he is half my soul, as the poets say (a classical playlist) - the song of achilles

A classical playlist featuring romantic piano music, inspired by Patroclus and Achilles.
About the Book: The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. Written by Madeline Miller, winner of the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction.
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Timestamps can be found in the comments section!
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Piano covers by F.J. Thoiller, Emile Pandolfi, and Isisip.
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↳ He is half my soul, as the poets say (classical music):
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↳ I would know him in death, at the end of world (instrumental music):
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↳ I am made of memories (instrumental music):
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↳ Name one hero who was happy (songs):
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↳ To be left on earth when another is gone (songs):
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[@booksofazwei]

Timestamps, Spotify Link & Message about Ads: 00:00 So This is Love (Emile Pandolfi) 03:59 The Swan (Saint-Saëns) 06:47 Deux Arabesques: I (Debussy) 11:52 To a Wild Rose (MacDowell) 18:10 Rêverie (Debussy) 23:01 Gymnopédie No. 1 (Satie) 27:56 Theme from Romeo and Juliet (Emile Pandolfi) Sorry about the ads everyone - I unfortunately have no control over them, as the copyright owners of the music get to decide when to place them. however, I believe if you go to the end at 32:00 and rewind, the ads are gone! UPDATE: After many requests, I have finally made a Spotify! :) Here's the link to this playlist - other playlists can be found on my Spotify account too: open.spotify.com/playlist/3jwIUsbPyUTL4DnwbSHVuA?si=5b17b47232294843 Playlist with all my Song of Achilles videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLCwzQnYqeDQj3fLbNPgjInpuTHcXK3RYL

[@elisavieira737]

❤️

[@levigerrardhades]

Shouldn't you pin this? So everyone will find it easily 😊 but it's up to you anyway, no worries 💜

[@booksofazwei]

@@levigerrardhades Oops I totally thought I had already pinned it!! Thank you for pointing it out!

[@levigerrardhades]

@@booksofazwei the pleasure is mine 💜

[@NG_Tree]

Where is that specific version of To A Wild Rose from?

[@fritzhann8459]

“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”

[@daisyorozco8383]

Pain… just utter pain

[@flowerchappell7458]

This hurty.

[@Vultur33]

Spoilers for the late page of the book She does not answer me for a long time, only sits, eyes shining with the last of the dying light. “I have done it,” she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. A C H I L L E S, it reads. And beside it, P A T R O C L U S. “Go,” she says. “He waits for you.”

[@survivorx]

- chiron, towards achilles and patroclus, to which achilles answers ‘probably’

[@chanjea7423]

And What about being alone in the afterlife looking for the one you've come for but not finding that person their. Even after all that the person he came for is still on the earth somewhere wandering so close but so far.

[@thecoolcarl9302]

"Paintings are how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time." - Basquiat

[@booksofazwei]

thank you for sharing this quote, it is so lovely :')

[@marah3298]

That’s so pretty 💫

[@60sspider-man29]

People who do both are actual god's.

[@M4GG1323]

@@60sspider-man29 definitely

[@Grissha]

Kickass quote.

[@nunu4evaaa]

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. - Aristotle 🌹

[@booksofazwei]

a perfect quote for achilles and patroclus :')

[@nunu4evaaa]

@@booksofazwei fr, if the quote is true, in terms of real life, i don’t believe it is really like that , just fairytales. 😂😂

[@thecoolcarl9302]

The idea of sharing the same emotions is one of the coolest things about that quote.

[@anika8030]

wow

[@izebellebluereadsoutloud3715]

Sad nobody believes that anymore bcuz it’s not a trendy philosophy.

[@alwaysslightlyconcerned7332]

“I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world. “ Just finished reading this beautiful book and wished I’d found this beautiful playlist before :’)

[@booksofazwei]

that’s my favorite quote from the book :’)

[@faty1860]

Which book?

[@alwaysslightlyconcerned7332]

@@faty1860 The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller !

