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A musical caravan from Andalusia across the desert toward the pyramids: Spanish guitar, North African colors, expansive film-score textures, and measured crescendos follow Santiago’s encounters with uncertainty, love, and the pull of his Personal Legend. The final three vocal songs turn toward the book’s themes of pursuing a dream, listening for meaning, and trusting the journey.
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20 songs
1
Asturias (Leyenda)
Isaac Albéniz · Favourite Guitar Works
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2
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Stephen Wake · Recuerdos de la Alhambra
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3
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo · Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez & Fantasía para un Gentilhombre
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4
Danza Ritual Del Fuego
Manuel de Falla · Infernal Violins
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5
Tamacun
Rodrigo y Gabriela · Rodrigo y Gabriela
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6
The Gravel Road (from "The Village")
James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4
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7
saman
Ólafur Arnalds · re:member
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8
Flight from the City
Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée
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9
The Battle
Hans Zimmer · Gladiator - Music From The Motion Picture
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A Kaleidoscope Of Mathematics
James Horner · A Beautiful Mind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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11
Cornfield Chase
Hans Zimmer · Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition]
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12
The Crown of India, Op. 66: March of the Mogul Emperors
Edward Elgar · Elgar: Enigma Variations
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13
The Desert Music: I. fast
Steve Reich · Joe Hisaishi Conducts
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14
Préludes, Book 1: VIII. La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin
Claude Debussy · The Complete Debussy: Préludes pour solo piano
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15
Gnossienne No. 1
Erik Satie · Gnossienne No. 1
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16
Elegy For The Arctic
Ludovico Einaudi · 12 Songs From Home
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17
Aerial Boundaries
Michael Hedges · Aerial Boundaries
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18
The Mystic's Dream
Loreena McKennitt · The Mask and Mirror
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19
Tibetan Dance
Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing The Piano
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