The instrumentals move between shadowed, spacious tension and moments of resolve, echoing Aurora’s struggle against alpha power and the Night God. The vocal half brings in defiance, desire, and the cost of choosing one’s own path, with several songs reflecting Aurora’s insistence that she will no longer be controlled.
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20 songsSong From A Secret Garden
Secret Garden · Songs From A Secret Garden
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Empire of Angels
Thomas Bergersen · Sun
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Order from Chaos
Max Cooper · Emergence
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Butterfly Waltz
Brian Crain · Piano and Cello Duet
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Long: Porcelain
Helen Jane Long · Porcelain
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Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Nocturnes
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Finlandia, Op. 26
Jean Sibelius · Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse triste; Tapiola; The Swan of Tuonela
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The Four Seasons: Summer, Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315, Op. 8 No. 2: III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi · Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer, Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315, Op. 8 No. 2: III. Presto
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You Don't Own Me
Lesley Gore · Lesley Gore Sings Of Mixed-Up Hearts
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My Body Is a Cage
Arcade Fire · Neon Bible
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Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
Kate Bush · Hounds Of Love
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Wolf Like Me
TV On The Radio · Return To Cookie Mountain
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The Wolf
Fever Ray · Red Riding Hood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Bury Me Face Down
grandson · Bury Me Face Down
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Control
Janet Jackson · Control
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Castle
Halsey · BADLANDS (Deluxe)
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King
Florence + The Machine · Dance Fever
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I Am the Fire
Halestorm · Into the Wild Life (Deluxe)
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Avril 14th
Aphex Twin · Drukqs
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