Music for Dark Academia

Dark Academia is not a cult, no, really. Here, listen to this guy:

 It's a collection of aesthetic ideas that include fountain pens, journaling, traditional academic disciplines and values, fine literature, architecture and, of course, classical music. One of the things that got the trend started was this novel by Donna Tartt:

The Peter Weir film Dead Poets Society is also an influence:

I'm not sure that representative musical examples have been chosen, so let me make some suggestions. One that comes to mind is the ballet Giselle which featured in an episode of Angel, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoff, which might be another contributing influence:

Another suggestion would be Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake:

Personally, I think something like the Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz would fit with the aesthetic as well:

That should get you started, at least. Now go get yourself a tweed jacket and a fountain pen. I recommend this one:

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For the jacket, you're on your own!