Moby Dick

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Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

Moby-Dick is driven by obsessive pursuit, the sea’s indifferent vastness, and escalating dread as Ahab’s vengeance perverts the Pequod’s mission. This playlist pairs instrumental “oceanic pressure” tracks with lyrical songs about fixation, fate, and being hunted—mirroring the novel’s arc from determined command to uncanny confrontation.

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Sep 24, 2026

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20 songs

1

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Xtal

Aphex Twin · Selected Ambient Works 85-92

2

What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

Black Water

The Doobie Brothers · What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

3

Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

Riptide

Vance Joy · Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

4

Best Of Blondie

The Tide Is High

Blondie · Best Of Blondie

5

Megalithic Symphony

Sail

AWOLNATION · Megalithic Symphony

6

The Wanted (Special Edition)

Chasing The Sun

The Wanted · The Wanted (Special Edition)

7

Duality

Ocean Drive

Duke Dumont · Duality

8

György Ligeti

Atmosphères

György Ligeti · György Ligeti

9

Ascent

An Ending (Ascent)

Brian Eno · Ascent

10

Poème

Thaïs, Act II: Méditation

Jules Massenet · Poème

11

The Dark Side of the Moon

The Great Gig in the Sky

Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon

12

Adagio in G Minor

Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor

13

Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 8 & 14

String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto

Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 8 & 14

14

Beethoven: Symphony No.3 "Eroica"

Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Symphony No.3 "Eroica"

15

Hozier

To Be Alone

Hozier · Hozier

16

The Only Exception

Paramore · Brand New Eyes

17

Neon Bible

My Body Is a Cage

Arcade Fire · Neon Bible

18

The Days / Nights

The Nights

Avicii · The Days / Nights

19

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel · In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

20

By the Way, I Forgive You

The Joke

Brandi Carlile · By the Way, I Forgive You

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