Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

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Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Playlist

by Mary Shelley

18 tracks

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Mar 25, 2026

This playlist captures the eerie, gothic atmosphere and tragic emotional journey of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." The instrumental tracks evoke the novel's haunting scientific experiments, natural landscapes, and emotional turmoil, while the vocal songs explore themes of creation, alienation, and human complexity, reflecting the perspectives of Victor, the Creature, and their conflicted relationship.

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Track List

18 songs

1

Illumielle

Jo Blankenburg · Elysium

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2

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream · Risky Business - Soundtrack to the '80s

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3

Elegy-Portrait

Lisa Bielawa · Heart Shadow

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4

The Host of Seraphim - Remastered

Dead Can Dance · The Serpent's Egg (Remastered)

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5

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

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6

I Know You Are but What Am I?

Mogwai · Happy Songs for Happy People

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7

I Can Almost See You

Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

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8

Nebula Waterfall

Helios_Nebula · Stellar Heat Springs

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9

veil

須田景凪 · porte

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10

Creatures Of The Night

AFSHEEN · Creatures Of The Night

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11

Monster

MEG MYERS · Daughter in the Choir

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12

On / Off

Daft Punk · Human After All

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13

Born Villain

Marilyn Manson · Born Villain

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14

Science

Vitamin String Quartet · VSQ Performs System of a Down

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15

Black Hole Sun - Recorded Live At Red Robinson Show Theatre, Vancouver, Canada on April 30, 2011

Chris Cornell · Songbook

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16

Frankenstein

The Edgar Winter Group · Halloween Classics: Hellbent For Halloween

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17

Mystery of Love

Sufjan Stevens · Mystery of Love

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18

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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