Ship of Spells
Book Playlist

Ship of Spells Playlist

by H. Leighton Dickson

36 tracks
balanced
Apr 15, 2026
5 mixes for this book

This playlist captures the enchanting blend of maritime adventure, spellbinding magic, and personal growth in "Ship of Spells". The instrumental tracks evoke the mysterious and expansive seascape and the nuanced emotional currents of the story, while the vocal selections reflect the characters' struggles, resilience, and transformations through a mix of indie folk, ambient, and contemporary acoustic sounds. The diversity of moods and styles mirrors the book's balance of tension, wonder, and intimacy.

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Track List

36 songs
1

The Departure

Max Richter · The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)

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2

Embers

Robin Schulz · Embers

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3

Falling Slow

Lonely Night · Falling Slow

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4

Texas Sun

Khruangbin · Texas Sun

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5

Seafoam

Sátyr · Déjà vu

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6

Veil

Symposium (GR) · Veil

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7

Odyssey

Rival Consoles · Odyssey / Sonne

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8

Celestial Cascade

Cinematic Orchestra · Bridgerton

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9

Sisyphus

Andrew Bird · My Finest Work Yet

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10

Lost In The Light

Bahamas · Barchords

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11

Waiting Game

BANKS · Goddess (Deluxe)

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12

Shipwreck

Klangkarussell · Shipwreck / My World

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13

Bloom - Bonus Track

The Paper Kites · Woodland

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14

Eyes Wide Open

Gotye · Making Mirrors

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15

The Curse

Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away

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16

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

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17

Northern Wind

City and Colour · Little Hell (Deluxe)

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18

Silhouette

Aquilo · Silhouettes

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19

I Found

Amber Run · 5AM (Expanded Edition)

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20

Shallows

Daughter · If You Leave

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21

Stubborn Love

The Lumineers · The Lumineers

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22

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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23

Far from Any Road

The Handsome Family · Singing Bones

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24

Breathe Me

Sia · Colour The Small One

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25

St Jude

Florence + The Machine · How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe)

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26

Fallingwater

Maggie Rogers · Heard It In A Past Life

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27

First Day of My Life

Bright Eyes · I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

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28

Youth

Daughter · If You Leave

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29

The Wolves

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

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30

Black Sheep

Metric · Black Sheep

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31

Runaway

AURORA · All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend (Deluxe)

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32

We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, for the Earth had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

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

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33

Garden Song

Phoebe Bridgers · Punisher

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34

Unstoppable

Sia · This Is Acting

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35

Shake It Out

Florence + The Machine · Ceremonials (Original Deluxe Version)

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36

Luminary

Dravelyn · Magical Moments

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  1. Dramatic mix 50% instrumental 38 tracks · Apr 15, 2026Open
  2. Matched to the book 50% instrumental 21 tracks · Apr 15, 2026Open
  3. Melancholic mix All vocal 39 tracks · Apr 15, 2026Open
  4. Mysterious mix 10% instrumental 39 tracks · Apr 15, 2026Open

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