[@ral3882]

I was trying so hard not to sob my eyes out when I finished it 🧍‍♂

[@faty1860]

@@alwaysslightlyconcerned7332 thankss

[@thewaywardpoet]

There was a real Achilles and Patroclus in history and, incidentally, they too were Greek. Most of us know Alexander the Great as the conqueror of much of the Ancient World. From Egypt in the West to India in the East, he consolidated most of the-then known world into a single empire whose scale and greatness rivaled that of Rome. His closest companion was a man named Hephaestion. The two were close in age and were virtually inseparable. In fact, they had grown up together and, as one court official later recalled, "knew each other's secrets." Hephaestion was also a skilled general and often fought alongside the king himself. So it was no surprise, then, that he'd be joining Alexander in a series of skirmishes against the Persians to vanquish them and, ultimately, absorb their lands into the empire. While in Persia (particularly the city of Ecbatana in the North of what's now Iran), Hephaestion fell ill during a particularly lively season of Greek festivals and games. To this day, no one knows for certain how and why he became sick, but some believe it to have been typhoid. Regardless, he died sometime in October of 324 BC. He was just 32 years old. According to both Plutarch and later Persian sources (especially Abolqasem Ferdowsi's 'Shahnameh,' or Book of Kings), Alexander's grief was "uncontrollable" and that "he neither tasted food nor paid any attention to his personal appearance," but instead spent all his time weeping or else keeping silent vigil over his beloved friend's lifeless body. Hephaestion was cremated and his ashes were scattered from atop the walled city of Babylon in present-day Iraq. He was given divine honors, a rite otherwise reserved solely for royalty, and was even bestowed with divine status by the Oracle at Siwa in Egypt. Alexander would himself pass away just eight months later (likely as a result of poisoning) and, even at that time, was still planning several lasting monuments to his fallen friend. Anyway, I'm rambling. All that aside, thank you for this gorgeous playlist. I don't know if the Greek mythology and/or 'Somewhere in Northern Italy' aesthetic is a thing but, if it is, then this is a shining example of it. I appreciate the time, thought and dedication you clearly put into this. You've just gained a new subscriber. IG: @thewaywardpoet

[@booksofazwei]

aw thank you so much for the kind comment, and for sharing the story of Alexander and Hephaestion - I was unfamiliar with this, so it was great to learn something new!

[@eclairz9275]

All LGBT too, and yet that bits often left out in schools.

[@aleeshxa]

I've already heard this story before I think but it still made me tear up 😭the way you worded it was very beautiful

[@shenanigano8930]

This story is soo alike to that of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Could it be that the fictional Epic of Gilgamesh was also inspired by the actual real friendship of Alexander the Great and his friend Hephaestion? If I recall correctly it was the first Epic to ever exist. I'm not though which one came first, so sorry about that 😓

[@nikikiooo]

I wish you could personally pin or bookmark comments, I love knowledge and especially when it's featured a heartfelt story like this. So fascinating.

[@lammieshipper]

Extract from Song of Achilles: “Name one hero who was happy." I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus' back. "You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward. "I can't." "I know. They never let you be famous AND happy." He lifted an eyebrow. "I'll tell you a secret." "Tell me." I loved it when he was like this. "I'm going to be the first." He took my palm and held it to his. "Swear it." "Why me?" "Because you're the reason. Swear it." "I swear it."

[@maepl3]

Aww hell, why are you irritating my already shredded wound…whi did Patroclus’ dumb ass die…🥹

[@lucialu13]

I’m halfway through the book and I must say I’ve never been so invested in a book before. It’s so beautifully written and when I read that I cried. The emotions put into every sentence, I feel like I’m watching them while I read.

[@edwardy528]

they forgot about perseus

[@shuhoratsafiq1705]

@@lucialu13 I felt the same ...

[@miochii]

@@lucialu13 omg same, it's so poetic and pretty, the descriptions, the metaphors, it's all so well elaborated, I love it :(

[@MarcusTheMedic]

the song of achilles is an amazing book, about a passionate love that overcomes all odds, yet the reason why they lost each other, was because they feared the fates prophecy in losing each other. Its a marvellous read.

