Ready Player One

Book Playlist

Ready Player One Playlist

by Ernest Cline

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 14, 2026

A run through the OASIS, from the glow of retro game worlds and the rush of the hunt to the grit of a collapsing real world and the bonds Wade forms along the way. The instrumental opening leans into arcade soundtracks and synth-driven futures; the vocal half draws on the book’s 1980s touchstones, rebellious energy, and longing for connection.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Tron Scherzo

London Philharmonic Orchestra · Tron (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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2

Corridors of Time

Yasunori Mitsuda · Piano Collections: CHRONO TRIGGER, Vol. 2

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3

Frog's Theme

Yasunori Mitsuda · Piano Collections: CHRONO TRIGGER

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4

Dire, Dire Docks

Koji Kondo · World Sleep Day 2023

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5

Gerudo Valley

Koji Kondo · Ocarina of Time

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6

Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone

Masato Nakamura · Level 1

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7

Subwoofer Lullaby

C418 · Minecraft - Volume Alpha

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8

Sweden

C418 · Minecraft - Volume Alpha

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9

Home

Disasterpeace · FEZ (Original Game Soundtrack)

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10

Resonance

Home · Odyssey

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11

Take on Me

a-ha · Hunting High and Low

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12

Jump

Van Halen · Best of Volume 1

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13

Don't You (Forget About Me)

Simple Minds · Once Upon A Time

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14

We're Not Gonna Take It

Twisted Sister · Stay Hungry

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15

The Safety Dance

Men Without Hats · Greatest

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16

Video Killed The Radio Star

The Buggles · The Age Of Plastic

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17

Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime

The Korgis · ...By Appointment

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18

You Make My Dreams (Come True)

Daryl Hall & John Oates · Voices

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19

Rebel Yell

Billy Idol · Best Of Classic Rock

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20

The Warrior

Patty Smyth and Scandal · Goodbye To You! Best Of The '80s Live

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