nacional 2nd December 1992
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18
The Boxer
Paul Simon · Cappella
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I Put A Spell On You
Nina Simone · Ladies Sing The Blues
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Gloomy Sunday
Billie Holiday · Billie Holiday Essentials : The Greatest Songs of the Jazz Diva
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