[@booksofazwei]

It really is a great book!

[@Starboy_21.]

I’m reading that right this moment actually

[@dokkae6423]

Devastating, yet such a beautiful read.

[@WaterCanoe]

Exactly!

[@nightcorebeatzx8652]

“Bury us together.” This book was beautiful.

[@WaterCanoe]

I'm so glad I've picked up this book the moment I laid my eyes on it in the library. A beautiful but yet tragic experience. Now I'm going to bawl my eyes out 💔

[@sowhosgonnatellbiblethathe2256]

"What has Hector ever done to me?" But for real though, Patroclus live thinking about Achilles, he died thinking about Achilles, and even if he is only made from memories he thought of Achilles.

[@manofthemist2714]

Reading the song of achilles as a gay man is an entirely different experience, where seeing love between two men is written simply like they’re just.. people. Well, as much as they could be, Achilles and Patroclus. It’s a fantastic read, devastatingly beautiful, it touched my soul. I hope to find someone who could see me like Patroclus sees Achilles, and love someone as strong as Achilles loves Patroclus. My other half, my other soul. Someday.

[@hopeinvoked1822]

Amen to that, I wish the same for everyone(including myself 👉🏻👈🏻)

[@vinum.]

My favourite line tbh is “You do not give up so easily like before”, idk if y’all remember, but it left a mark on me

[@ch6uwu]

Yes. I loved that part.

[@filmsbyeemi]

could you elaborate which part that is?

[@vinum.]

@@filmsbyeemi i think in the start of the book

[@eiggeramat8086]

loved when Chiron said that... some attributes of Patroclus reminded me of myself, I feel weak at times. But he became strong, the greatest man of the Mymidons, because of love

[@eiggeramat8086]

@@filmsbyeemi early chapters when Patroclus trains with Chiron, and he asks him what is different after a year. Quote is also mentioned as a flashback when Patroclus looks for Achilles as Thetis takes him away in fear of the prophecy and getting him married

[@esined2386]

I just look at their love and think "damn. This is the kind of thing I'm looking for" and am so saddened by how the book ends, even never having read it myself. Can't wait to borrow the book from a friend

[@booksofazwei]

the ending is tragic, but it’s definitely bittersweet 😭

[@KaydoReturns]

As someone who went into the book knowing it would end in tragedy, I actually stopped reading it during their time with Chiron living on the mountain. Not because I was bored, but because I simply couldn’t bear to rip them out of this Heaven they had made together. To continue reading would be to doom them to this looming tragedy I had heard about. It took me months to finally read the rest, and when I did I stayed up all night finishing it. It destroyed me in the best way.

[@aylade]

I’m not even joking when I say this book changed my life, if only I could experience a love like theirs :(

[@Laiherself]

*“You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.* Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years and a half ago. Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you. Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant. You alone have brought me to Bath. For you alone, I think and plan. Have you not seen this? Can you fail to have understood my wishes? I had not waited even these ten days, could I have read your feelings, as I think you must have penetrated mine. I can hardly write. I am every instant hearing something which overpowers me. You sink your voice, but I can distinguish the tones of that voice when they would be lost on others. Too good, too excellent creature! You do us justice, indeed. You do believe that there is true attachment and constancy among men. Believe it to be most fervent, most undeviating, in F. W. I must go, uncertain of my fate; but I shall return hither, or follow your party, as soon as possible. A word, a look, will be enough to decide whether I enter your father’s house this evening or never”

[@HMK4734]

That was really beautiful

[@booksofazwei]

thank you for sharing!!

[@lovelylogronio5173]

is this from the book "the song of achilles"?

[@shimi594]

@@lovelylogronio5173 It’s from Jane Austen’s novel “Persuasion”. Give it a read!

[@Laiherself]

@@lovelylogronio5173 yes is from persuasion, also, if you want to watch the movie, watch the 1995 version, not the recent one from netflix.

