Moby Dick

Book Playlist

Moby Dick Playlist

by Herman Melville

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 24, 2026

5 mixes for this book

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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Track List

20 songs

1

Xtal

Aphex Twin · Selected Ambient Works 85-92

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2

Black Water

The Doobie Brothers · What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

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3

Riptide

Vance Joy · Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

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4

The Tide Is High

Blondie · Best Of Blondie

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5

Sail

AWOLNATION · Megalithic Symphony

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6

Chasing The Sun

The Wanted · The Wanted (Special Edition)

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7

Ocean Drive

Duke Dumont · Duality

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8

Atmosphères

György Ligeti · György Ligeti

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9

An Ending (Ascent)

Brian Eno · Ascent

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10

Thaïs, Act II: Méditation

Jules Massenet · Poème

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11

The Great Gig in the Sky

Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon

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12

Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor

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13

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

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

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14

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

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

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15

To Be Alone

Hozier · Hozier

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16

The Only Exception

Paramore · Brand New Eyes

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17

My Body Is a Cage

Arcade Fire · Neon Bible

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18

The Nights

Avicii · The Days / Nights

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19

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel · In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

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20

The Joke

Brandi Carlile · By the Way, I Forgive You

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