Sherlock Holmes

Book Playlist

Sherlock Holmes Playlist

by Charles Verral, Arthur Conan Doyle

15 tracks

balanced

Jul 11, 2026

This playlist mirrors the atmospheric tension and Victorian intrigue of Sherlock Holmes' adventures. The instrumental selections evoke the foggy London streets, intricate mysteries, and the cerebral intensity of Holmes and Watson, while the vocal tracks reflect character insights and thematic elements like deception, pursuit, and revelation, blending indie folk, classical, and subtle electronic elements to capture the era and mood.

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Track List

15 songs

1

Discombobulate

Hans Zimmer · Sherlock Holmes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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2

Fogbound

White Diamonds · The White Sky

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3

The Missing Piece

Yael Deckelbaum · Surrender

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4

Flight from the City

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

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5

Sympathy For The Devil

The Rolling Stones · pov: you're a witch

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6

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone · Ladies Sing The Blues

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7

Devil's Backbone

The Civil Wars · The Civil Wars

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8

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

The Smiths · Spooky Season

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9

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Tears For Fears · Election 2020

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10

My Sharona

The Knack · Massive Hits! - Seventies

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11

Under Pressure (feat. David Bowie)

Queen · Greatest Hits II

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12

Somebody's Watching Me

Rockwell · Halloweeni Buli

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13

Lonely Boy

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs The Black Keys

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14

Smooth Criminal

Michael Jackson · The A Cappella Collection

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15

I am Not Superman

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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