Katabasis
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Katabasis

by R. F. Kuang

This playlist mirrors the descent into the underworld and the complex emotional journey of R. F. Kuang's "Katabasis," blending dark academia fantasy with the mystique of ancient hellish realms. The instrumental tracks evoke atmospheric tension, scholarly introspection, and eerie landscapes, while the vocal songs explore rivalry, sacrifice, and the search for knowledge through diverse voices and moods that reflect the characters' arcs and the book's themes.

37 tracks
balanced
May 30, 2026
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Track List

37 songs
0
Immortal Memory

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

1
Divenire (Piano Solo)

Andare - Piano Version

Ludovico Einaudi · Divenire (Piano Solo)

2
Klassische Klaviermusik

The Departure

Max Richter · Klassische Klaviermusik

3
Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

Saturn - Acústica

Sleeping At Last · Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

4
Remnant

Vesper

Christopher Dennis Coleman · Remnant

5
All Is Wild, All Is Silent

Remembrance

Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent

6
E S Posthumus Sketches

Nara

J.J. Pfeifer · E S Posthumus Sketches

7
Unfolding

Unfolding

Apollo Vision · Unfolding

8
Apricity

Lumi

Aukai · Apricity

9
Chopin Project

Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor, B. 123 (Arr. for Cello Quartet by Sabina Meck)

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin Project

10
Coffee Bar Lounge, Vol. 27

One Awakening - Original Mix

Lazy Hammock · Coffee Bar Lounge, Vol. 27

11
Calm

Waking Up

Explosions In The Sky · Calm

12
Lost in Thoughts All Alone

Lost in Thoughts All Alone

Garrett Williamson · Lost in Thoughts All Alone

13
Bathing Beach

Anchor

Novo Amor · Bathing Beach

14
Portraits (Popular Songs for Cello)

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Peter Gregson · Portraits (Popular Songs for Cello)

15
Sleep Music

The Silent Path

Friede · Sleep Music

16
Barenboim plays Chopin

Nocturne No. 20 In C Sharp Minor, Op. posth.

Frédéric Chopin · Barenboim plays Chopin

17
Liminal

Liminal

EMIKO · Liminal

18
Open

Bloodflow

Grandbrothers · Open

19
Sounds of the 60's

The House of the Rising Sun

The Animals · Sounds of the 60's

20
indie sleaze party

Black Sheep

Metric · indie sleaze party

21
For Emma, Forever Ago

The Wolves (Act I and II)

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

22
Da geht noch was (Original Soundtrack)

Brave

Sara Bareilles · Da geht noch was (Original Soundtrack)

23
twelvefour

Electric Indigo

The Paper Kites · twelvefour

24
Down The Way

Big Jet Plane

Angus & Julia Stone · Down The Way

25
Cherry Wine (Live)

Cherry Wine - Live

Julia Godden · Cherry Wine (Live)

26
Holiday Pop Hits

Winter Song

Sara Bareilles · Holiday Pop Hits

27
Atlas: Life

Atlas: Life

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: Life

28
Las 75 mejores baladas romanticas en ingles

In the Air Tonight - 2015 Remaster

Phil Collins · Las 75 mejores baladas romanticas en ingles

29
Cottage Core

Northern Sky

Nick Drake · Cottage Core

30
Strange Mercy

Strange Mercy

St. Vincent · Strange Mercy

31
Signs of Light

All We Ever Knew

The Head And The Heart · Signs of Light

32
Lost in My Mind

Lost in My Mind

The Head And The Heart · Lost in My Mind

33
Melhores Hits / 80, 90

Under the Milky Way

The Church · Melhores Hits / 80, 90

34
Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

Ghosts

Japan · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

35
Mellow Drive

Magic

Coldplay · Mellow Drive

36
Spell She Cast

Blue Blue Sky

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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