[@ritaamaral5218]

"name a hero who was happy" -Aquilles

[@st11ng]

i’m drawn to him as a moth to a flame as it is my nature

[@francheska93]

i stayed up all night finishing this book and cried until 7:30am... it is now 1 in the afternoon and i'm crying again with this playlist while eating scrambled eggs lmaoo (saying i'm a mess is an understatement) thank you for such a beautiful playlist, it reminds me of the beautiful bittersweetness of their love story 🤍

[@booksofazwei]

that is a major mood 😂 their love story truly is bittersweet :’)

[@fashionovawigs]

This book makes me indescribably melancholic every time I stumble upon it again, in all forms, whether it be a line from the book, a playlist, or even a picture of Patroclus and Achilles. I just with I had some closure of them in the afterlife.

[@bumblebeeb708]

“In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.” This line gave me closure to an extent because I pictured them holding hands and smiling together and then walking into a beautiful garden where they started their afterlife together. I picture that they had a beautiful time, free of war and strife, free of all the things that tore them apart in life.

[@fashionovawigs]

I’m back and still the same, will I ever be free of the shackles of this book?

[@Achilles6012]

"They were fuckin gay and Achilles was a bottom" -Plato, probably beating someone who said they were just friends. Anyway.....I am leterally crying right now I love those two....my heart is broken and my therapist will know about this

[@Chhana_Me]

Achilles is a soft top for Pat to me ✌✨

[@laurasosnow7507]

Me too. Exactly how I see them.

[@darkknightqueens6928]

Eww..Gay men are gay men. Not tops or bottoms

[@Emma-rz4pk]

if i had found it sooner i would have definitely read the song of achilles with this on play

[@booksofazwei]

perhaps for a re-read 😅

[@alexthegreat2023]

I just finished the book. I’m in ✨emotion✨

[@booksofazwei]

mood 😌🤟

[@Panch1k0s]

I love coming here and reading the comments, they’re always so comforting to read.

[@Julia-zd7yk]

Currently writing a fantasy book with this playlist ^^ Hopefully when I come back here one day I’ll smile at this little comment with my published book in hand

[@booksofazwei]

wishing you the best of luck writing your novel! I’ll await your publication 😌

[@Julia-zd7yk]

@@booksofazwei thank you so much! T^T

[@sapfish7440]

Good luck with your book! :)

[@Teagar_]

best of luck with your book!! hopefully we can all read it someday!

[@shelfofascribe]

Best of luck! Can't wait to read it someday!

[@grievousglory]

i started reading the song of achilles yesterday-finally got my hands on it-and just now got to the line "name one hero that was happy". i've studied, i know how it ends already, but seeing it with my very eyes after reading all the stuff that came before hit me like i never thought it would. edit: i've read with this playlist on and it was the best i found, loved this book a lot, it surprised me in so many ways and unfortunately i feel i don't have anywhere to share this but this video

[@isabella.jenk1ns]

I hope you enjoy the book to the end. It is definitely something but it is such a good book.

[@luckliii2716]

I once heard i quote that went something like “To fall in love is to make a religion to a fallacious god” I cant remember who said it but i’ve always loved that quote

[@syroyid]

Charming, simple and innocent. I really liked this. Keep it up! We all speak different languages but music is a language we all understand.

[@booksofazwei]

thank you! and music truly is the universal language :)

[@Jomarch896]

and english

[@taylorelizabeth9018]

@@Jomarch896 i've been sat for the past minute trying to figure out if your being sarcastic

[@Jomarch896]

@taylor elizabeth 😄i am trying to figure it out myself now; not everyone understands music neither

[@buzzbuzzitsbee9198]

never read the song of Achilles before but i have read a translation of the illiad for school, though I started feeling a little bit sad about not having a lover and I started writing about how patrclus and achilles were lovers though I didn't really know, and then I saw the comments and then I looked it up, omg I have such a good gay-dar

[@booksofazwei]

😂😂😂

[@aaxesoswag2616]

I fell in love eith the idea of love, but the way life is right now, I don't think a person can make me feel the same things as this Playlist.

