Fairy Tale
Reading Playlist

Fairy Tale

by Stephen King

This playlist captures the balance of wonder, darkness, and emotional complexity in Stephen King’s "Fairy Tale," blending atmospheric instrumentals with evocative vocal tracks that reflect the parallel worlds and moral battles within the story. The mix of genres—from cinematic post-rock to indie folk and subtle electronic textures—mirrors the novel’s blend of the fantastical and the real, while diverse and unexpected selections maintain an immersive yet unobtrusive reading experience.

21 tracks
balanced
Feb 23, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
0
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

First Breath After Coma

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

1
Lost Cargo

Night Owl - 2014

Galimatias · Lost Cargo

2
Into The Trees

The Path

Zoë Keating · Into The Trees

3
space to grow a garden

Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National

frogi · space to grow a garden

4
Immortal Memory

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

5
Deep-House Bandits, Vol. 1 (30 Ultimate Beach Shakers)

Nonsense - Original Mix

Jeff Silver · Deep-House Bandits, Vol. 1 (30 Ultimate Beach Shakers)

6
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream

7
Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)

Atlas Hands

Benjamin Francis Leftwich · Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)

8
Covers

Bon Iver- Holocene (Cover)

MDL · Covers

9
Nostalgia

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Nostalgia

10
Sawdust

Shadowplay

The Killers · Sawdust

11
Lumiere

Opus 55

Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere

12
Chatha Pacha: The Ring Of Rowdies (Dialogues) [ Malayalam]

Supraja Intro

Thesni Khan · Chatha Pacha: The Ring Of Rowdies (Dialogues) [ Malayalam]

13
Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

Your Hand in Mine

Explosions In The Sky · Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

14
Just Cry

St Jude

Florence + The Machine · Just Cry

15
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

Arrival of the Birds

The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

16
Open

Bloodflow

Grandbrothers · Open

17
Hozier

Cherry Wine - Live

Hozier · Hozier

18
A Sky Full of Stars

Saturn by Sleeping At Last

Warren VSRL · A Sky Full of Stars

19
Music To Drive

Night Drive

Chromatics · Music To Drive

20
Why not?

Wir färben Grau in Licht

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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