

‘Das Veilchen’ – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.‘Die Zauberflöte’ – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.‘The Hawaiian Wedding Song’ – Andy Williams.


‘The Long And Winding Road’ – The Beatles.‘La Gazza Ladre Overture’ – Giachino Rossini.‘Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me’ – Count Basie Orchestra.‘Main Title from Star Wars‘ – John Williams.‘Piano Sonata No.2 In F Major’ – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

‘It’s So Peaceful In The Country’ – Mildred Bailey.‘Haydn Piano Sonata No.32 In G Minor’ – Franz Joseph Haydn.‘Woodstock’ – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.‘Everyday People’ – Sly & The Family Stone.‘Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor#’ – Ludwig Van Beethoven.‘Rainy Night’ In Georgia – Brooke Benton.Every song Mentioned in Haruki Murakami’s Novels: Having started his writing career in the 1970s, the playlist allows us to trace how Murakami’s use of music has developed, how his tastes have evolved, and how the landscape of popular music has shifted over the last 40 years. So in celebration of Murakami’s contribution to music, we’ve included a playlist of all the music mentioned in Murakami’s fiction. For example, following the Japanese release of Murukami’a 1Q84, Leoš Janáček’s ‘Sinfonietta’, which is referenced time and time again as the story unfolds, sold as many copies in one week as it had sold over the previous 20 years. His belief that songs really do have the power to change the world has given his fiction the power to influence musical tastes and drive trends across the globe. As a result, Murakami is perhaps one of the only writers to have almost as much impact on the music world as he does on the literary world.
