Katabasis
Book Playlist

Katabasis

by R. F. Kuang

Katabasis is a dark-academia descent driven by rivalry, ambition, and the shifting logic of the eight courts of Hell. This playlist threads those themes through cinematic, mystery-forward soundtrack textures—sparse piano and reverb shadows, tense low-end pulses, and slow-burn crescendos—then punctuates the fall with two carefully chosen lyric tracks to mark emotional turns between Alice and Peter.

20 tracks
mysterious
Sep 24, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
DOOM (Original Game Soundtrack)

Bfg Division

Mick Gordon · DOOM (Original Game Soundtrack)

2
Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)

The Ecstasy Of Gold

Ennio Morricone · Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)

3
Blade Runner (Music From The Original Soundtrack)

Blade Runner Blues

Vangelis · Blade Runner (Music From The Original Soundtrack)

4
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

5
Gears of War 4 (Original Soundtrack)

Main Theme

Ramin Djawadi · Gears of War 4 (Original Soundtrack)

6
Grace

Hallelujah

Jeff Buckley · Grace

7
The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads

Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver · The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads

8
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Main Title

Alexandre Desplat · Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

9
The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Imitation Game

Alexandre Desplat · The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

10
Peter Pan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Main Title

James Newton Howard · Peter Pan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

11
The Lord of the Rings: From the Shire to Mordor

The Lord of the Rings: From the Shire to Mordor

Howard Shore · The Lord of the Rings: From the Shire to Mordor

12
Verdi Requiem

Dies Irae

Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem

13
Verdi Requiem

Sanctus

Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem

14
Verdi Requiem

Tuba Mirum

Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem

15
Verdi Requiem

Confutatis

Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem

16
Enchanted Isle

Agnus Dei

Samuel Barber · Enchanted Isle

17
Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)

The Rains of Castamere

Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)

18
Game Of Thrones: Season 2 (Music From The HBO Series)

We Are The Watchers On The Wall

Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones: Season 2 (Music From The HBO Series)

19
Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)

The Night King

Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)

20
Microgravity

Biosphere

Biosphere · Microgravity

Playlist Settings

Mood mysterious
Genre soundtrack
Era any
Length medium
Instrumental 90%
Environment balanced

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