[@booksofazwei]

:')

[@hyperbeam4835]

Only if the music was accompanied by a hologram dancing about the room.

[@lesliemendoza3513]

I’m almost finished the book and let me say this playlist is just perfect for playing while reading

[@booksofazwei]

glad you like the playlist, and hope you’ve been enjoying the book!!

[@alekskadena]

I just finished rereading the book, and it was much more enjoyable (and emotional) while this playlist was looping in the background. I will always associate "So This Is Love" with Achilles' and Patroclus' love story. Sending lots of love

[@da_pimp_is_ere]

Oh, what I'd give to read Song Of Achilles for the first time again 😭😭

[@gayestshitsincetherainbow]

I would restart my life if I had to to read The Song of Achilles for the first time again

[@yatomcyato6459]

I read this book and cried for three days straight. I never cry when I read a book.

[@booksofazwei]

i also cried for several days straight :')

[@Yourfavoriteyushii]

"She was the Sun while I was the Moon." "She was the stars and I was the sky."

[@user-if1cb4eg9i]

"My love is mine, as I am his."

[@eatwormguts]

he is half of my soul, as the poets say.

[@laurasosnow383]

This is so much love in this story: Achilles & Patroclus, Patroclus & Briseis, Hector & Troy and Andromache, Thetis and Achilles.... aw man, this book just destroys my heart.

[@minionswag69]

screaming crying and throwing up. this playlist is beautiful and so pure, takes me back to the moments where they were both innocent and happy. i will read the book again with this soundtrack in the background:)

[@alea_10]

At a first glance in the cover i thought it was ash and eiji in another life:') but I don't regret playing this playlist, it was beautiful that i almost cry😭💕

[@cillixoo]

awww :((

[@booksofazwei]

ooh i don't know who those people are, bu glad you enjoyed the playlist :)

[@nomotivay]

@@booksofazwei the main characters from the anime Banana Fish. Definitely recommend if you like to cry yourself to death

[@booksofazwei]

@@nomotivay ahh might have to check it out - always love a good cry :’) thanks for the recommendation!

[@Bionimetic]

oooh, that's a cute username and no I'm not being biased 😌

[@doppokannonzaka6814]

Listening to this at 00:14 while studying Achilles' horses' cries 'cause tomorrow I have a test, well, guess my book can handle some tears..this playlist just..made me feel things I've never felt on a stressful night study session, I kept on having goosebumps every second while thinking about the book, this was truly amazing.

[@booksofazwei]

ahh hope the test went well!

[@supercoolpersonn]

Currently reading The Song of Achilles to this😭❤️

[@kineshashekhar1853]

This book and this music calms my anxiety I swear. Whenever I get anxious I say: "Be calm, think of Achilles. The son of gods, his hair golden like the sun. His face pure like the shiniest of silver alloy." This is a beautiful playlist that perfectly encapsulates the heartbreaking beauty of The Song Of Achilles. ❤️

[@carmyne00]

it has been my tradition to re-read this book every once or twice a year😭😭💔

[@avaandon5636]

bro the book song of Achilles made me feel a certain way like- idk how but i guess you could say it made me feel more alone bc ya know im single as a pringle but- it was just really well written to me

[@Abigail-em4uj]

Creo que ya somos dos

[@shvsjsv8112]

Rereading tsoa while listening to this feels like heaven to me

[@booksofazwei]

🤍🤍🤍

[@judeaho2268]

They say a man goes the many stages in his life… The shepard being youthful and innocent The lover finding beauty in nature and people and the yearning to create beauty The knight forging your realm and fighting for stability The king reigning over the kingdom you’ve created The sage sharing life’s wisdom and watching your seeds bear fruit But the secret is the lover stage never leaves a man, even in old age the fragrance of youthful love and beauty still sparkles in the faded eyes of many sages.

[@shotoooooooo1321]

“What has Hector ever done to me?”

[@booksofazwei]

:')

[@sonicstruckcardinal7]

Killed your half soul, as the poet says.

