Cover artwork for The Folly of Sovereignty by Festival Guy

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The Folly of Sovereignty

The Folly of Sovereignty is an instrumental soundtrack by Festival Guy. Nineteen cues, one for each chapter of the novel.

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About The Folly of Sovereignty

The Folly of Sovereignty is an instrumental Festival Guy soundtrack for the novel. Nineteen cues, about three minutes each, in chapter order. No lyrics.

The cover is the terrace at dawn: fig tree, pale wall, woven mat, and one seedling by the water. The title and Festival Guy are the only words on it.

Released 2026-10-08 on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, and Tidal.

Track list

  1. 01 The Dew
  2. 02 A Place of Their Own
  3. 03 Necessary Kindness
  4. 04 The Creature Below
  5. 05 What Can Be Mended
  6. 06 The First Fence
  7. 07 Fruit
  8. 08 The People Before
  9. 09 A Childhood Without Terror
  10. 10 Beyond the Wall
  11. 11 The Other Morning
  12. 12 Terms of Departure
  13. 13 The Story Already Told
  14. 14 Relief
  15. 15 Neither Can Promise
  16. 16 What the Serpent Keeps
  17. 17 The Gate
  18. 18 East
  19. 19 In the Beginning

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