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East of Eden Playlist
East of Eden moves through inheritance, betrayal, and moral choice across the Salinas Valley—so this playlist balances broad, cinematic undertones with intimate, human-led lyric moments. The instrumentals evoke landscape and generational time, while the vocals track guilt, forgiveness, and the fragile hope of starting again.
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20 songs
1
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber · Classical Masterpieces
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Gabriel's Oboe
Ennio Morricone · Gabriel's Oboe
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The Ecstasy of Gold (From "Zwei glorreiche halunken")
Ennio Morricone · Italowestern Filmmusik (Vol. 1)
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A Hymn to New England
John Williams · RCA Red Seal Century - Soloists And Conductors
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Spartacus, Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian · Classical Music: The Greatest Love Themes
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Nostalgia
Ennio Morricone · Il Principe Del Deserto - The Law of The Desert (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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3 Gymnopedies: No. 1 in D Major, Lent et douleureux - Arr. for 3 Guitars
Erik Satie · Choice Selections for Three Guitars
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Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune (Orchestral Version) [En Vivo]
Claude Debussy · Concert Des Impressionnistes
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Summer (From "The Four Seasons") - Epic mix
Antonio Vivaldi · Beethoven Goes to War (Epic mix)
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Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture (from Zombieland)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · The 99 Most Essential Classical Pieces in Movies
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11
Death Letter Blues
Son House · Son House in Seattle 1968
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel · In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
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13
Wildwood Flower
The Carter Family · Can The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music's First Family
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14
Hard Times Come Again No More
Stephen Foster · Soli Deo Gloria
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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Bob Dylan · All About - Reclam Musik Edition 1 Singer/Songwriter
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The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals · Sounds of the 60's
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17
Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley · Christmas Classics
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To Build A Home
The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur
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Wicked Game
Chris Isaak · Romantic Picnic Date
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