[@Abigail-em4uj]

Cuando vuelvo acá, agarro nuevamente mi libro de "LA canción de Aquiles" lo releo, recuerdo y me pongo tan triste porque jamás tendré el romance cálido que ellos tuvieron al principio.

[@sirgentleman8834]

I much admire Achilles. It is a rare thing to find love, and even rarer to love so deeply. Thank you Books of Azwei for this enchanting arrangement.

[@cacio_pepe]

i've been listening to this on loop while reading achilles and circe, it really sets the mood and feels so dreamy

[@Eli-cv1es]

I have this playlist as my escape from the real world.. and it feels good.

[@alekskadena]

i have listened to this playlist at least 10 times now, its truly so beautiful. And i also love the cover, i finished the book not too long ago and i still haven't fully recovered. Would recommend both the playlist and the book, 10/10

[@booksofazwei]

glad you liked the playlist!! and agreed, the book is definitely a 10/10!

[@johannferrero1144]

The thumbnail made me cry omg

[@ThatBernie]

I recently finished reading The Song of Achilles, and really loved it! Also this playlist is giving me Call Me By Your Name vibes, which kinda works with the whole classical art thing. Ugh this is all giving me a feeling that is just too beautiful and painful at the same time.

[@booksofazwei]

hope you enjoyed the book:) and it does also remind me of call me by your name!

[@riwinter40]

bro ik you did not just say Call Me by Your Name vibes im literally dead 😭☠🤣

[@ThatBernie]

@@riwinter40 I did, and? lol

[@ThatBernie]

@@booksofazwei Yes I really did, it was the first time I felt butterflies from reading a book in YEARS haha

[@riwinter40]

@@ThatBernie bahaha i just thought it was funny :)

[@user-if1cb4eg9i]

Love is the greatest curse there is. Especially if you forget whom and why you love, but you feel that aching deep inside your heart and the emptiness it brings. You mourn but for who? And yet you look but can't see. You become impatient that you forget love is there, but it passed you by, because you got so caught up in looking you forgot to see, and that's when you realize how foolish you had been.

[@bachxuanquang2837]

Thank you very much for this wonderful music. It’s almost heavenly for me.

[@metempsychose1455]

Beautiful selection of musics, it makes me want to play it on the piano.

[@booksofazwei]

i actually just bought a keyboard and am going to attempt learning some of these! hope your playing goes well :)

[@ZalemMoon]

This is the most beautiful playlist I have heard in a long time. Thank you! 💖

[@JoanofArc-yk8dc]

the final moments of the video with the photo put a whole new feeling

[@yayayeye7659]

I hope no one can read this but I need it out of me.... As a religous person, how could a beautiful love like this be wrong? It just takes my breath away.

[@jaidaj6203]

dude thank you sm for making these playlists. i love them with my whole heart 🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@booksofazwei]

aw glad you enjoy!

[@alexbailey59]

this playlist saves me whenever i have no motivation to do my homeworks at the last minute

[@Eza_yuta]

They are beautiful

[@venus7694]

i ordered the song of achilles and it arrives tomorrow, my heart is jumping i cannot wait :'D

[@booksofazwei]

ahh so excited for you to read it!!!

[@venus7694]

@@booksofazwei thank you :((

[@certifiedsimp2749]

Im reading the book currently and this playlist makes me sad and happy at the same time, i love it thank you

[@chomp211]

i have listened to this playlist so many times. its so wonderful thanks for making it. the photo choice was perfect :)

[@y_oonn]

"I am made of memories " this broke my heart and shuttered my soul into pieces

[@kaiowaio]

I keep coming back to this playlist it is perhaps the most incredible list of compiled songs. It feels like I am floating every time omg

[@knotafurry591]

excited to hear someone feel so passionate about video game art. Ive always loved video games and wanted to make one someday. i only now realized it was the art I loved the most. seeing how much detail someone put into the clothes the characters wore, the colors, seeing the places NPCs lived all of it.

