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uDiscover is back with a timely September addition to its monthly playlist series Soundtrack To Your Life. The Fall-themed collection compiles a string of classics designed to usher you into a phase of changing leaves, a crisp chill in the air, and pumpkin-flavored everything.

“Here’s your multi-genre mix to literally Fall into Fall during 2026,” explains the playlist’s description on Spotify. “Whatever you’re going through as the seasons change from show some skin weather to sweater weather, you’ve got a soundtrack.”

The playlist eases in on a wistful note with Billie Holiday’s “Autumn In New York,” followed by an Eliane Elias piano rendition of the standard “Autumn Leaves.” A stylistically diverse opening run of tracks continues with Nina Simone’s “One September Day,” George Strait’s “The Chill Of An Early Fall,” and Boyz II Men’s “4 Seasons Of Loneliness,” a song that feels like fall even as it moves through the full calendar. Elsewhere in the sequence, you’ll find Dinah Washington’s “September In The Rain,” John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman’s “Autumn Serenade,” Nat King Cole Trio’s “’Tis Autumn,” Paul Bley’s “Autumn Breeze,” Anita O’Day’s “Early Autumn,” and Joep Beving’s “Autumn.”

The vibe remains autumnal even when the song titles do not directly address the fall. Multiple songs from Mazzy Star, including their iconic “Fade Into You,” capture the feeling of a beautiful weekend afternoon. So do a run of deep cuts from Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS and SOUR and a trio of Cranberries hits. Other highlights from the alternative canon include Suzanne Vega and DNA’s “Tom’s Diner,” the Cardigans’ “Lovefool,” Elliott Smith’s “Oh Well, OK,” boygenius’ “Powers,” and the Velvet Underground and Nico’s “Femme Fatale.”

The Smashing Pumpkins, a natural choice for the theme given their band name, contribute three songs to the playlist, and their fellow theatrical rockers Ghost chip in “Mary On A Cross.” Icons from across the generations are represented, from Louis Armstrong to Chappell Roan, with Diana Ross, the Temptations, Kid Cudi, Commodores, Norah Jones, and more.

uDiscover continues to take leaps across genre and theme with each monthly playlist. Recent offerings in the Soundtrack To Your Life series include a Back To School playlist in August, Moving Day in July, and Pride in June.

Up next in the Soundtrack To Your Life series…
October – Halloween
November – Thanksgiving
December – Winter