DARK ACADEMIA PLAYLIST for melancholic writers (classical)
It’s been a while..✨ I’m back with another dark academia playlist for all of you poets and writers and painters and students pulling late-night study sessions. 💛 Let yourself wander through ancient libraries and long-forgotten places with these piano pieces - I hope you enjoy! 🍁
☁️ Tracklist:
00:00 - And We Walk After (Trevor Kowalski)
02:44 - Togetherless (Franz Gordon)
06:22 - The Beggar (Franz Gordon)
09:18 - By the Border (Lama House)
11:53 - Memories of Sardinia (Franz Gordon)
15:22 - Himitsu (Lama House)
17:55 - Notes to Self (Gavin Luke)
20:41 - Overcome (Megan Wofford)
23:50 - The French Library (Franz Gordon)
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🌚 Check out my latest dark academia playlist - “Enamoured - a dark academia playlist for moody autumn days” : https://youtu.be/_HUuINRL3_g
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