Music feeds the soul all year round. To this day, I still haven’t figured it out… Is it music that affects the way I feel about the seasons? Or is it the other way around? Is it the golden leaves and crisp air that make listening to the American Beauty soundtrack magical? Or is it Thomas Newman’s genius that makes watching leaves and plastic debris dance in the wind magical? I don’t think I will ever truly know which is more powerful, the seasons or the music. The only thing I am sure of is that a good Spotify playlist is one of the best things in the world. An afternoon walk in October is another.

Here are some of my favourites:

1. ‘American Beauty’, Thomas Newman.
2. ‘The Yawning Grave’, Lord Huron.
3. ‘Sometimes’, Goldmund.
4. ‘Nobody Knows Me Like You Do’, Birdy.
5. ‘Beautiful’, James Newton Howard.
6. ‘Song To The Siren’, This Mortal Coil.
7. ‘Transformation’, The Cinematic Orchestra, London Metropolitan Orchestra.
8. ‘Terrence Loves You’, Lana Del Rey.
9. ‘A Walk in the Park’, Rob Simonsen.
10. ‘Thinking About You’, Big Scary.
11. ‘Neal’, Maurice Jarre.
12. ‘Rosyln’, Bon Iver, St. Vincent.
13. ‘I Wanted to Leave’, SYML.
14. ‘Our Corner of the Universe’, K.S. Rhoads.
15. ‘Farewell’, Alan Menken.
16. ‘Fields of Gold’, Eva Cassidy.
17. ‘Paris’, Craig Armstrong.
18. ‘Dogwood Blossom’, Fionn Regan.
19. ‘Of One Heart, Of One Mind’, James Horner.
20. ‘10,000 Miles’, Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Happy listening, folks; may the golden gloom of autumn inspire and stir your soul…🧡