The Outsider
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The Outsider

by Stephen King

This playlist captures the dark, unsettling atmosphere and the psychological tension of Stephen King's "The Outsider." The instrumental tracks use eerie, minimalist, and suspenseful sounds to evoke the novel's mystery and horror, while the vocal tracks explore themes of guilt, identity, and paranoia. The blend of genres from ambient post-rock to indie and folk reflects the complex emotional layers and small-town American setting.

21 tracks
balanced
Apr 11, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
0
100 Greatest Film Themes - Take 2

In the House - In a Heartbeat - From "28 Days Later"

John Murphy · 100 Greatest Film Themes - Take 2

1
Elder Island

The Big Unknown

Elder Island · Elder Island

2
Sunrise Session III

Ashes - Sunrise Session III

Ólafur Arnalds · Sunrise Session III

3
Immortal Memory

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

4
Environment Five

Viewed from Below the Surface

The Future Sound Of London · Environment Five

5
Happy Songs for Happy People

Kids Will Be Skeletons

Mogwai · Happy Songs for Happy People

6
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

First Breath After Coma

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

7
Lost Cargo

Night Owl - 2014

Galimatias · Lost Cargo

8
Light and Shade

A Model of the Universe

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Light and Shade

9
Love Is Such a Wonderful Thing

The Great Gig In the Sky

The Pink Floyd Story · Love Is Such a Wonderful Thing

10
Aventine

The Curse

Agnes Obel · Aventine

11
Best Rugby Songs 2023

Human

Rag'n'Bone Man · Best Rugby Songs 2023

12
Hooked on a Lost Cause

Hooked on a Lost Cause

Edward Beckery · Hooked on a Lost Cause

13
Every Kingdom

Black Flies

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

14
MCP Performs Halsey: Badlands

Control

Molotov Cocktail Piano · MCP Performs Halsey: Badlands

15
The 90s: Decade of Classics

Torn

Natalie Imbruglia · The 90s: Decade of Classics

16
Figure Skating

Wicked Game

Chris Isaak · Figure Skating

17
Música Chill Para Cocinar

Cherry Wine - Live

Hozier · Música Chill Para Cocinar

18
Deadringer: Deluxe

Ghostwriter

RJD2 · Deadringer: Deluxe

19
Gasoline Rainbows

Bloodbuzz Ohio

The National · Gasoline Rainbows

20
This Year (Under the Lights)

This Year (Under the Lights)

Luminary Flux · This Year (Under the Lights)

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