[@hillelhenefeld-warshaw6853]

I love the Playlist! So This is Love isn't a classical piece but it fit in well so I'm not complaining

[@booksofazwei]

thank you! and haha it fit the vibe, so i just threw it in there :)

[@rinnenhu2276]

Love the last song

[@clairedanzig1388]

writing poems to this rn (: Thanks for the inspo and energy flow

[@elliotgov]

throwing up at how sweet this whole playlist is

[@Uuuh...hein...]

Part two please!!!!!!😭❤️❤️❤️

[@dbu9125]

I fell in love with your work, thank you so much for putting time in this playlist about my favorite ever book : earth needs more people like you. this enchanting music fills my heart of love and i definitely feel Patroclus and Achilles near me

[@Panch1k0s]

Even months later, I still adore this playlist and have no regrets in stumbling across it on my laptop one day!

[@perezjuarezeleinsara8616]

Omg Patroclus and Achilles, love this.

[@senpai7529]

i liked the video the first minute in after a while i wanted to like it again but forgot i already did. And this repeated itself like 3 times through out the whole 30 min. its just beautiful i wish i could give it more than just one like.

[@booksofazwei]

aw thanks, glad you liked it :)

[@zhill6367]

this book broke me

[@Bianca-tk3hj]

Omg, thank you!

[@booksofazwei]

:)

[@shy-sensei6068]

"Music goes through the ears and into the heart" me- someone may have said it too so pls don't come at me if you find anyone that said the same thing

[@jokie1236]

And once more am I pulled to this playlist, and once more do I want to reread The Song of Achilles. This playlist is something more than just music. It is life captured in 32 minutes. Thank you for uploading this

[@angelturtor9839]

I love him

[@linsey.1]

This book was so beautiful I would do anything to read it for the first time again

[@bonghalee]

I am mentally saving this playlist for the day to come when I feel loved

[@RR-wt8vy]

"I am made of memories"😍

[@Panch1k0s]

Me coming back to listen to this playlist everyday😄

[@Hellayia]

discovered this mix just before my bf broke up with me i remember us laying in bed, this playing on the tv in the background and i would run my hand in his hair so soft, and he would fall asleep with his head upon my chest although it makes me feel peaceful, there's a bittersweet taste to it...

[@maepl3]

Achilles swore he’d be the first happy hero and maybe he would’ve if only he’d just get over his pride, he could’ve defied the oracle, he could’ve had a happily ever after, they were only 27…

[@alexgfangirl1969]

so many good song choices here omggg amazing taste!!!!

[@booksofazwei]

thank you!

[@yume-idol3441]

Ok but, ive been playing this on loop whilst annotating the book, omg its perfect

[@princeautumn53]

My view of the world has been changed by this melody.

[@goooosedown]

it's currently 3am, I read this book in two days whilst putting on this playlist during the more emotional/nostalgic sections and marking every partciulay ghastly or sweet tuned page with a variety of colourful insults or loving comments, hehe, for future reference. I sometimes have a hard time letting my emotions out so I'm thankful for the melodies you put together which allowd me to enjoy this book in all its tragic beauty. This playlist was both humanising and comforting for me. You did a great job, especially with the order in which the songs came. Thank you

[@GregHarradineComposer]

A great playlist, thank you for assembling it!

[@booksofazwei]

Thanks for the support! :)

[@BlueRose791]

Nooo! Why does it have to end?! This beautiful tragedy leaves me with only tears as my friends. Lovely playlist!✨💛🧡✨

[@hastiamiri20]

Amazing

[@chestersakamoto6843]

I just finished 'Song of Achilles' yesterday. Upon completing it, I just sat there for a good five, ten minutes, letting the feelings wash over me. It was such a beautiful, tragic, incredible story and one of the few books that really stayed with me. Naturally, afterward, I turned to KZbin to see what others thought of it, only to find that it's inspired a series of aesthetic playlists. I've listened to a number of them since yesterday afternoon, but yours is easily the best and my personal favorite. As the Greeks would say, "efharisto" (thank you) for this gorgeous compilation. It brings the story and characters back to me and makes me feel all over again.

