Shadows of Self
Reading Playlist

Shadows of Self

by Brandon Sanderson

This playlist captures the intricate blend of fantasy and emerging technology in "Shadows of Self," reflecting the evolving society through a spectrum of moods from tense to hopeful. The instrumentals provide a warm, intimate atmosphere suitable for cozy reading, while the vocal tracks evoke character-driven narratives and the book's themes of conflict, faith, and resilience.

40 tracks
balanced
Jun 7, 2026
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Track List

40 songs
0
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

1
I Could Be Your Dog / I Could Be Your Moon

Brush

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith · I Could Be Your Dog / I Could Be Your Moon

2
Circle of Silence

The Silent Path

Skylight+ · Circle of Silence

3
Still Life

better day

haruka nakamura · Still Life

4
Twilight Cinematic Orchestra: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 2

Veil of Twilight

Twilight Cinematic Orchestra · Twilight Cinematic Orchestra: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 2

5
The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Imitation Game

Alexandre Desplat · The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

6
Prisoners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Through Falling Snow

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Prisoners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

7
Digressions

183 Times

Greg Haines · Digressions

8
Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

I Can Almost See You

Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

9
Ambient One

Anything You Synthesize - Ambient

The American Dollar · Ambient One

10
Now

Silent Eyes

Fabrizio Paterlini · Now

11
Golden Hour

Golden Hour

Henry Flower · Golden Hour

12
Kindred

Origins

Max Cooper · Kindred

13
Safe in the Steep Cliffs

Greenland

Emancipator · Safe in the Steep Cliffs

14
Harmony in Ultraviolet

Stags, Aircraft, Kings and Secrataries

Tim Hecker · Harmony in Ultraviolet

15
Where Sound Find Silence

Embers in the Fog

Shaan Rhythm · Where Sound Find Silence

16
Spectral Dominion

The Hollow Crown

Unbent · Spectral Dominion

17
Arterial

Arterial

Lusine · Arterial

18
Lifelike

Dust Circles

Loscil · Lifelike

19
Echoes of the Past

Echoes of the Past

Beachwax · Echoes of the Past

20
re:member

saman

Ólafur Arnalds · re:member

21
Sherlock - Series 2 (Soundtrack from the TV Series)

SHERlocked

David Arnold · Sherlock - Series 2 (Soundtrack from the TV Series)

22
The Crossing

Above All

David Helpling · The Crossing

23
A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Requiem for the Static King, Pt. 1

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

24
Jóhannsson: 12 Conversations with Thilo Heinzmann

Stuk

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Jóhannsson: 12 Conversations with Thilo Heinzmann

25
Smoke and Mirrors

Smoke and Mirrors

Jayn · Smoke and Mirrors

26
1996

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Version for Piano Trio

Ryuichi Sakamoto · 1996

27
Aventine

The Curse

Agnes Obel · Aventine

28
Other Lights

An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

29
The Fountain OST

The Last Man

Clint Mansell · The Fountain OST

30
The Painted Veil

River Waltz - From "The Painted Veil" Original Soundtrack

Alexandre Desplat · The Painted Veil

31
Island Songs

Doria - Island Songs VII

Ólafur Arnalds · Island Songs

32
Citizen of Glass

Familiar

Agnes Obel · Citizen of Glass

33
Distance and Time

This Is The Thing

Fink · Distance and Time

34
Lungs (Deluxe Version)

Dog Days Are Over

Florence + The Machine · Lungs (Deluxe Version)

35
The New Flesh

Beneath The Surface

Sylosis · The New Flesh

36
A/B

Broken Bones

KALEO · A/B

37
In The Dark EP

In The Dark

Balthazar · In The Dark EP

38
Young North

Paint

The Paper Kites · Young North

39
Magical Moments

Luminary

Dravelyn · Magical Moments

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Mood balanced
Genre match
Era any
Length long
Instrumental 80%
Environment cozy

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