The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This playlist captures the glamorous yet tragic essence of The Great Gatsby, blending jazz-age inspired instrumentals and moody vocal tracks to reflect the novel's themes of wealth, love, illusion, and disillusionment. The instrumental selections evoke the roaring 1920s opulence and the emotional undercurrents beneath, while the vocal tracks explore character perspectives and the era's cultural tension, creating a balanced sonic journey through Gatsby's world.

21 tracks
balanced
Mar 13, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
1
Early Harlem Piano

Charleston

James P. Johnson · Early Harlem Piano

2
Gershwin, G. - Conversations With I. Gershwin, Astaire, Levant, Whiteman, Schwarz and Alfred Newman

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin · Gershwin, G. - Conversations With I. Gershwin, Astaire, Levant, Whiteman, Schwarz and Alfred Newman

3
Ellington, Duke: Black, Brown and Beige (1943-1945)

Mood Indigo

Duke Ellington · Ellington, Duke: Black, Brown and Beige (1943-1945)

4
Erik Satie & Friends

Gymnopédie No. 3

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

5
Dido's Lament

Harlem Nocturne

Earle Hagen · Dido's Lament

6
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (1)

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

7
Cello in Jazz

Night Train

Jimmy Forrest · Cello in Jazz

8
Lost In A Dream

Lost In A Dream

Tyler Mann · Lost In A Dream

9
Cole Porter & Irving Berlin Songbook Classics

April In Paris

Ella Fitzgerald · Cole Porter & Irving Berlin Songbook Classics

10
A Lot Of Dominos

The Sheik Of Araby

Fats Domino · A Lot Of Dominos

11
Обратно в клас - pop

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Обратно в клас - pop

12
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia - Vol. 6

The Man I Love

Billie Holiday · Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia - Vol. 6

13
A Handful Of Keys

Ain't Misbehavin

Fats Waller · A Handful Of Keys

14
Alles eine Frage der Zeit

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse · Alles eine Frage der Zeit

15
Best Of Black 2010

Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

Alicia Keys · Best Of Black 2010

16
Coronation Party

Lush Life

Zara Larsson · Coronation Party

17
Sixteen Saltines

Love Is Blindness

Jack White · Sixteen Saltines

18
Infinite Memories (1)

Midnight City

EDANII · Infinite Memories (1)

19
Feminist Songs

Trouble

Iggy Azalea · Feminist Songs

20
TikTok Songs

Dreams

Fleetwood Mac · TikTok Songs

21
Why not?

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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