[@Willow-oc9pw]

His Moon There she was, his beloved leaning against the side of his knees. Today too she was wearing her signature lopsided bun with her favorite wooden hairpin while she sketched on. It was a simple hairpin with the entire moon cycle carved on it. Christopher fought the urge to run his fingers through Valentina’s hair and feel for the moon cycle on his fingertips fearing he’d take away her concentration as she had an exam coming up. He was grateful that she was spending time with him, letting him look at her beautiful self while she worked. They were out in the fields outside their college, him leaning against a tree. There were lots of people around, all students like them ranging from lovers to friends to solo wanderers but when he was with Valentina everything else seemed to disappear like none of it mattered. Her back view that was facing him was quite the sight indeed. Her pastel blue off shoulder top really complimented her. Her exposed neck with the mole at the bottom seemed to call towards him. A few strands of her hair had come lose. He was trying to fight off the urge to tuck them all in. she looked ethereal. Studying her features for the umpteenth time he had the sudden thought of wanting to take her and hide her away, protect her from anything and everything that could prove to be a threat to her wellbeing. And then he mentally chided himself for even having such thoughts. She had given him her heart and he had to make sure to treat her as his equal. With that he reached for hairpin and opened her luscious dark hair in one go. Raising her hand to touch her hair she turned around. He was greeted by a face that totally fit her name. She had high cheekbones with a well-defined jawline, a nose just the right bit of pointy and clear eyes always lined with kohl that reached deep into your soul with just the perfect arched brows. Oh and she had beautiful lips. Christopher wished he knew the name of the type of lips she had but he could never remember it. Maybe he should be taking a few classes on art. They looked really pretty when she wore her favorite shade of brown lipstick that went well with almost all her dresses. Framed by her dark hair that very those eyes were looking right past and above him at his hands. She grabbed for her hairpin quietly and he leant back straightening his knees in the process causing her to lose her balance with her head landing on his legs. He watched her unsure of what to do. But then those very lips curved into the most beautiful smile. Christopher felt himself go weak, butterflies taking flight in his stomach. He must protect her, he reminds himself. “If you wanted my attention, you should’ve said so from the start” she says laughing. -You have an exam in two days. “Nothing I can’t cover up when we aren’t together. Must’ve been boring for you with nothing but music to listen to” -I did bring my books but- “You got busy staring at me?’ Valentina piped up. Christopher said nothing as if he got caught doing something he shouldn’t be doing. “I’m going to stay like this for a while to you can stare to your fill” she bemused. Christopher must change the topic- The hairpin, it’s wooden. Isn’t it heavy? “It’s perfect for holding my hair in place given my hair length and I thought you liked it” as if she’d caught on and was letting him change the topic. Christopher nodded running his fingers over the carvings. -Suits you, you know? “Hmm?” -Moons and you, it seems perfect. She beamed at him. His eyes landed on something on her lap, her notebook now closed. He reached for it quietly. When his hand closed around it he looked down at her for permission. After she nodded almost hesitantly he opened it. His own face stared back at him with a slight more shading at the ears and a shadow in the eyes. He was looking at the artist shyly. -You were drawing me with your face turned away? He felt something warm bloom inside him. “We have been asked to practice drawing things from memory” she looked away. Valentina never turned pink but watching her closely he could tell when she was feeling shy and right now she was always a rare sight. He opened his mouth to speak and realized he had forgotten how to. After recovering he said- Will you let me do your hair? She looked at him, eyes blown wide. The smile had returned. ‘She was the moon’ he thought to himself. She was his moon. By his side all the time and shining upon him upon night time. twitter n IG: @julyswillow

[@faty1860]

Where ks this from??

[@Willow-oc9pw]

@@faty1860 its a short story i wrote I write these stuff regularly on twt

[@JunoCat1890]

@@Willow-oc9pw Love it! You are indeed talented.

[@annestone6649]

I listen to this playlist all the time and think of the love of my life ❤❤