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Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel Playlist

20 tracks

mysterious

Oct 1, 2026

Set inside the Grand Alpine Hotel’s closed, wintry world, this playlist leans into hush, suspicion, and sudden emotional turns—like locked doors and overheard conversations. The instrumentals foreground sparse, icy strings and chamber textures, while the two carefully chosen vocal tracks add a restrained, human sense of guilt and longing that fits the mystery’s emotional arc.

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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Samuel Barber · Romantic Favorites for Strings (Expanded Edition)

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Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 In C Minor, Op.110: 2. Allegro molto

Dmitri Shostakovich · Encores

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Dies Irae

Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem

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Requiem, Op. 48:IV. Pie Jesu (Arr. for Piano)

Gabriel Fauré · Fauré: Requiem op. 48 (in a new version for piano)

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Quartet for the End of Time, I/22: III. Abîme des oiseaux

Olivier Messiaen · Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time, I/22

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I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone · Great Women Of Song: Nina Simone

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Into My Arms

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster)

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Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

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Lacrimosa

Zbigniew Preisner · Requiem for My Friend

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Quartet for the End of Time, I/22: II. Vocalise, pour l’ange qui annonce la fin du temps

Olivier Messiaen · Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time, I/22

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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: Moonlight Sonata I.Adagio Sostenuto - Remastered

Ludwig van Beethoven · Peaceful Moments (One Hour of Relaxing Instrumentals)

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Romeo And Juliet: Love Theme

Nino Rota · The Essential Wedding Collection

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The Unanswered Question

Charles Ives · Ives, C.: Universe Symphony (Completed by L. Austin) / Orchestral Set No. 2 / The Unanswered Question

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The Rains of Castamere

Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)

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Thaïs, Act II: Méditation

Jules Massenet · Poème

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Paul Dukas · Fantasia 2000

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Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine

Maurice Ravel · Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit / Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No.6

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The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

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Hallelujah

Pentatonix · A Pentatonix Christmas

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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing The Piano

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Mood mysterious

Genre classical

Era any

Length medium

Instrumental request 90%

Environment balanced

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